The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-09

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hue of tho Sea
nents relating to
The first is an
hnountexpended FROM
ghsive, as compared with
ENDED from 1865 to 1874
"a claiming the latter to
led the former BY the sum
ISIS, This statement is de-
fort to delude well meaning
hto the belief that the gentle
whom was entrusted the man
h of the finances Of this county
the supremacy Of the Democratic
in 1867, have been guilty, not only
be grossest mismanagement, but Of a
less expenditure of the peoples money,
an utter disregard Of their sworn OBJ
ations. The most important object,
Fhich 1t seeks to accomplish, is not to cor
Ct abuses known or believed to exist, but
nply to cover up the misdeeds Of the
adical party, which lie concealed beneath
|he glittering generalities the Sentinel has
leen proper to employ. Ifthere had been
an honest purpose prompting the publiea-
ton Of the above mentioned statement,
would not an ordinarily decent regard for
the proprieties and responsibilities Of jour
nalism, have required that the details Of
such a statement, should accompany it,
fully explaining to the people, as it would,
the true character Of each particular item
aud If any improper license had been tax
en-, where the responsibility belonged
Such course would BY no means have
accomplished the purpose In view, but
would have established beyond controversy
that the above difference is the rich in
heritance Of Radical domination.
II therefore becomes our duty to lay
before the people brief statement Of the
items which make up the above difference,
and which satisfactorily explain that which
was well known TO the author Of the above
when it was sought to cover up
in gross amounts tho true character Of the
same. We viii preface our statement with
the undeniable assertion, that when the
newly-eleeted Board Of County Commits
sioners assumed control in 1867, their
Radical predecessors left them not one
dollar in bank, and their account over
drawn; they left them an Indebtedness TO
a private citizen of $4,000, which has
since been paid they left a burden of pub
lie debt for bOuuties paid, which still in
part weighs heavily on the people, but
which has been reduced by payments made,
to the extent of SOL $1,000, on the princi-
pal, and of s25, 494.00 on the interest due
on same. From 1867 to 1874, for Pub.
lie School purposes alone, the taxpayers Of
the county have been compelled to pay the
sum Of s1l4,25O.69. This, the largest
item Of expenditures since 1867, is bur-
den the Radical party did not have to car
y, and which, Notwithstanding their will
iugness to make Ospisal out Of the expen-
iitures in magnifying the amonnts Of taxes
,a;a vet ,bey must + need. he on every
,ccas;ou considered the xet.purse Of the
Public School system--a system which the
Democratic party have sought by every
endeavor to bring to as great a
,aoras Of nerfsc,ion as eouIa he attained
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wade The responsibii;ty which attaches 10
h ann,onr;a,;on Of considerable snms of
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