Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-10-30

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Esssrs. Ess1Fs sir voss fssusor oct 18th.
a7,,sasea stFsaasnieHfica ever lie sssnatage q
jos NogaAa in aasner % 3 card which
+ rnnsaa ieated soetae BEAcox urder cate d tie
{ ST. inssaHf.
Tae nets g. Which esIisd aitsatien were
states asaa aasherisy thzt-l gaerae1 indanitefie.
and am yet far frasa convinced That mas ia
error Lefnsexasaias ". Morgan card Iistlei II
{ detail. IN The isSst Fsaoe, - ne noral maxiul
with wfss-h BE- prsfErss BIS reply Nouid sdd.
f ns co-usisry. that bold tat he. Nho hv inai-
/ raciion. esuivorafion o. Other fneass. saeks 20
Hlislesd IRE mind q another e q the paaiic IS
Sc really responsible i1r the srreaeous preston
/ fherehg proineea- IS be wbo states 81 direct
terms y tat ne knows % he nnrrue.
II Wr &bE-En bad ulsie fun statement RI
( the Board : transactions with Bond, Re wor'd
have been less ssysErls. jadzed, ta@n Is tho case
+ ~ present
When sc Sc man extremely anxsogs %
I make rHtle little as Fps8isiie Gs ans msatfer
ue may efncluae stat thefe i something which
3 Il made public, wouid Be- damaging . BIS inter-
That hv soae transaction. Bond receivcs great
4 er conservation than was ecnten plated IN his
original agreement sih the Commissioners. does
+ uoi admit Il The remoiest douhi.
The 3oard may not have said in 80 many
words, we will Rav you. ten d3llars A monfh in-
stead e eight, bat i may have said and IN 81
probability did SAY, '.ws vii pay you vel 'oF
az work VOC q outside Of feeding and clothing
Z the pagpers Ia regard % ehe remission OF
ren7 il csn ~ proven upon the cath Of IS rsspec-
table gentleman as resides il The third district
I Of our county, that he wRs told hy Eona
himself before this matter vas aEitaied that i'It
was understood thai payment q The rent would
net he exactcd u him The Clerk 20 The Com
missionefs SAYS fifis sliii standing against him.
+ Considering tiIaS len oi The tNeIye uaouiis sof
i wAlch be sFas appointed have e.apsFvl, i would
ssctn % he tme that partial least o. he rent was
collected Ths could easily have been done by
+ iuakiag arducfi0a the amounts EnouihlT
+ paid him for the support of the poor
Furthermore tae remission of toe rant vas
i matter of common. report in Leouard,own sud
elsewhere. That such q report should have got
4 ten into circulation (withnut any foundation Is
+ highly improbable .--Incre improbable tallow
me 20 addl than that the apo.ogist ~ the County
Commissioner should strain p0int ia bis state
ment Considering thar The duties 81 this officer
f have hitherto been defined and understood as
being strictly clerical, IL may surprise the uniu-
i itiaied that hc should assume of bis own accord
''and sithout their 50 iciiatons' the defence 81
F The County Commissioners.
Perhaps so view ola possible reelection Of n
majority OF The present Board. he feels personal
interest 10 gosd him On % such excessive zcai IN
/ lhcir dc.epte
I Bumor uisr.ers that certain pucrile platitudes
( on political economy and IL praise Of the gen
tlcuran Is 30 we're the democratic candidates for
i Iie office of County Commissioner "ifh which
. the rca1ers Of lie BEtcoS we're edited prior 70
( the las. election we're from his pen: and reriain
( other articles which have since appeared ia their
culogv. were from iite stme SQUIRE, 50 that lt
would seem that 30, iig. Morgan rossis 81 his
ability tt0 defend tire commissioners inevery par
/ ucuar be is also aole 90 keep au eye to his own
interest and 20.
4 Crook the pregnant hinges Of the knee
Where thrift may follow isWuiag.'
+ K is very certain that when IL was determined
What gentlemen should be candidates to repre-
/ sent the different districts in the nezt Comnis-
J siouer Court that Mr.. Morgan was present and
+ that the choice fell upon three members Of the
/ present Board Of whom he is their appontee.
In thu latter part OF tie Clerk reply seems 70 be
i an admission that the facts charged by the were
Z correct. as after enumara'ing certain reforms
( claimed to have heen effected by the Board, be
J apologies for doing so by saving that such
/ charge shouid be met 5y such"
I Now If the Two charges are alike, it must fol-
I lOw that either both are correct or both inc1r-
T rect lie claims that great reduction IN couH-
/ ~ expenses has been made by The present b1.rd
without any public inconvenience Allow me
ito refer him 10 what the Milestone Landing.
I Grange saws. When we remember the eXtraor-
binary prevalence Of hard gifnes and l0w prices
which has obtained for the FAST .cs years, o.
ysould he astounding indeed If the expenses ot
all corporations, as well as al individuals had
I no met VIII considerable reduction. BY y a.
/ Droees OF Tocus-poCis the rse Of taxi on - tEls
county has been apparently reduced from } y in
1876 20 80 cts in 1873 on the Sl0Oi have not the
I space here 70 exPlain, nor have ! made an exam
+ iualion in person ia resardJe this matter. but
heard declared publicly hy q large taxpa' cr that
I tire apparent reduction n the rte had leeH i'm
/ creased Ii7 leaving 10 the .ax-c9llyct1r certain
items to odd 20 Tire rate when be made collection
/ which were added By the Board in the published
+ list VI 1876
+ From The above facts, az we'll ~ 'he circulu-
+ stances surrounding them. !. think wc are init.
! tied 10 draw the following conclusions
( First. Il has been efItrfed or WAS held in con-
temptation that the compensation 10 be paid
( Bond should be greater than was specified BY the
I terms IF the agreement mace by him with the
I Commissioners
Second. The publication of The rate Of taxa
ton as so cents on the 800 does not represent
tie asid rate in the amount which will really b.
+ collected.
Third fPassim) The present incumbent Of
the Office Of CLERK . the County Commissioners
aspires 20 reaPP0iaimeut.
ESQCTRER