Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-27
LErTERs ERoM TnE PEOPLE.
ATTACKS ON Ez-ALDERxAS v1SoENT.

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TO dte Editor ofthe Commercial; 81
see that EpTy EOsHtng has again made IN
attack upon Ex.Alderman Vincent, and with its
usual erratic Judgment broadly states that he,
(the Ex-Alderman) has no knowledge Of keep
ing books. Nov every one that is intimately
acquainted with him knows that he is natural
accountant-that he figures for amusement, and
that the blank leaves of most OF his books are
flled with calculations When publisher Of the
Bhie HENS Chicken, he devised . system OF book
D the best extant. and several editors visited
wilmington 10 get an insight into his system. He
then kept over three thousand accounts. and new
er had a dispute the whole time he was In BUSH
ness with a single subscriber or customer, In re-
lAtion to the correctness OF his bills. He kept
a set OF books for a house before he was sixteen
Years old, and before he was OF age opened the
books OF several firms IN this city who were
about commencing business. The editor Of
Eoery BUening is personally but slightly ac-
aualnted with Mr. Vincent. He was per-
maps never in his company more
than a dozen OF times in his life.
He has never had any business with him that
would enable him to form any judgment as to
his qualifications for keeping books or anything
else, cave probably from short Intercourse At va
rious times as to his powers as conversational
lnt Therefore when he asserts that the eX-
Alderman is not qualified as an accountant, he
makes his assertion from hearsAy, and that hear
say is totally untrue. The allusion to tho mo-
tives OF the Republican party that the ex-Alder-
man was nominated through sympathy alone, is
also erroneous The ex-Alderman is probably
personally acquainted with more residents OF
Wilmington than any other citizen. Nearly every
one knows him and his qualifications, aud no
one will convince them that one who in every
thing else has done we'll will not be able to fill
the office OF City Treasurer creditably, the duties
OF which are not at all complicated, but simple
Again the Delaware Gdzette contains com
municaiion in relation TO Mr.. Ytncent'e docket,
whilst Alderman This docket was well kept,
well written and probably more elaborate and
minute than any docket in the city. II is not
customary for the Magistrate to allow people to
examine their dockets, but Mr.. Vincent always
opened his whenever any member OF the bar de-
sired it. We never had q case tried before him
reversed by the Superior Court, either on ce7ti-
ora l. or appeal. This ought TO suffice for the
docket matter. During political times all sortH
Of attacks destitute of truth, will be made espec.
tally upon the more important candidates. The
So cen aud dHtipdthy Of the individual will crop
out plainly and be perceived never mind how
much they are attempted to be concealed. The
assault upon the man are generally in proportion
| to his ability, and az as rule he ,1hO is 6es
dbtis. gtts TIE mos' Dotes No amount Of Islander
| and inuendo will effect one whose character and
| qualifications are known to every one from boy
| hood They trust the statement Of no editor
| but act upon the evidence Of their own senses
| The people know the ex Alderman, and as they
have always sent him ahead Of his ticket, nevel
| mind what was said or done against him, they
will probably do go again. FAIR Play.