The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-08-03
he xeNA HOME INVESTIGATION AGAIN.

Home at Xenia, of charges made by j.
J. Clark of Canton. There Is no news
in any of these newspapers, but the
editorial comments are quite entertain
ing and very salty. The matter ts not
of sufficient interest In this locality to
warrant the reproduction OF all these
comments, (they are all of the same
tenor and spirit) but we feel justified In
printing an extract from al editorial
In the Newark Daily American. The
American is owned and edited by ex-
Iieut. Gov. Lyon, who served in the
war in Major McKnley's regiment,
and who Was elected Lieut.. Gov. on
the ticket with Gov. Foraker In 1887.
Cant. Lyon was also for many years q
Trustee of the Soldiers Orphans Home
in Xenia. and hence he Is we'll qualified
to discuss the merits of the present
administration of Gen. Chas. l.. Young
and Mrs. Cora Day Young,
the former superintendent and the lat
ter Matron OF the Orphans Home.
Capt. Lyon also enjoys very confden.
tiai relations with Gov. Mckinley, and
hence his editorial comments:
From the Newark American.
"Having been shown a copy. OF
charges. preferred by j. j. Clark, Of
Canton, upon hearsay, that were out
rae eous In their character and contents,
as a member of the Grand Army and
as one familiar with the conduct OF
matters at the Orphans Home under
this and former administrations, the
writer had desire to know from Com
mander Mack whether he had knowl-
edge of the character of the charges
made by Clark or whether he had read or
heard them read before demanding, in
his official capacity, the investigation
at the hands of Governor Mckinley.
The Department Commander (Mack)
was a good soldier in the late war and
is an intelligent and patriotic head Of
the magnificent order composed of his
old comrades. Having read his letter
in connection with the brutal charges
of Clark, based upon information that
flows through waste-pipe from a
cesspool of disappointed and discharged
employees, we cannot believe that Com
mander Mack had knowledge of the
yirulency and undisguised motives re-
vealed In the Clark charges and speci-
cations when making use Of his official
position in demanding an investigation
of that institution"
at would be good thing for the
home and its nine hundred orphan chill.
dren and one hundred employees IL the
pipe line connection between the Day.
ton cesspool, disappointed corner in
the state house, a Canton &. A. II.
cast off, and the Home could be un-
jointed and disconnected. For years
this home of the orphan children of the
old soldiers of the State has been tossed
about in the pool of party politics to
tile detriment of the children inmates,
morally, physically and intellectually,
and at an extravagant expenditure of
the money of the taxpayers Of the
State"
The editorial comments in the Xenia
Republican are in the same vein; also
in the Xenia Gazette, Republican
| journal, and the Cincinnati Tribune,
the new Republican organ in Cincin-
| natl.
We print only a short extract from
the Tribune as follows:
shortly after j. J. Clark, of Canton,
who had previously been warm friend
of the YOupgs, wrote to Governor Nc
Kinley, indirectly making charges
against Young, saying he had seen let
ters, which, IL their contents were
correct, warranted the dismissal of
General Young at once. Harsh and
barbarous treatment of the children
at the home was intimated and the
ADMINISTRATION of Young denounced,
This letter Is now in the hands of the
State Board of Charities. The matter
had come to the notice of Commander
l. +. Mack, who called Governor NC.
] Kinley's attention to the rumors and
demanded an investigation" at is
claimed that the reason Clark is max
ing the fight against Young ia that
| Mrs. Young was in the fight against
Mrs. Clark In the w. r. Q. circles some
time ago, and now Clark wants to get
ey en-"
The Xenia correspondence on the
subject to the Cincinnati Commercial.
| Gazette has also been forwarded tC
the NEWS s-DEMoCRAT, with the state
ment that this correspondent is the
editor of the Xenia Republican. Al
Gen. Chas. l.. Young is Democrat thi'
correspondence is very significant. W.
have only space for an extract. Here
it is:
1--WE would, of course, like to see 6
Republican in charge at the Home
So would many other Republicans, very
likely; but to place In charge some OF
the parties who are applicants woulC
be to lessen the usefulness and disor-
ganize the perfect system of a perfectly
conducted Institution. Lately the op-
ponents of the management of tht
Home have been writing anonymous
letters making charges to Department
Comma der Mack, there being ont
signed letter from lawyer named
Clark husband of Ada Clark, of w. II
Q. fancy who stated that he had seer
letters making charges of cruel treat
ment of the children, and had heard
certain parties make similar state
ments. These letters, anonymous ant
otherwise, were referred to Governor
Mckinley, who in turn handed them Il
the State Board of Charities, with re-
quest that action be taken thereon. Ir
consequence the Board Is now here
making an investigation thoroughly
The members, General Brinkerhoff
Judge NJ. ID. Follett, and Mr.
ley Hotel, this city, yesterday, anC
supposed to know anything and EN-
ployes of the Home were summoned
but the lawyer, Clark, who was askeC
to come from his home at Canton, fail.
ed to put in an appearance.
GAS we stated in the beginning o
this article, If there had been no malic
ious attacks on General Young, no at
tempt to oust him by use of anonymou
letters, etc, making false charges, ther
would probably have been Republican
managing the Home today. Many VIII,
were first desirous that Young shoul,
go, were thereby made favorable to hi