The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-30
PROPOSED METHOD BY
MR.. EVANS.

PROPOSED METHOD BY
MR.. EVANS.
Florence, Miss, fully 20, 1903. =
Mr.. Editor: Since reading the COM
munication of "Another Veteran" in
the last issue of The Brandon News
and having learned some things from
said articles pertaining to the Beau
voir property that didn't know before
| am more strongly convinced than
ever of the fallacy of our state govern
ment making appropriations for the
equipment and maintenance of same.
In the outset Il wish to rniterate
what 1 said in former communica-
tion that I am friend to the old SOL
| dier first, last and all the time and do
not believe there is anything within
the gift or power of the state that is
too good for him. He ought to be
taken care of. He must be taken care
of and will be taken care of. Our
people are not so oblivious to every
sense of duty, justice and patriotism
as to hesitate for a moment to res
pond to the necessities and comforts of
those old warriors who gave their all
for tile Lost Cause. This PROPOSE
| ton is so palpable and SO universally
conceded that [ as candidate for the
Legislature at the time didn feel that
[ had committed crime in not an
swering the mandate of Veteran"
at that time and would not now if l
were candidate. had never spoken
to candidate regarding it, but we'll
knew that every one of them as we'll
as myself was as willing as "Veter-
an, F" or anybody else to do every
thing we could for them. The ques-
ton needs no argument as to who was
willing or not willing, the only is
sue was as to the best ways and
means to do it. There is no doubt
put the next Legislature will take ac-
ton in the matter. They fought to.
A sack of -four or side of bacon now
will be worth more TO the old fellow
and his faithful old wife who has
stood by him in all his years of adj
versity than ton of roses on their
collins and a dozen funeral orations by
the most gifted tongues in the land
when they are dead.
I want to see every one of the infirm
and INDECENT ones pensioned. And
not Only the old soldiers, but the wild
J ows of those deserving ones. I think
the pensions ought to be graduated &C.
cording to the needs and conditions.
There are some who need it worse
than others. think there ought to
be at-least three classes. There are
some that with little help could get
along very we'll. There are others
who would require a slight increase
and there are still others who are
absolutely homeless, pennyless and
without relatives or friends who
ought to have all the state could aft
ord to pay them. This latter class
ought to have enough to insure them
good sustenance which they can get
in the country if they are able to pay
for it. If this class Of pensioners had
to be boarded at first class boarding
houses which they will not for there
is always good country people who
would take good care of them-then
it would be infinitely cheaper than at
the soldiers home-or rather poor
house.
I am opposed to the ''poor house,
then because the old fellows will not
be as we'll taken care of-and no pro-
visions for their wives-and because it
would be a useless expenditure of
thousands of the peoples money. In
the first place it would take thousands
of dollars before it could be used at
all in charging, repairing and equip
ping it and there would have to be a
yearly appropriation to pay the sala-
RES of managers, keepers, cooks, pur-
ses, physicians, etc. There is not
reputable physician in all this coun-
try who would charge a pensioned
soldier at his home one dollar for
treatment, but if the state had them
at the home good physician would
have to be employed and his salary
fixed just as the other employees of the
institution. And then the old fell
lows would not be treated with the
Kindness and considerations that their