Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-12-04

FROSTBTEG. MD DEC. 4. 1915.

and half ~ compliance with is nv i':!'luA .
10 "dclvc' as "wishy-Waahy sr!'cn,' ana .
accuses ;s3 With :" 'pu,i)us" to m'Sprcpre- .
sent" it Tie latter we learn, It has "eA- .
posed long ago, and we are glad to know .
iiSi' The former is not simon puir. i"r .
if there is anything letter ior being diluted,
that thing is spleen" Hence "" conclude
that the Nc,rs is not altogether IN tarnrFi
about our malice Besides, IF ne rcmcnl-
Der correctly we promptly and rht>rt'dy
H~c"dcd the "courtesy' for which I'll las
looked in vain Indeed, our iiIc@ viii bear
testimony to oul "ftirntss' in this regard.
And in nearly all other eases we hav" given
i, tlc benefit of accurate and jul quotation
u 'rourtesy' and fairness it has rarely,
very rarely, shown to us. W" have jh"s
placed both sides of our disputes before INC
reader that hr might judge imrar;iaily he
tween US Can the hCrS Consc:cntIo@sIN
and truthfIllv aver that it has taken pans
80 give us equal attitude with Itself III its
columns? We hope it will moi attempt IN
affirmative reply, We make no sprc'a'
Fcilpidillt, IoI I'alil "''"i' h''''''-
IF, but since the Nc"s' justice, like mir fury,
is 'blind'--to It's own dcinqucncics only
it is meet we should not permit its charges
CT unfairness and dscourtcsy to pass with
out notice.
1t gives us unfeigned pleasure to say that
the Neirs is "not opposed to the erection OF
the new county per g." Those are the
words, and very sweet they are until we
reach the Latin modification. The true
inwardncss' of per So in this case implies
a shifting of standpoints-say, from Cum
berland around to Frostburg,-t that Is, Tor
the new county's own sake tie NeirS is "h"t
opposed to new county" That is just as
nicely stated as negative proposition can
lie put. Citizens of the new county, read
the translation again, emphasized: "N Che
Neics) are nat opposed to new county +"
tie ne1c c0untg's urn mLe' Not Gambler
lands own sake, remember, but new conn-
tvs. The NeCs recognizes merit in the
claims for new county and, though it docs
not lay down its platform with enthusiasm,
it comes a step forward from its qHas{ en-
dorsemcnt of the .Sun's gibc and concludes
with paragraph worth quoting, although
it sptefully leaves us out in the introductory
clause
So far az it may interest others we will
say, that if the proposed new county pos
scsscs the constitutional requisites Of area
and population. (the division leaving Alic-
gany and Garrett of proper size, etc., and
Il majorsty of the people in the proposed
new county vote for the project, then we
say, let them have a new county. And We
hope the members Of the Legislature from
Allegany will give them every proper flcil-
ity to CRAFTY their VACCINATIONS.
We are not sure we can claim more from
the Meas than the above We have proha
bly, no title to positive, persistent support
of the measure from any quarter outside
our territory. But we ought not to obtain
disfavor Hence those little gibcs rasp our
feelings, stir up spleen" and revive old
debates over arrears in "COur;Csy' and
fairness Therefore, if the Ne'cs will go
no farther than a negative position, let it be
economical with its challenges to ''dclve'
into aptagonisms; let it "avoid even the
appearance of evil" and we will never have
occasion to 'misrepresent' it by quoting its
own language.
WILL IT PAY ?-Thcre is an impression
.iorOad that the erection of the new county
will entail increased taxation on the people
that the necessary public buildings, etc,
will ocracinp a 1nrra oRlitin low ON, b1I
property, and so on. There never was a
greater fallacy. With the present assess
ment and levy over eighty thousand dollars
are collected in this region the greater part
of which is expended elsewhere in Alegany.
Now suppose the new county saves this
outflow and eXpends it at h0Ae on oHr roads
and oar schools, and if less than half the rev
enue realized supports these institutions as
they are now, how much farther would ali
the money go? Or, ifcontent with existing
attainments in these regards how long
would it take with an actual saving of al
least thirtytive thousand dollars per annum
to build a court house and Jail equal to those
in Cumberland? The fact is, look at it as
you WILL you can make better roads and
lcngthen your scholastic years from five, six
and seven months to ten, or you can keep
them at the present standard and build the
necessary editiccs ecithoUt increasing u1utioH
one cent Z! This is Il fact which can be dem
onstrated to any man who will possess the
patience and coolncss to look at n few fig
ares. New county will pay and pay well.
More on this subject next week
"TRAMPs. A writer in annothcr col
ann endeavOrs to show how "tramps"
are legitimate Outgrowth of the abuses
which atiiict the body polite Without
passing upon the merits OF his logic, it is
certain that the evil of Tagrancy is upon Us
and should lie mt once dealt with in some
manner consistent with the peace and pro
lection of the public.
THE N6ns hopes the members of the
Legislature from Allegany will give them
Qhe new county people, every proper G,cil-
iy to crafty their inclinatioEs." That's
the idea; we want iair, full statements made
to the two bodies which compose the Leg
islature, and that the bill he kept moving
from its introduction until il is uiSDOsCd of