The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-03
GEORGIA SCENES"

Because the Georgia Legislature refus.
ed last week by vote of "a to 62 to &C.
cept the Confederate Veterans Home, a
valuable piece of property near Atlanta,
built by popular subscription as o home
for INDECENT Confederates, agood many
Atlanta people and others made it the
occasion for saying and doing some fool
ish and useless things. The "a, of fwhom
81 were old soldiers, have been slashed
right and left by the papers, the preach.
ers and numerous individuals. They in
turn have replied SIS vigorously. An in.
dignation meeting was held in the streets
one night, at which the "a were roundly
censured in too harsh a manner, and few
hot heads made a start to storm the capi-
tol, the Legislature being in session at
the time. The words "lie," "traitor," &C.,
were promiscuously used. Several duels
seemed imminent, and altogether there
was apparently much blood on the
moon.
Later on many explanations and apol.
ogies went the rounds, and after three
noisy days and nights everybody seems to
have became calm and serene.
One reason advanced in explanation OF
the defeat of the bill was that the ALI.
ance passed resolutions against it in SO.
cret caucus. We believe this to be an
unwsrranted assertion, for of the 62 vot-
ing to accept the Home 80 were Alliance
men. As 81 Of the 81 who voted against
the bill were soldiers themselves, it would
be just as unwarranted a conclusion to say
that the needy veterans have been ill.
treated, and that there exists that in
gratitude sharper than serpent's tooth
in the breasts of the Georgia Legislators
against the noble heroes who fought their
country's battles. Other reasons must
account for the action of the a..
As to the matter of accepting the gift
there is room for opinions directly oppos.
ed to each other, and neither due to pre-
judice nor passion. Georgia already
gives 800 to each of her needy old SOL
diers. Perhaps she can do more success
full and wider good by pension system
than by the use of the Home.
Whatever the explanation of the de-
feat of the bill, ne can see no use nor
sense in bemeauing the "a for voting as
they saw right, and of accusing them OF
being actuated by base and partisan mo-
tives.
Tt WAS fine illustration of the intoler.
ancs 30 common in these times against
opinions of those who may have sense
or nerve enough, or merely a fondness for
being contrary, to have views different
from our own. It was manifestation OF
that prevalent selfrighteousness that
would brand all who do not think as ne
We do, no matter how honest they are,
nor how correct their opinions, as barba.
rians, as the Celestisls do foreigners.
We cannot DO too much for our old sol.
diers, and while we endorse the utterance
OF the man whom DR.. J. William Jones
quoted in a recent lecture, ~ am for the
man what ft," We still think the "a who
rejected the Home for the veterans have
been criticised aud cursed without rhyme
or reason. We commend them for hay"
ing frmuess enough to stand by their
honest convictions and refuse to recon.
slider the rejected bill in the face OF the
persistent aud unseemly system of bull
doing resorted to to force them from
those convictions.
Personally, we wish the Home had
been accepted, and are glad to say it will
not fail of support, for the people and
various organizations have determined to
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