The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-15
TERMS cs ADVERTISING.
SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1877.



short editorial, calling upon the
county officers elect, to appoint none
but Republicans to office. This is
the wish of Republicans generally,
and as the Democrats dl,CdyS give
preference to those of their own par
ty, we do not see why Republicans
should not do the same,
The Herald a week later, in speak
ing of this matter says:
"The manner in which some Re-
publican officials undertake to carry
out the above editorial suggestion is
a little remarkable and shows their
utter inetficiency and total ignorance
of their duties and relations as public
servants. At the meeting of the
County Commissioners held last week
a statement was prepared, showing
the amount realized from the sale of
bonds for the public building fund
and the manner in which said fund
. had been disbursed. The law re-
qui,es the aforesaid statement to be
published in the same 1Cdy that pub
lie matter is usually published IN Gar
rett county.
Recognizing the fact that public
matter in Garrett county is usually
published in both county papers, Mr..
Winterberg moved that said state
ment be published in both papers,
but his republican associates with the
aforesaid editorial in their packets,
ignorance in their brains and the
devil in their hearts voted to publish
it in THE REPUBLICAN only. Now
so far as we are pecuniarily interest
ed it makes little difference. but the
way in which the peoples money is
expended is matter in which eve: V
taxpayer is vitality interested, and
upon which all are entitled to infOr-
nation whether they are Republic
cans or Democrats"
The above extract applies with
equal force to the Garrett county
School Board, which refused to give
their yearly statement to THE RE-
PUBLICAN for publication last week.
One of the Democratic members of
the Board remarked in our presence
less than a month since that he did
not consider the School Board po-
litical machine" and so far as he
was concerned he intended to have
publications appear in both papers !;
but now, according to the statement
of one of the Commissioners, and as
shown by their action in this matter,
they consider these publications
Democratic "sp0ils," and refuse to
have them published in a Republi-
can paper.
In view of the above facts, we
again call upon all Republicans who
have the giving out of patronage, to
confine it, as the Democrats a1uario-
bly, do, to their own political friends.
DO the Democratic officials appoint
Republicans to Office in this county =?
Have we Republican Justice of the
Peace in the county? Except at
Grantsville, where there were no
Democratic applicants.) Have we a
Republican Register of Voters in the
county? Were any of the late AS
SCISSORS or members of the Board of
Control and Review, or any of their
appointments Republicans Are
any Of the important appointments
of the School Board, which should
not be considered "a political ma
chine," taken from the Republican
party? In the language of one of
the School Commissioners, the Re-
publicans "don't get smell"
We hope, as do nine tenths of the
people of Garrett county, that new
School Board may be appointed soon,
who will give as much attention to
the duties eff their Office as the pres
ent Board has to the adyapcement of
the interests of the Democratic party,
and as little to politics as it has to
the advancement of the educational
interests of the county.