Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-14

Under this head the Gazette Of this morn
ing INDUCES in u third OF column ofspleen
and italicissd innuendoss against Nessrs.
Kshl and Behrens, Township Trustees
The occasion for this. is, when siftcd out,
the simple fact that the said Trustees have
performed their duty with vigilance and fl
deity, viz: Served the proper notice or
warning, TO prevent legal residence, upon
q woman who came here from Bellevue, six
months ago. and who had made application,
and on behalf Of " HON application mad been
male for relief from this county.
After INDUCING in a TRADE Of pettifo2ger-
ing buncombe, learned, perhaps, by its pres
emit fsdgling of local, in limited practice
in police and Justices courts, he winds up
by saying: "Repliss to these questions and
facts herein Set forth are desired. II the
\ statements are incorrect, they can be cor
rectsd." This 10 IN effort at back handed
| Justice. in keeping with the whole article.
II was the writer's business to knep wheth-
er or not his ''statements" we're correct BE-
| fore he published them. And the means OF
the alleged facts on which he based his
| "statemsnts."
The writer. when he had got about
through his article. must have become
conscious that he was doing mean and
cowardly thing. Hence his offer to correct
the statements he had made Besides, II
the object was to give an opportunity to
correct . published statement of "ofEcial
impsrtinsncc," why did he not give the
name Of the person WIN had been the VIC
tim Of this "impertinence and not leave
Us to guess from dates and localities who he
| referred to. Taking the whole tenor CT tho
article into consideration, We are led to the
conclusion that the object Of it was not TO
call public attention to alleged official NAL
practice or ''impertinence," but 10 give vent
10 the spleen, site and prejudice that some
Of the editors Of the Gazette are known TO
entertain against said Trustees.
| & &. s. s'' %a1..s:, Directors
10 regird to this matter, we would state
that the womsn's name, as was told 10 us
several days ago, by the same person Who
gave the Gdsstte its Information 10 Mrs.
Albetons Eontag. That our neighbor In.
tended % vent his spite against the Trus
tees more than to correct any official iDjus-
tice. We are also confident He is aware
that previous 30 the present management
Of our paupsr system, and in particular fo'
the last year il cost the county about fsses
| ty thousand dollars 10 keep il up. This wal
due in . great measure to inismsnagc
ment. It was increasing in magnitude and
would soon have made the county famous
the world over. Those enjoying its b.ns-
fits, wrote on to their friends, and acquaint
ances in other counties, and in other Statss
to leave everything and come to Davenport
- perfect love Of . place." The re.
suit wssa large increase of dependents
Toe new management has greatly reduced
che number, resulting in . greater saving
to the county. That this has been done
with 90 little just complaint. has been I
matter OF pleasant surprise, to all cenvsr
SAINT with the facts. For doing ths-do
ing just what the people want them to do
the Gazette "lends willing car to an id!,
tale" and with holy wrath calls them to an
account. The pointed manner in which
that acc ,unt is rendered must be refreshing
rery. 1t will perhaps next time hear both
sides of the story before it comes down
with such ridiculous gusto on officers do
ing their duty.
AFFAIRS on THE LEvEg-Since the open
ing Of the river aud the resume OF nayiga
ton the lcvee presents quite lively appear
ance. The representatives Of tribe Of Jehr
are out in great force with their vehicles
ready to transport passengers to any par,
Of the city. Competition runs high. On,
Of these importunate gents, this morning
having reason to think that one Of his COM
petitors had used unfair means to entice
customers from him, instituted court o.
inquiry relative to the matter in hand, and
considerably hastened the verdict Of Inc
jury BY placing his "bunch Of fves" in
close proximity to his opponents feature,
Damage light no further disturbance.