Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-18

| local institution. 1t opens its doors VIA.
TO all poor and friendless children, vim
1 need to be rescued from lives OF pauper.
ism. of crime, of hardship, and to be
placed in good Christian homes. / sub
nit that there is no charity under the sun
more deserving or more worthy to be fos.
tered by the State than one of this char
acter which has for it's object the educa.
ton and training OF poor, friendless, de.
serted children, and the rescuing of them
from lives of pauperism and crime and
making them good and valuable citizen,
of the State.
Now as to the financial condition Of this
institution l wish to say one word. Until
two years ago this home has been SUP
ported entirely by the individual efforts
of these noble women who have under
taken this work. maintained entirely BY
contributions of few dollars picked up
here and there. 1t was desired by the
managers to raise money to purchase
home, and by the efforts OF these ladies
$1,000 was raised for that purpose. This
is not enough for the purchase Of the
house. This is placed in bank. where
it is drawing 8 per cent. interest, making
and income of $50 year for the last Two
years from that source. Two hundred
and fifty dollars was given by the State
lin 1897 and 1898, so that the homo hadtn
fixed income of $40. Now the expenses
Of the home for the past year have been
$3.50. leaving a balance of 5000 which
these ladies' have been Obliged to raise by
begging from house TO house. from door
to door. There are no paid officers in this
institution. 1t is designed for, and is
home. There is a matron In charge OF
these children. The home contains At
one time from ~ to 20 boys. and the de.
sign is to make it home rather than an
institution.
Now, gentlemen. ask in behalf Of this
most deserving charity that this resolve
may have a passage. l submit that the
policy of this State was long ago estao'
lished to care for and aid just such char
tiles as this. I see no reason why there
should be exceptions made in the case o.
this institution. What can we say 10
those. ladies', when We have passed an ap-
preparation for these other institutions o.
precisely the same character, when we 30
back to them and say. 'The State Is mol
disposed to aid you. We have aided the
others but you must help yourselves.
have no fears. gentlemen. that that VIII
be the action of this oHuse.
Mr.. WEBB of Portland: Some weeks
ago we passed a resolve appropriatins
$225. 900 for the purpose OF completing tne
insane hospital at Bangor. think 1t very
probable that with some alterations IN
the architects plans, some Topping on
of features, some cheapening OF the con.
struction, that a somewhat supstah.'''
reduction might have been mace III Una.
appropriation. But did we hear any su'H
suggestion from the gentleman iio"
Dresden? Did he oppose in any way Una.
appropriation? On the day when tna'
was before the House for consiaersi~A
he did not even vote nay on the ps'.,
to be engrossed. We had before eh's
House, yesterday, the first generai app.
priation bill, carrying something hAe
Co., Co., 5000 times as much as Is app
priated by this bill now under discuss'o
That bill contains scores OF items "'"
of them running into the THOUSANDS
dollars. 1t lay before US on tine 'aD.e
for week or 10 days, that there ms.
be the most careful investigation na
to any item in that bill the genteln,
from Dresden did not interpOse one suns"
objection. He did not even go 80 lar -
to strike out the word Fix" ana 'nse'
the word increase" But when II co,..
to orphans and friendless children u
we have the objections from the geh'N
man from Dresden. But what are Ms,
jections? Is 1t that 1t is charity! oe'
tainly not. He has already voted IN ia,o'
of charity. Is it because u Is not ue
serving charity? What Is his oD)ect'o"
Simply this, that it happens to be ioc."
in place where it will do the most so.u.
Now it is very proper for us to consMs'
all appropriations with tne ~.
pose of practicing the strlctest eco"o.s
consistent with our public duties Le' u'
by all means scan appropriations ca'
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