South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-10
BLIND MEN AND HOGS.

of his bin so create a commission for
aid TO the adult blind. made before
the state senate Monday. There was
a measure of Observation-Disclosures in his
talk. quite different from much else
that has been said in that branch OF
the legislature, Up to the present /
during the session The general
tendency 10 measure everything by the
rule Of dollars and cents. was given
at least a temporary shock, it appears. /
and anticipating the concurrence Of
the house the situation bids fair to
launch Indiana upon an enlarged
career of service to mankind other
than through the pocketbooks that
fatten CT profits
The bill calls for an appropriation
OF $4,000 to be expended by the COM
mission mainly in the development Of
industrial schools and in finding en-
ployment for the adult blind; also a
market for the products OF their toll.
Opposition 10 the bill wanted it cut
20 5000 and failing in that two
voted against the bill altogether.
What broke the back Of the opposition
was sen. Grube's challenge thrown at
the senate, urging it TO do something
for unfortunate humanity before go
ing any farther in the shedding OF
monetary tears for our unfortunate
cattle, sheep and hogs
There is too much tendency about
every legislature TO think only of the
monetary side Of things. 1t is easy
enough 10 get an appropriation Of
$4,000. as was done two vears ago
20 fight hog cholera. Hogs have a
market value. but since slavery was
abolished human beings seem TO nave
been stripped of all economic proper
tons Mention something that is to
assist mankind-the unfortunate con
tingent Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. his dis
ease be blindness, insanity, criminal
ity. or mere poverty, and the way the
economic hand goes up i'm holy nor
ror, while the wall against paternal-
ism well-nigh shakes the distant hills,
makes one almost to wonder what the
Good Lord was thinking of when He
endowed humanity with His likeness.
Sen CRUDE made brave fight and
won so far as the senate goes. Il re-
mains 10 be seen what this success
viii amount to in the house. where
anything that is to make life easier
and more livable for a human-ex-
cept 10 escape taxes.-seems TO raise
an even louder wall of "paternalism.
than in the senate. No wonder Rep.
Hagertv. a while ago lost his temper
over SO much economy" talk in the
lower house. and denounced il as hav-|
ing degenerated to what was naught
but "parsimony." There is differ
ence between the two. or at least
ought to be, and if would be a de-
serving compliment TO Sen CRUDE if
Rep. Hagerty would follow his stamp
act" speech up. with "a humanitarian
appeal for ale TO tie blind. Tt is an
administration measure. advocated by
the governor i'm his message, and so
no one reed be afraid of the de-
macraCv of it,
Furthermore it is somewhat in
keeping with Rep. Hagerty's speech
i'm the house against the Neil eugenic
MARRIAGE bill. He conceded there
that the evils of society are to de-
gree responsible for society's unfortu-
mates. Then certainly society should
take care of its victims. or at least
help them 70 take care of themselves.
especially until it has gone the limit
i'm an effort To eradicate those evils.
1t will be a long while too before So
ciety viii go rs far TO eradicate them.
as tie representative suggested. right
as the remedies proposed may have
been. and VIC are not criticising them.
We believe him right in holding the
eugenic bill quite incapable of en-
forcement. and conducive of evils
quite as grave as those it would over
come. among which. one is blindness.
Sen. CRUDE ought TO have formid-
able ally in Rep. Hagerty. when his
bin gets over 20 the house and we
hope 60 hear that the representative
from 81 Joseph county has played
consistent.
Half as much spent on the blind
adults Of Indiana 10 aid them 10 self
support. as has been spent during the
past two years i'm lighting hog cholera.
IS not .he least bit ble-that
IS unless your sympathies run more
fo tho hops