The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-16
Correspondence Baiiimoss CoHHiy UaioH.
THE JOURNAL" AND PoLITICs-PAY.
ING FOR A SCHOOL HOUSE.

Messrs. Editors Politics are certainly strange
things and sometimes place persons In strange
positions. Nov, for instance, have been amused
lately az the editor Of the Maryiaad Journal,
speaking Of reform within the party aud his TAX
ing offence at the Sass reference 10 the corrup-
tion existing 10 the Democratic nest In Baltimore
county. Ifany one In the county could tell more
Of the ways that are dark and tricks that are vain
In politics than Ruby, let him speak out. Your
"modei clerk may lay the wires, but u takes q
Ruby to dash the electrical earrsnt In . way TO
misiead the poor wretches who have trusted their
fate into their hands. but as he dislikes inuen-
does, perhaps Il would be better TO ask why In the
county Democratic convention Of -. he. while
acting rs secretary, gave, n IL alleged. In
announcing the vote for Legislators 10 votes that
were east for Ford 90 Ward, thereby defeating
Ford and giving Ward the nomination. Can he
explain why the same thing was done 10 the con-
vention controlled BY his boss In 81. when John
NJ. Curtis was nominated votes were taken from
him and credited 20 BENZ. KuriE, thereby defeat
ing the will Of the convention after Curtis was
nominated. Can he explain how he, as pure
man, editing Journal supposed to be In the In.
terest Of his county, knowingly tndorse such
frauds and eulogize the ticket. What Was u that
caused the defeat of Ford aud Curtis and selecting
of others 10 their pieces Was Il because they
could not DO used by tho hoes and his companions
In their endeavor 90 stilc the voice Of the people,
OF was Il because In former times they had seen
IL TO differ with the model clerk" In his grasping
for power! Al any rate IL shows his honesty in
politics and that the nest he has long fingered
IN must be foul. filthy and badly In need Of clean
ing.
Let my Democratic friends look into this matter
carefully. Let them look at the causes that have
crushed their aspirations In former days. Let
them look at the men who are now plotting and
conspiring 10 defeat them Of their rights In the
coming contest. Let them look In vain for one
remnant Of Democracy that actuates their leaders
Of to-day. Gone are the old land marks that once
led them on 20 victory, and gone the princi.
pies that once gave their party National name
Their leaders 81 to-day are men who have no prir-
ciplei men who have lost sight Of the fact In,
they are servants and now proudly proclaim thur
selves masters. Men who. during the days Of SO
and later On. met In secret eonclavc and devised
ways by which they might prevent their fellow.
men from exercising their rights Of freedom.
Such are the men who to-day steer what Is left of
the party 10 utter Destruction. and such are Oh,
men who are now selecting their tools for your
suffrage Such are the men who are running our
public schools and. by the way. using them also 10
their political adv antagc.
gentleman In this district told inc the other
DAY that he had been down Il think in the 18th
dsiricil To see school house Tor colore childrea
lately erected. aud found tina, part of IL was used
by = colored congregation for Sunday service.
During service the preacher announced that they
would take up their monthly collection TO pay for
the building. The gentleman was surprised
After service he found one Of the trustees and
asked for an explanation and was informed that
there was yet due certain sum Of money which
the contractor had agreed 60 take from then
monthly and they had paid him 50 much for
which they had receipts. This gentleman asked
Mr.. Trustee. who vas u colored man. to come %
his house day or two afterwards aud he would
90 10 Towsontown with him aud make some en-
7 quriss In regard 10 the matter. lie came, they
went and saw. I think he said. Mr.. Rutledge
Askei him in regard to il aud after examining hi,
books he told them that everything had been paid
IN full some time before, and tho house accepted
By the Commissioners. The gentleman then
stated what he had seen aud heard The trustee
produced his receipts shi Mr.. Ass, Examiner was
/ nobplussed. lie told them, however. not to pay
any more. Mr.. Contractor did not put in an ap.
I peaTancc for any more and nothing more has been
I heard from this case. What became Of IL? Did
the Examiner notify the School Board and did
they suppress IL, or did the boss come in and stop
Il, The gentleman who told me Of IL 10 a we'll.
known business in this district, n school trus.
tee, and bis name can be had " necessary.
GRAPE.