The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-11

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discovered that what the company
would not permit was that it be made
a party q scheme whereby the gentle
men in question, who had offered TO
provide for her older children ON his
farm, would reap all the benefit and
credit and the company bear all the
expense Of his generous( ?)action. And
this in the face of the fact that homes
had been offered to the widow for her
self and her numerous progeny. These
homes have since been accepted.
In the case of Mrs. Munroe and Mrs.
Starlle, we have, so far. at least, as one
Of these two is concerned, only to ask
Mayor Russ, or amy other iudiciously
minded person, however charitaby
disposed, if it is a wise or probable
thing to do to dispense charity TO per-
sons having, themselves ample means
OF subsistence. And yet this is what
the relief committee III doing Person
ally. the writer will feel obliged 10
Mayor Russ If lac will refrain. in the
future, from attributng to him the
expressions Of illiteracy and provin-
cialism. "Go tote it, has no place IN
the vocabulary Of civilization.
Mrs. Schomberg. another widow sin
a very pitiable condition has had an
excellent home offered her but hest
tates to accept Mrs Bentley, the lady
by whose kindness she is at present
sheltered and herself sufferer By the
disaster. had an agreement and assur-
ances from the company for future
support, the particulars Of which amy
of the visiting gentlemen or OF the
local committee could have learned had
they been DESTROYS Of getting the whole
truth. This space, however, is eyi-
IDENTIFY no place for such particulars.
The statement that the company bad
refused to do anything for the young
Pole, who had gotten his leg broken
in the mine. is cut from the whole cloth
and absolutely false. Mayor Russ m
formants knew better at the time they
made the statement The physicians
bill and his 1.-THE Poles board had all
ready been guaranteed by the COM
pany.
The case OF Mrs. Morris and her six
children is simply this, homes have
been offered her for herself and her
children by her husbands relatives but
unfortunately the bread Of idleness
and charity is preferred to gaining an
honest livelihood by personal efforts
As Mayor Russ and Mr.. Pullen saw
these people on their recent visit, so
they would have seen them at any time
prior to the death of those who were
regarded as the mainstay Of the family.
Making wages, good or bad, tour re-
cords will show itl1 nothing had been
laid BY for a rainy day, and for the
many wears fhe mine has been in oper-
alton, they have lived from hand to
mouth, failing to observe the common
laws of cleanliness or 10 provide for
unexpected disaster.
Again it might he shown how some
of these women who are now the recipi-
ents Of charity had felt aggrieyed be
cause when they asked a representa-
tive of the company to dress them
selves and their families in mourning
they were told that the company CON
sidered the requirement of bread
greater, and that would receive atten
ton first.
AS for dispensing charity Fin ter
cent lots, would it not be encouraging
for anyone to dispense it even thus and
then discover that the very persons res
ceiving the same would, not ten min
utes after, be spending the greater part
The facts set forth IN the FOREGOING
as,, IL enhetantiatad ~ any time vet
4 Il With regret. that we are conneiIed
III make the statement Tins nubliely
Ut is done with no feeling of vindict-
fyeness, but with a desire TO let the
truth III known and with ! firm beIief
IN the charity that fhinketh no evil
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