The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-20
SENT POINTED LETTER
TO GOVERNOR YATES
Miss Lathrop Scores Executive in
Giving Her Reasons for Resig-
nation From Charity Board.
SHE WILL NOT BROOK POLITICS
Declares Tanners Selection Was
Dictated by the Governor
Yates Says He Is I'm
Justly Criticised.
SHE WILL NOT BROOK POLITICS
REP1rRLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 1s-Miss Julia La
throp Of Rockford to-day handed to Gov
ernor Yates her resignation as member
of the State Board of Charities. Ac-
companying the resignation Is a lengthy
letter in which Miss Lathrop severely ar
raiens the Governor for using the board for
political purposes
Governor Yates Immediately accepted the
resignation. Discussing Miss Lathrop's ac-
ton, he said: Miss Lathrop has done me
a great injustice. She has been misled by
designing persons into making number OF
statements grossly inaccurate. to say the
least. AS, however she is a lady. will
enter into no controversy with her, anu
make no reply to her statements. l have
promptly accepted her resignation.
Miss LathrOp's Letter.
Following is the letter. in part. addressed
by Miss Lathrop to the Governor:
l hereby tender my resignation as member OF
the Board of Public Charities Of Illinois. and
beg leave to state at some length the reason FOR
my action.
A Responsible Task.
Tho control of the expenditure Of 0.5oo.00o
yearly and Of thousands OF appointments would
he a responsible task in any purely commercial
undertaking. but when the money is to be spent
and the people hired for the great function OF
humaneir wisely and economically caring for
10000 sick and helpless human beings 1t Is GER
tainly worthy Of skilled and dsinterested atten-
ton Yet 1t is common knowledge that the char
liable institutions. whose cost Is nearly third
of the States budget, are and have been for the
last eight years lin politics."
When you expressed yourself publicly in Chi
ca2o before election as In favor of taking the
charitable institutions out OF politics many pse-
election. friend OF yours came to me-. as he
GA this Inc bos9d
stated that he knew you to be in favor OF 2
ws es PREPARED by Of the board which
was urged by the press. and which was recoy-
sS By Z. Its eE a ans T tn
workable rule for placing the institutions on ,, a
To the surprise of. the committee. you shovel
its Introduction until its passage. even its dis.
cussion. was impossible Your attitude In this
e wss sas for soe u
dency you desired merely te postpone new iesis-
lation on this subject.
Tanners Name.
II was. however. general gossip for months be-
had offered the .eeretaFyship Of the state Board
have been suggested which would 50 intimately
represent the standards and tradition, Of the
public disapproval OF which it is unnecessary to
enter here His election Yesterday by the ba.es,
voting for him-was. by your direction. as stated
in the meeting: and must be taken 70 be an ex-
posed.
Found New Clerk in the ONCE.
When ! came the Office yesterday found a
young man. grandson OF the president Of the
board. placed there by you. as clerk at a
salary stipulated by you have no doubt that
he Is worthy young man. but this clerkship Is
new TO the board. was created without Its voice
or knowledge and the clerical work OF the board
has been well done without It heretofore.
do not resign because. has been said
in the press perhaps truly enoush). q dictated
too important a matter for personal pique. or
official dignity. enter. and i certainly
have neither In this case.
feel. however, that my continued presence on
this board will appear at least to indicate q
compiacency toward methods whose evil have
seen too long. and which I have tried earnest
ly, but, of course, vainly, to overcome.
Resigns With Regret.
I am not willing longer TO appear to the public.
and far less to the anxious friends Of patients to
give an assurance which no members Of such a
pacity can give under the present system. The
work Of the b0ard has become matter OF the
warmest personal interest to me. and leave II
with profound regret and only under the con-
victinn that 1t is my plain duty at this time to
make such protest as may against the con-
tinuance OF a system which, from the Board Of
Charities to the last servant Of the smallest In
stitution. leaves one free to do his task re-
CARELESS Of all save its faithful performance.