The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-01-15
4 SOLDIERS HOME.

some plan IS patent 10 every IhoGgnE-
ful citizen.
A SOLDIERS HOME.
Within the past few years the necss-
sites CT many Of the old Confederate
soldiers whose names are enrolled il
tbs ranks OF tho:e who "oiunteeTs&
! from this State have been fo1cibiF
brought to the attention OF ous peh'-
pie. II some cases those who have DO
means OF support ard 10 ore on WHOM,
TO depend in their declining years ara
enduring want ard hardship and prs~
VatiCI. Some Of them even now arar
in the county poor houses.
These are the Iel who In the TINS
OF their youth and strength, in answer
to the call Of their State in the dark
eBt hour CT her history, sacrificed tteir
all, and went forth to serve her anG
to defend her rights en- the field Of bat
!Ec. The record Of the part they Played
in that conflict is familiar to you ane
to the whole world and needs not II
be repeated here Suffice it to say, they
did their duty and their whole duty
and more than must men would hare
considered theic whc:a duty. in deferss
OF their State. Nearly hall century
has passed since then and most oS
them have answered their last roll calj
and gene to join their comrades on the
other shore. But few OF them are lea
among us, and it should be the provi-
lcge and the pride Of South Carolina
to see that not one Of these who served
her so well in the hoUc' CT her need, -
in want, in this the evening OF hfs NtS.
It will be only few short years ct bees
when there will be no necessity for yea
to consider this question, for there VIII
be no one to occupy Confederate Soi-
6ier's Home. Ii YOU ever expect to co
anything for the old soldier along this
line, now is the time. Il is action tEas
! is needed and not talk.
In this connection I beg to submit
an extract from the report OF the Board
OF Regents for the Hospital for the IN
| sane:
I'm view OF the consideration By tha
! General Assembly OF the advisabili:y
OF providing home for Confederate
Veterans, the Board CT Regents desire
! to present to your EXcellcncy the rr2=-
| ticability of using the tract Of land en-
hraeing about fifty acres upon the War
! lace purchase known as the Bellevue
! Place. = Upon this tract coui&
now be begun a series OF permanent
! buildings adapted to all the uses Of the
! Veterans, and in time they could re-
vert to the Regents for the purposSa
| OF this Hospital. BY this method tas'
! Veterans would be given such buildings
/ as they deserve, since in view OF tho
future use of these buildings the o g
. could we'll afford to eXpend larger
sum upon their construction than coahS
bs done for merely temporary bai.a'
| ings"
This plan strikes me rs entirely pra:-
ticable and l commend it as HAPPY
solution Of the question. At the presers
rate of increase among the occupants
of the Hospital for the Insane the buisd-
ing will be needed by the Hospital by
the time there is no longer need for IL
as a Confederate Home and tlls State
will only be building for the future b,s
adopting this plan and utilizing thfz
! property for the purpose indicated o.
course it should be understood thas
! the management OF the Home shouie'
| in no way be connected with the mas
agement Of the Hospital but separatE
and distinct institution.
" THE DIsPENsARY-
This question has been so much =
cussed, both on the stump anG ID TIA
halls of legislation, and SO bitter. }.
! fought by its eremies and SO strongly
! defended by its friends, that eTe!:y
phase OF it is familiar to you and 10
! the people. It is now more s:GonSsE
! entrenched in this State than ever be-
! fore and it may be considered as the
fixed policy of the State for dealing
with the liquor problem. Its benedts
| and advantages are patent to eTer9
! fair minded and unprejudiced critic
That there is violation of the law in.
! certain sections is no argument against
the system. Even in Charleston anG
! Columbia, the sections OF the STATE
where there have been more violations 9
Of the law than in any other, the mnti-
! cipal authorities have come to reaitz"
the fact that the dispensary system 10
the fixed policy OF the State for dealing:
! with the liquor problem and hayd'
! adopted ordinances providing for tee
punishment Of yiolators. II the May
! CrS ana COUNCILS Ol all Cilbeo dAa to"t~
would exert themselves vlgorousiJ IL
enforcing the law and bringing to rs
tice those who violate it there woE.G
be no necessity for maintaining iaTgE
| constabulary force. AS public sensi-
ment grows more and more in faTgs
| Of the law this will be done. That pne
| lie sentiment is growing in fazor O.
the system must be admitted by eVeE5
| careful observer.
The management Of the d:s2easaa =
| for the past year has been business-iiIe
and satisfactory. The State Boacd oS
Directors and the State ComIS5sloDer
have worked in harmony and ereS.
thing has moved smoothly, these Of
GERS having been faithful to the trpsf,
imposed The report Of the directors
| which will be submitted to you, shoV's-
gross sales of s2,32S, ,63a.21 with nes
profit to the State of s120,962.25 on ae :
count of school fund. The net pToass
to the counties and towns ap1ountea
to s424285.S7. making total net pro
fit for the year Of s545,24S.12. The a.
port states that the school fund at pres
ont amounts to S611.3 .35433, but that