Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-05-18

AZ bsiuq rather delicate matter 10 express
- onirion upon the aeiiOn Of our leadins,
nd ID some extent, controlling spirits In re-
,.,liir,n politics in Charles e5nnty but be
mai a, il may the events and result attending
~ ant,intment, or rather She re-appo Mt
,nsnt al eax.eolleciors, and especially the r
s,,,oiniment of Mr.. Edward Edelen tor the
.trd collection district. Is a matter which We
sb,lld,re to remark upon; and Il what we
sb.ll say lie treason, then m Ike the most Of
80 We are willing to stand or fall 10y our
poiitirnl Record MS a republican. So far as
liz Edelcns responsibility efficiency and
,rompiness rs a coil eiO-, is concerned We
make % murmur of complaint but 1t viii be
remembered that three years ago Mr.. hdelen
Was apppinted by a previous board OF County
commissioners, as tax-cOlecior for the 3rd
collection district, and served during the two
ve.rs of their term Of Office, at the expiration
al y hicli line, the present bosr OF Commits
si,nrrs were elected and Installed, aud in a
lew months the tune arrived when the present
hoard hld to appoint tax-eollectors for each
III lhe col eeti n districts, which resulted in
the ,ppontment # three new men, Mr.. Eieen
In. fourth man being retained and re-appoint-
I'd not for any special merit Of Mr.. Edrlen be
Il remembered, but only and solely because
there was no other applicant for the position
from the 3rd district he Of course like the
rest was appointed for the term Of one year.
and we verify believe he has faithfully dis
charged his du.y but under the clrcum-
stances was his re-appointment for the fourth
te4r necessity, rs claimed At his third
appoinfment2 1t will be remembered that
iiddletown district has represented the office
Of tax-collector with single exception Of one
odd wear, ever since the achievement of tie
FIRST Republican Victory in Charles county =
BE ii n 50 remembered, that during all these
long wears there has been but one republican
applicant from Pomonkey, aud he, unfortun
atrly, like some OF his successors IN Middle
town district could not bond when, it was
thought The Governor would be called on TO
make the appointment, to avert winch, AL
though We had a Commissioner rem she Mid
detown district in the board, Mr.. Sylvester
Mudd Commissioner from Bryantown sug-
gc.ted the name Of Mr. Thad Mudd, then
known as democrat We attach no blame
10 Sylvester Mudd for his aetioa IN the matter
but we did think shst our Middletown Com
missioner played the dummy" on that occa-
sion, seeing that democratic collector WAS
inevitable that he should feel satisfied to let
the Commissioners froaA Bryanlown recon-
mend dem cr,t nsead Of doing 5 himself
We threiore, being taxpayer and repre-
sentative republican OF Pomonkey district,
part Of the Bird collection district, ventured TO
suggest to that August board OF Commission
err that inasmuch AS it was inevitable that
We must have a democratic collector for that
odd ,enr, "letus Of the district, and not the
CONNER from Bryantown, say who that DEM
ocrat should be, where upon we suggested
The name Of VIM II Cox Esq, Of Pomonkey
who was duly appointed. We dom ask any
body to say whether we were right or wrong;
we did what we believed to be our duty to
our people, citizens OF the 3rd collection dis
trict. Now We know whereof we speak. We
have had difficulties almost insurmountable to
battle against we have labored zetlously, in
ccssantly honestly, with this only as our hope
Of rewGrd, that we might some day be able to
look back upon our pc litical record in Po
monkey, with degree of honest pride, that
by our influence, integrity and honorable
department in all matters Of politics, We had
gained the confidence ofour democratic FRIENDS
TO such an extent that whenever we unfurled
our flag to the breeze they would ralley
around it with US, and with motives Of sincere
of the right aud the justice our
cause, march forward under our republican
banner, and fight vaiantly for the success OF
our republican cause. We feel proud to state
tina, very many honest, sincere and true men
from the democratic fold stand by US and
light with u. for the cause of Republicanlsnl;
mew OF Integrity men Of untarnlshed charac-
ter men, who can be tru ted anywhere,
honest men, "the nobest work of God. Now
in the face of these facts, who in Charles coun-
~, and especially in the Middletown district,
MIR. Edward Edelen to the contrary notwith-
standing, kno,es or pyesnmss 10 tnow more
i5oa. the people eli Po.nonkey, or mere about
Mr.. Geo. Clagett particularly, than we do
Nr. Clagett has never felt called upon to vote
u whole or in part the repub i an ticket be-
cause the name of n personal relative happened
10 appear upon it, but he has voted IL; voted
Il from honest convictions of right; voted ii
because he is free man; voted ii because he
happens to be one of the Jew vino has the
puck and nerve to do what honest cDnvic
tons dictate to be right, regardless of the
opinions OF others In view of all these facts
we uuhestatingly declare the actisns and de-
ciarations of MIR Edeleu in reference to Mr..
Clagett on the day of the recent appointment
of collectors, to be simply anmltigated pre-
upon his part. We did recommend
the appointment of Mr. Clagett as collector for
the Bird district, and We are not ashamed OF
it. II We were willing to take the RESPONSE
biity of our recommend atioR, we don see
" here Mr. Edeltn objection to removal was
well founded he certainly had not the legit-
innate plea OF a year ago, tnat there was no
other applicant" hence, his appointment was
not a necessity, as then, q, no be could not
plead necessity his time, but he would, and did
distort facts OF which he was ignorant, by
saying Mr.. Clagett was not republican. q,
no "he didn't rant the office; would NOT ask
for it, but o, my when the time come for
the appointing Mt really 20 be made, how anx-
iDus to lie re-appointed for the fourth term
in republican politics up TO that
day and date. We tell yon Mr.. Editor, these
unlimited tenures in office, will some day Oe
before that terrible tribunal, JUS
tice
Now sir, if Mr. Edelen or Mr.. Anybody else
has anything to say ON the subject, We shall
be happy to hear from him.
Yours Sc,
W. +. w. Rowe.
Pomonkey Nd hay the 18Th, 1888.