The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-16
Keating for Comptroller.

iner. that the honest taxpayers Will
vote for him, whether Democratic or
not. after the terrible arrangement to
which he was subjected by the protest
of the large and respectable body OF
independent Democrats, which was
submitted to the same convention
which gave him his nomination.
This arraignment and indictment
was prepared by the members of his
own party, through the assistance oil
the Governor of the State, who has
access to all the necessary sources OF
evidence to establish the truth of the
charges. 1t was presented by men
claiming to be Democrats and yet
who demand that the voice OF the
popular will shall not longer be sup
pressed by the cruel and corrupt
domination of the Ring. They pro-
test against the nomination and
election to an Office of so great i'm
portance and responsibility-one in
which the peoples money has here
tofore been so cerruptly squandered
of any man, simply because he is
the servile creature of the Bosses.
although he is known to have been
recreant to the trust already reposed
in him and has without warrant or
authority of law, used the peoples
money for purposes entirely foreign
to those for which it was collected
from them as taxes.
"This man was elected two years
ago upon reform" platform and
during a campaign in which the most
splendid promises were made of re-
trenchment, and the publication of
the State government. He has been
tried upon those promises, and now
his own party declares that he has
been unfaithful to his trust, that he
has forfeited the public confidence,
and has committed the grossest and
NEST outrageous frauds upon those
who gave him so recently their sup
port at the polls. Two years ago, as
now, the vital question in the cam
paign was the overthrow CT the Canal
Ring and termination of their mis-
cradle tyrannical policy of rule and
ruin. Upon that issue, which has
proven to have been utterly fictitious,
Mr.. Heating was elected with the
balance of the Democratic ticket.
No sooner had he entered the Office
than he commenced a nefarieus career
OF bargain and sale with those Bosses
whom the people had endeayored to
repudiate by the election of Reform
Governor.
"As a member of the Board of
Public Works, he was the willing
slave of the President of the Canal,
and instead of protecting the people
against the Ring, he gave his vote
and influence to continue in the Ring
the control of the entire financial de-
Dartment of the State, the tax and
insurance departments, the public
works, including the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and the grand old oyster
navy.
"These with all their power and
patronage constitute the foundation
upon which is maintained one of the
most corrupt Rings ever known in
the history of any State. Could the
dark doings OF this powerful conclave
be exposed to the light of day, the
honest voter would stand aghast at
the audacious and INSCRIPTIONS man.
ner in which the people have been
plundered OF their money, which
should have been appropriated to pay
the public debt, and the reduction OF
their taxes. And yet this is the man
whom the honest, liberty-loving
people of Maryland are asked to place
again in position where he will
ocrites. to carry out their nefarious
schemes. This is the man who is
nominated eby the machine politi-
clans with a great flourish of trumpets,
and whom the subsidized organs oil
his masters call faithful public SER
want. This time there can be nc
excuse for blindness, the experience
Of the past few years have been suffi-
Gent to open the eyes of all who are
willing to see, and now it is to be
hoped that the people will combine
to treat this man to an overwhelm-
ing and ignominious defeat at the
polls.
''Let this be the first great step to.
ward the overthrow of the Bosses
and grand and beneficial results will
speedily follow"
Lincoln and Garfield.