The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-04
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
President BOardman's Defense Against
the Attacks Of the Seattle Haters.

President BOardman's Defense Against
the Attacks OF the Seattle Haters.
TACOMA, Nov. Especial. The anti-Seattle
Ananias organs are being forced to publish con-
Predictions. Today the Ledger's Ananias artist
published two out of a hundred or more OF
much-needed corrections. For every effort OF
the anti-Seatte Ananias organs that is answered
hundreds go unanswered. The other day the
Neues put its Ananias editor TO work slandering
the Soldiers home and its inmates. President
Boardman gets back at the Ne,cs Ananias thus:
Editor Nous: Justice to taxpayers demands
that l, rs head OF the management OF the Sol
diers' home. should take notice of an article
headed Indignant Veterans" in the NfDs last
evening. Fair play on your part and your duty
to tn, public demand that you shall publish
my answer. will take charge by charge, SO
that when the writer wishes to write again he
may have more information to go by.
first-The state did not purchase l63 acres,
but citizens of Orting donated 1s3.
Second-The home team was furnished In.
mates at their own request to attend primaries,
as many were unable to walk
Third-The commandment was not candi-
date although strongly urged to beg, but de-
cined on account of his official position.
Fourth--The commandaut, his wife as ms
tron, and his son, who takes the place of a man
in farm work. do not altogether receive salary
of $1,000
Fifth-The commandant has no. now, or ever
had family of seven children at the home.
Sixth-The commandant until the last quar-
ter's meeting paid the board of his children as
fixed by the trustees. When the trustees,
owing to the fact of the commandant acting AZ
adlutaut and book keeper, making his duties
very onerous and requiring about sixteen hours
work per day RENTED the board In future. As
for sencing team for Republican candidates
cannot say. But do know the team has not
been kept at the expense OF the state. Demo-
cratic candidates have been invited there. and
refer you to A. V. Fawcett and Hon. Thomas
Carroll. The latter is the only candidate of
either side who has been Invited to speak to the
inmates. l can name other Democrttic candi-
dates who have been there. A Republican
meeting was advertised to lie held at the home,
and I'M .er protest from Commaudant Street
refused to allow toe same To be held.
Seventh-As TO the inmates being discharged
ior expressing opinions contrary to the views of
the commandment, give You a list of every man
discharged since the political convention. and
your correspondent can see them aud find il the
statement is true.
y. Olsen-August It, pension received: dis.
charged at own request; able to support him.
sell; now at work III Chilberg's re taurant.
X. Hessey August IL; back pay and PEN
zion received; guardian appointed by Judge
Beverly: now al his home III Tacoma
e. Wilis-Pension received; discharged at
own request september IL
F. Observation-Disclosures II; pension received;
was at home second time on probation, ana
cause OF discharge is OF record at home.
W A. Hosk'n-september %: back pay and
pension received; able to support himself;
discharged at own request
q. 4. Allen-September g. At own request;
able To support self.
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paralysis; sent by request OF county commits
sioners OF Snohomish county 10 the Providence
hospital at Seattle.
Commsndant street has the same rights 80
any American citizen to express his views and
vote as he chooses, but IL you will send n repre-
sentative 20 the home aud talk with the in
mates you wall find that no has never talked
politics there.
The highest praise given him and his
wife by Gen. Merrill when on his tour of in
spcciion in October, and the trustees hold him
commandment
Yours respectfully. GEORGE III. BoARDaAS
President OF soldiers Home
The friends Of the inmates of the Soldiers
home and local q. \. Il. men sgree that Presi-
den, Boardmans reply is an able defense of
those who defended the Union when Demo
Gratis then as now sought TO disrupt the Repub-
liean party Those who are now slanderfng the
inmates Of the Soldiers home are known To be
enemies Of the Republican party and enemies
OF Hon. John IL. MeGraw