The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-12
Correspondence Baiiinors coHnfy UHios.
LETTER FROM UPPER FALLS.
The New B. q o. Road and the FRANK
linvilis Mill-The Tax Levy-Fire
Observation-Disclosures, dsc.
urPER Fails. BALTIMORE Corxrr. !
Nav Qth. Iega


UrPER FAILS. BALriGoRE Corxrr.l
May 9th, 1889.
Mc..rs. Editors The two great topics Of hi,
neighborhood just not aTc--when will the new
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad be built and when
will the now cotton mill at franklinviilc be built
You can hear all sorts of surmises and guesses
and have any quantity Of statements showed NJ
You in the most ''excaihedra" manner. For nv.
sell. know nothing more than any else can
learn, and live In daily expectation that all the
hopes in both directions may bear speedy fruiton.
IL ron ask ne for real "bonafde news" must
touch ySs there lightly also. for every whi.psrins
wind will bring the rumors and reports 20 you,
but u is not my line 20 deal In that style Of goods
as my friend Norwood tells me, ny sfDr higher
game" and this part Of tho field of operation
have turned over to another pen for you, and no
doubt you will get what items are interesting,
criticisms upon the tar levy for this wear ami
the why and wherefore at the Increased and
| heavy rate might be made, but I supnose N I
were 20 comment upon this In my usual free and
pointci manner and you were TO print those eri,i.
c'sms, wonla agsin be told that democrats
writing condemnation Of Democratic officials In
Republican paper we're playing into the hands Of
Radicals 10 the ruination Of the D.moeratic
party" have said 90 myself tha, IL must be
faany party, according to this Kind Of idea, that
.ne ',s.n snou'a ruin y whilst per contra error
should prosper u. frankly say don't believe
In any such nonsense any more than I believe In
lots OF other things buEIed into me around Tow.
sontown Court House. "The truth shall m.Le a,
free" and the brighter the sunlight OF truth
sh'n'ng On all suspicious or doubtfal matters the
more certain will We be 10 have the true In wnrd
ness revealed. However, tho chemical Are de.
partment. Of Baltimore county, $50, 900; the new
school house for the Belt, 900, and the court
house addition. $4,000; total, SIS, 900, in three
items have done the business In the levy, and ali
at the expense Of the upper sections Of our
county. When you add tho police and lamps Il
makes you feel like singing. if you iiv. In the
Upper End, -
"Wherc, Oh, where are the Hebrew children 7"
and wish yourself with them. But then I sup.
pose We ought TO be satisfied with the chemical
"squirters" that 80 far have cost us over 100000.
and ieviel for $3O.0O0 more. because VIC have
lately had such beautiful report 'i'af al ~ rsd
rorsrs with patent izxer on the back named
"Hoiioware. and then the statistical rcpor, of
where "No. went as far the station house
and returned, and how the "bed-room curtain
burnt. and how that ''house on Madison avenue
was gutted TO the tune Of SG0.o0o." &c.. &c, and
then We have Pope 4 Coles beautiful letter
aud all the underwriters written testimonials. Oh
tell you the whole thing. red cover. pictures and
ALL IL just "bunkun. especially when II all only
cost 100000 and more. I don't know who pays
for the report or for the red covers and pictures
but IL l. such jolly matter for the Taxpayers
that have sent about 10 copies over the county
that all may enjoy reading about the juiicious (i)
expenditure Of the money earned by them In
honest toll by the sweat Of their brows. The
eonundrum 30 inc is 'rher, 20 find the most brass,
in the machines or in the reports, But must
stop right here. because if continue shall Ger.
tainly be undemocraiic in writing anything for a
Redublican paper
Politics seem TO be looming up, but feel anx.
ious TO draw myself farther and farther away
from IT. II Is plain 20 me that there is n deer
undeTenrfent "i feeling among the people every.
where. expressing itself in the determination u
take hold of things themselves and snaks the
nominations Tor the various Offices Of men uhom,
10 their Judgment. are the proper ones 10 GIL the
places. bow TO that feeling. I am proud that
1t Ia. 80 determined to express itself. Independ-
enec has been my dght for twelve years Inde-
Pendenee from "Bossism" Of all kind, free and
untrammeled nominations fresh from the people.
by tue people OF the men who have the eapacty
to OIL the positions. thank God that the day Is
coming when IL will not be deemed A crime 10
have brains ar that a man will not be considered
nnht to be put on jury because OF his istslH-
genee. ldiocy, knavery, trickery, charla,anism
have too long been Mt n premium, aud the trouble
has been that the very moment a competent man
was named for any place, n 6ght ha. been made
against him because she could not be used by the
Bosses" or some other equally frivolous and con.
temptiblc objection raised, possibly because he
did not suit people Of the "Bob White" stamp.
"The mills Of the Gods grind SLOW, but they grind
exceeding hne. and if the Democrats party
fails to discharge its duty properly aud aeeepta-
bly,. the people will turn elsewhere aud the les
sons Of the past be repeated as adtnonitions for
the future. Your readers can accep, this and call
just what they please. and if Il L. this kind Of
plain talS that Il 90 ruin the Democratic party,
the quicker 1t s ruined the better for the people
Economical administration of public Affairs BY
capable, intelligent men Is the necessity of the
times. suckers, butnmsrs aud deadbeais TO the
rear all the time. aud no room for any political
party 10 be run on the principles that go.~rnpbe
Pawn shop. W. II. RIcHAnn<os.