Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-10-24
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Mr.. Editor: Your issue of the 18th inst,
contains an article from ga Taxpayer in
which he states that he has had ''falln re-
Gently. /, sir, am not SO much surprised
at that, (knowing that when in ssyour town.
he frequently has business at a shoemaker's
shop near by a Rye House, y as he seems
to be when "looking over the proceedings
of the political parties of the State, and
especially OF our county" and discovers
what he calls 1.-THE boldness of the two last
conventions" which he says were '.held in
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that they both acclaimed against extrava-
gance and heavy taxation
Now, sir, am regular reader of the
Times" and must confess that have not
seen more than two convention notices in
that paper, Except the one held there on
the 5th of August last, to which suppose
he does not allude, J and one of them was
held on Tuesday, September 23d, the other
one on Wednesday, October 1st; and your
correspondent informs us that he ''took no
part in either convention" Goodness"
sometimes exhibits itself in individuals.
and hardly know what to call the airs
and style of the gentleman unless, for the
sake of modesty, may be allowed to call
/ oAlO1lA ooooAhuNC' 41oPCN1dl1J WoO iiO Du1-
prised to see the Independent Democrats,
so-called, passing resolutions of censure a.
gainst the last Legislature" &C. Wehave
never heard him say a word against that
act of the 'slast Legislature" to which he
alludes, in reference to theadditiona1 3d.
500 for clerk hire, &c. Is he one of those
who neither recognize nor respect any 9th
er opinion but their own2 ESPECIALLY
lo I<o L.
will do, but ''your action" All, is that the
trouble
Well, where, ooh, tell US gently, whisp-
er it lowly," shall we look for an utter0nce
Of Gny language, or action taken, on thepart
of the party he has noo pledged to sup
port, against that act of the ''last Legisla
ture." Did the silence of that party give
color to the act9 He is opposed to con-
ventions, or the manner of conducting,
them. He also claims to be ''independ--
ent," because of his mot having attended
primary meeting" Well, sir, if that is
correct standard by which we may judge
who are independent" and who are not
will take the liberty to say that nine
tenths of the voters in Charles county are
'sindependent;" but, according to your
correspondents opinion and theory, they
are only the "so-called,' unless they vote,
as he does. Would it be well to takehiHa
as criterion9 Doubtless he would have
US all come to him for directions as to how
and for whom we shoald vote at the come
ing election but as he happens not to be
a candidate this fall himself don't guess
we win give him much trouble this time
He says 81 hate extravaganza and unne7
Ecessary expenditures" wonder that he
Edoes not practice what he breaches DO
Enot the expenses incurred by the weekly
meetings of the Orphans Court for Charles
Ecounty appear to be somewhat "unneees;s
fsary p Let charity commence at home
HE is a taxpayer, SO are we. He. is SEA-
dependent" SO are we. He may vote as
he chooses, so will we. I now leave the
Egentlemsn to his medftatfons.
/ A. 0So~eALI,Ep."