The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-27
The Aims House Hobby.

The Republican organ oil TINS county
has inaugurated the campaign in manner
rejecting no credit upon its intelligence or
the intelligence Of the voters. So far its
tactics have been pucrilc, No principles
have been discussed; no linc Of policy has
been touched upon. The Aims House tx-
penses seem to be its hobby. The bills
for liquors are regarded as such strong
argument in favor Of the Republican party,
that one has been published two weeks in
succession. Added to it last week were
more than a column Of other bills, which
included 10 the items tea, sugar, soap,
matches, cheese, oil, pepper, and other
necessary household articles. The SeRtt-
ad publishes them without comment, but
il intended the bills to show the extraya-
gance of the Democratic party. A sus-
picious circumstance about them, is, that
they are minute 10 every particular, ex-
cept that the name Of whom bought is lett
blank. Why was this, if they are genaiae
Jas9 Why should the names Of John
Tracy and Mordecai c. McKinstry be
printed to them, and not the name Of the
persons of whom the purchases were mades
We last week showed that two Aims
House stewards before the present, and
during Republican rule, dealt in liquors.
We published several gcnaiae bills to show
il, and VIC could have flled columns with
the same kind of stuff had We deemed it
necessary. As We then asserted, the sys-
tenn had been the growth Of years, gvad-
ually increasing, until The Democratic
Commissioners checked It, The large use
of liquors there is indefensible, but the
fact remains that the custom was INDUCED
ia under Republican as well as Democratic
government That il has been checked,
aud nader Democratic rule, Is also fact
nndeniablc. That it viii not be allow
ed, further than is absolutely necessary,
under the next Democratic board, VIC feel
safe 10 assuring the public What claims,
then, have the Republicans to superiority
over the Democrats in the matter. That
large quantities Of liquors were used at the
Aims House under Republican rule, can
not be denied. That Republican board
Of Commissioners ever attempted to control
it, use, has not been offered in evidence.
That Democratic board Of Commission
ers have checked lis use there, has been
shown. The facts, then, arc Ia favor Of
the Democracy
Does the Seatiaei mean BY It's publica-
ton, that the other articles IN the bills are
unnecessary? II nos, Why did ii publish
them. The Inference 10 be drawn, and
the only one, Is, that they are al unnec-
essary items Of expense Il would not al
low either the Stewards family or the in
mates Of the Aims House tea, sugar, cof-
fee, rice, peppes mustard or soda. 1t
would not allow uashboards to wash clothes
with, o. nails % keep the premises - re
pair, or garden seed, or dishes, spoons,
tumblcrss or anything which Is necessary
for the comfurt Of the inmates or for the
preservation Of the county property
Should The Republican party gain the ae
tendency, and conduct the institution on
the plan indicated BY the Seatinsl, the aged
and iniirm persons who have 20 homes
had bettes lie down aud die BY the road
side than euier the place
Tho Aims House property, to-day, is il
better condition than ever The nnfortu
mates who hayo boon compelled byadsers
circumstances @ seek its shelter, are vel
and pfopetiy cared for. The building, tn
Isaas. the fences, tho stock and everything
about The premises, evidence the good an'
Efficient management Of the place. AS
Repablieans as well as Democrats, wh
know dc place. and al will bear tessimos
10 shesc facts
The Demoefalie management stands %
il bright eq|qss 81 compared with the Ri
pablIeaa control Of affairs ia this county
ID every paBsIeuIar The frequent an
feeble attempts of Ne Ssatin<s Tor The hi
Ten ysars, q sAoW Democratic sstsays
game aud nismanag cement have al Bee
turued 70 The disadvantage Of tie Repul
Iicaa PARTY rs persistence ssaiu ID
yssr shows lIle straits 70 Hhieb tho part
has Been reduced Il easss h6t to diseu'
other msssels i must Tide Il Aims Hou'
hobby Ne suggested several suljesis
Il inst week aed Mould like q hear ilol
he contributors 70 that journal