The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22
"SOlLT Grapes"


The Democrat is in trouble. Its
editor had volunteered. in spite of
notice mot to dc it," to do some
work, and, bill in hand, he waited on
the County Commissioners hoping
they would affix their official appro-
val thereto. Alas, for great expecta-
tions," based On the volunteer SER
vice of a country paper, of limited
circulation, and still more limited in
tiuence, the Commissioners ignored
his little blll," without one word of
sympathetic apology-and he went
away Exceedingly sorrowful,"
empty, not to say mad. But his was
soul that rose to the demand of the
hour. He straightway put on his
war paint with whitewash brush
and proceeded to scalp the Commits
sioners on paper. He wrote an art
icle on their extravaganza, on the
county printing" on goods and
little fishes" on "the pittance to
public Schools" on "tickling"-all
jumbled together, exhibiting we re-
gret to say, bad, if not wretched
state of mind. The safety of the peo-
pie lay in the fact that hardly a hun
dred tax payers saw ii, and none
were scared as bad as he at its lurid
predictions of disaster, which were
inspired all because these blockheads
of Commissioners unanimously
vetoed his little bill. Burdened as he
says our people are, he would will
ingly add to the load, if the Com
missioners would only "pass" his
bill fOi services that were volun-
teered and of doubtful value, hence
his trouble-hence his bile-hence
charges of extravaganza and subser-
viency to party. Now the charge as
to party falls to the ground of its own
weight, for if party was to be served
then both parties were served, only
tas is always the case) the Democracy
'gets the lions share" and if his
bill had been allowed the majority
would have been larger Now as to
our bill we have this to say: That in
view of the work done, is it unusual,
nor in comparison with what is paid
by other counties is it excessive, nor
in view of what this county has paid
in previous years is it extravaganza.
The Gazette received more in 1874
when there was no extended or i'm
portant local laws to publish as there
has been this year.
1t is not our fault that the Demo-
Gratis circulation is limited and its
influence so restricted that it cannot
GUST the Herald from its position of
influence in the Democratic party,
and compel a division of the patron
age. This it effected by persistent
lobbying and "blowing of horns' at
Annapolis, we are told. where it was
not known, bur failed utterly in
like attempted raid on the tax payers
here where it is estimated at its real
value. We pity its EDITORS distress,
and sympathize with it in its troubles
and its expressed desire to "turn
tail'' on its associates and "print
Republican paper" nor will we
throw obstacles in its way, if it will
promise to try and improve its man
uers, curb its jealousy and conceit,
purge itself of its previous sins, and
be content with the "back seat" to
which its present associates have con-
fined it: We don't wonder it "hun-
gers after better company" than it is
in, from which we would not shut it
out if it comes in a repentant and
modest spirit. But it may as well
stay where it is till it finishes that
"critical examination of the levy list"
--"strips it of its glaring inconsistent
cies," and "lays bare all its outrages
on the tax payers" 1t will haye
"bload" in its eye till this self selec-
ted task is finished, and might prove
a noisy guest. When this task is done
we hope it viii have the manliness,