Telegram-herald., 1890-09-22

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! Sex ~ enc 81 oas esix papen THAI
t1e uan4zcrs of lue Salasers Aepss
hSss lats.y ies t1s ooptsae los tie
NeiiAAs cio.hsn9, ClosAes a1s the
divasag lane b.lNeen bsrlalssn ana
ste 6fa eawn 81 cylissassoa. As
inaas apparel improves "a Quantity.
q0Siiiy ana gfAcef fulness ~ have Sac
outward proags - Iulel q the ssp :
lnielleoiaal and nofAi proefess- some
RlAy doubl tals Al first t0eusAt, hai
az s0re thal proper refeciaea N.i' cea-
vince them of lis truth. 50 i is 81 sonae
importance IA the lons run hoN q man
e hab.atated surely a n.au IS loW
down ia ille social scale. Il hs prefers
10 g. naked, and ht must bs very peer
indeed i lse is compelled t. thus ap-
pear
We read of enc who chad uoi where
"a lay las head, bal be apparently od
own has clothes but probably hs had
bui one SUIT ana being companion of
fishermen. ihai could noi have been
very clean hut ths poor fellows al lbe
soldiers Home 90 not even own sher
clothes. Most ~ them enter TIE
Soldiers home with clothing moro or
less c.riy and ragged. The r~les ot the
institution iequfe that AL the inmates
shall he clothed ia the uallorm l0f-
nished by the Commandant Tins ruie.
however, is often broken, ana greatly
Z honored as tac hreaen.i bgi the ma-
! lorty 81 the inmates are required 30
/ lay ASIDE tneu rags apo pat GA tae
/ clothes handed them. Here Is where 1
protest; Zach veteran Is toid shat llc
new clothes are only loaned mn ile
may Wcar thcm az tho pleasure oi iae
General. VINO ls a. liberty. az tmcs to
strap blm sc bare as he vac Nhen poIn,
and 10 send him forth thus, l us oia
/ clothes chance 90 have been destroyed.
i lie cannot get second suit until le
turns over the former one.
Think OF 4, sc comrades Of the q. A.
1 r., your unfortunate comrades az tae
/ Soldiers Home 90 not even own the
wreichedly fitting remnants % the war
OF 1868, With which they are cl0ihpdt
/ Imagine Yourselves compelled by ihe
misioItunes OF iie 10 AK Tor shelter
and food al ue Soldiers Home, and
! 81 lsst 10 reach lae POINT where you so
not even own fle clothes you wtar.
/ Why, even the most 0rlvellng saKages
| manage no some way 10 get AID oWn q
/ bTeech-clout At least oLcoufse, some
/ OF the veterans have sunk 80 low that
I they do not care even Tor tins. ! ana
/ not claiming that the inmates them
selves are complaining 81 the vanous
I things ] have called attention %. Men
become used 10 most any thing, bat
TINS does not help matters any SO Tar as
the management are concerned.
hold that the many petty indignites
20 whlca the veterans are subjected.
such AS being compelled 10 ask Tor
matches 10 light their pipes, or a single
sheet OF paper, OF an envelope, and 70
be refused even postal care, and 10 be
snapped up by petty craDk ln the
shape Of al underlmg Official whenever
they want any little thing, gradually
bat surely degTades a nan. He either
goes stark crazy o. becomes stuuer-
ing mbecilc. Ihe wonder is that there
are not more such there. j Anow what
] am talking about by three wears
/ experience, when J say shat au inmate
! OF tae Mchigan soldiers Home suffers
indignliies enough ~ the course 81 q
wear. IRON tie cOmmanoani down 81
ihe cOmmandant's waiter. 10 drive auv
man Of fine sensibihfles 90 the nsaueof
idiot asylum. I cIa rot get quite o.
either place, bat was wei On Hly way
10 both.
One other remark about the veterans
clothes and / am done Tor ths time.
why the veterans 81 the Sold err Home
should bc compelled 10 pub. 81 their
social degradation wherever they 60 ty
wearing an cg-s0idior's unnofmg
know NY friend. ard comIadc 81 my
regiment, M Belknap, thinks 4 as
high honor 10 wear the blue ln these
days as t was IN Isel-3. II ths s real y
so, why does hc not wear lE I DO not
believe there is money enough in tois
CITY TO induce hlm 90 put on the old
uniform in this city, and 10 make
strangers think DE has az last become =
pauper; lor soften it and swceicu il So
mUch - you ulil. that s what 4 really
does mean % most people ii hss also
come 70 pass that every man Who
/ appears on the streets % this old
and once honorable uniform 10 looked
upou a. an old bummer. simply bCosuse
some men wearing this uniform are.
am sorry 20 say, hopeless. pfcsiess sots
For this reason, 81 for no other. shouId
Hon. &. =. Belknap, ~. g.. or any otacr
man, af thc etb Of life should ever
leave him stranded at the Sold efs
Homel hc compelled 50 don clothr'
. whIcl non and here arc tbe iu1 gnia "a
moral and eocal deCrCdat0n.
have often asked. and now Ak
again, wy could not tie veteran ls
/ clothed Iu navy blue 80 that u hcn oH
! the streets no one could fcll hut whe'
he was member II tie a.. A. Rf Iht
. buttons. 81 course. should hc lifefcat
- Tie dogeed lud hefeDce and Stubborn
ness c1hs1.led ~ fhe maraEcHent ~
! 10 this matter IA enough - rlaEs Z
: preacher swear More anon.
tHkTFff n. tfpsoF
late Acting Chaplain.