Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-03
Against a Poor House.

Carbon Centre, Pa, Feb. |, lS9e.
EDITOR CITIZEN: | see discussions
on our proposed Poor Farm in our coun-
ty papers from California to the re
IL otest parts of our own pennsylvania
but none from Cleartield twp.
In our last CITIZEN | think We goa
pretty near the two extremes on the
two sides of this important question,
viz: the moral or humane and the hnan-
cial
By Mr.. Mongomreys letter, ne has
an axe to grind, he being paid to DIS
peuse that sweet charity and captain
the forces that slaughtered those Gray
backs (he says our people,
Mr.. Smith in his letter by little
comparison and figuring shows US how
some of these people who are being
naid well to dole out this charity are
making this thing appear on paper, Tor
the sole purpose of deceiving the coun-
try people; he also gave very good
portrayal of the humane side OF 1t from
n country standpoint. 1t is safe to say
if the country poor We're left TO decide
this question the hill to the Poor
House or not-BUtler County would
never see a Poor Farm.
Mr. Hoops letter, coming the way 1t
does makes it very easy for us 70 see
which way is the best from a financial
standpoint and if you compare his
figures with those Of the Commls-
sioners Clerk of the same county III
the Herald last week, you will see that
it will be well to take these figures OF
men who are being well paid for caring
for the poor with good big grain salt
The good Mrs. from Butler says that
thev (Butler) pay Is of our tax; yes
and yoa can count On them aud the
other towns in our county, 20. .fgu1ynlft
farmer never pays anything unless he
has to-
This is going TO be a case where they
will make us have tos For whether the
county districts furnish any poor OF
not for Poor Farm we will have tc
pay just the same as the people in But
ler and the other towns IN pur county
and they will never be without them.
Now Just let us think before Butler
got her glass house, four railroads, OIL
development in the lower country and
her population more than trebled did
her poor board have to appoint com
mittee to solicit aims like the present
day.
With her increased population came
what the Mrs. designates as the poCl
devils, which are usually q large ma
iority Of our poor; and with her more
railroads, more manufactures there
will come more.
Take our country districts then and
the present day, we have had about the
same. sometimes more, sometimes less,
sometimes none. God pity Butler and
her poor if she should lose her glass
house
They say charity should begin at
home, now the farmers of Mexican Co.
must have had this in mind when they
built their Poor House and excluded
Bradford City from their poor district.
After the ball is over ON Feb. 10Th
and if we have been unfortunate
enough 70 elect for Poor House, far
mers like the Fence LaPS H. them that
reside along the lines OF Il. Il. will find
out that the people of the towns OF our
county showed something on them that
they do not know exactly what 1t viii
be like till they have tried IL awhile.
If they had just thought, got the
same thing without the K. r. in it, 1t
would be all right, build fence on
each side Of their track 70 keep your
own stock off, or they 4ill make you
pay damages. Pay your greatly in
creased poor tax. and saw wood; donb
lie our valuation, take OFF mill and
then they will figure it ont for some
other fellow over in another county
that it is cheaper and much better.
The Mrs says if we vote for Poor
House they will lei farmer run 1t, so
il VIII he run honestly, now YOU know
crowded Il, with hungry @ y / Politicians who
do not know corn from cow-peas, that
would make first class man for that.
n. J. OD.