Grand Rapids herald., 1893-02-02
WOMEN AREN'T
GOVERNOR RICH WILL NOT Talk
u Rrx.zs ~ ne em Because lie Hss
Had No Tins % cans.ssr
IL op.aloa<

Rtrt 4AttA l. A%tA u A-11<ifx -
rues< n tae Aoftoa. ~ came over u
insr~et TIE soldiers Aome." sAd he 10
aFsporter ~ IltE HsaAIB. THAT =
yss b.enn q duty ot tia gossrEof oi
tne state. rns board OF ps2nassrs vii
hei1 nssstinx tsmorror and IN CON-
psny slt1. th=m ana 7 visit the noms-"
When Questioned IA regard 10 tns
proposed scheme - establish . vo-
mans Aoaex Al the Soldiers home, th's
gsserrof salas Il c2onot expzsss nay
opsni0n abo1. the matter. because do
not knos svsn ~nat the pan Of the
o<isia2tors Of The .des s. ] nave heard
81 the sc1eme, bos have lad no ufue
10 give u sBy tnog gbt or study. 50 d9
not consider myself coRpetsnI 20 p~ss
Judgment upon tas proposed measure
fAs D.s D-sss-s ss sHnsss.
81 am almost ashamed 20 confess my
ignorance of currens events and maj
fers tnsI are now occupying pnolic A.
tsullon. indeed. l can say With the
ntmost Aumilsy that | do not even
read lne nessoAoers. Is sesnaa to ne
occA-ioasl.y a. ( l should never find
an opportunity - ges cauknt up vlsn
ths t'naea. Mot OF MY tine IS spent
witn visitors. Oae can scarcely resli1e
hoe ui1cn OF TO- CAV % occupied IN
that ~ay. I generally ance over tbe
papers snd IA that Way keep track ia
a. taa-nnlte sort OF manner OF what
the III. stature - dong.
"Nfat DO you tnluk Of Colonel sum-
ner's till - red.strlct the staieg" asked
he rs Coster.
..Thats another thing that I don't
know auyfhinx nbo1t." said the gov
ereor With a smile. "The littls 4 know
about Il read IN che Newspapers.
know thers 3 sucn a bail, bat don {
kn00 hc~ they lntead - pass 4 or
w1At the merits OF the new dlvisian
arr"
Governor Rich's declaration that his
tiase = entirely occupied with visitors,
was illustrated last uigEt. From tho
moment DC was saown 10 DIS room until
lsts n the evening" hls apartments we're
Allied with caller. Some OF them
cane - pay their respects 10 the gov
efu0r. ard some came 1n q little mat
ter ot appointments, but tner name
Sss legion.
opinlon. OF Members.
II the opinions Of the members OF
the board 0i managers OF the >oldiefs'
nOus may bo taken a. a criterion, the
scneme o. establish a home for wIves,
Nlluwa and orphans Of veterans, and
maintain lt IN connection with the
soldiers home, all be drupped with q
cold hard tnud. The members o. the
bosrt seem unanimously opposed 10
the pian- Il think 70 Is no more
than lust to take care OF the
wives and widows OF veterans" sad
L. ". Sp-sgue OF Greenviiie IN sweets
l4st nignt. but 90 not believe an An
nsx can be established at the soldiers
home. There are soldiers widows
that should ne taken care OF. aud the
wives OF many OF the veterans now n
fhe home are more deserving of relief
than their hustands. ! 10 aot sea bow
the orphans are coming IN. Men ard
women that we're married AZ the out
trsax % TIE war cannot have many
children that are loo Young 10 take
care OF themselves. / think the state
nlixat DO we'll % establish a home for
tae wives snd widows. bat | question
TIE pFopFisty Of MAINTAINING II IN con-
nsctlon With the soldiers home"
prom the little know OF the bill.
am opposed 90 q. said b. r. Graves of
Atrlau Ia tie Morton. eve have no
police surveillance at the home.
" hen there - disturbance tho
sheriff kas 10 be called, the sane
"a "a any other breach OF tue
peace outside OF the city hmlts.
A. e -. it - uot IA easy matter to
mS.EtA4a order n the home. II the
niars.st ntsn Win their wives were 10
cccury = bIi'diDg "a an annex - tae
home ths CAasss for qussrullnx aud
tickrrnr would ~ incveased. III sucn
a home = erected ! am IA favor Of es-
Tab -alng ie apart from TIE sold ors
home
1e rye r. sanford sad ne had just
heesi OK sac oil! tut bad not given the
matter euouxn study % justify hlra Ia
expressing "A opIniol.