Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-07-04
An Eye for an Eye.

Mr.. Editor 81 was little surprised not to
see my remarks Of last week published, for |
cannot see how q communication, that you
think might effect our present Commissioners
future prospects, should be taken as a text 10
their behalf by one of the privileged ones
around the Sentinefs throne. You say the
Commissioner is the most important Office in
the gift of the people and are between two
fires and are very pious crew, more sinned
against than SHINING. Does that exempt them
from doing heir duty TO those who trust 10
their keeping The future intellectual needs of
the little ones But how has that trust been
reciprocated ! hope that they may retrace
their steps or give way TO those who have the
intellectual wants OF the needy more at heart
than to forsake them TO save few cents on
the hundred dollars. You say our schools
were kept open all The past year, and that IS
sufficient answer to my unpublished remarks
Of last week ] lever mentioned the past. !
was under the impression that this last levy
was for the county's future expenses, for am
one Of those who advocate the dead burying
its dead, and if these Commissioners are so
far gone that you, who were placed on the
watch tower to guard the people from going
astray, must stop communication and rush
to their assistance and use that communication
as text in their behalf, that in my opinion is
foregone conclusion that even you think they
are hanging their harps on an unsound limb,
for you well know that when the bone and
sinew Of this county is aroused, even the bay
onet cannot dshearien them And what is
TO calm their just Indignation when they see
the future needs OF their little ones weighed
in the balance against the miser's gold in d.
rect opposition TO the estimate made by our
sworn school board Then for the County
Commissioners. who not only received the
votes of the people at the primaries, but Mt the
general election, TO forsake them in the hour
OF their greatest need, is almost unbearable.
You say limited at n reduction Of their SAL
airy. only said when they get so conscen-
tious ns TO reduce other officers wages or
time to half the usual allowance. 1t would
look more like fair play if they would pay
less for the support Of worthless tramps and
apply the same reduction to themselves, for
do not believe in making fish for one SET Of
officers and flesh Of another. You say it
would be time enough to discuss their ac-
tons when they apply for another Office
Where did you get that philosophy from, it
does not sound Democratic2 You might as
well advise the Democrats who are on the
watch tower in Washington to vote for Re-
publican dogma because we have vetoing
President, as to say that our present Commits
sioners ought to be allowed to 20 scottfree, Jun
til they want another position. cannot agree
with you.
We Of Medley's have great faith in our
present Commissioner and have been inform
cd that he did all 10 his power to prevent the
board from acting as they did. We profess
to be free thinkers and free actors, and wish
all property of every description 10 bear its
just proportional tax on its assessed yalue,:nd
all officers to be well paid and held RESPONSE
BILE for acts done by them while acting 10 a
public capacity but we do mot propose for
the Commissioners badge to exempt them
from the peoples just indignation, while they
may be setting their sails to the breeze for
continuation in their present places. An out
slider would suppose, according to their action,
our public schools were started as a political
trap, TO be kept running or stopped at pleas
ure OF any board of Commissioners that may
happen to get into power. The poor, but no.
BILE people of this county, who are depending
upon our county schools for the little educa-
ton their children may receive, seriously feel
these drawbacks or stoppages of the schools,
as do the teachers who are compelled to lose
the time. This Is the principal reason that
our schools have such poor reputation.
think our teachers ought to have stated sala-
ries and II ought to be State institution, not
to be at the mercy of the county politicians.
will not say more at this tune. do not see
how could say less, considering that my last
was kept in the background and handled with
out gloves, for the especial benefit Of those
whose brand wanted to show, for the major
ity of our people patronize the public schools
and take deep interest in every move per-
tanning thereto, and he who would knowing
ly put stumbling block in the way Of their
successful working, is not the right man in
the right place. have always advocated u
poll tax for school purposes, and would al
low no man TO vote who did not in some way
furnish bis mite for that noble purpose for in
the near future the little ragged boys Of to-
day will be the chief cornerstone of this great
and glorious Republic, for according to ma
ture those who are now Of mature age will
soon have passed away. MEDLEY's.