Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-06-11


would not have been judic:ous, with
the Hamilton fight in the air,
to antagonize any man in or out
of tho ranks whose followers were
worth reckoning in a count of noses
But it was the "colcred troops" who
rose up on Mount Moriah and slew
the Ammonites, Hittites and the rest
of the family, shifting them all day
long on hip and thigh. For some
reason or or other, owing to the bad
management Of repu blican leaders IN
| Cumberland, the colorel vote Of the
city was cast aolidly for Resley, elect
ing him in spite of a cut of 200 dem.
ocratic votes. There was this also to
help Resley through: the friends Of the
democratic councllmen in close wards
cou,,' not we'll afford to cut him open.
ly, keeping in mind the wholesome
proverb that "they who take up the
sword shall perish by the sword.
Whether Col. Resley will now contiu-
ue to antaponize the canal people is
still a matter Of conjecture. If he
does, it may be said in. advance, NO
flank cartridges will he fired next
time when he comes up for reelection.
| 1t is now little "too previous" to
predict the up-shot of the next prlm.
aries which are to decide whether
brother Heating ahall step down and
out. The Governors enemies have
ahrewdly fixed upon him the odium
of tn Hay street crossing outrage,
aud am afraid his influence in West
ern Maryland is now about the weight
of tack hammer. AS things look
at present Il will venture an opinion
alter alD it seems that the canal in
huence will carry fully twelve out Ct
the fifteen districts. Mr.. Wilson s
no tyro in political manipulations,
and / think he has fully made up his
mind this time to win.
This is the first opportunity have
had of throwing up my hat Gin PRINT
over the appointment of Judge John
Douglas, OF Homecoming, as school
commissioner. | have a right to do
so for l was the first man to publicly
advocate his appointment, which, you
will remember, did in the JOURNAL
several years ago. Such men are
needed in our school affairs-men Of
brains and incorruptibiiity. He make
one of good board. But they will
have some serious problems to deal
witL-the legacy of as fine batch Of
incompetents as ever mlsmanaged a
public trust or went out of office with
the giant index finger of public dis.
appreciation leyeled al them. Among
the evils to be at once remedled are
two of supreme primacy. The first is
the adoption of text books up to the
requirements of modern scholar ship;
the second is the elaboration of some
system by which teachers shall be
paid according TO their grade Of GER
tifcate and success in the school room,
and not largely, as at present, by a
mere count Of noses. And yet the
nose count theory does not hold good
for 700 noses in Frostburg ray only
5000 per term while $50 and 525
noses in Cumberland pay 5000 and
T $3.50 per term respectively. Iona
coming noses, believe, pay even less
than Cumberland and Frostburg
noses. 1t is bat justice to the present
examiner to say that the absurdity OF
the nose theory has not escaped his
notice; neither is the board insenaible
to the theory's large and free al sinin-
ity. But all wise things cannot be
done in a day, and | be ieve the pres
ent board 10 be equal to the emer-
gency. In any event, we'll wait and
see.
The crossing case is the all engros-
sing topic here now, and this reminds
me Of passage In Holy Writ that my
eyes fell upon the other dag. 1t i,
this: "And he restored the chief
butler to his butlership again. Yet
did not the chief butler remember
Joseph, but forgat him." Cumber-
land was taring sumptuously on corn
bread and black-strap molasses; was
digesting five-cent whisky and smok-
ing stogles, while it howled for bread,
when the new road came like bright
evangel from on high Il am really not
trying to do fine writing, God forbid)
AID did give the actual bread we
clamored Tor. Cumberl and now en-
joys ten-cent cigars and ten-cent whs-
ky and other fat things-and "yet
did not the chief butler remember
Joseph, lut forAa at him" Said an
individual 10 me the other day (whose
body is one immense sweet potato.
his head smaller one on top and his
feet two toothpicks,) as he blew the
foam from beer glass, "Ths is a row
between two Kilkenny cats; let them
fight it out" That is, Cumberland s
public spiiitednessl But if brains
and I luck can win, we'll find Jimmy
Mlllholland on top yet. SoALp2L.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OSCE0-
La "REVEILLE."