Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-07-25


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CITIZENS q - 1gARY,s COUNTY.
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body Of 6bNn1. q that re hare. With
out any vi s>ssos or excuse Whatever.
disposed o. u - Co.nissiossrs with
out the mss & As people being aware a
l. without a. 10 ascertain public senti-
nent; vis6o.e - isvsstisasisg whether
the MI >ePplisaaios vsrs .
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road With nothing but the verbal
assurances Of the agents Of this Com
psuy this fund has been exclusive
~ pledged to them two years in ad-
vance! Why to this Company! Il was
we'll known to the Commissioners that
there was another road (the Southern Ma
ryland Railroad Company previously and
regularly chartered by the Legislature.
progressing rapidly With its work. profess
sing perfect ability to complete its road.
and not asking for this fund or any part
Of it until their road ,ods completed. Here
was guarantee and the very best evi.
dence Of good faith-yet they ignore this
Company entirely. 1t was asainss the
policy. the interests and the wishes of the
people Of this county to impede the pro-
gress Of either road. but on the contrary.
to act fairly and impar,ially towards both
not to invidiously discriminate so long
as both were honestly and energetically
engaged in constructing their several
roads. The more roads We have, the
greater facilities for transportation for all.
the greater the capital distributed amongs.
US. the greater tue area Of land enhanced
in value. inviting an increase Of immigra-
ton and multiplying at once all the
elements Of prosperity within orr grasp.
I. was our policy to foster both. Why
has this Board prematurely stepped in.
become a partisan Of one road. appropria-
ted this fund to suit their own interests
and against the petitions and protests Of
the citizens of this county The >.eSee
is here driven that thepeopie were warned
of in 1s6s-that ultimately ring Of un-
scrupulous politicians would get possession
of this fund and control il to suit their
purposes. When misapplied and gone.
more funds will be needed to complete
this ro.d. and the people will be taxed by
this organization at the ballot-box to the
amount of (S2oO, oOO) two hundred thou
sand or 20 to feed it. Prompt and decis-
i've measures are necessary now to protect
the public interests. and the members Of
the Board Of County Commissioners should
be compelled by public opinion either to
reverse this decision or resign. The Pres
ident Of the Board, Mr.. Abel. for his
honest and iisinscrcs,ed course in opposi-
ton to this measure and in protecting the
public interests. has sustained the conf
deuce and will receive the gratitude Of his
fellow -citizens. We have heretofore tn.
ken sides with neither Company and have
maintained a strict neutrality, but when
the public interests are involved to such
an extent. when improper influences arc
brought to bear to obtain this State appro-
priation, when NO less than o lawyers have
been employed before Commissioners
Court BY one party and all persons who
could be approached Of any supposed in
Auence have been subsidized aud retained
from Leonardtown to Point Lookout and
from therce to Charlotte Hall. when mon
ey as we'll A. whiskey flows like water for
a specific object it 10 time for every honest
citisen to be on his guard.
SENTINEL.
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