The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-19
OAKLAND, Jan. Nth, 1878.

Ed. REPUBLICAN 1T is some
what surprising how independent
and yindictive some men will get,
and with what contempt they speak
of and look down upon Others, when
they think they have power behind
to sustain them, and particularly
Judge. They would not act as they
do if the power to remove was IN the
hands of the people. And how
strange il seems for men to hold on
so tenaciously to an office which, ac
cording to law can only pay, at most
one hundred dollars a year salary,
provided they have thirty-three
meetings, as the law says the School
Commissioners shall have the same
per diem as County Commissioners.
would like to ask ''Questioner,"
and being a member of the Board he
ought to know, under what law the
School Commissioners of Garrett
county. after voting themselves each
one hundred dollars, vote Mr.. Bry-
don S14S extra and DR.. Burns S135
extra, thus appropriating in excess of
what the law allows, 1888, which, in
Justice and law, belongs to the cred
it0rs of the School Board, of which
there are many, and teachers who
have worked hard and need their
money? And | would like to know
from the School Comm iSSiOner, who
in II letter published in the Herald of
last week, under his own signature,
informing the people of Garrett coun-
ty that he did not seal any of the
money, who charges him with steal
ing? l have not heard any one say
so, nor do l believe he would. But
[ would like to know how he made
his per diem reach one hundred dol
lars. the tax payers Of Garrett
county would like to know if they
met thirty-three days during the
year, or twenty five days, or twenty
days. If twenty days you were en-
titled to $50; if twenty-five days SIS,
and the impression is general that
that is the outside amount that You
| were entitled to receive and yet you
pncketed 10000 Ifthp above state
ments are facts, and they are based
upon the last report OF the Board,
would the thought naturally arise
that it is not the legal pay each of
You get that make you hold on to
your positions, nor is it Tor the inter
est you have in the educetion of chill
dren. If that was the case neither of
you would have taken more than the
law allows. Then it must be because
you feel at liberty to do as you please
backed by a Judge. And after all
this you complain of the people be-
cause the people complain ofyou; and
you charge it upon Republicans as
| being a Republican movement. We
accept the charge, and the Demo-
craft party of the county ought 10
thank us for it, if the letter referred
to is true, for the Republicans of the
county do feel deep interest in the
education of the rising generation,
and in the economy of the county's
money; but while we endeavor 10
take care OF your interests we do not
wish to be uSurpers. We are willing,
and fully endorse Judge Pearre's
proposition to make an entire change
in the Board, being two Democrats
and one Republican.
In reading the letter spoken Of and
the one signed "Questioner," | was
astonished to see in what manner Mr..
Eli McMillen is spoken Of. They
may think themselves Of some i'm
portance, and no doub, they are, in
their own estimation, but they may
feel assured of one fact. and that is
Mr. McMillen's character for honesty
and morality IS equal to theirs. at
least and if he had been appointed
as a member of the Board the people
of Garrett county would have been
perfectly satisfied, for they would
not have been afraid of his appropri
ating to himself extra pay; and |
don't see why he should be kicked
at. He never voted for more Repub-
licans than one of the so-called Dem
0crats of the Board and if he was
recommended it was because the Re
publicans knew he was honest.
"Questioner" has informed us that
there were $50 names to the petitions
before the Judges. We know there
were several hundred names to petit
tionS that We're held back from the
impression that the appointments
would not be made until the 10Th of
the present month, and | further
know that there were quitea number
of democratic names. Even the
names that were before the Judges
were sufficient to any unpreiudiced