The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
LETTER FROM wooDBERRY.
WooppERRY, October 23d, 1877

WooDBERRY, October 23d, 1877.
Messrs. Editors On Friday evening last
large and enthusiastic meeting was held in Hare's
Hall by the Democrats of this place, about so or
So being present. In town, which boasts OF
5000 inhabitants, this extraordinary out
pouring Mr.. 7. J. Powers presided. The speak
ers were Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Banks and Mr. john
son, candidates for the Legislature; Mr.. Hutchins,
candidate for Treasurer and last but not least Mr.
Lewis Bacon, the youthful Democratic aspirant for
the Clerkshp of Baltimore county.
And now if you will allow me the space to COM
ment on q few of the arguments offered by these
gentlemen will be under obligations. will try
to be brief First Mr.. Williams in very able
manner, argued that labor was curse, placed
upon man by his Creator, and that the cry Of
workingmen "Radical clap-trap;" that the
corruption at TOwsontown was but OF minor i'm
portance to that at Washington, and that his hear
ers, as citizens of Baltimore county, were, or should
be, more interested in the election of United
States Senator than the corruption at Towsontown;
that the Radical party to blame to-day for the
condition of the country. The war was over too
long, he said to place the blame of hard times on
that.
Mr. johnson then took the floor and stated that
he expected to address them at the mass meeting-
to be held here, and did not wish to use all his
ammunition on this occasion. He then tackled
the financial question, placing the cause of the
debt which exists to-day on the war, and further
than that he did not wish to "enlarge."
Mr.. Banks then addressed the audience for the
purpose of relieving the Democratic ticket of the
charge that he had opposed the passage of the
ten-hour bill for children under Is years of age
who were employed in the factories of Maryland.
He then had the secretary to read from the reports
in contradiction of that charge, he asserts that
Messrs. Morning and Hooper made, saying that it
was false and for thepurpose of njuring the party.
But Mr.. Banks should have gone farther and dis
proved the charge that was made, and that was
that he went to Annapolis when net a member and
used his influence a lobbyist against the pass
age of this bill. He showed willingness per-
sonally, to allow the charge to stand a.
if the party was not at stake, for, as -.
"the nearer home the more friends he had.'
He was followed by Mr.. Hutchins, who, after
few remarks, retired, when our worthy road super
visor called for Mr.. Bacon, who responded in a
boisterous manner, and appealed to his hearers to
stand by the Democratic party, and asked what
the Republican party had ever done for them that
they should go over with them. He charged that
they had cheated them out of the President, and
said that they, as citizens of the county, were in
terested in the corruptions at the county seat
He then read from the Auditors Report fearful
array of figures to prove that if the Democratic
Board of County Commissioners had squandered
less than 100000 in years, the present Board
had sqsandered more than that amount in two
years, and that the present Board, notwlthstand-
ing their report that the levy of this year more
than sufficient would 'leave debt for neat
Democratic Board to pay" (These were Mr.. Ba-
cons words) He stated that the Commissioners
had passed an order orders, payable in 1878,
unlawfully, when he knew, at least should have
known that the Commissioners complying
with law, as he will find by reference to Maryland
Code, Art %, Sec. 6 and Z. And few words
more by way of depression: The order which Mr..
Poole holds was given at the earnest solicitation
of Mr. VIM. NJ. Isaac, the President of the School
Board, for the purpose of building an addition to
the school house at this place. And more: Mr..
Bacon knows that Mr.. Isaac asked the Commits
sioners for more money for school purposes than
was levied by them, and as the School Board has
received under this Board double the amountpaid
to them in the same time by previous ones, he
should have so stated. Now, as Mr.. Isaac is chief
manager of the Democratic party as well as Pres
ident of the School Board, perhaps he will explain
to the people that it is Democratic management or
msmanagement that required that order, as none
but the School Board know what is done with the
school fund.
l would have Mr.. Bacon understand that the
gentlemen composing the present Board of Com
missioners are too well known here to be injured
by his base insinuations, and that people will
not allow political aspirants to deceive them into
voting for an increase of taxes and ring rule.
JUSTICE.