The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-02
Statement Of the School Commissioner,

1
Seaiinel calls for several items of intelligence
affecting, among other things, a statement
| BY committee Of the School Board, 10 rela-
ton to the County Commissioners; and the
| Treasurer Of the School Board is especially
asked to furnish some of this intelligence =,
which the SeRiiRet seems to regard SO impor-
tant.
Tho Treasurer has no disposition at any time
to obtrude upon the public; but as be is so
peremptorily called out by the Ssntiaet. he
supprcsses his modesty so far as To give a brief
reply to each item; and, of course, tho Sentinel
| will feel In honor bound to publish Il as ii Is
presented, with only such comments as arc
applicable to the matter laid before il. Should
the Sentinel after this publication continue to
reiterate its offensive loit,icisms about "carpe
baggers" as applicable to the Treasurer, a
generous public will judge rightly of Its truth
| and justice.
In relation to the statement made BY Messrs.
Hibberd and Winchester, the Treasurer has to
| say that II contains only the interest item more
than the record on the books in the Office of
the School Board showing the leyies by the
County Commissioners and the payments to
the former; As the levy Of 1871 Is not due
until the lat Of January, the sum should be
deducted from the balance which appears
against the County Commissioners; and as il
Is said that a considerable part of the two for
mer levies has not yet been collected from the
taxpayers, it is quite probable the County
Commissioners have paid the School Board
all, or nearly all, that has been collected of
the levies for school purposes. Tho only diff
ference that has existed between the two Boards
is, that the School Board has commended tina /
the County ommissioners are bound to pay
quarterly the full pr0portionate part of the
levy; while the latter contend that they are
bound to pay only the proportionate part of
what has been collected.
1t must be apparent to every candid mind
that the only reason for publishing the state
ment at all, was to show the public that the
| School Board has received much less money
from the County than has been supposed. Ger
tain INSCRIPTIONS politicians have Industrious
| ly circulated reports that the School Board
has Uastcd large amount Of the peoples
money and IN remove this false impression,
| the publication was made.
Then-"What has become of the money 2"
If the County Commissioners are to be be-
| lieved, land the writer fully believes them,
the money is yet in the pockets of the ta1-
| payers. II has never been collected; and II
| the editor Of the Seaiinel will try to collect
money, he will probably also believe that the
money has not yet been collected.
"EieHr PER cEsr."
We are asked To "tel the public what bank
| ing institution demands this rate of Interest"
&c.
! The School Board has borrowed no money
| from any banking institution at eight per cent.
|
banks a SUN sufficient To pay the teachers; and
| failing to procure 1t Of the banks, the finance
committee temporarily borrowed $4,000 OF
| another party In this city at eight per cent.
The Treasurer of the School Board has no dis
position to conceal any Of the acts the Board;
| but he Is not so sure thathe has a right to pub
| lish to the world the business Of others. Il Is
enough to say that the School Commissioners
had to borrow where they could get accommo-
| dati0ns.
"rAKE 1T FoR GRANTED"
| Under this caption the Ssafinei eudeavours to
| leave the impression that there Is "contro-
versy between the County Commissioners and
the School Board involving the large sum Of
| S26, 000." There Is not one word OF truth 10
| in this. The accounts Of the levies and the
| payments In one office correspond precisely
with those in the other. The accounts in the
Office of the School Board have no entries OF
| insolyencies, &C., as these are matters with
| which the School Board has nothing 10 do.
With these exceptions, the accounts in one
office correspond in all particulars with those
| in the other.
"ruAr $4,000"
Under this head the Sentinel reiterates its
| question "What has become Of the S26, 900,
charged 10 the Public Schools and not received
| BY them ?"
We reply that there is no such charge, as a
reference to the published statement will show
| The statement clearly shows that the School
Board has received S26, $50. IL during the years,
ls69-70-7l. Subtracting this sum from the
| three leyies, all three together making $50 :
665.l0, Zone of which levies is not yet due)
leaves SIS, Gsi.96, To which, five add $500. 10
of interest, we shall have S26,5Sl.ll, as pre-
| seuted by the published statement. This win
| be reduced by insOlvenses, releases, &C., To
what extent the School Board has no msans OF
knowing-What has become OF the money 2"
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! in the pockets Of the people; aud many noisy
politician who has not yet paid his taxes, but
who is busy at work making false impressions,
| will readily believe it; but he will never avoT
his belief until bis wicked purposes in impos-
ing on the public shall have been accom-
plished.
The item headed " Usury on the Public
Schools" has been fully replied to, in a way,
too, that clearly shows that it cannot BIO APP
propriatelly applied % "the head OF their coun,
y ticket" he need not therefore, be asked
"where the per cent goes"
"wnY DIscaIalSArEp
The Sentinel endeayors to make the impress.
sion that bee cause the salaries of teachers were
reduced to starvation rates." the Secretary
ought to be starred too Will the Seaiinei con-
tend that the Secretary's salary ought to be
reduced to a staruiAg rate The Board fixed
his salary, when he was required to give bond
u
labor and expense required, and the responsi-
bility incurred. Could his salary be reduced
without releasing his bond and removing him
from servicef
All admit that the teachers salaries are much
too low, but they are at liberty To serve or
not for what Is offered. The teachers are not
" discriminated against" Few, perhaps none,
were employed when the salaries were nnf0r-
tunately reduced but the Secretary was at
work and under heavy bond at the time.
"Tcachers ought to make note" says the
Seatinel--What sort of note 2 a political note
Is It not manifest that here is another vile
effort to enlist the teachers as politicians on
the ebony side Of the question. IL the Editor
knew the teachers OF Carroll as we'll as the
Secretary does, he would consider this an unfor-
tunate reference, in view Of the dark object
he aims to accomplish by this effort to throw
into the schools a political element--and such
an element The teachers do not again wish
to be catechsed as To their loyalty to this or
that political party, or to their Partially to
this or that race as social equals. II you con-
suit their tastes, no mongrel mixture Of black
and white will ever take place in the public
schools of Carroll.
Every teacher in the county can testify, IL
be will, land many who have been Repubi-
cans will do it most cheerfully,) that neither
the present nor late Board, nor the Secretary
ever "discriminated against" any Of them on
account Of their political opinions. Ifthey are
now caught by this wicked suggestion OF the
Sentinel, they will scarcely find II to their ad-
vantage in The sequel. The writer is much
mistaken IL every high minded teacher in the
county will not consider this a personal insult
Ito intimate that teacher can be so lost to
self-respect as to change his political coat at
suggestion from such quarter
"PRorRsrEp NOTES"
The Treasurer freely admits that the Board
has had to submit to protest on note that
was given for books purchased. But Is this to
be attributed to a fault Of his? A finance
committee was appointed to provide for those