The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-07-08
DEER PARK, Md, July Sd, 1881.

Ill your columns as well as in the |
columns of the Democrat, that GER
tain Z. G. Tillson has condescended to
come down from the lofty heights, in
winch self esteem has waited him
with the assistance of Wing & Wing,
to stoop so low as to notice little
communication written principally |
IN behalf of cause he pretends so
heartily to spouse. And do assure
your readers. the portion of the COM
munication that relates to the road |
as referred to by this venerable speci-
men of pompOsity, and called forth
all his vindictive venom, and pCliti-
cal prejudices, peculier to his native
instinct, had nothing political in it.
Such thing as political prejudice on
my part against him or his party,
was not dreamed of. But suppose he
judges others by himself. And before
we proceed to reply to this mastery
production, we would advise this
venerable gentleman, with his hair
frosted by the storms of many win
tiers, to drop all political prejudices,
and pot be so unkind to those that
differ on matters of this kind, and
not be too hasty at jumping at con-
illusions. Try to center your thoughts
on higher and nobler things, prepare
and put on your Wing & Wing, to
take that flight from which no trav-
eler ever returns.
This would-be dignitary opens out
that a "certain VIM. D. Hoye has
been attempting to ventilate his DEM
ocratic spleen at my expense" This
spleen 1 will leave to all thinking
readers, of both articles. And as to
catering to the depraved lasts" of
certain Individuals" will say 1 am
catering to no taste save my own. and
that seems to crave, las the 4th draws
nigh some strawberries and cream,
or delicacies of that kind. This i'm
portant individual goes to a great
amount of trouble to let your readers
know he did receive 5000, for the road
referred to, this all the citizens of the
county known, by the levy list, as
published from week to week but
they don't know how it was spent.
And this all important question Is
unanswered in this venimous effort
at sarcasm, in his egotism to let the
people known what an important
parsonage he is in the confidence of
the people. Tor l should say the
County Commissioners,) having had
from the different Boards of County
Commissioners, the enormous sum of
1915, for roads, bridges, &C. Well, all
we have to say in reply to this, is
that it would have been better for
the roads, &C., where it was wasted,
and spent on. certain individuals for
political influences, had he put this
as we'll as the 5000 now in his hands,
land about all spent, as future re-
ference will show,) as far as the
observation of all the people regard
less of party goes, into his own pocket,
or pay it to this particular friend, at
whose earnest solicitation he conde-
scended, with the assistance of said
friend. in the person of one Samuel
w. Friend, at whose beck this po
litical aspirant for petty county off,
ces has been for years. This well
matched pair, that have done so
much for the county, are indeed to
be pitied, when a people (regardless
ofparty outside those special friends)
of one whole district, and as far in the
county as their fame as philanthro-
pists has spread. land that is not very
far.l should be so ungrateful, is
mystery easily solved.
This man of influence, asserts he
has an understanding with the Off
Gals of the B. & o. r. r. to resume
work when it suits them and has it
come to this, that the Commissioners
levy money to be controlled at the
dictation of one individual, and he,
subject to this grand monopoly, the
B. & o. r. R.Co. But such is not the
case, the work was not suspended on
account of bad weather. or an under
standing with said great officials, but
on account of two-thirds of the mon
ey having been expended on this
half mile ofroad. as by reference to
the books of H. G Davis & Co. as kept
by the efficient head clerk Mr.. Ora
ham, we find this firm alone to haye
paid out on this appropriation one
hundred and ten dollars, and we
naturally suppose the gentleman to
have paid some himself, or extended
his county patronage to some other
firms of the place. At all events it
corresponds with the statement made
by his superintendent of the work,
that about $50, remained to dress up
what had been done. In comparing