Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-06-03
The Governor and His Friends.


Gov. llaEil on and his friends held
mass meeting at the Maryland Institute,
in Baltimore city on Thursday night of
last week. The friends of the Governor
trem the different counties were present,
and the ball is reported to have been well
filled, and considerable enthusiasm mani
ies'ed. The Governor was the first
speaker. He appeared to realize that
some apology for his extraordinary atti-
tude was necessary, and proceeded to
make one. He said: "Ny appearance
before you may be regarded as exeep-
tional. The occasion is such" After
ter explaining that the purpose of his
movement is IAN examination of our State
management, and TO spread information
among the people before the nominations
are made" his excellency went on to say
1T is said that such course is an ar
raignment of the Democratic parry Not
SO. As well arraisn whole community
as criminal. because one may have mur.
HeiSd VI 'otSh. AAd useaHs arc Rshcu -
arrest and punish the perpetrator.' Now
ii impresses US that this is rot a very sp;
illustration of the position Of the Cover.
nor and his friends We think that the
Governors position is rather that of a
man who Is openly and public charging
community with the commission of
crime for numberSnf years past. and in
stead of prosecuting the crimina $, Also
luely refusing to name hem. and intina-
ting as he did in bis letter, that i, is per.
haps the general fault"
The bulk Of the Governors speech was
devoted TO- a review Of the financial his
tory of the. State. being mere reiteration
of the suhjecis mat or Of the different
manifestoes OF himself aud bis friends.
modified and modified to some exien,
however, by the different suggestions
which have been made from time to time
by the State press. lie devo'ed much
time and trouble TO laboTed review of
The history OF the defense loan. buI had
finally to wind up with The admission that
nearly as much money had been disbursed
under the authority of the Legisla'u re fer
bouuiies, as the whole amount received
iato the Treasury from both the loans and
the special Tax and 1bci eby hat the Defense
Loan is indebted to the Treasury and no
the Treasury to the Defense Loan. He 10
sists, however, tina, the action OF he Legisla
ure of 1872, in abolishi,g the sinking
FIND. was unconstitutional, and that j.
Comptroller. This appears to be one OF
our Governors purely original views. ".
had ALWAYS heretofore thought hat the
Court of Appeals was the tribunal APP
pointed by The cons tuition to pass upos
the cons itutionality of the laws made by
| tue Leg stature, but new we see our mis-
take. Undoubtedly the Judicial power
of be Stale is invested in the C.mpirol
lers Office, and as ,he present Incumbent
has failed 10 discharge his judicial func-
irons, though very efficient in al ether re-
spects, be should be superseded by one Of
he Governors friends. who will be equa
to its whole duties. We see.
His excelleDcv would insist, however,
on sticking to the proposition that pro-
vision was made by the last Lagisatu
for refunding the Defense Loan 10 the
ex ent OF SG,326,0o6, while, as we have
heretofore stated, the Acts of Assembly.
as published, show the extent of the re
funding loan authorized by the last lie.
islature to be only 100000. But we
suppose a small mistake of S326O00 may
by excused.
We are G adj to learn that the Governor
announced tbat his crusade will cease
when the nominations are made 1t is to
be hoped that when this shall have been
done, bis lends will acquiesce in this
purpose and axe their places in the party
ranks, and that harmony may be restored.