The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-22
For the Democratic .ld~ea,e.

MEssRs. Enlrogs Permit me the use Of
your valuable columns for the purpose OF motto
ing briefly a communication which appeared
in the SeHfiasi OF the 18th instant, signed
Carroll, and purporting to give information
of most outrageous case, enacted at Pataps-
co, Western Maryland railroad. in regard to
postal affairs. The Outrageous case referred
to BY Carroll was, that over fifty male cit
izens of patapsco and vicinity, enjoying their
otrn private, religious aud political opinions,
pesitioned the PostoAice Department about n
year ago To grant them postosiice at Pataps-
co. which fact and the result of which, "Spb-
scribern has heretofore faithfully and truly
made public. Now Il il be an outrage in u
RepHbiicaa Government that boasts OF its mag
nanimity. for any citizen or citizens to petition
theirpubtic servants, ofwhaiever poiitioaicaste
they may happen 10 be thea the petitioners,
the Sage and former postmaster have been
guilty OF that outrage for they did that and
nothing more. Carroll however, in his
intended reply to Subscriber" has gone
into long tedium about Cdrrolifoa Postoffice,
showing its ineipiency, growth. expressions
and changes, all of which is not only irrelevant
10 the true nature Of the outrage as charged,
but also misrepresenting in its character. The
accused did not, nor do they now. ask for any
interruption of the Carroilton Office, but sim
ply that they might Obtain one for the accom-.
mediation OF their isolated community with
the assurance, also, that the Department
should receive a revenue thereby Carroll
is mistaken in the data and doings when he
says hey banded together to lesson the sal
airy Of Mr.. Chew" &c, las soon as the re-
PROCESSION to carrolliop took place The re-
PROCESSION Of the office took place in the early
- Of and thew Fsl ha "a
best they could under the circumstances, with
out a mnrmur. And not until they had lust
all hope Of being recognized as citizens de-
string any favor from their government either
in consequence of having entertained their
ORA political minds las they and the old post
master Of that place always intend to do, or
being misrepresented by some outside manipn-
laiion, did some Of those same petitioners,
living nearer to the ''Houcksgillen Office
than any other, determine on the first of Jan
uary, 1918, TO change the destination Of their
papers, after which the accommodating mer-
chants then at Patapsco, arranged TO have
them furnished at their point Of business once
week. The papers only were, therefore, AT
that time, and under those circumstances,
changed. And this is what constitutes the
grand Scheme about which Carroll whines
SO much, and into which he endeayors 10
drag the illustrious and innocent patriot Of
.Houcksville, whose character for frankness
aud freedom from scheming, Carroll may
do well to emulate. don't wish to critisise
Carroll too closely, but really some Of his
remarks are quite amusing on account Of the:i
inconsistency For instance, he says thai
estminsier is neither a firstclass nor a dis
tributing postoiiice. No one knows the class
of the office better than he does himself,
presume, but il is certainly distributing one
Again, he saws that so damaged was the
financial condition of Carrollton Office BY the
conduct of the Patapsconians, that the post.
master thought seriously about resigning, and
then assures us that the office ne;ts TO the Gov
eminent yearly, oser so. Carroll also
makes q strange calculation when he compare.
the business of posioihce with the number
OF men who choose TO 60 to an election and
vote, aud it would not have been surprising
had he put that number down TO such only a,
voted his own favored sentiments. He seem,
to forget that men, women and children over
certain age, all require and should hav,
postal facilities. Now, in this view of the
subject, let us see how wrong Subscriber
WAS for he is good calculatorl, when b,
put the number down at lUO, as patrons Il
Patapseo Office. Suppose the number Jf sucl
PatFohs IN the rOurth Dlstf1ct 10 De only lbUS
| persons, and suppose each Office referred 10
BY Carroll did an equal postal business, i
would just be 4OO persons to each Office, with
out Patapseo doing all the the business. Pa
tapseo is iiourishing little village Of recent
growth, and while her citizens should not Civ,
TO her undue importance, they, and the com
munity among whom sheis located, should Sc,
that j, is TO their interest TO make her abb,
bytheir patronage to vie with her sister villages
that she may do a least her share of business
In conclusion would say with the prophet,
language of ''SubseribeT,n a hope that NJ
Office will be established in early spring, an,
that the little town may again smile unde
the benign influences Of our new firm post
Office, and all complete, the sage not ex
cep;ed.'i
Yours. respectfully, DREAMER.