The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-19
The sentinel's Charges.

The ADVOCATE last week alluded to the
charges of crookedness, and Democratic
robbery and plundering against the present
and previous Boards of County Commits
sioners, and at the the request of a number
of prominent Democrats challenged the cd
itors of the Sentinel to go before the grand
jury, state the charges, and have them in
vestigated Up to this time they have not
done so. Do they confess to misrepresen-
tation for partisan purposes? Did they be-
lieve what they published? Have they
any facts going to show Democratic cor
ruption and robbery? If they have, let
them, as good citizens, interested in the
welfare of the county, have the charges in
vestigated and the guilty punished. If
they have not misrepresented and attempt
ed to deceive the public, they should be
willing to substantiate their assertions, es-
pecially asthe Democratic party demands it.
If the affairs of the county have not been
honestly administered, then the Democratic
party has been deceived We believe,
however, that county affairs have been well
managed that the money collected has been
judiciously expended for legitimate and ne
cessary purposes, except in regard to the
Aims House some years ago; that the gen
tlemen who have been commissioners are
as honorable, upright and as honest as any
citizens of the county. Who ever breathed
a suspicion of dishonesty against David
Fowble, Mordeeai McKinstry, John o.
Devries, John W. Murray, John W. Alb
bolt, Jonas s. Harner, Josiah Adelsperger,
Joseph Spurrier, William c. Polk, Francis
Warner, John K. Longwell, Upton ROop,
Jacob Sharretts, and other honorable men
who have acted as commissioners the past
thirteen years, except the editors of the
Sentinel None that We have heard Of,
and to them alone belongs the honor OF
dishonor, whichever they choose, of eharg-
ing crookedness, corruption and robbery
against them. If they prove their assertions,
they may claim honor for exposing wrong
doing; if not, theirs is the dishoRor of being
defamers of honest men.
Here are some of the charges and aSser-
tions made in the Seati,eel during the cam
paign just ecsed
from the Sentinel. October -, 1881.
The truth is plain No Democratic boarl
dare reveal the amount that has been taken
from our people No Democratic Board dare
investigate aud explain. There Is a power
behind that throne greater than the throne it.
self, and until change is made Carroll
county must expect n continuance Of plunder-
ing and suppression of investigation.
In the Seatinel Of November 9th, in
slant, un,ier the head Of Look at the
Books r is an item stating the amount Of
Democratic robbery at 81 ,270.s5.
TFrom the Sentinel, November ), 1881.
A Twenty-Five Hundred Dollar check in
part payment only too Of a voucher that could
not be found No wonder Col. Ioag<en
made inquiry. We ask this question why y 4
that checks for such amounts are issued and
the peoples representatives know nothing Of
the matter and again what kind of n bill Is
that has 10 be paid in dribs Of S25Oo.00l
Packed JEries may have passed away. let as
hope too that treason and eopperkeadism have
also passed. One thing however has not
and that is determination Of Carroll county
Democrats to squeeze as much IS they can,
honestly or otherwise, out Of our taxpayers.
From the Sentinel, November 5, 1881