The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-05-12
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Mrs. w. H. Guerin of this city has
proposed to the Hired Man that |
start a movement that will give a
pension to all blind persons in the
state who have rested continuously
within its confines for FIVE years and
whose income is not more than $500
per annum. This, of course, will nee
essitate having law on the subject,
and to get such law it will be neces-
sary for some man in the legislature
to present the bill. This is the way
the idea will work: A man has a
blind child; he has raised it to its ma
jority, and it has no way of earning
$500 year. AT the age of. eighteen
the girls pension would be started
and the boys at the age of Fl. Blind
children in the homes of INDECENT fam
lilies would, of course, come under the
laws we already have, for county COM
missioners have authority to support
all worthy poor. When the child grew
to its majority, it could then be given
the pension and feel that it is indie
pendent at least in name. The Hired
Man suggests that the pension be
$4,000 per year, payable quarterly.
Of course if there are other Affections
in addition to blindness, they could be
taken care of under provisions already
established. That is, where parent
or other adult has gone blind, and
does not come under the provisions
granting the county commissioners
authority to feed and clothe the case,
the pension would come in handy. The
Hired Man is in favor of the county
or state coming to the rescue of every
~,
moderate circumstances, even extend
ing more than the bare necessities of
an existence, but he would not favor
any combination of provisions that
would enable such citizens to lay by
in store either money or property to
later fall into the hands of others who
would be thus far kept from honest
industry and labor The needy folks
can certainly trust the state to keep
the wolf from their door without Civ
ing them an individual bank account.
By all means lets put through Mrs.
Guerin's idea.
Last week Mrs Harry McGrath just
above Middleton came down to one of
the doctors offices here in Caldwell
and left her baby buggy in the stair
way while she took the tot up stairs
for treatment. After a short while
she came back down stairs when she
discovered that someone had robbed
the baby buggy of its downy pillow.
The Hired Man does not see why a
person should not steal baby pillow
as we'll as anything else. but by turn
ing over to Exodus Goth, the 5th
verse we find these words: 81, the
Lord, thy God, am jealous God, visit
ing the iniquties of the fathers upon
the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me-"
Now, the Hired Man cannot find
where that promise has ever been
taken back. SO it stands in effect to-
day Just as much as it ever was. |
should not be surprised that the thief
who stole this pillow. will put a new
slip on it. and disinfect it SO as not to
take any chances taking the sickness
that its rightful owner had, and will
then be glad to see her own little tot
enjoying another's soft pillow. If the
thief has a good forgotten, she can
soon forget that she stole the pillow.
The baby of course will never know |
that it is occupying rurloined article
and he will COO and coo-coo for a |
while as if no stealing had put him
where he is. Now the fairness in |
God visiting this theft on the baby
who could not help himself will never !
be questioned by any body who is
willing to accept truths as they are,
instead of rejoicing truths because
they do not coincide with their ideas.
If this theiving mother had taken her
tot to the kitchen and sat him on the !
red hot stove, he would have been
burned, by law and act, in which it
had no part. If she had left part
of can of concentrated I've where
The baby could have supped it, the re-
suit would have been the same as if !
the injury were administered purpose
ly. Babies only die for one of the fol-
lowing reasons:
To populate heaven; for babes are
not born in heaven, and human beings
are asked to be brave and let their
tots go to heaven, now.
To shield them against the oncom-
ing neglect and suffering sure to fol
low the evident course Of the family
where they live.
AS a result Of neglect on the part OF
some body.
AS the result of sin in their father
or mother, or in some grand-parent
further back.
Poor nursing and bad doctoring.