The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21

ture are made easier ascertaina
BILE, commercial enterprises assur
ed safety from the panics which
would result from a fuctuatinl
CURRENCY and consequently times
will be better for every body.
BEAUvOIR AS A SOLDIERS HOr1E.
In one particular section of the
State only, Greenwood, a modest
size town in Leflore county, the
ladies of that place have organ
lied in a body and are working
for the maintenance of Jefferson
Davis Beauvoir home. The lead
or Mrs. McKimbrough, was in
Scranton recently, but her visit
resulted unfavorably to the OBJ
ject, but has brought forth the
following sound editorial which
we reproduce from the Democrat
Star: "Mrs. A. McKimorough, of
Greenwood, Miss, paid the editor
of the Democrat-Star a visit last
Monday. She was accompanied
by her husband, Capt. A. Nc
Kimbrough, and the object of this
lady's visit was to have us advo-
cate through the columns of DEM
ocrat-Star the purchase by the
State rof Mississippi, Beauvoir,
the home of the immortal Jeffer-
son Davis, and have it converted
into a home for INDECENT Confed-
crate soldiers.
With all due respect for the
lady and the noble and unselfish
love and devotion displayed by
her in an effort to provide a home
for the Southern soldiers of our
State, who escaped the dread
perils Of four years of bloody
strife, and whose valor won the
admiration of the civilized world,
we sincerely regret that our sense
of duty to the taxpayers of the
State compels us to decline to
support the scheme, which seems
so dear to our heart.
We arrive at this conclusion
after much thought, and there
are many reasons for the stand we
take, but to enumerate them oil
would consume too much time
and space. Mrs. Davis demands
the sum of $25, 900 for the Beau
voir property; it would require at
least $4,000 for putting it in con-
dition for the purpose intended.
There is $4,000 right there. 1t
would then require a keeper for
the home, furnishing the same,
Incidental expenses, etc., would
necessitate an outlay of $4,000
or $4,000 yearly, providing all
the old soldiers who are in des-
titute circumstances would accept
the home as a refuge in their de-
Ginning years, and we are inclined
to believe that but few of our sur
viving comrades would take ad-
vantage of the benefits of such
institution as contemplated. In
such an event the property would
be an elephant, so to speak, to
the State.
With depleted treasury, the
State House sadly cut of repair.
which necessitates the building of
a new one, and all of the many
educational and other institutions
to be cared for the State is una
BILE to purchase the property in
person and maintain it as a sol
diers' home. Let the Legislature
by some means increase their pen.
sions alittle. ifpossible, that thew
may remain at their homes until
the State is better able to provide
for them,
We revere the memory of Jef.
ferson Davis as one of the grand.
est and loftiest characters in
American history, our sympathy
is deep and sincere for his widow
and daughter and those Of on,
comrades who exposed TO a cold
and uncharitable world and in
opposing the establishment Of :
home for them it is because tho
State is wholly unable to do 40 a,
this time
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has just reached this Of
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