The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-07
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Rev Cumberland Independent q
Within the last week our county has
come into considerable notOrlety, through
the unkind and untruthiul articles Of
newspaper correspondents,
One Of these articles purportng to come
from New Cumberland, was printed in the
Pittsburgh Telegraph, and another dated
from Wheeling is found in the Pittsburgh
Commercial Of the SOIh Of March, under
the head lines Of "White Slavery" These
articles have been copied far and wide,
under blazing head lines, and are but
tissue OF fRlBehoods, The correspondent
Of the Commercial details in true sensation.
a style, the case Of an old man, % fed upon
bread and water and sleeping upon few
old rags for bed, in Q filthy clubhouse;
and makes quite tale OF horror over an
old man OF IS aud his blind vile OF 90, bid
In by female shark for the money the
county would give, for the starving Of
poor.
He pictures the same yirago driving this
aged couple from her door with whip,
and then, anon bidding for the keeping Of
the same aged couple, hoping to obtain an
increased price from the county, These
Munchausen tales and slanderous I'm.
truths have just enough truth to show
that the correspondents have considerable
knowledge Of some family quarrels which
common decency should have taught
them were better treated with silent con-
tempt rather than 10 speak them from the
house top.
The avidity with which such sensations
are heralded over the country only proves
the truth Of the old proverb, that "a lie
will travel half way round the world
while truth 10 putting on her ahOes," We
simply brand oil such sensational stories
as slanderP. Hancock county has not, all
told, 0 dozen poor who get their entire
support from her county lsyles, and .
dozen more will number all that receive
partial support.
Our Board Of 0Verseers Of the Poor 10
comprised Of four gentlemen who stand
as high, for kindpess Of heart and genu.
inc sympathy with the poor, as any per-
sons In the country, and we would soy, In
answer 10 oil such ISLANDERS, that there 10
not Q county In any State where the poor
are more comfortably kept, or where
their feelings are more tendeFIy consulted.
Most Of our poor are living with per-
sonRl friends or relations, and are as hap. |
py and contented as can be found In any
County Home. Our poor are not auCtioned |
to the lowest bidder, but our 0verseers OF |
the Poor, with every consideration Tor
the feelings Of the uniortunRtes, find for
them homes which shall DO Congenial 90
far a. possible, and where the comforts OF
food and clothing are insured to all.
Hancock county, some three years since,
voted 10 buy o farm, to be known as 0
County Home" for the poor, but our
authorities have not yet been able To bar.
gain for such o place as 1t is thought we
ought 10 have, aud the only charitable
view that can be taken Of these CORES.
pondents 10 that they desire to hasten the
action Of the 0verseers Of the Poor Ia the
purchase OF such q home.
Our citizens may not be as wealthy 90
In some more favored localities, but we
challenge the world 10 show an equal pop.
ulation where there are fewer INDECENT
poor, where 30 large percentage live Ia
their own comfortable and happy homes,
or where there 10 more genuine sympathy
with the poor