Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-31
DEFENDS HIS COMRADES.
Charles X. Gibsen Again Protests Agains
the lniquitous Rule.

Charles K Gibscn Again Protests Against
the Ubiquitous Rule.
Editor HERALD: trust you will not
consider me q tore when again ask
Tor space TO consider more fully the
,ase of the veterans at - Soldiers
Home. IL cannot be possible that our
citizens viii stand Idly by and allow q
ross outrage To- be perpetrst,d right
inder their very eyes. think 1t can
,e clearly shown that the proposed &C.
ION Of the board OF managers. as pun
Ishej in your columns Tuesday morn
ng, is q gross outrage. and for that rea-
on again call public attention to 1t.
Z do show that an outrage IS about
be committed / trust some OF our
ead,ng soldiers at least will take proper
tops TO show their displeasure. Ii u
oluier cannot appeal To- his fellow SOL
Tiers. WHO can he appeal 10?
The law under which the home was
0nlt reads as follows:
"AIl bonorsbly discharged soldiers.
ailors or MARINES VINO have served IN
he army or navy of the United States
Turing the late war of the rebellion
md who are now disabled by disease,
wounds or otherwise, and who have no
adequate means of support and by rea-
,on of such disability are incapable OF
farming their living, and VIII, would
,.herwIss be dependent on public or
private charity. shah bs entitled to be
admitted 10 said home"
This much IL very clear. Under
mis- provision OF law the present men,
sers OF the home have been duly sd-
nitted. Now. the question arises can
hey be legally turned out of the
ZONE so long "a the above conditions
ontInue? Can the board sdnit them,
aId the the next moment adopt some
,uls by which they can discharge theml
)oes not this law clearly state that
while shows conditions continue tue
older = entitled To admission, and u
emsin2 Did eur state ieg stature IN
snd the board OF managers could
,dops rules which virtually annui the
Az upon which the home was founded
& .ssns clear to me that this - Just
hat the board has done. II IL no.
istnled that the veterans which they
hreaten to discharge April /. have
ow b, come anle TO maintain them
slvsshy manual tabor. or thatthey have
'arteited their rights; they SIMPLY ssy
You have come into the possession vi
al income of sl2a month, and this ~
regafd az he,ng an sdeqnate means ol
suppoFt. Accordingly, We shall turn
5ou out 10 shift for yourselves. -
IL an income of 81 month an sde
nusse means OF support Scores ol
THESE men cannot do an hours work
IL would bc 4 fiicuit for them TO ever
ind board At 81 nsonth. and Their
shere are tbe other setasi BecessarEel
to cs'nse front Many Of them have ID
rpEstixes whatever or even friends apot
wnom they can rely fer any assistance
Macy Of them Are 80 diseased or a
o<eulisf that bat few people wiil nav,
hem around at any pFscss What ~ q
scope % these Old men II they ar,
~ pre-mpairiiy turned sdrif1 Mus
Asy go 10 she poor hoa-ef suppss'
sey 10. wass has been eslnsd o
sxpd7 Ia net me state much bette
he to care for them than tas toss
r souaiy7 Many &C these npen siii D
n insslersbgs burden upon sonses 81 y
IL Ar. Cleveland soei,i cay, We -
.ynfrantsd sv eoad ten nos . thsory.
Hsrs are q number Of men whs are =
ssgsgsd that they are dependent apo