National Republican., 1883-08-14
"rURN rnE nAsCALs oUr.n

"TURN THE hASCALS QUE"
vigorous Arrnignment OF the Dcmo-
cratic Party In Maryland by Gov. Ham
iIton--Theso are the Very Hascnls Mr..
Dana Wants "Turned In."
Gov Hamilton, tho sturdy democratic gov
ornor of Maryland, is evidently of the opin-
ion that tho Augean stables of that state re-
quire vast amount Of cleaning He is of
the same mind with Dana of tho New York
sun, that tho rascals must be turned out of
Office but he finds the rascals TO be of the
democratic instead of the republican faith
The plug ugly tactics by which thefrends of
tho TasCals have overcome Gov. Hamiltous
friends in some Of the nose-biting, ear-slitting,
aud .gouging primaries have not operated
to smooth the governor into quiet suLmis-
sivonessto tho fate thoy had ordained for him.
He shows very healthful signs of life, and In a
vigorous address to the people of Maryland
tells them how they have been robbed by
democratic official thieves, and sponged upon
by useless democratic official droues. Ho says
that since 1870, in several instances, taxos
and other revenues of the state have not been
paid over by tho collection officers. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars were annually
due from them for years. Looseness, disor-
der, and confusion everywhere prevailed.
Instead of yielding revenue or even of main
tanning itself, the oyster and the tobacco
services were serious charges upon the treas
ury. The delinquent officers, many of thom
well known politicians, now owe the state
| S772, 73S08. There were passed in 1880 at the
session of the legislature AIS laws of all
Kinds. Only sixty-Ono of them were
general laws Thirty-six of them were to
take effect before the first Of
June, and therefore, under the law to have u
newspaper publication for these, 1894 was
for IN
hundred dollars were awarded under the law
by the comptroller to each county. "Sone-
times this sum-" says the governor "was di-
vided between two rival newspapers in tho
county of tho same party; | take it to keep
the peace, and therefore having no reference
to the value of the work done" A common
practice with some, probably with the IN ost,
of the newspapers was TO havo these laws
printed at Annapolis In supplement form,
costing 800 for each county, and then dis
tributing them through the several papers,
considering this a publication and getting
their net 5000.
These are the fellows the New York SIN
wants turned In, while Gov. Hamilton wants
to turn the rascas out.
The governor assals in detail the extrav-
agance iii the government printing, and ex-
h!bits the pronigacy of the democratic legis-
latures. He shows that since 1879 the total
unnecessary expenditures made by his party
amount, at low estimate, to Sj0O,O00. He
presents a catalogue of useless Offices created
for democratic leeches upon the body polite
by democratic legislatures. Referring to
Offices held by the several members of the
democratic state ring he says: "The Office of
tax commissioner should be abolished. It was
a made Office for the sake of the office only,
created in 1873, with salary of $4,000
and travelling expenses not to exceed
$500, and now added to 1t is u
plprE NVith gaInrv 81 O00
was useless, the duties being before
performed by the comptrollers office, and can
be and should be again. And so the Office of
insurance commissioner, created the same
session. having the same tenure and the same
mode of appointment, and the salary of
$500; but to be paid out of the fees of his
office. The land office should be abolished
and its affairs transferred to the clerk of the
court of appeals. The salary of the commits
sioner is 81 800 with q clerk generally get
| ting 81 200. Under the constitution of 1850
the salary was 5000, and no other expense TO
the state, and at times a considerable revenue.
For the last year it got S6.1379S, the lowest
| for years, out of the treasury, and paid in
only $1,5i2.75 in fees. For the six years from
1876 to 1882, inclusive, there was paid out OF
the treasury to support this establishment
$3.50, 177.24 over and above all sums paid by II
into tho treasury.
One fish commissioner is sufficient If any
| be required, and one should be abolished.
There should be law to limit the number oi
officers and employees of the legislature, to fix
their pay, to prohibit extra pay or double al
| lowances. AT tho session of 1880 committee
raised to considered the subject after care.
| ful investigation reported u bill fixing the
number at thirty-nine for both houses, and
their aggregate pay Mt $780, but it failed tC
pass The contrast is 50 marked that re-
chpitulation is justified. At that same session
of 1850 there were 105 clerks at an ex-
pense of $50,19I25, at the session of 1885,
there were sixty-four at an expense oil
| S37,362. The weighers of grain should
be abolished. They bring nothing to the
state, but at times take out Of the treasury
as was the case at the last session, when $5
525 was paid out of the treasury to them fol
alleged services and the state got nothing
So also with tho weighers of hay; the statt
gets but little. A lease of the scales under
guarded law would bring more. All these of
fcers could be dispensed with and to that eX
tent patronage diminished. The next poin
made by the governor is his comment upoi
the fact not heretofore known, that one o
Gorman's followers has the office of superin
tendent of tho house of correction telegraph
line, at salary of $1,S00 per annum. Thi
telegraph line is only a mile and hal
long, and has never been used since it wa
erected. Yet the superintendent has draw
his salary regularly.
Nlr. Dina, UHcre Is not tne least doubt Du
that these rascals ought to be turned out. So
earnest is Gov. Hamilton on this subject tina
he urges the honest democrats of the state Il
swing clear Of their party and engage in al
independent movement, unless they can wres
it from the contact of the harpies, thieves
and bloodsuckers he so eloquently describes
We interpret all this to mean that the despe
ratio methods employed thus far in the demo
cratic primaries are not to be submitted l.
by the governor and his followers if the,
shall result in triumph for the rascals in th
democratic state convention. This is mani
and square notice, and in full harmony wit
the frank and courageous disposition an
character exhibited by Gov. Hamilton
throughout his public career. Turn the raa
calls out, governor; turn the rascals out.
senator Conkling's Return from tho Vel
Iowstone.
The Hon. Roscoe Conkling and his guest
returned to New York from their trip /
Yellowstone park on Friday evening last
having travelled about 5000 miles With
nineteen days. They travelled in two specia
cars well provisioned, and having every po.
sible appointment for the comfort of the party
including tho best cook in the dining ca
service of the Northern Pacific road. Beside
their stop in the park, they visited Bozemar
in Montana territory, Minnesota, and s
Paul, Chicago, and Niagara Falls. Senate
Conkling expresses himself in most enthr
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