The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-06-24

of the liuuor trade or not-ouC M
strikes out boldly from the Burnt
School-house, sou-by-sou west, unit
he strikes the Methodist Church al
Ryans Glades. There he finds he is
getting into a dangerous latitude, and
veers off at very peaked angle, to
John Davis saw mill, where he takes
water. which finally lands him high
and dyya at Kitzmilersville and here
he seems, like Saul of Tarsus to have
been stricken with blindness; for be-
ing unable to extricate himselfin any
other way, he invents thing, and
christens it the "Hamill line." which
he calculates will some how or other.
take him back to the beginning"
Having made dilligent inquiry l
find that the oldest inhabitant has
ever heard of such a thing as the
"Hamill line" neither in the Heav-
ems, Or on the earth. nor in the
geological strata.) And this great
carver of districts does not even deign
to tell on which side of the line Kitz-
millersviIle is to be. He does not
say from which point at Kitzmillers-
vile it takes its rise, nor what points
it touches in its onward progress he
simply names his line after Ham
ill, Ia burlesque no doubt) and says
it goes back "to the beginning
The division of No. is said to be
distinguished by the same high order
of intelligence and business capacity
To recapitulate; here we have S405
taken from the public school fund
for the encouragement of the liquor
trade in the county, which amount
will have to be raised by taxation.
I'd. An indefinite sum to be raised
by taxation to increase the compen.
sation of Sheriffs.
Sd. Two districts cut in two and
gerrymandered so as to discriminate
against our best citizens and tax
payers in favor of nOn-tax paying
railroad hands, &C., who vote the
Democratic ticket; mourning the adj
ditional expense of two registra-
ton officers and two sets of election
officers, and no corresponding con-
Yenience to the voters. And this is
the sum total of the benefits of last
winters legislation.
And now, in conclusion, let me say
a word to the Republican voters in
Garrett county.
Each one of you has solemn duty
to perform, a duty from which you
may not shrink.
1t is truism as pertinent to-day
as when first uttered, that "eternaI
vigilance is the price of liberty"
Some of you helped to place this
county in the hands of the Demo.
Gratis. You did not anticipate the use
they would make of their power.
They increase your taxes. they make
unnecessary Democratic offices, they
take the power out of the hands OF
immediate representatives. the Coun-
ty Commissioners, and fix voting
p aces by law in one corner of dis
tricts where Republican voters will
be at great disadvantage. 1t will be
much harder hereafter to get out a
full Republican vote. but you did not
foreSee the use to be made of the
power thus unwisely delegated. And
now, say it is the duty of every one
of you, to take. part in the affairs OF
your county, your State and your
country. But for the solid Republic
can vote where would our Nation
and our National honor be to-day.
Remember this fall we haye con-
gressional election. A single vote
may elect a Republican from this
district, and his vote again may give
US the next House of Representatives
so do not fail to register. The late
law requiring every voter to be reg.
lstered again was entirely useless and
unnecessary in the counties, but it is
law, and you can't vote until you
register. DO not put it off till the
last days, but go promptly, and be
resolved that no amount of Demo.
cratic deviltry shall deprive you OF
citizenship. s'D.
Very truly yours,
w.