Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-04-04

On last iu 'sI,y tue County Com
niissioncrs met FIR the purpose Of ap
pointing Collectors. Il was dis ercea.
bic work f1r them. If c}us,, n, i is IL
way. dsagrcabIc to have TO di.cri innate
i'll making such appointments yet it is
one Of the duties imposed By lew AMI
one which they coull not avoid II they
would In the second collection district
Mr. c c. Perry was the fortunate Sc
lection to succeed Mr. Lancaster, wdo
did not wish a disappointment and who
has SO faithfully and satisfactorily dis
charged the duties of the position for
the past two years Mr. Perry will prove
a worthy successor. With this eXtep-
ton all the old Collectors warc reap
pointed For weeks our columns have
been filled with communications from
correspondents argucing and debating
the policy aud justice of rc-uppomting
That the action Of the Commissioners
has been serious Disappointment to
some, we are sure, but that tlev have
IN anywIse been influenced by otler
than the best motives We do not for a
moment think, They are all of them
gentlemen and most exemplary citizens
and would only act under the best CON
Siderntions All the applicants couiJ
not be appointed and those who f,ile in
their candidacy can nor with auy ,1o0
of fsirncss charge their taiuy to q wli,
of interest III party welfare or .Wanto j
conildcnae IN tAeW cpmpttrut quJliIeJ
ilons on the part Of the COMMISSIONERS
VI are free to admit that w. wouIi have
preferred things to ayeuuua othc.w
Than rs they have, but we d. not and
cannot challenge the Wisdom Of tl.
Commissioners themselves. nor vii "
array our ju igmcut against theirs Oar
vote 50 freely aud caeeriuly given to
them last fail after tde.r names were
place upon the L publican ticket, was
our earnest pledge to stand by them and
f5e party that gate tlcM their great
trust, aud IN ali things to abide hy their
actions elimination and recrininlton
accomplish no good All feelings of biz
trr moss TINT, may hngcr, and all harsh
remenbrances that may bc cherished
should be banishcd ike FROM heart and
mind and be buried beyond the reach
Of resCrrection We believe the Com
missionerS have acted in good faith ami
with equal good faith We accept the re-
suit fhai this or'thc other particular
friend was not successful IN his su,t be-
fore the Commissioners is no reason on
the one hand to visit dcnuncation Gu
them, nor on the othey hand to IN lulge
lnud threats 10 bankrupt the Republican
Rarty Such conduct is puerlle and
only merits censure for those wa1 ca
"ourag it The Republican party IS
nor damaged at ali 1t is not in tae
power Of even the Commissioners then
SEXES to hurt it il tley would. Il has
triumphant!y stood the Shock OF igat
in the field too often to tottcr now. L.
has rccled and staggered too often be-
meath the blows Of an open foe and it
has never fallen yet but it has ever raj
lied and found itself with victory at the
front and 50 it viii be il the future.
No treachcroas friend can inalct upon
our party the ruin which the open Zoe
has been too impotent to effect for AZ
long as our adversarias continue to force
the issues they have just SO long will
the Republican party find in its ranks
manhood enough 10 force the lighting.
Too Late.
An interesting communication from
st. Mary's is to hand and will appear
next week It should have reached us
earlier but for some reason il did not.