The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-20
OCTOBER, Sth, 1883,

| ulII6T6uCe UcIWPeU TIE COSl Vi prop
erty assessment when done by Re-
publicans and when done by Demo-
crats-that it cost nearly four times
as much when performed by the
latter as when the same work was
done under Republican management,
which proves that a Democrat can
get more good out of small job than
any other creature on earth.
l have shown that the real, useful,
necessary Legislation for the county,
was enacted by the Republican mem
bers.
l have shown that when all the
county offices but one were in the
hands of the Republicans, they were
all passed by and the Democrats
salary increased and also that addi-
tiOnal offices were created as reward
for party services.
have shown that at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, when the
offices were, unfortunately, in Dem
ocratic hands, the salaries were in
creased all along the line, to nearly
double what they had been before,
j and as a consequence the tax rate
went up nearly SO per cent. higher
than 1t was the year before.
1t now remains to be seen what
was done for the benefit of the tax
payers at the Legislative session of
'S6 and 'S8.
AT the session Of $50 things were
about as bad as they could well he
made. Little else could be done for
the benefit of the Democratic officials
in the county, but some of the good
Democrats in the town of Oakland
were exceedingly anxious to make
an honest living by the sale Of ques-
tionable whiskey, and to accommo-
date these gentlemen, and to legalize
the sale of liquor in districts that had
declared by tWO-thirds vote against
it, law was passed providing for a
re-submjssiOn of the liquor question
to popular vote at special election.
The Temperance people were salts
fed with the result of the first vote
on the question, but 10 accommodate
a few individuals this law was passed,
imposing on the taxpayers the need
less expense of a special election.
| The result Of the election, however.
was quite different from what was
anticipated by the aW.maker, for
instead Of forcing saloons on cOmmu-
mites that had decided against them
it resulted in the suppression OF
license all over the county.
This law, unlike many Others in
the history of our county politics,
was not intended to put money into
the pockets of the Democratic county
officials. But the people were taxed
To the extent of some $1,000 or $1,000
to defraY the expenses of special
election to benefit the Oakland wits.
key ring and to secure the services of
the saloons in the manufacture of
Democrats, and Democratic votes, in
future elections.
A score or two of saloons in full
blast all over Garrett county would
control quite large number of votes,
and no one need be told in what
direction that influence is uniformly
eXerted.
And just here, Mr.. Editor, you
will pardon brief depression from
this local question.
want to say how much 1 admire
candor that seeks to shift to ReDub-
lican shoulders the odium of favor
ing free WhiSkey, but the old cry of
''stop thief' will not avail the real
Whiskey party now.
A few years ago, you will remem-
her, when Democratic Congressman
were making blood and thunder
speeches against the Republicans u.
5. marshals for hunting down the
moOn-shiners of the South, the Dem
ocratic party was, not inappropri-
ately, styled the party of free Whis-
key and free fraud"
1t must be hopeful sign now to
see that tough.skinned organization
begin to appreciate the odium attach
ing to their free Whiskey alliance.
If they would but do as much,
however, to merit the confidence OF
! the moral, lawabiding class the polit-
y zeal atmosphere would be in a much
: more healthy condition to-day than
it is.
The Democracy is in open alliance
with the saloons all over the coun-
try, and it is notorious that but for
the alliance of the saloons and the
: Prohibitionists they could not hope
to carry single Northern state.
. 1 happen to know by personal ex-
. perience and observation. extending
through at least three sessions of the
Legislature, that if local option law
,,o, tp no paSSp1 for anU pOunty mr.