Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-05-07
Hnzarlled--What ?

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T. Albaugh's card published by US last
week and upon our opinions as given
at the time, the Daily Ne,us Of Friday
last rises equal to the occasion, as
measured by it, BY referring to those
who discussed those publications as
",he gorsips Of this city"
The News claims to agree with us in
this, viz that 1.-THE notorious partisan
chip Of the County Commissioners,
which by combining the publication Of
the county finances to two newspapers
of limited circulation, has made this
scandal possible" Now, We have new
cr sad anything that could be distorted
to mean anything like the above quo
ta,ion. First, because such is not our
view of the matter and second, because
it is not possible that it should be true.
The Statement in question is not I'M
,lcrstood us covering the matters at is
sue in Mr.. Albughs card. for it says at
its head Charges ascertained at the
April term, June session, 1884" hence
has nothing to do with any matters of
The Board of Charities and Corrections,
then Just organized.
Further evcH if it should have coy
c.e,l these matters, their publication in
the Statement would not have righted
any wrongs done by the parties under
charge by Mr.. Albauyh, hence its (the
Statements non-publication by all the
newspapers has not made this scandal
POSSIBLE 1t is the bare fact that the
qraund5 c.cta that makes the scandal
posshlc. We desire however to call
attention Of all concerned to the follow
ing extract from the Nt,Vs editorial, as
it mere directly affects US in our con-
n,ct.on with this matter:
ave will now state that, about two
weeks since, Constable Albaugh called
a. our Office and requested publication
rf the letter which appeared in the
Clarion Of yesterday, rendering pay
mcnt for the same: We gave the mat
ter careful consideration and decided
that 10 print the communication was
borardous and against public policy. Ev-
identity the othir newspapers Of the CITY
took the samo view, seeing that Con-
stable Aibaugh has found it necessary
TO 20 ont of Frederick city to secure
the publication he desired.'
The italics ac OURS.
The Ncus carefully refralns from any
iotination Of what it deemed itself to
have hazardcd in event Of its acceptance
@: the card in question and as it has as
sumed to speak for all "tbe other news
papers Of the city," VIC shall not be
considered .pfcsufnptuous, We trust, if
assume to speak for them and it, in ez-
PLANTATION of the term hazardous. -
The county officials have vast deal Of
patronage to bestow in the matter OF
advertising and job work tho County
Statements. blanks for bids for supplies
to Montevue etc. etc, to instance, and
it il this patronage that would have
been "hazarded.'
We trust our explanation is as lucid
as it is incontrovcrtible.
Cur imagination is sufficiently vivid
to have pictured in our minds eye, the
sclf.complacent smile that illumined
the countenanca Of the writer Of that
sentence which 10 80 handsomely round
ID of by the two good words public
policy; )" how we'll it sounded, but how
much more truthful had he used the
anti,hesis, to which his pen had surely
.artcc in its honest endeavor to write
-, nth; yet, perhaps we have allow.
fee rein 70 our imagination and
ls w!3rw ally intend, d to put ii
'>'r'..sts vol!;y.'
j-o action Of TIE Frederick City
"o~n rers declins to publish the care
f Mr. Albaugh was fact known to IL
Il advance; it was estimated at it,
nc worth BY us.
While we have not the presumption
p, ct our judgement up against SO ;
'arsa q body of the fraternity, either ii
10 matter Of tasto or opinion. We die
~: 1uestjon the propriety Of our &C
r.ance Of Mr. Albaush's card, in thu
ace cc such refusals az had been made
Tim n Frederick, simply because w'
~.,>~';zel how completely Al rarIanc'