The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-28

wrong doing because of the presence
of a single Democratic member, clerk
or counsel in a Republican board.
This statement is untrue. We GER
tainIy attempted nothing of the kind.
We simply called upon these Demo
cratic gentlemen to come forward and
state whether they had been parties
or witnesses to such wrong doing as
was charged by the Democrat. We
east no imputation upon these gentle
men because we took the ground that
the charges made by the Democrat
had no foundation in fact, and eX-
listed only in the Imagination of that
journal based upon its reliable i1J0r-
nation. The charge made by the
Democrat that all this wrong doing
took place while these Democratic
gentlemen and officials were parts of
the various boards was, we think, an
imputatiOn cast upon them by that
paper, because it would certainly
have been the duty of such official,
whether clerk, commissioner or coun-
sci to expose such wrong doing if it
came under his notice. The fact that
no such exposure was made we take
to be strong evidence that the corrup-
ton did not exist. How then could
we attempt to make the Democratic
party an accessory to wrong doing
when we took the distinct ground
that no such wrong doing existed.
The Democrat pretends to give the
amounts received by the different pa
pers in 1878 and 1879, but only gives
the amount received by ]. A. Hay
den and J. J. Smith and says moth
ing about what II. p. Tasker, life
long Democrat, received. Now we
believe Though we have not the fig
ureS before u.s. that the Herald in
those years received more for printing
than both j. 4. Hayden and J. j.,
Smith put together. Wee not mean
to cOnfound the Democrat with the
Herald, we mean to say what we in
tended to say in the first place, that
during the time all the wrong doing
was going on las chargedD the Demo-
cratic papers got more for printing
than we did and that the charge made
! by the Democrat that we got the lions
share, and therefore kept silence, is
false in substance and in fact.
In what way did the Democrat
force the reform of giving the print
ing out by contract upon Republic
can board? The Democrat did not
put in bid nor an application for the
printing. The Democratic editor of
the Herald up to that time (1SS0) had
been getting the lions share of the
printing and we got the contract by
entering into bonds to do the work
for 500 for which that journal had re-
ceived $1,000 in previous year. The
Democrat was not factor in forcing
lIIC lClOI lOI uOCo ouCIl an
sion exist among the people. There
is ga very strong impression among
our people" that the Democratic par
ty is not a party of reform except in
name. The Taxpayers know when
collector Browning presents his tax
bills what Democratic reform in this
county means. They know, too, if
this kind of reform were to continue
it would not be long until it would
take all they could make to pay taxes.
In its last issue the Democrat gives
what it says is the whole amount lev
led for printing. If the figures be
correct they show that democratic
papers have received S1l, 137, oil while
the REPUBLICAN, has received Sc, 246..
90. We agree with our esteemed adj
versary that further comment upon
this point is unnecessary.
The Democrat charges that the
printing we got twas the price of
oursilence upon past county affairs of
questionable nature" We here
repeat that this charge is vile fab
ricatiOn of which we did not think
the Democrat capable. Inasmuch as
the general charge has been made we
call upon the Democrat to give the
specifications. What are the past
county affairs of a questionable ma
ture to which you refer. Here per-
haps is an opportunity for us to join
issue. At any rate we will try to
do so if you will give your specifca-
tons.
1t is a well know fact that since the
democratic party came into power in
this county taxes are higher than
ever before, and it is equally well
known that the present democratic
Commissioners have not been so eco
nomical as they might have been,
and we are ready to give specifica-
tons, and we shall do so whether
they are called for or not.
All these charges, inSinuntiOnS and