Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-02-27
A Supposed Mistake ana n Complete
ExpInnRtiOn.
HENRY ECKEL,
President Board Health


Explanation.
From the Peninsular News
The Levy Court of Kent county at its SEES
sion last week appointed an excellent man
from this hundred "Trustee OF the Poor. -
We allude to James b. Davis, Esq, an old
citizen of our town, who held the office of
Justice of the Peace for seven years, an hon
est, well informed man, first rate accountant
and with all his other high accomplishments
a first rate Republican! lie holds the certih
cate of appointment under the seal of the
Clerk Of the Peace, and will go into the Aims
house Board to look after the interests of the
county, where money is squandered by cor
rupt ring OF close corporation politicians
This Poorhouse Board has for years been a
| sink Of corruption, Of which the people, who
nav the bills, are permitted TO know little or
| nothing. With Mr.. Davis in the Board we
may expect q complete overhauling and expo
/ sure of The doings of the ring. 1t will be his
/ right 10 know and he is the man who will
| know and publish the truth. This one blum
| der of the Bourbon Ring is in the interest Of
the people. Since learning who and what
| Mr.. Davis is there is quite an effort made TO
| get him resign, but we rather guess he will
| think about it awhile. His presence in that
| board will be more useful 10 the people than
any man IN it, and many Democrats, as well
as Republicans, arc for this reason anxious
that he should retain the position.
From the Deawarean
The above paragraph, from the Milford
| Netos, needs somee XplAnation. Briefly, then,
the Levy Court, week before last reappointed
James Davis, Trustee Of the Poor for Milford
hundred. The Clerk, in making out the GER
tificate, Inadvertently inserted "BN in Mr..
Davis name, wrote "James b. Davis on the
envelope in which the certificate was sent by
mail, and James b. Davis received it, Mr.
Jester, the Clerk, having been made aware Of
his error, wrote to James b. Davis explaining
T the mistake and requesting him TO return the
, certificate but no, Mr.. James i. Davis, I'M
der the advice doubtless Of the Ners clique
once "a Ss d Sslt iinG, yainlg Surprising lh,
e Mr.. James b. Davis behavior in this matter
, we are sorry to say, has placed him in no very
enviable light before the people of the county
as it shows how eminently united he mus
: be for the position of Trustee. If, instead o
I II certificate of appointment, he had received
p through a similar mistake the Clerks check
for a sum of money due the olhcr party, tho
question arises, what would lie have done
with itY What would the editors OF the Ner'
t have advised him to do in such case How
r ever, the certificate will be of no use to MI
James B. Davis, as he was not the gentleman
appointed, and therefore not entitled 10 it.
The public may rest assured that Mr. Jane.
} Davis will remain in the Board Of Trustees
The assertion of the NerS in the above para
T graph, in regard 10 the management OF Tho
Amshouse, is wanton and libelous has Nc
foundation in fact and not even the poor sup
port of common TumOr. The Board Of 'Irus
ices is composed of gentlemen Of The hi shcs
f character for honesty and integrity, bgains
no one of whom have we ever heard ulterct
the lightest breath of suspicion as to his fail
dealing. ANY one, who will take the trouble
f can satisfy himself that the affairs Of The
Almshouse are managed with the sricicst re
gard to economy commensurate with the com
fort of the unfortunate persons who fad food
clothing and shelter in the institution. Thu
account Of the Treasurer Of the Poor can b.
found in the annual report Of the Auditor d
Accounts, and statement Of their .islursc
ments is published every year, in pamphlt
form, by the Board of Trustees,