Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-02-03

for life against the powerful opposition OF
the b. 81 o., was because OF the defeat of the
b. 81 O. and the chagrin OF Judge b. as one
of its local counsel in Montgomery county,
and OF its most active lobby members in Au-
napolis But it seems that where the "shoe
pinched" the Judge was that he was turned
out of the Canal Board where he received q
salary OF three hundred dollars year, and
Mr.. Young put In his place at no salary at
all. AS the Judge wants the public to
know why he was turned out, will tell
him thus publicly that it was because his
management of the canal had been failure,
much as he processes TO know aboutit now;
and, speaking from memory, that his Board
in its last years management netted about
$4,000 as against about $3.50, 900 in the first
years management of President Clarke, Mr..
Young, and their directors
hope have satisfied the Judges curiosi-
ty upon this point, and will enlighten his
ignorance upon another. "Col. Clarke had
not had any experience in constructing or
managing canals before his appointment to
the management OF the Y. % y. Canal, as
Judge Bouic says. Nor had Judge b. be
fore bis own appointment, unless his pay as
counsel of the b. & 0. Railroad constituted
a peculiar qualification for the management
OF its rival, the canal. But "JSm Clarke" had
started life as poor tow boy and had after
wards boated on this canal that made him
President Of at well-earned salary of ten
thousand dollars year, knew every foot OF
it, knew its wants and requirements, knew
what people 70 trust along its line, was hon.
est, capable and energetic, had developed
great business and administrative capacity,
and tie result proceed that aoGs not sorO'ag IN
putting Judge b. out and COL Clarke IN its
| management
Once more, and l hope for the last time, 1
must correct Judge Bouic. did not quote
Dr. Wootton as saying "Mr. Clarke had man
aged the canal WE'LL" and Judge B. and DR..
| Wootton know that did not, for the Judge
had my letter to which he was replying be-
! fore him 10 which wrote "qVJte in contrast
With Judge 1Bnaic s~4gAelessts- aetseaaeion
was the candid admission OF DR.. Wootton, OF
the House of Delegates, who, ia his remarks
at the same meeting, truthfuily asserted that
the canal had been made 10 pay in the
past when properly managed" Mr.. Clarke 3
name was not mentioned in connection with
DR.. Woottons remarks; although l might
very pertinently have asked if DR.. Wootton
did not have reference to Mr.. Clarke's man
agement, to whose could he have had The
answer would certainly and promptly have
been not to Judge Bouic's, Notwithstanding
his selflaudation.
Judge Boulc impertinently, and in very
bad taste, speaks OF my having "leapt with
a bound down from the very exalted Guber-
material chair to the Presidency OF horse
railroad company" What this has to do with
the questions in controversy between US, and
what degradation or humiliation there is in
| stepping from even the most exalted posi-
| ton into the Presidency of company
whose capital is u million Of dollars, which
pays the State of Maryland and City of Balti-
"A r,,It r. Ill
annually, and which employs some seven
hundred men (numbers D: them from Mont
gomery county, even though that company
works over twelve hundred horses, Judge
B. in his Aristocracy may know, but in
my Democracy cannot imagine have yet
to learn that an ex-Presldent OF the United
States or an ex Governor of Maryland may
not work for an honest living, or for the edu-
cation of his children, and that is just why
"leapt with bound into the Presidency
of horse railroad company" whose dlrec-
tors and stockholders called me to it after
the expiration of my term as Governor. Ii
is sale 10 say without any egotism that if
had not properly discharged the more Tex
alted' duties | would not have been called
to those scarcely less responsible, If moi
equally "exalted."
Now, Judge, you say we are both old men
But am pretty vigorous yet, and can and
do do as much work as ever did in my life
which, as you know, has been by no means
an Idle one. And although it pains me u
write as have felt forced to do in this letter
| will never let my acts or motives or good
name be assaulted without proper response
let the Consequences be what they may
You have wronged me, unlntentlonaily l
hope, and you will act the part of Il brave
and manly man if you will have the cour-
age and honesty to admit it as publicly as
you have attacked me.
Yours respectfully,
1 ODEN BOWIE.