Frostburg mining journal., 1883-01-13

recall the events cited; nor anything
leading to the "innocsncs" or lunacy
OF a proceeding SO fanciful. I have
neysr viewed you as either an expo
nent of popular ssntin snt or as
'ribune of "ths people" A small
rrovd has &c putfed you, but l never
joined it.
You are pleased to PROFOUND two
questions, the FIRST to ascertain BY
what "pl locsss" l was converted from
an active opponent to an active sup
':rter Of Grofms," etc. TIE pr .miss
hsing erroneous, nothing of the kind
nould have happened.
Second. "whsn lie v. t. was taken
IN the JOINT Assembly for United Sen.
ator, did you not cast marked bellot
marked so it could be identified by
= worker" in the interest Of Mr..
Grooms This little intsrrogatory
, a. long rolled. sweet morssl like, un-
'ier your ponderous tongue. 1t is the
incarnation of small echo which has
occasionally found vent through your
anonymous sffusions. You have eat
en-, drank, slept and dreamed to the
melody Of the marked ballot" /
hesitate to break its monotony or de-
stroy the excstscy with which it
soothsa or sihilsratss you. But real
", sir, the truth of history, a genius
l value somewhere not far below my
own integrity. is at stake and must be
vindicatsd. The Joint Assembly to
which you refer did not vote that waJ !
No worker" could have found a
marked bs,lot" in the outcome OF
vtva voee vote
After your recital of complaints
you essay to lecture me. My graft
tude for this pure gratuity is fatally
sllsviatsd by a retrospect of your
plan of failure. Since you have been
IN this county at least your career has
been an able and brillian, fasco. You
have been prolific of charges against
people, but 80 far a. / am aware you
have never enjoyed the novelty of
proving one. Your newspaper enter
priEes, like uithersd leaves, have fall
er into the waters Of Lsthe. Your
fidelity ito the party to which yon
heless," lately illustrated by your
editorial conduct Of paper which did
not belong to your party, was your
last and best blowout. Partly you
were thus aided to your present posi-
iion.
You ought to achieve success,
now. The solitude CT your situation
sxsmpts you from the sight and hear
irg Of political crises. even earth
quakes.' 1t ahould narrow your
arena for playing the mock sage, mock
prophet, mock historian. mock rurist
mock everything. 1t should assist
you to keep your liver from swelling
with bile, that good men may be no
longer befoulsd with its native poison.
1t should help you to acquire friend
ship for yourselfand pity for any little
offce-seeking or Office. waiting weak.
ness with which you may be afflicted
that whether drifting from "she
people" or bodies corporate, tiny po-
sitions never find your little skillet
bottomsids upwards. It ought to
curb your consuming ambition to win
minority distinctions. There is les,
opportunity to make nissteps as a fol,
lower Of rats than as leader of mice
l am aware that some fear your
hosrss syn'sx. Among the writer's o,
the county your pen has long and Ell
fsctivsly played the "bully." But
you are not a real Goliath, nor do as
pire to become . little David. w,
are tco unimportant to exhibit wres
lie which you say "the people" ar.
unwilling to witness. 50 that, so ia,
as l sm concer ned, this controversy
will most likely stop with this note
l io rot underst and, in conclusion
that your use of the word "poslhu.
nous is proper, bat | am snre t., e,
whether as an enemy or friend | seek
a monument for you. it will he-"for.
get him I" ] B ODER.
CiriB Service RefOrm-TdrtT ana
Other Matters.