The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-04-26
EcOssOsssy and Humanity.


p short editorial defending the course tho
County Commissioners had taken in re-
gard to the poor or paupers of this coun-
ty. The editor presumed they had ex-
amined the law and had acted accordin {
to It's provisions, aud then, in the next
sentence virtually owned that they had
gone contrary to the provisions for taking
care of The poor, but excused the matter
by saying that it would not be fond fault
with by any only the Democratic leaders,
on the account that it would be a great
saving to the county.
To show tina: economy is not what has
induced them to let out tie poor as they
have, We propose to give case or two in
point. As our neighbor has admitted
that they stretched the law slightly" we
vii! 30; here discuss further the legality
of their actions. This. BY the way, is
rather Illuminating admission for a man
who is 50 very particular as our neighbor,
sbou: filling the law to the letter. But, to
the case above alluded TO.
There is poor and unfortunate family
Of Irish. living IN South plymouth. by the
name Of Raglan, which has, in part, been
supported by the county, for some time
past. The family consists of the mother,
one Gaugilter-a young woman, and an
other, child not capable of taking care Of
itself in anv degree The mother is not
competent 10 care for her family and the
Young wonan,--who Is one of the most
Industrious ever IN this place, and esteem.
ed very highly by all who know her, as
an honest aud respectable girl-has been
SO unfortunate as to be afflicted with tu-
nor on her arm. 1t grew to such a size
that she was compelled 20 have it taken
ont. in which operation she suffered the
most excrutiating pain, the fleshy part Of
the arm above the elbow being almost en-
tirely taken OFT and the bone scraped -
But this did not remove the disease, and
we understand that she he's twice wen,
through the operation, and that now she
has 10 use If that limb. This family has
been receiving from the county 81. 80
par week for their maintenance The bal
ance the young lady gets by doing what
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friends give her. At the last session OF
the Board. they gave all the poor into the
hands of the man they hired to keep them,
which We add by way of parenthesis
(they had no right to do) A few days
since the family was informed by one OF
the officials, that they should get ready to
flo TO the place where the paupers were to be
kept. They asked the privilege Of stay
ing where they were, as they had some
few household goods that would be de-
stroyed if they left them The young
woman went to the Commissioner here, in
her pitiful condition. and asked that they
should ba permitted to stay at their home
and have the allowance before given them
81, 80 per week. and she would get the
balance. This request, we understand,
was deni her. and she was told that
there was no use talking, that the law re-
quired that they should so. aud that ii
had to be complied with. Now they can
rot plead economy. for the following rea.
sons: The whole family kept here would
cost Only 81 50. and where they are to be
taken they will coat the county S5,67, and
a little riSlng--or, they will, the three In
family. cost the county in the course oil
the year, 1924, and, as they want to stag
here. they would cost only S79, which
makes difference OF 3216. This amounts
to rather a nice thing in the course Of the
year. These are figures that never lie,
and which IN this instance knock the
wind out of their pretensions 10 economy.
More on this subject next week.
CHARLESTON CoxvExTIoN.-We have deferred
going to press until the last hour, hoping to hear
something definite as TO the platform. but, unfortu
nately for US, the wire between this place and
WARSAW has been br oxen. The last We have is W
to noon Wednesday.
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