Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-10-11

torial of the 81 st ult., well worthy OF
$ to retain it for two weeks
in succession at the head of its columns. -
The editor of the INDEPENDENT knows but
little of the sentiment of the Democratic
party if he supposes it would justify the
support of IA y improper nomination, or
one brought about by disreputable means.
We are happy to say that the nomina-
tons made by the Democracy here on the
25th ut, were eminently proper to be made |
and we're made openly and in the most re-
putable manner. The Times therefore
heartily and earnestly endorses and supports
each and all of them and urges upon all
others who have the welfare Of the com
munity at heart to do likewise - Times 9th
Of October.
Yes, but the editor Of the INDEPENDENT
knows enough "of the sentiment of the
Democratic party to suppose that the Dem
ocratic party dot sn't intend exactly to be
dictated to by the Times. The late Dem
ocratic primary meetings and convention
furnish sufficient proof of that. Nor is the
editor of the INDEPENDENT prepared to admit
that the Times has the right to judge for
the whole Demoer tic party and pronounce
nnon the nominations Of the Democratic
Convention as improper or dfsTePutable and
not worthy of support aud yet deny the
same right to- others. II the Times has
the right to Judge in such matters and to
act on its own Judgment we can't help
thinking that individual Democrats have
the same right. 1t may be, however, that
there is sentiment of the Democratic
party" of which we are, up to this time,
ignorant, which allows the Times to sup
mort or not the nominees Of the convention
and still preserve its Democratic standing
while the same privilege is denied to lnji-
viduals. We want the people to know
these things therefore We keep, and shall
continue to keep, the extract from the Times
in our columns until election day. We are
very glad our action affords the Times so
much pleasure. The Times also, in one
of its locals, goes for the default-rs and
says:
Tax PAYERS will take notice that every
Collector appointed by the Republicans
since they have been in power in this coun-
tv. except Edward Milstead and Mr. Ian
caster il ia TINS list of detaulters. The
amounts charged TO the present Collectors
being however small in amount, doubtless
will be paid soon. But the others have
been behind hand SO long that it looks
squally. The amount thus in arrcar is in
the aggregate large sum aud amounts to
S4.G58 IS. OF course, if not made out
of the defaulters, the taxpayers will have
to pay it over again Such thing has not
happened in this county for very many
years. No man in the list is eligible to
any office.
When the Times states that "no man in
the list is eligible to any Office" it states
what is not so. Any one in the list who
is a candidate for office aud who settles up
the amount before election day is eligible
That the tax payers will ever have to pay
the amount of these defalcations, on ac-
count of the defalcations, is a new doctrine
about which we don't believe the Times
itself is serious even while asserting it
In the first place the bonds Of the different
parties are solvent, and, even if not, the
tax payers would not and couli not be call
ed upon to make up the deficiency. The
Times seems to have great respect for the
tax payer, in fact so great is its respect for
him that it has very little left for the non
tax payer. The tax payer has rights which
are and ought to be protected and if not by
other means, then the courts should be in
voked, but the non-tax payer we claim is
also entitled to some consideration. We
cannot and never will subscribe to the prin-
ciple that only the man of "anpie pirate
fortune" is above corruption. Criminal
history proves the reverse In its issue Of
the 2Sth September the Times in speaking
Of one of the gentlemen on the Democratic
ticket, one, too, whom we believe entitled
to every confidence, not on account of his
ample private fortune" but on account of
his innate honesty, is pleased to tickle its
beloved tax payers and inferentislly, at
least, reflect on the non-tax payers by using
such language as this:
In him the tax payers will find man who
can and vii! look after their interests. He. |
like his colleague, is new in politics and
have no association, connection th. or
love for rings or cliques. Possessed of an
ample private fortune there is no danger of
or vcnaiity laying its hands upon
either of them and the people will find in
them honest and intelligent representatives
The obvious meaning Of which is that
the possession of an ''ample private for
tune" is some protection against ''corrup-
ton or venality," and that without such a
possession there is no protection at all. A
mans honesty is not to be measured by the
length Of his purse