Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-01-26

~ lHlP'l ut4iy dhl honestly alhlll'otet
the affairs Of the schools as any three
Democrats who could be named. vs.
10 not think the virtues Of hIr-lclling
and honesty belong to any party as sucl
We therefore think mistake was made
in giving this reason for Judge Stone 5
action, and that a Republican should be
"disgruntlcd' thereat we can readily
understand. We must remember the
School Fund is a State Fund. and while
each taxpayer in Charles county pays
his proportion he pays it into the STATE
Treasury where it is added to largely
before it comes back to US, and that the
wealthy Republicans of Baltimore and
other parts Of the State such men as
Enoch Pratt, James A. Gary, Jacob
Tome aud others contribute a large
quota, although without doubt Demo.
Gratis as having a larger total of proper
ty in the State pay a larger proportion
Of the taxes.
But we can not believe that this was
the consideration uppermost in Judge
stones mind in making these appoint
mcnts We do not believe it would
have influenced him moment if there
had been no other We believe there
was no question in his mind Of giving
the control of the schools to ether Dem
ocrats or Republicans; that be simply
intended to give such effect t5 the law
as would secure to Charles county a
Board of School Commissioners c)mpos-
ed Of competent, representative and
fair minded men who in the admnistra-
ton of the affairs of the schools would
be thoroughly partisan and Just to
all grades aud conditions Of pupils and
teachers. We should give a man cred
it for pure and unselfsh motives some
times.
1t must be allowed that, as rule
wheresoever else in the State these ap-
pointmcnts have been made, tie Com
missioners have been of the same pollti-
cal creed as the judge WHO appointed |
them, and no Democrat could have con
dcmned Judge S one for doing as others
have done. Judge Grain - 4 Judge
Mays Commissioners, appointing two
Democrats and one Republican, al though
in that county a Republican Examiner
was appointed.
Republicans in this county must re
feet that in appointing School Commits
here Of different religious de-
as we think should be done, !
and residing in different ctions, the
choice would naturally embrace more
Democrats than Republicans if the APP
pointing power were non PARTISAN. -
There are b. & Stonastreet, Esq, /
Judge Harvey, Judge Jenkins, Judge
Rowe and W. Dec. Mitchell, Ed, for
example, any of whom would make
good School Commissioners, but they
hold other Offices We think decidedly
the best way to treat this whole matter
is to view it as entirely out Of politics
1t will hardly be maintained that the
Republicans have lost any thing in pow
er, influence or numbers Or that the
Democrats have gained by these appoint
meuts, although MIR. Naalc, a Democrat,
was rc-appointed Eminor In these
days of Cyil-Scrylcc Reform, the APP
pontment Of MIR Ncalc must be looked
upon as proper recognition, by the
new Board of merit fitness and homes
ty, and now, more than ever following
the spirit Of the resolutions adopted by
the Board he will take care that no word
Of censure shall be applied to him for
performing the duties of his Office in any
otncr than non PARTISAN way
What is the practical rosrI, . How
does oor School Board s,,n52 We
have A Bo,rd o,mn,.oI Of an. c,,,hol;o
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