Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-20

the people, money. CAN for love, you know.)
And the doctrine of retaining a 'faithful and
efficient officer, simply because he is faith
full and efficient, is ''monstrous doctrine"
Ell? Now we thought in these degenerate days
of "vilany in high Places that such was the
only sound doctrine for the people. And we
think they will agree with us, and not with
this ''Neritas," who seems to think that offices
were created only that the perqusites thereto
attached might be handed round until it reaches
him-and then-stop.
1t was only in our last political campaign
that our friend, '.Veritas - if we are not mis-
taken, was rampant for excepting in Office old
years, at the public crib. But he was not then
IA candidate But now, presto! ''tempora mu-
tantur ct MUS mutatur in His." (Will the
learned gentleman translate?) But he says,
eff it be the object of your correspondent to
toresal action on the part of the School Board"
&c. Now this is too bad. Article after article
has appeared in the Times lately in the in
telest OF 'Nertas,' that is in disparagement of
| Mr.. Lloyd, and with the evident intention to
create ill-teeling toward him, and Mr. -, we
cant call him ''Neritas'' here: but Mus" rubs
his paws together in perfect glee without COM
ing to the support of faithful and efficient
ofhcer;" but as soon as a word is said in de-
tense OF that gentleman, mouse cries out "Oh!"
and Jumps about with such fantastic gyrations
as would lead US to conclude that some one had
tramped on his tail. But ''the office of Exam
liner is made political one," saws he. Well. if
| the bill now before the Legislature becomes
law, it will be elective and of course political,
and then if ''Eeritas'' chooses to measure swords
with the present Examiner, he will find himself
| placed IN more unfortunate position even than
in the writing of his last article
| That Evan Bokelin and the whole Radical
nest were turned out by the Democrats is true,
and for very good cause too; not for faithful
and efficient services, as we could easily show.
And Mr. Lloyd may be ousted when the Radi-
Gals get the power here, but is it right that he
should be wounded in the house of his friends?
! Or, is " eritas' greedy for office as to num-
Der himself with Mr.. Lloyd's political enemies?
But let us come to the gist of the whole disease
with which 'Veritas' is afflicted THAT no
School Board appointed &C., pledged already
to the support &C., 'can ever give satisfac-
ton to the honest people of Charles county,"
All, indeed Now suppose we alter the read
ing little: NO President elected, &C., pedg-
cd already to appoint his friends to office can
ever give satisfaction to the honest people of
| the United States.'' What a wise mouse is
This! But SUPPOSE Board is appointed of
light complexion, in the estimation of 'Veri-
| tas, composed of men that we could name,
would there be anything wrong in that? Ger
tainly not, if ''Veritas'' should be their choice
| for Examiner. even before their appointment.
This is evident from the fattering notice of
| member of the present Board, which is in very
| uad taste, coming from the quarter it does just
at this Juncture. Is it expected that this soft
| soap will be paid for in more available coin
We don't know, but, like the Irishman's owl,
keep divil of thinking
| And now, Mr.. ''Veritas," we are done with
your late production, and have handled it with
perfect good humor, while we entertain great
respect for its author man. Your attack
ON US WAS uncalled for, or we should not, per-
haps, have noticed it at all. But let me say to
you. Mr.. Times, that we wish there was an
Interpolation made in certain book which
would read something like this: From an in
ordinate thirst for office, good Lord deliver US.
For which you can overhaul your catechism,
and when found make note on Wewould
also recommend TO all to stick to the calling
wherein they are called-teaching to those who
are called to teach and to these who are called
10 the noble profession OF giving health to the
afflicted not to let the paltry sum of an Exami-
ner salary draw them from the path of duty.
And II, for season. temptation should assail
them, and they would enter the arena of news
paper controversy, let them not attempt to imi-
tale the bee until they armed with sting
for the mere exhibition of the business end'' of
The insecti is not calculated to alarm. And again,
do not dispose of all your honey for filthy lucre
out reserve some OF II 10 Sweeten your discourse
with. Money is good thing, Mr.. Times"
but the nordinate love of it is the root of all
evil, for which ''you can overhaul certain
old book of some authority
Again we say, we have right to prefer this
man or that man to rule over US, and will not
be held responsible to ''Veritas, or any one
else, for said preference. And, finally, if scrib-
oilers wil attack US, unprovoked, the only warm
ing we have for them is, stuna from under!
JUSTITIA.