The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-13
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1878.

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indefinitely postponed, and we are
treated to a rehash without varia-
lions of the staple of his first assault
upon our paper and upon the Com
missioners. No definite and specific
charge is made, and, OF course, there
is nothing to deny, till that "critical
examination" is complete, and which
we suggest may be an exceedingly
critical undertaking to those who
have entered upon it, or who say
that they may, have or will enter
upon it. After a weeks cogitation
it finds that the Board had invested
twelve dollars in postage stamps for
use in their office, and purchased
them efone of their members. Tax
payers are requested to note the fear
full proportions Of the outrage upon
them that two weeks ''critical eX-
animation" of the levy has brought
to light. What untold depths of
human depravity two weeks more
of "critical examination" may re-
veal it is fearful to contemplate.
Starting out with charges of favor
itism and recklessness, and implying
corruption and dishonesty, the editor
of that sheet assailed respectable Off
Gals of the county, and after the
lapse of more than time enough for
the examination of every item in the
levy, comes to this important con-
clusion, and stands to-day a self-con-
victed falsfier and slanderer, without
the moral courage or manliness to
confess that he has made ribald
assault upon his betters, and has no
item that can bear the slightest show
of even suspicion of wrong dealing
on their part.
Mr.. Wilson, in his zeal to "get at"
somebody, asserts that Everybody"
made their claims against the county
as large as possible, and the implica-
ton certainly is that they were not
strictly honest or just. We were the
"chief of sinners" but Everybody"
else on the levy list was equally with
us a plunderer of the county and "a
perjurer. For the Commissioners
required every account to be verified
under oath, and if they were unjust
the claimants were necessarily per-
jurers as we'll as thieves. We hope
his fellow citizens like the character
Mr.. Wilson gives them.
With few words to DIR. Bartlett
we will close. In view of the fact
that since his occupancy of the sub
ordinate office he holds to the School
Board, there has been little to do or
little done, except to draw salaries
and renew the promises of the Board,
we are not surprised at the zeal with
which he defends his employers.
He sees everything through the
the rarified medium of 1880 per
annum," and of course don't
wish to believe that 1.-THE ma
jority Of the tax payers are opposed
to levy for schools" We are just
as competent to judge as he, and we
reiterate our previously expressed
opinion. 1t is a matter of opinion
only, and we can differ upon that as
well as upon the degree of satisfac-
ton with which the tax payers regard
the disbursement of the funds under
their control since the county was
formed. We believe, and we believe
large majority of the tax payers be-
lieve the disbursement of this fund
has been reckless, imprudent and
injudicious, and the Board has very
little to show for SO large an expend-
iture. If, however, there was no
confusion of accounts, why was any
committee needed to examine and
audit? Why was the county full OF
rumors of a large deficiency? Why
were there elimination and recrimi-
nation in the Board that neutraIizeG
if it did not destroy their usefulness
If nothing of this kind has taken
place since the Doctor has been its
Secretary and Treasurer, it is more
to his credit than to the credit of the
Board, for previous to his admins
tration these things are part of its
history Of reckless and careless mis-
management. For a time il seemed
that Mr.. Matthews was to be made
the "goat" for the concern, but he
promptly relieved himself of any
thing more criminal or reprehensible
than sharing with his employers
their carelessness, incompetency and
Indifference to the duties pertaining
to their Office.
We pass over with Indifference
much surplusage in the three produc-
tions as having no bearing on the
matters at issue.