The news & observer., 1905-11-23
YOU MUST ADMIT" SAYS THE GOVERNOR.

ana TO me cruel, that men who happen
TO have property and whose people
can take care of them, should not
be able to keep their dear unfortu-
nate ones near them, in their own
state Hospitals. but must send them
away to other States, and it will be
an outrage, if the law is not so amend
Cd as to have accommodations suf-
ficient to care for all our insane.
whether INDECENT or not,--but the law
is not so written now and no indi-
gent insane person, no matter how
humble or poor, can be excluded to
make room for The most favored or
influential person in the State. who
can pay.
/ trust by sending home all that are
cured, or by exchanging those
supposed to be cured for those who
must be admitted. the hospitals still
can keep the pay patients and accom-
mOdate all those who are INDECENT
and now entitled to enter | will visit
your institutions at your next meet
ing and confer with your directors.
but nothing less than the rule already
laid down, will satisfy the law, and
| will enforce the law as the people
made it. until they themselves change
it, or until their representatives make
provision by statute to maintain all
L
try and hasten the completion of the
new building at the Central Hospital
at Raleigh. which will accommodate
100 patients, and thus in a measure
relieve the congestion. Neither the
Governor nor Council of State has the
right TO erect new buildings Or 20
appropriate money for the mainten-
ance of the same,-this alone belongs
to the legislative branch of the gov
ernment. but We can insist upon the
law as enacted being enforced and !
will do SO even though it depriveS
my friends and relations, who may
have means of remaining in the hos
pitfalls in order to make room for some
less fortunate person, now in Jail.
I repeat again, it is ii shame that
ample provision is not made for all
our insane, high and loW,-those who
can pay and those who cannot, and
with the strongest languages I can
command. in the name of humanity
and OF all the people, I will demand
of the next General Assembly to
properly care for all these unfortu-
mates, whom the Master for some wise
purpose has aff1icted,-whether they
can pay a shilling. or all necessary
expenses,-but until the Legislature
makes this provision, and though it
viii pain me to see the law strictly
enforced, and pay patents sent away,
till il must and shall be done. until
The INDECENT insane are first cared for
and then others be received.
l have written the sheriff to make
proper application for the admittance
Of their INDECENT insane. and I ask
and expect that you will aid me in
up-holding the law as written.
In receiving inebriates and those
patients whosare able to pay, into the
hospitals. you have but followed the
statutes passed by the Legislature
md l for one attach no blame to YOU
still even the Legislature, cannot set
1T naught the Constitution. and now
hat il is admitted that the number
of insane make it impossible for both
the INDECENT and pay patients to be
received, | know you will observe
the will of the people and give the
preference to the poor and needy, who
othrwise can get no help.
YoIr management of the institr-
lions under your charge, has evoked
the praise of those at home and
abroad, and ii is a great calamity
that all our insane, of every class
2annot be under your care and treat
ment, but under present conditions
it cannot be, so we must obey the
law and then insist upon the Gener-
II Assembly remedying this dreadful
wrong.
Rest assured ! stand ready to aid
you in all things that will ameliorate
the sufferings of these poor unfortu-
nate ones that are committed to your
care.
Il. =. GLENN