The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
Correspondence Baiiiaors CoHHiy rHioa.
THE SUBSIDIZED JOURNAL"


NISTB DsTRIcT, June l3th. IssI.
Nessrs. Editors Your advocacy Il fair pIay
10 tho Discussion u pablo queitions IN permitting
az article the .ubsidiscd .i"afsuf to appear In
the uSIos of the 9Th inst, has called from the
editor Of that paper q remark intended 10 divert
public attention from his subsiiised conduct. -
There Is no escape from its well deserve odium
by any such trick. The comparison docs not hold
good between your publication Of the laws aud
the snbsidizcd editors. His compliment o. Yea
cannot lee transferred hoaeyer much he desires II.
The subsidist says he believes you earned every
cent Of both amoants for the public printing aud
publication Of the laws. OF courfc you earned II,
for you did the work but the subsidiEed editor il
just trying 10 earn his now by his foul oalumny
and coarse epithets towards the Governor Of the
State. In his effort he IL er.doing Il, and the
underlying motive being known destroys all the
venom Of his malignancy. His vulgar vocabulary
Of few weeks ago-"a silly Governor" "a non
eomestible crow eater"-has been supplemented
by such eaustic words a. "GOv. IlamiltOn's facts
dsproved, wild assertions" "willfnl tradue.
ings," brand him as a traduccr," &c., &c. The
eleven hundred. dollar subsidy editor pToclaims,
"the wrong done Is not much intended for them
(kca,ing and Comptonl as for disruption Of the
party on the rule ruin principle-or. rather.
lack VI all honorable principle" Gov. Hamilton
trying TO disrupt the Democratic party Gov.
Hamilton possessing slack Of all honorable prin-
eiple" Gov. llamilton's political age may per-
init him 10 speak for himself he did at the
Maryland Institute meeting:
"a DemoerAt-not Of yesterday nor Of the day
beforc-bat Democrat Of nearly forty years Of
| active service in maintaining the Democratic
cause, it, principles, measures and organization
againstall eOmcrs in the past, trust, may claim
the privilege here and now Of impressing upon
you all the supreme importance Of still upholdng
and advancing its standard against all comers In
the present and future Of whatever preense per-
suasion. whether assailing II with q strong open.
handed hostility or under the disguise Of prcfaa-
tious friendship either imperiling II. pOser BY
disloyaity to IL faith, teachings aud benedeent
practices, or detraeting from its honor and glory
by iahdelity 10 it, pledges"
What wrong has the Governor done that the
subsidized editor. Tor the patry sum Of eleven
hundred unearned dollars. should brand him a.
trlduccr! IL II wrong Ca enli shten the whole
people a. I" the true financial condition of the
state, l. II wrong I" prove that the public debt
- really incfca.ing instead IL decreasing: l. il
wrong 1" tell where all the money went a. lar ~
lac know: l. u wT"Ig To- say hat over two mil
lion d"llaT- Of bpuntics were allowed an,l paid in
exrcss of the authorized loan of four millions l.
II wrong To- proclaim that the money went into
extra legislative expenses $:O0,0OO ? into public
| printing Sin0,uOn: into publication Of the laws
| ,nun. 81 which the subsidized editor Of the
Journal 60; from Heating -, lu0 without having
| To sct ~ single type: !. IL wrong to call
halt in this extravaganza! Is IL wrong for q
Democrat tn plead for economy and reform l.
il not amazingly wrong To- hide these broad, burn.
ing facts from the people, L. IL not inexcusabiy
wrong 10 pubiish the full address uf the Comptrol
Ter and the Treasurer. Mcs.rs. Heating aud Comp.
ton. without publishing the clear 'si.,s. Of the
financial condition 81 the treasury aud the uneon.
sti;uiionai AMI Illegal practices Oi the Treasury
officials. made by the Govcrn.r. to which theirs
was reply! How can any citizen. Democrat or
Republican, point out iiaw in what the eleltn
hundred. uncarned dollar subsidy ciitcr falsely
calls an indictment. Wien he wilIfully withh"lds
u h.. IL. 81
The Democratic party Of MARY land, through it,
honorcd Executive. orders the cupablc treasury
officials into court. and the man power. through
a subsidiEed editor. pleads new statute Of lini
tati"ns. and heaps coarse abuse upon the Governor
for his patriotic manlincss. Fair play demands
the publication "f the Cove n"rs arraignment for
- comprehensive understanding 81 the apology Of
Mcssr.. kca,ing aud Compton. II Is not de
Tense. nor even decent excuse. For instance.
the Comptroller aud Treasurer in their statement
give the debt Of the State in lssO aud every debt
Incurred since. swelling IL NJ to over fifteen mil
lions. and then state there paid out amounts
reducing il To- 255. 1909. The subsidy editor
tries To Halter his readers and them down by
saying every man can read. unicrstand and
| digest the simple arithmetic of Mcssrs. Heating
and Compton" Their arithmetic l. too complex,
too much like the county election returns Of 1879
To be understood and d;ye.fcd by any but the
officially initiated. The Governors exposition.
like his election. IL clear aud conyn eing. In the
language of the subsidized editor Of the Journal
Eve invite TO the statement the closest scrutiny II
every citizen. Democrat or Republican"
The debt at the end of tho fiscal wear ended
September 30, 1870, was $l3.3I7.455.77 aud "A the
end 81 the fiscal year 1850 Sii ,2ss &c. shosff<
decrease of the debt during the ten years Of So
oii .36S.os but the mos, surprising part of this
reduction lies in the impressive fact that whils.
tho debt was thus reduced $2,0ii, 36j.Os, during
the same time our productive interest bearing
securities reduced from 81, 2ji 92O. 30 20 So
6i9,tt:.9j. showing n reduction Of -, GO5,i
in this time Of our interest bearing securities con-
sisting Of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock aud
bonds. sinking fund stock and bonds. &c.. ac. and
showing an excess in the reduction Of the debt Of
SS6l, lli.26; aud this l. not accounting for
single dollar Of the taxes specifically levied and
collected during this time for the payment Of the
interest and the principal of the debts contracted
under the constitution of 1851 and those since
| These statements Of the GoyernOr are ~ undis.
putci as his title TO the Chief Magistracy of the
state and he calls upon all patriotic citizens TO
see 10 IL that they will no; again be cheated and
deceived in their efforts a, reform by their choice
of representatives this fall Il is To- be regretted
that the representative men OF the county had not
succeeded in their choice IL the paper that should
have the distribution of the laws, for no amount Of
money could have purchased Bringing serviliy To
one.man power aud base ealumny aud Islander Of
the Governor in that quarter. No. not even eleven
hundred per cent. clear gain could buy Il.
ASrI.RiNe.