The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-07
Matungly -thecomnissionersa nd the Cou,l
ty Poor.

Last week ne 70 ticcd IN hurried manner that
the commissioners had visited the poor house. and
at the same tine We expressed the hope that we
woa!d sea statemer, from them IN the RepaJH
eaa, 70 il cect that tie condition OF The den WAS
greatly improved. In tn We we're disappointed
Nothing On tins subject appeared in the Repn6E-
can ony "ae u 1atin5'ys sery lattest Of articles.
~AieA rs simnly denial the statements We
have 5een missing from waek 70 week, concerning
ne 20or ho-sc a.. - inmates. II substance lie
IS ia'i me p'uPeFs nave good food and thev are
letter clothed ard their clothing Is ke.. cleaner
than thsE we're before they we're taken where ,hey
no" arc = 70 not reco,lecs to have ever seen
any ofti-o-e wbo Ire nov in the poor house before
ihey "es, ,aee. but We have seen man. OF the
p'nper. 81 Ire county who have never been there
o'' We L. CT saw any OF then. look one half as
ti'thy ana dest:s.te those W. sa. IN the den
her ~ were I Ii j. fact that we can slh.
s:ani.asc by tie best Of pr'nessss that the pauoers
havs hitherto been kept ruiserably Gltly-dirtv.
-afior taking the matter under consideration, the
humane Board conc to TIE conclusion thar .her
had already r&aa tbersciecs sufficiently obnox
!ons 70 'ae people q ire county, ana they concu-
ded 70 sAii' the responsibility of defending the
nuisance on 70 the shoulders of Mattinclv and ac
coF7ineif, tAo Old eentena lrboied hard and
hrough. forth iae nsird fa'. Article we la ve re-
ierred q. and which ~ suppose lie intended as an
swer . oEr article of the week previous, in
"hie We stated, briefly tie condition Of the pau
peFs- JhattEtt statement of ours was correct We
ran sGbstantiarc by as good men and women as live
IN North township. We hope that those who N az
visit Tie institution hereafter will not fud things as
We id waen "e were there, and are confd nj
'hes vi! not : there has heen considerable done
70 the building since Our visit TO il.
Aiatsngy s.sys "a At the keeraa IT the POOR tfere
dCesn0t cost iluca o-er halfwiat it did the previ
year but h got tel MS readers that there
Nas bui ltl g OYER sne-iali 81 the paupers orthe
pauper- 81 h. county who have consented TO 70 to
The den. fhi~ accounts for the gtra, seform h,
tries 70 make bis .eaers be leye has been ins.tu
led by 'he cuniui s:oHers 81 this cgrntg
'lh'sis auoiasr'of' lie OIL gentlcrln's 'reekie S.
sal taendacious ta,enenss. and as 4bous ss nea.
me Truth g. tho editor geis.'' lie knew et tia
time he made tic siatement concerning the *
pense Of keeping the POOR - the poor house thai
bati more than h,lf The number IN TIE count,
IN i, and that their keeping costs, in it, con
si.e-abie more :h-n i Ii preyioa, to Tie est b
fishing Of the humane - Institution.
In the course Of us shor; article Oh the subjec;
the old gentleman used tho terms ncndaeious' an,
'mepdaci;y'' number OF times aut ttis waste
lup, as u lai nothing to sat him to work upon
and nc felt that he had rather up bib job OF i
In the course c. ba article he SAYS that: "a gen
,rernan who iS.wosth several thousand dollars as
sures Us that lisa better che Than he liyes in
and that he loes not suffer fcnl cold either" HI
,hatws have to say Go this Is, that any man that i
worth several tholsana dollars and Keeps hi
family il. such a barn ola rouse the poor hous
wssthe FIRST part OF tie winter. is miscrably sin
rv..c-ss,- and should not have family depenen
upou his (inJ humanity. tie isas bad as the Com
nissioaerz OF our county, and if the Republics
leaders van 70 perpetuate the den they had bet
ar IN, liz for Commissioner TO Eli the TEX. a
carey.
All that " ,.tingly has sid Or may say in tli
future about our "mendlcty and our "mend
o,os,p since, cannot disproge the fact thai tn
Commissioners poor house Of this county, was j
= miserable condition for many weeks after bite
cold weather lad ST. IN, and tit,i COMO O. Tue u
n, tes suffered ~ il possible for them to suiie
,oosea,Ie,, upon tb, inhumsn rsailnen, iseg q
,.c;xss. II ziatangly persists il mis-repressntin
and in trying 10 eseuas II unlacfia sud iahI
ram aelaon OF tie Commissioners anu others
siutsse ;.sesroubis 10 give the "buzzarc rooss''
f.x -l.s.s shat vi set -orse Of them to huiterin
ina NOR spasgnodic manner iian they Row nr'
I'D well. 81. hs "den' more thorough Tei
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