Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
The Finale of Mr.. Young to Judge
Bouic.

Do you not feel like extendi ng the hand
of kindly feeling over the chasm of this
controversy since you have had the oppor-
tunity given you to paint the portrature of
the political trio Of Montgomery county in
such glowing coiors. The terms applied to
them in your letter, suppose, are borrowed
but not from my pen; it is to be hoped that
conscience did not dictate them. The trio
was referred to by me to disprove the asser-
ton that Mr.. Fawcett was my guardian
angel; nothing was said or intended disre-
spectful of the trio as such.
Those who have read the report of the
committee of investigation will be able to
determine whether or not the business trans
actions OF the company were brought before
that committee in evidence, and doubtless
have drawn their own conclusions from the
testimony and do not rely upon either your
version or mine.
The fact that the Committee on Accounts,
in the absence OF the needed explanation,
differed 30 widely from the conclusion to
which the Senate committee came, shows,
10 my mind, that the accounts of the COM
panY were not very readily understood. The
Committee on Accounts, on the first page
Of the report, assert they have found the
task imposed upon them much more labo-
rious and important than they expected" &c.
What does this language Imply? In this
connection will quote-"I did at once ap-
pear before the committee in obedience to
the summons; was informed by the chair
man of the committee that the prosecution
did not wish to examine me, and had
leave to return to my post of public duty in
Frederick, which Ibid forth with" On turn
ing TO page 1863 of the report, | find Judge
Bouic sworn, and pages 1853, 1859, 40, I'll
and 172 given TO his examination, conduct
ed by Messrs Gordon and Schley." He
either does not know what he is saying or
knows it is not true.
| presume my educator" graduated in G
high school of ethics as did your Honor
and it is a mere matter of opinion who
should have the preference Subsequent to
the publication OF the carefully prepared
report" which you pronounce based upon
astute, sophs.ca and fallacious reasons,
the State passed t1lgnent upon that report
by comforting the highest honor in the gilt
Of her voters upon my tutor. The citizens
of the State, the whole State, not judicial
| or congressional district viewed the two
reports with the naked eye, not through
golden spectaees.
1t may be possible that / came to tht
wrong conclusion in reference to the ground
Of your action in appointing the Schoo
Commissioners. Be that as it may, you
denial will doubtless safety your many
friends. You say actions speak louder thar
words You will then define your act wheI
you, after lapse Of twenty -one years, lsucf
matters having become old and stale,) yol
arraigu me before the public and ask me u
tell that public the why's and wherefores o
my actions, as their servant, not done unde
the cover of night in political conclave, bu
open and above board, and spread, az yol
assert, upon the journal of the Senate, anc
not only so, but the reasons carefully pre-
pared" and given 20 the public.
After sufficient time Ter theughtful inves
| tigation, the public, through its delegates
rendered verdict and gave me the pomina
ton, and had not resigned would have
honored me with the her suffrage for th