Daily Republican., 1889-02-02

l eHsh W WV h'i'hibE huN W. bfC uViV w ,
pay tho pliucipal also There 10 no such
a sordid thing as money In II. There 10
no politics in 1t. The suffering cause OF
humanity rises above every other consid-
GRAFTON. II 10 the full flow Of soul going
out for these unfortunate ones who are
no less Gods creatures than more favored
ones. II 10 the duty OF the Legislature
to provide an Institution for the insane.
We OF New Castle county ask no favors
simply because we have the building. 1t
Is there for you II you will take Il, but
we do not care whether you take 1t or not
but let us have n bui ding for the purpose
for which II Is Intended and used, locate
where you will, let 1t cott what 1t will,
but let VA have one. II the price asked
by Joint committee of the Trustees of
the Poor aud of the Levy Court 10
thought To be too high you can reject it
and that would be the end of 1t so lar az
this building was concerned. Tho build
ing Is made to hold comfortably 300 iu-
mates, large enough to last the State for
many years TO come
II. A. Nowland, member Of the Board
Of Trustees of tha Poor from 81. Georges
hundred being called upon, briefly stated
that the State needed an Institution where
better care could be given 10 tie uufor-
turate insane than can be given by New
Castle county or any other county In the
State. He was In hearty fympathy with
the movement and hoped 1t would suc-
coed.
Speaker of the House OF Represents
tivcs J. II. Hohecker being called out
said that he was exceedingly gratlhed at
what he had seen and was agreeably sur
prissd at the size and extent of the build
iug they had Just inspected. 1t was AM
Pile be thought for the reed of the State
for the ncxt century, IT was all that was
needed for an Institution for the insane.
Tie building was all that could be re-
quired for an Institution OF that kind,
but what the Legislature would do he
could not say, as men did not always see
eye to eye upon such matters. Referring
to Kent and Sussex counties, he thought
that II would be inhuman to keep the un-
fortunate insane OF those counties on as
they arc now kept. He had not visited
the Kent county almshouse and asylum,
bu: once and that WAS in the capacity OF a
grand juror-and he found 1t Just as de-
scriotd by DIR. Harrison. He had not for
gotten either the sight or the stencil of
the place. Whether the Legislature taw
tlt or not to take the New Castle building,
he hoped that something would be done
Mr.. Hofl,cker said that as the building
| NJ was CTtCLtu anu
could be bought at fair price, II might
be found preferable 10 take II. The build
ing was well arranged so far as heat and
sanitary arrangements were concerned,
ami he was sure the condition of the In
sane could be very materially improved.
= DR.. b. L. Lewis of Harrington, Speaker
of the Senate, being called upon, said he
, had never been In an Almshouse before
I, but from what he had seen here ! e was ID
y favor OF State institution that VIII be 8
!, credit TO the State and more beneficial tc
the unfortunate insane. He heartily en-
dorsed all that had been advanced b,
i SPEAKER Hoifecker, and he was prepared
q TO vote for any measure TO secure bette
treatmtnt.
. DR.. James Richardson, member Of til,
Legislature from Leipsc, Kent County
: was In hearty sccord with these who hat
= preceded him. He believed the conditioI
:, OF the insane conld be very much i'm
', proved by the tight kind of medical treat
ment, and he hoped the time would sooi
% come with the Insane could be place.
- under competent corps Of physician
- who could tr, at nervous diseases wit
- the greatest success.
y Dr. Nathan Pratt, Of Milford, state
d" that q number OF physicians present ha
IN held q meeting and had delegated him
. self and DR.. Shortlidge TO report the re
~ suit OF their considerations to the meet
- ing. It was the unanimous opinion O
~ the physicians that the case OF the insan
"a should be put under the control OF tn
AZ state. They recognized the difficulty O
! the successful treatment of nerVou
~ diseases as now practlced In county lnsti
tutions. Many Of the inmates could b
N very much benefited by the right kind @
u treatment. The insane sent to othe
AZ States for treatment did not get the car
~ and attention they would get at home.
"a Thomas McCracken, member of tn
70 Levy Court from New Castle County
,r spoke eloquently and energet.cally Il
!, favor of q State insane asylum. ii
a. wanted to see the little Diamond Stat
/ abreast of htr sister States In the Union
10 Speaking to the Kent and Sussex peopl
= he said: "We are not here to ge
. you to take the building off c
a our hands. We haye higbe
At tie County are proud Of the building an
,s are able to keep 1t, but that is not tn
: question. There is something dearer /
Iy the human heart than that. This build
n ing would give the State q place In Whicl
- the State could take better cara of tn
Il unfortunate insane than the county can
n We are not memoriallzlng the Legisls
A. ture for anything; we are acting In behal
n of humanity. Give us State institution
that will amtliorate the col dition OF tn
no unfortunate, and generations yet TO com
m will gay God bless you, and you wi
10 also hear the divine appreciation, 1naf
N much as ye d'd T. unto one of the least c
q these my brethren ye did 1t unto me. E"
Il There were cries Of "Go on, go on" a
Mr.. McCrack n closed, but he decl ne
r. to say anything more
n Representative McKendree ,Downhar
Ia said he was well pleased with what h
nj saw, but he felt that he must repel, as
nj member from Sussex, the linking OF tina
N county with Kent IN the inhuman trea
n ment OF her unfortunate infane, as ha
a been done IN the Harrison letter. SUISSE
al County had a Comparatively rev build
IA irg, In which the inmates were Kept con
ct Portable, bnt not with al the advantage
a, they should have. He WAS ia fay OF
- State asylum but a. ae1her Of u
nj Legislature he would MT state In az
Il vance how he would vote, but 1t WI
IA likely that he would be found on the rigl
at side.
to Represent tive Lewis E. Wallace, froi
n, Sussex, sal that tue New Castle buildin
,o had more than met his exp Citations, an
No be was glad to see that tho insane we
rs receiving good care. He was vAry SUI
"a that the Insane of Su sex were not {
In we'll cared for, and ended by saying th
To the unfortunate insane should receive b
tn vote for better treatment.
iit State Senator Richardsor, o. ke
adj County, had no speech to make, bl
agreed with all that had hetn said
fsvor of tho huiidinJ and In found a