The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-14
OLD coNFEDEnArEs or TEXAS.
WI. They should nc Allowed Yearly
Pensions.

peustOuN.
To the Editor OF The Post
,oIsicana, Texas. Malcn IL ~ few days
since reueiS eu Il package OF cireuiar iet-
tiers iruin Sternns i'rice camp NO ~,
Clnt1d Confederate Nelerans, aueiesseu 10
me as COMMANDER OF camp winKiet, l ma
nc the caption OF THIS letter, and ironi
rehuing your paper lhat this tirouiar letter
has been sent, no aoupl, 10 every camp III
the STATE. ain iorctn TO inc uonvic,ion
from rtauinS the uuUunient that It's authors
must "see tnrousn glass aarkiys lney
stem to uS opposed 10 the home as Il nov
exists in AUSTIN, and 10 the joint resolution
10 amend the constitution or the. STATE,
which WAS submitted BY the twenty tittn.
Legislature 10 be voted on BY the people At
III. next general election .g II 1t:
Now, as | View IL, the remedy that our
comrades al Sterling Price camp offer is
but little ii any better than existing con
ditions. j quite agree with them that the
home is not much IL any more pleasant
than hospital, While say tins. II rs
not With wish to east any reflections on
Its present management | am sure that
those In authority have the very best M
terests OF our unfortunate old comrades 1T
heart. 1 really believe that IL tho sus-
gestions offered by Sterling Price Caalp
We're adopted matters would be very little
improved from what they are now, For
this reason II you put 200 or 400 old men
Ill an tNNlOSuTC, WNtrC lucy NIti stHiiihNeu
from their wives and the sweet influences
of woman, will they be happy and content
eds VIII IL have any ct the sweet mem
ortes of home clustered around III NO
wife. no sister no daughter, no woman 10
cheer and make glad their hearts in their
last days ON earth. Is this u home?
NO il is only n place OF refuge to escape
the wants OF food aud shelter.
During the session OF the Twenty fifth
legislature there We're seven eN Confeder-
ate soldiers appointed as a special commit
tee to visit and look after the interests
OF the Confederate Home. The following
is the personnel or the committee. Rogaii
cf Caldwell. Barbee of Houston, Morton OF
Erath, Wall OF Houston, Ruda Of Harrison,
| +. III, G. Perry of Baylor and Wood OF
Navarro. This committee made frequent
visits TO the home. having in Wow the
welfare OF cur old comrades. We often had
talks with them, MS to the management, OF
, the home the treatment they received. eve.
We made this one of our questions. III
the State should provide for you 10 re-
main at your own house by allowing you.
say SIS per month, which would you prefer,
to remain here, or go to your own home TO
spend the rest OF your days with your ram.
ilics or friends" With but few exceptions
the reply was, give me sS and let me
stay with my loved ones and friends NJ
home" After giving the matter thorough
investigation we came to the conclusion
that II was far better for these old mcb,
and AT the same time less expensive to
the State, to give them the assistance Of IS
per month which with the light work some
OF them are able to do md the aid they
will receive from their friends, will enable
them to keep the wolf from the door. and
at the same time have the pleasure OF
msngiing with the outside world. But above
all II saves them from having the fact
thrust ON them every day and all the time
that they must spend the rest OF their
lives In a charitable institution, and come
under the watchful eye OF some one whose
duty II is TO exercise some discipline over
them which Is. OF course, unpieasant no
matter how kindly 1t is done,
From an economical standpoint II would
be much cheaper thing for the State, Al
the expenses OF merely running tho home
are necessarily very heavy, as the follow
ing items will show.