The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-01-19
For the Democratic AdeOca,e.

MEssRs. EDITORS In the columns of vour
paper OF January 18th, 1878, we observed n
communication signed Tor Populi That the
party S intentions in making this infammatorv
statement might have been good. as to his
own ideas, we have no doubt, but as his own
argument IS 50 entirely absurd. we do not
propose to argue with him. We cannot see
from whom such profound argument could
nave emanated, except from a sore head. or
'coTse, probably, one OF the orators who
saw bit to asSail Mr.. John Tracy. as Steward.
and not succeeding, has endeayored 10 ease
his tevered brain BY assailing him through
your columns, in this miserable and vindic.
i've manner. Who, except the author ofthat
communication has sqHedledf Certainly none
OF the intaliible thirty or forty, who wanted
the appointment of steward, as all went home
perfectly satisfied, and by their silence really
and IN TACT endorsed the reappointment of Mr.
Tracy as one OF the best and most competent
stewards that Carroll county has ever had.
We do not propose to say that Mr.. Tracy
IS intallible, or the only man that could or
can nil the position, but if we are allowed to
Judge from the report of DIR. c. W. Chancel-
Tor, Examiner for the State of MARYLAND OF
Prisons and Aims Houses, (see report, July,
1877, page 1917 and then compare the con
dltion OF Carroll county Aims House with that
OF Washington county, and you will find that
whilst one is paradise for the INDECENT, the
other Is a perfect eess-pool; the one Clearly,
healthy and comfortable, the other filthy.
dirty and unhealthy. In the columns of the
Democratic Adcocate of August 18th. 1877.
we observed the comments of Rev. DR.. Cole,
who, having visited our Aims House, uses
the following language: SIT ought not to be
called an Aims House, but little palace and
comfortable home for the destitute That
the apparent expenses of our Aims House
might appear to many citizens of Carroll
county to be large, yet they lose sight of the
fact that whilst the actual amount of the ex-
penses OF the Aims House has not increased.
the number of tramps and other benef
| Charles has increased in the last two years
over three hundred per cent.
We also call upon the tax payers, or any
parties interested, to show any other Steward
who has been able to sell grain from the Aims
House farm, and make returns as per reports.
That money might have been used, in the es.
tlmation OF some, freely and apparently use
lessly, is mistake, and the idea is only
nursed in the brains of such who have no,
interest enough IN the welfare of the county
to visit the premises The Improvement
and the condition of the farm ali show for
themselves, and speak in stronger terms OF
louder words than such as used by modern
orators before our late Board of Commission.
ers. The gentlemen of the Beard who sun.
ported and reappointed Mr.. Tracy were moi
influenced INSTRUMENTATION. but, hav-
ing visited the premises, saw for themselves
that 1t was prudent as well as proper to make
no change, and although there were thirty or
forty applicants, yet they could not find
any improvement that could be made by a
change.
Now, then, as to the condition ofthe houses
It Is not necessary to comment, as they sneak
Tor themselves. When the inmates are sick
or afflicted, who administers to them what is
prescribed by the physician except Mrs
Tracy or Miss Tracy? Who does all the nurs.
ing for these poor afflicted creatures, thrown
upon our charity except those in charge OF
them? Some might think that being Steward
OF an Aims House might be very nice and
easy situation, but try ii, attend to the insane,
wholly incompetent Of even moving from theiI
beds with all the filth and dirt that human
mind can conceive OF, and then you will an.
preciate 1t, and we will guarantee that no one
WIZ want the appointment at four hundred
dollars per dHnuH. The only defect is that
our Stewards salary is too low, and il would
save the county money to pay him 81 900 mel
annum and compel him to do all the services.
such as purchasing and attending to every.
thlng appertalnlng to the interests of this in
stitqtion. Who knows, except the Steward
in charge, what poor humanity might demand
at any moment? Is the Steward, if some
one OF the afflicted needs nine cents worth OF
salts, one-sixteenth of gill of brandy, one
dose OF calomel, four grains of blue mass.
three cents worth of sugar of lead, to get up
at twelve o. clock at night and wake up the
president of the board, or must he drive
above Ianeytown or go to Manchester to get
an order TO get some of the necessaries to save
the life OF a dying pauper, or under the last
order passed, must he allow poor humanity
to suffer and pass away simply because some
PERSONS tGzes might be increased about one
cent on about fifty thousand dollars
TAXPAYER.