El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-31

IL Is likely 10 be LOST -Inc Mis-
take In the Date Will Cost the
state $65,OOO.
The election In this city tomorrow is
Tor the purpose OF rstifying or reject
ing the amendment to the Institution,
which provides state pensions for dis
abled ex-confederate sailors and sol
diers, who came to the state prior TO
1880, and for financial aid to the ex-
conied o ate home.
The date fixed for the election is
looked upon rs a monumental mistake
Ia dates made by the last legislature.
The statute providing for IL fixes the
day as the fret Tue sday In November,
instead OF the first Tuesday after the
nrst Monday in Move mber. The latter
date would have conceded with the
date OF the general election, Novem-
Der 8, and the state by holding all the
elections at the same time would have
saved s65. 600, according to careful es-
Inmates.
In many parts of Texas the amen d.
ment has met with opposition from
prominent ex confederates aud since
the measure Is solely for their benefit
NJ q for the benefit of their disabled
comrades the general public is likely
to vo'e In accordance with the wish oil
the old soldiers.
~
many ex-confederates and sentiment
reeardiug the amendment seems to be
pretty vel divided among them.
A few prominent citizens of this city
Who once carried arms to uphold the
southern confederacy were seen by
HERALD reporter this morning auo
asked to express their views on the
amendment.
Judge wyndham Kemp said:
- hA
tenn on general principles, either by
the general government or by the
state.
ait opens the door TO unlimited
fraud, whereby persons who never
smelt powder are remunerated for
wounds received in battle.
"I notice that many OF the camps
throughout the state are opposed TO
the amendment to the Texas coustitu-
tlon for various reasons: one Is that IL
extends aid only to those who settled
In the state prior to 1880. There are
other reasons too numerous to men
ton, why /, as an individual, oppose
10 4"
Justice ]. ID. MCKEE said:
~ sm in fsvo- OF any measure that
will aid old soldiers VINO are in need
Most of them came home in rags and
hungry aud many OF them are still In
need OF the necessities of life. They
lpst fort q 1es and b Q llth 10 the war ADD
favor passing anything that will assist
such as are hard ur."
Judge Peyton +. Edwards: ~ am
heartily 10 favor of the anne ndment
and shall vote for 1t. We ought to
have confederate home, OF ample d.
m susions to accom- mod ate all who want
~ live there. 10 addition pensions
should be provided fer those who have
been d sabled or are decrepit, but who
prefer to reside with relations. IL Is
possible that frauds will be perpetrated
but that is an evil, hard to avoid"
IL appeBrs that n number of promin-
eut ex-confederatesi in other portions OF
the state, as we'll as in FL Paso, are op--
=. ; ,d 70 thse-sI e es,6n amendment, which
10 TO be suhmlttsd to the peope tomor-
row. A Waco dispatch TO the Dallas
News says:
Capt j. ID. Shaw, one of the past
commanders OF Pat Cleburne camp,
united confederate veterans, will vote
against the state pension amendment,
partly because of Its partiAlity and I'M
fairness, ne he regards IL, and also on
the ground that the $3.50, 1000 which IL
would i've the old soldiers would not
benefit them II disbursed as Il coutem-
plated as much as they would derive
from the same money put In home.
Capt. Shaw says the purpose ought to
be TO provide food aud shelter for the
feeble and INDECENT men aud
women of the south, the men who
fought and the wives and widows who
did their part In the confederate cause,
without regard 10 the date Of arrival
In Texas or marriage. He favors the
enlargement of the home at Austin and
the bulldog, IL necessary, OF another
Institution Capt Shaw thinks the pur-
chase OF a tract of land and the erection
of email cottages might be q good
plan, admitting OF affording separate
quarters for old couples and allowing
gardens and poultry ranges to those
who are still able and feel disposed to
perform sufficient light labor to raise a
few veRetsb es or chickens or both.
Ex-Representative j. L. Greer of
dispatch to the same paper, was In the
city q day or two since and, discussing
she confederate pension amendment
which 10 TO be voted on next Tuesday,
said:
~ recently paid visit to the con-
fsderate home at Austin and while
there discussed the question of the
amendment with a great many OF the
old veterans VINO are making their
home there"
What expression did you get from
them?' was asked of Mr.. Greer, TO
which he replied;
almost without exception, found
inmates who had q family preferred to
accept q pension OF IS a month ard stay
with their people, instead OF living at
the home where the average cost is
SIC per month to each inmate. OF
course those who have no homes or
families would prefer the home, but
they all understand the amendment
does not contemplate doing away with
the home.n
Dan 'Mslven writes from Sherman
to the Dallas News as follows:
I was not confederate soldier, but
IN the opposite side hut 1 do thin X