The Sunday globe., 1901-07-14

a remedy which l suggested to Sen
ator Proctor"
What was the remedy, Mr.. Gay?"
"A very simple one, sir Whenever
a soldier spent his S25, and was COM
mitted to the poor-house, and kept at
the taxpayers expense; keep him there
until the next payday, and deduct
from his S25 the expense Of his keep.
That would give the decent soldiers a
chance to live outside with their fam
lilies and with their kinfolks, and be
a check on the disreputable ones to be-
have themselves"
Does the order, stopping one-half
the pension Of the inmates of the Sol
diers' Home, apply to those in the hos
pitals only"
only to the hospital convalescents,
which number l 500 in Dayton out Of
6.OOO. | do not know whether the or
der applies to other Homes or not
NV son is a printer in Springfield,
Mass. and | could live with him very
comfortably if what | cost the Govern
ment in the Soldiers Home were
given to me in cash, but, at all events,
| want my pension money, for, as you
see nv right arm is useless and am
blind of one eye"
Mr.. Cav left the office with the in
tention of visiting Commissioner
Evans, who, we hope, tound MS way
clear to secure the old soldier MS pen
sion. His description of the Dayton
soldiers Home and the manner OIL ms
treatment. reflects very little circuit
unon the management OF that lhsuVu'
tion If there are inmates who are SO
low and coarse and brutal that they
uill insult men who pray and try 10
live a Christian life, and act more
like hogs than human beings at tne
tsble they should be either expelled
from the Homes or isolated. we nope
tbat tbis condition of affairs do not
universally prevail in the Soldiers
uomes throughout the country tor
which the public is taxed so heavily
Gov tbeir maintenance. Mr.. Gay is
nerfect gentleman in appearance ana
LANGUAGE. and being a full cousin Oh
senator Proctor, is Of good FAMILY anu
lineage and served his country loyally
on he field of battle. His statement
&c entitled to credit, and we do not pc
lieye that he has exaggerated 'ne i''O'9'
Since the foregoing was put IN IyPe'
Mar. GAY paid The Globe anoIneI Vs., vs.
and stated that while talking 10 I'm I'm,
missioner Evans, two U. D SenaIolS nJ.e1,7
CSnooner of Wisconsin, anu Nosoli Sl,-l
Of illinois. it is presumed one -
Wisconsin and the other from lllliiols liiN,,,,
dronned in and listened to MS sloiS
urOpr,tb beticallv. as also did Mr.. Evans
~ 81 rocited his ideas of closing up tne
| Go,5iore, Homes. and, in addition Ia
'yo,.,d the abolition of the Pension VI,
eoa and applying it's expenditures W
i,tain IFS army of clerks 10 tne
sund for the pension direct by Ine
CnI,a,,oment 80 of S25 per month 10 eNeIS
Go'el M colder This proposition
,I.os ileiAT TTeceived by the two Senators WIN
onen and hearty laughter at ColiiliS Lla.
sioner Evans expense, buI II ulu Ieo
,,.a',o,+ the Commissioner from alsU
ppniovinq the novel proposition anv
oiSing Mr. Cav in his efforts 10 oDualn
S,is nension from the officials OF Ine
Da,,ton Soldiers Home, Mr. Gay Is
ty'1,{ooI old.style American gentleman
! not afraid OF III any ""' --z,e ua
20 talk TO the President himself ~
nIainlv told the Senators that the w op.
loot of the Dayton officials in reJalhlns ~ :
one.half the pensions of soldiers IN l5 une
EosnitaI and convalescent wards was
70 inherit the same on the demise -
the soldier. for hardly any OF Ine olu I
soldiers (the vast majority OF Wuonl %
are foreigners) have any relali'es,
Tbose in convalescent wards ana III ~
tbe bospitals are feeble, broken-uow,n .r,,. y
men. liable to die at any moment n'
scheme. if true, is outrageous, mas As
much as these veterans are enutleu u
Tho nittance allowed them to purchas5t
tne little luxuries they crave IN lheii
This Dayton Home needs lookint lo,tt
into and its management oNelnauit, oNoii.,
bv the proper officials. The prulalits ~,
of the rough element among lts III
mates should be checked, and the pny
eician who sent Mr.. Gay to the guaIu
house for splitting the blood on tn'
goor caused by the blow of a ruihah
ongbt TO be Immediately dismlsse'
from his position as physician OF IN
Home, We hope the two u. D sen
ators were edited by Mr.. Gays re
citaI The Globe ventures to say Una
tbev heard more truths from his lip
tban they have ever heard from IN
heads of all the Departments III WASH
ington.