The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-29
ARRAIoNRp By HIS OWN PARTY.
Thomas J. Keating's Shortcomings as
Presented by Democrats-Witht these
Undenied Charges Can Honest
Men Vote for his Re .eloction7


Tho Old Line Democrats Of baltimore city pre-
sented the following protest to the Democratic
State convention which re nominated Thomas ].
Heating for Comptroller:
I. That Mr.. Keating. In his Official declaration,
aud by his Official acts displays uneomprOmising
hostility TO the sinking -fand policy, established
by the Consultation Of the State Of Maryland, for
the gradual and certain payment Of the pebble
debt within limited time, and has failed In this
10 regard either the constitutional requirement or
10 execute the plain commands Sf the Law, passed
In pursuance thereof.
2. That he has allowed taxes specifically levied
and dedicated, both by the constitution and the
laws creating the debt and levying the taxes for
the payment Of the interest aud principal Of the
debt, TO be applied 10 other and foreign purposes
when IL was his sworn, legal and constitutional
duty TO resist Il.
,. That In receiving these loan taxes he has
knowingly violated the Law requiring them 20 be
kept apart aud IN separate accounts. and be solely
applied 20 the debt.
/. That he allowed the payment Of eleven neus.
paper correspondents, at the last session of the
Legislature, out Of the treasury, without any au.
thority whatever, and which can only be regarded
as payment Of the peoples money 20 deceive the
people aud help TO fortify those with him In power
). That he allowed for the same session of the
Legislature the payment Of nineteen officers and
employees OF the House and Senate, not only
without any authority Of Law, but In open defiance
aud direct and positive violation Of the Law ex.
prcssiy forbidding any such payment TO be made,
aud 10 that extent he has paid out the peoples
money to help to fortify those with him 10 power.
@. That he allowed the payment sf twenty six
members Of the House and Senate, embracing the
President Of the Senate and the Speaker Of tho
House, as members Of the Engrossing committ<
the additional sum Of one hundred and any dol
lars 10 each, not only without authority Of Law,
L..a T.. Al
bidding any additional or extra compensation to
be paid.
:. That he allowed the payment of large suns
Of money. as extra compensation, To = large mum.
Der Of officers. clerks aud employee not only with
out authority of law but In violation Of the con-
stitution.
:. That having the exclusive power under the
Law to determine the rate Of compensation TO be
paid newspapers for the publication Of the Laws,
he, In the exercise Of this power, allowed exces.
sivera of compensation, and In open violation
Of the law. which confined him TO the publication
tim'rc. he paid 60 each the sum of eighteen hun
dred and any dollars, and In addition, paid to a
third newspaper In said city the like sum of
eighteen hundred and 6fty dollars. And in some
cf the counties. In open violation ofthe Law whch
confines the publication 10 one newspaper. and
that having the largest circulation, he paid The
like sum OF six hundred dollars 60 a second, at
the same time well knowing that for many (ncarly
ALI of these ncwspaPers. these laws were publish
ei in supplementary form In Annapolis at q cost
not exceeding one hundred dollars for each news
paper: and the balance OF the amount thus paid.
these newspapers got for the mere distribution of
these laws 50 published in supplementary form.
thus taking out of the treasury the peoples money
10 subsidEc the press 10 deceive and betray the
people, and help 10 fortify him and his confeder-
ated managers aud bosses" in power.
o. That the extraordinary fact 10 presented that,