Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-08-01
To the Patriotic Honest and
Thoughtful Citizens Of An-
drain County.

THOUGHTFUL " Ae
drain County.
We make one more earnest ap
peal in the interest Of our eandi-
dacy for the Legislature Of Mis-
sour. We make this call because
of certain claims worthy and too
long neglected. coming to us from
every nook and corner Of the
State. rising on the evening
breeze, sweeping across the broad
prairies Of Missouri rising to the
tops Of the mountains, reyerher
ating back to the ears in plaintise
notes 10 every honest and consid-
crate soul. Is there no help for
the Orphan Boys or THE
Widows Sonsi' The condition
upon which the State assumed to
care for and provide aecommoda-
iion for the old dependent Con
federate Soldiers was made on
condition that the State was 10
assume charge and provide for the
old Federal Soldiers that served
in the Federal Army from Mis-
souri,, and an equal amount Of
money ON agreement was to be
expended or proyidedf for each Di-
vision. Yet the Government is
piling up pensions for the FEEDER
ais mountain high, not a erunab
suggested for the Cenfederates.
There was a Home In prospect OF
building, and partly on the way
of completion, when owing 70 the
impoverished condition Of the
people, your allies and especially
those who we're in sympathy with
the Confederate cause, were no
longer able TO contribute to the
needs Of the Home, and by agree
ment, through a Committee with
the authorities Of the State, it
was the arrangement that the
State assume charge Of the Con-
federate Home at II igginsville and
provide every means for the con-
venience and caring for the old
Confederates. The Home already
under way was improved, extend
ed, etc, yet the Home is already
filed to its capacity, and old, in
! digent, needy ones are turned
away for the lack of room to ac-
commodate them. AT the end OF
twenty years according TO the
Contract, this lease will expire
and the Home, with all its appur-
tenances will revert to the State,
Not speaking positively, | think
the Lease expires in two years
hence there will have to be some.
thing done this Session of the
Legislature or the $40 patients
now in the Home will be left with
out shelter or food. Can the
friends OF the old Confederates be
indifferent to so vital a question !
Can you afford, at this important,
yes, critical moment, to be indif.
fereut to the call TO duty and send
a maj who has no common fellow
feeling, and who would be natur.
ally Indifferent as to the needs
and just claims Of these neglected
%citizensl ! repeat the interroga-
tory-Can you stand idly by and
let this, the last hour Of hope to
these old friends go by default
Send the undersigned to the Leg
islature next January, and ]
pledge you my honor as a man, ]
win give the best efforts Of my
life in trying to extend the Lease
of the Home at Higginsville, with
such improvements to buildings
and other accommodations suffi-
cient to meet present needs to
others, whose INDECENT condition
demands your help. IS there any
reasonable excuse that Missouri,
the Empire State of the West, cen
trally located, with more wealth
and natural resources than any
, other State engaged in the rebel
lion, should be the only exception
in providing a home and reason
able pension for her honest de.
Tenders Of your homes, families
and propertyl This is purely a dis
interested appeal 10 the citizens
Of the county, for should | be
sent to the Legislature, and thru
the combined efforts of all the
friends of the old Confederates,
we reach ilIe goal Of our highest
ambition, # would not be to my
advantage financially as | was
not one Of Missouri's volunteers,
but did my duty on the firing
line in a distant State, and | feel
that ] ear serve constitunts in
any Of the routine business Of the
Legislature equal 10 that Of any
Of my opponents and certainly