The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-01-07
at the home we met no one connected
with the management of the lnstitu
ton. Our trip was simply an in

ton. Our trip was simply an in
formal, unannounced visit with old
friends IF long standing. The au
thor of the charges is SO manifestly
prejudiced and unfair toward this in
stitution, and reports # other inmates
concerning his character are SO un
favorable, that we have not deemed
them 81 sufficient consequence 10
Justify going out f our way to III
'tat.a.~o. More especially SO since
every enc else we meet from the home
reports tina; Mr.. " iiliams' statements
concerning food and clothing are
grossly exaggerated. Among those
VINO DISAGREE with Mr.. Williams We
even find some others who have been
discharged. Those who still remain
are unanimous in the opinion that
complaints concerning provisions are
entirely uncalled for. Of the latter
an instance came to our notice last
Sunday which was quite spontaneous
A gentleman named Richard WI
liams came up from the home to ut
tend religious services il the city,
and stopped at the Great Western
Hotel. There were a NUMBER Of gen.
tlemen present, and on learning that
the stranger was from Fort Dodge
the question came up rs ts supplies,
etc., whereupon Mr.. Williams OK,
pressed himself very alphabetically
and explicitly. He said Y be national
home at Leaveuworth VS. his shelter
until about three months ago when
he came to the State Soldiers Home
at this place, and that be- found the
provisions here fur better than at
Leayenworth. He ther went on to
say, Everything is first class and
plenty Of it; why we have pie every
day and puddings in plenty. There
were, of course, few kickers, but the
elements have gone and
are now trying to stir up II muss
through the papers That man VII
iiams, (reler:ng to IL. Wlllianis), would
make I, ruly n ANY community, as he
has n0 regard ior any ones feelings
and 40 respect for himself. As to
our clothing, it is better than that
worn by the average man"
Another inmate of the home second
ed the statements and appealed to-
DR.. Galland, saying, "Look at my
what do you think of them?'
The DR.. examined them and said,
''they are good enough for u man
doing business on . $4,000 . year
SCALE"
"Well, that's the kind We all have,
9uoth tho old veteran.
The fact is. all who have property
IN Ford county. OK expect 70 reside
here permanently, are vitality inter.
,sted in having our soldiass' home
flourish and prosper. which would be
II Ne facts were q Mr..
Williams represents concerning sup
plies. and no ono would be moro
ready to help correct such wrongs
han the editor Of this paper. But
70 know the food and clothing to bs |
IF the best quality. Knowing this to |
70 the case we feel it 10 be not only
IN injustice to the managers. but Diet !
rimental to the interests of the insti
luton for a newspaper to permit its
columns to be used to scatter such |
ano slanderous falsehoods
rs appear weekly in communications
published in the Dodge City Demo-
rat. The only excuse the editor of
hat paper can have for admitting
hem is that he may thereby drive
rom our county an institution III
which the republican element pre-
dominates. Has it, indeed, come to
his? Is | ublic enterprise to be at
acked and perchance driven from
'ur midst, simply because the people
connected with it do not vote the
democratic ticket? What if this pa
'er should adopt that line of policy
oward those institutions where the
is democratic? Here
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