Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-08-12

FelLoW- Citizens - Encouraged by the solicit
lalions OF friends ia various paris OF the
county, ms well rs by repeated assurances
that my course in the last Legislature met
the approval OF the people, ! respectfully
announce myself II candidate for The next
SENATE OF the State. In doing so, how
ever, it is but due to myself to say, that
among the several measures OF retrenrhmeut
brought forward by IN, self in the last House
Of Delegates were two in relation to the fees
of lawyers in criminal cases--he one to limit
the appearance fee Of the States Attorney, in
all cases of indictment for misdemeanor aud
felony, 10 five dollars in each case, with such
additional compensation ms the Judges Of the
Circuit Court may recommend MS reasonable
in cases Of special labor; and the other, 10
restrict the appearance fec of the attorney APP
pointed by the Court to defend prisoner, 10
five dollars in all cases The farmers and tax
payers of the county have these bills TO pay,
and have, also, the right, presume, through
their representatives in the Legislature, to see
that they are not unreasonable.
The two measures above alluded to as hav-
ing been introduced by myself-and which were
recommended by our present resident Judge Of
the Circuit Court-passed the House OF Dele.
gates without n dissenting voice, and had
they not been defeated in the Senate through
the instrumentality OF our present State Senator
who ! understand is again n candidate
would have saved the county considerable
sum. To my measures, reducing Ito something
like what they were before the war; the fees oil
the Sheriff for keeping and feeding prisoners,
as also tho fees of the Crier Of Court, the
Senator had 10 objection, but the moment
undertook to reduce the fees Of the lawyers in
criminal cases--alike paid by the county---,he
Al ..l,s n1,l I.,,t had Ia
to that effect defeated in the Senate, notwth-
standing, as said before, they had passed the
House of Delegates unanimously. These are
the facts shown by the record Il copy OF which
the Senator and myself both have-eitheI Of
which, ! presume, is open to inspection.
| hope, therefore, it will not be considered
presumptious in me in becoming Il candidate,
to let the people decide at the primaries
which OF us was right and which wrong
the State Senator or myself. ! did all that
mortal man could do under the circumstances
to reduce the expenses of the county where
they were not, more Immediately, under the
control of the commissioners, and would have
accomplished more than did, had | no, been
interfered with by those equally entrusted
with the duty.
| need hardly add that, II elected, shall
pursue the came course in the Senate did in
the llouse-support the Governor in his noble
efforts 10 reduce the overgrown expenses Of
the State, and thus re-establish, so far at least
as Mary land is concerned, that old long-los
landmark of Democracy, economy in pub
lie expenditures but which n majority o.
our last Legislature were but too successful in
making secondary TO their own interests.
Very respectfully,
GEO. c. PATTERSON
Z. S.-Watch the tank movements of n,
Ring" my friends. cor.
may 27-tfo