Dodge City times., 1889-01-10

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was ssne to he froat Of ~ heasla
saying, sretarn With il Or me- Il = ~
eelled BY thoasasds Of Anss;soa no1he,
who bid their sons 70 foetA ffon -,
homes; therefore l an e3sd tkss 10,
arc here to-day snsaesd in tAis vori
Of charity. Irsfsr 70 IL work Lsr1
to-day-the soldiess' iona. VIA
should soldiers home bel I believ.
with you,> comrades who have charge ol
this matter, that you have ths tsu1
idea Of what soldiers' hoas should
be; not m an immense building vhsrs
one hundred or more old soldiers nusl
be Gagged together, but that it should
DO village Of little houses-vAas 4
termed the Cottage system; that is
conrades, ny idea What . soldiess'
home should BE-. II il Unborn within
the American citizen that b should
want some plaoe ell his own; ahona
where sitting in his own door he might
see the president OF the United States,
or any other man, NO matter what his
Po1Hon might ce, and say stand, ask
and let the sunlight Of heaven fall up
ON you; somewnefe where Ae nay have
his wife and little ones around the
door; That i my idea OF what . homo
should be-of what . soldiers' home
should be, tho cottage plan.
wnas place could DO better fitted 70
TINS plan than here within the sight Of
your CITY, In old Fort Dodge? What
class OF people on earth Is more entitled
to this than those who went where du-
ty called them and rendered Il posi-
BILE that We to-day are one Of the most
prosperous nations ON earth. You need
not come q: oeggars TO the doors Of
congress asking and - you would ask
aims. You ask them supply IA give
you in the name OF justice, Of right
l say now to you, comrades, that u al
that Is needed IN the matter, and you
will not fail In this request 50 far -
the general government Is concerned.
l hope and think that the time is
near when the government vii be
ashamed longer TO deny the payment
OF the debt 1t owes to every old soldier
OF sailor that can present an honorable
discharge, and to the wives and to the
orphans OF the oid soldiers and sailors
VINO are oio ana In need qntat there y
not an oia veteran OF tne VIE or the
orphan OF an old veteran in the whole
length and breadth OF this universe
who is in the poor house OF the eoun-
try or is begging bread. In this mat
ter OF the soldiers home 1t IS com
rades, one which rests entirely with
you. Your efforts alone Wust erect it.
The time y PrqPit!ous Tor making this
effort. The location OF the old Fort
Dodge Is unequaled. The general CAV
eminent has, l believe, but one other
soldiers home In the state, and that at
almost the extreme east corner OF the
state. Here you are at almost the
western border OF the state. 1t seems
that the geographical location is per
iect. AS IL now Is you pay $l0O each
for the maintenance OF the disabled
soldier or sailor; with this amount the
military reservation nov abandoned
and your own enorts In securing the
OF the general government
there need be no obstacle in the way
OF procuring asoldiers home. Where
the old veterans, disabled, broken in
health, no longer able to contend With
the battles Of life that heset him in the
pathway OF lie, may obtain . living for
himself and his family; where it may
be said: What God has joined t0geth-