Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-15

takes to defend his action in regard
ID Mr.. Compton, but his explana.
ton is such lame one that no ones
aud least of all, Mr.. Compton's
fiends, will be deceived by it. The
latter will take care to remember at
the polls on November 9Th that
Barnes Compton's defeat in Anne
Arundel county was owing solely to
the hostility of Riley & Co., and
vote accordingly. That the editor
OF the Record fell into line at the
last moment and voted for Comp
ton was merely self-interest. He
has been clever enough all these
many years to keep himself at the
public crib and he knew well that
any stain on his personal record as
a democrat would endanger his
chances for continuation of pap.
Hence his tardy repentance.
Mr.. Riley, while defending his
course in defeating Mr.. Compton,
puts in a plea for his own election
on the score that he will have the
courage to utter his own convic-
tions. We have no doubt be will
speak out brayely whenever he
wishes to advance his own selfish
aims. lie has done a great deal of
bowling for his party, but he has
always managed to get paid pretty
we'll for his bowling. Four years
ago he successfully engineered
through the Legislature a scheme
by which he was paid 81 900 of the
taxpayers money for a So-called his
tory of Annapolis private enter
prise. We may be sure, therefore,
that if there were any such jobs as
these to be lobbied through the
Legislature, the editor of the Record
would do any amount of bowling
and wire-pulling to secure success.
Again, Mr.. Riley succeeded for
several years, and up to the cleo
ton of the present board of county
commissioners, who had the cour-
age to put the work out at public
contract, in getting from 5000 to
$1,100 for doing one half Of the
county printing, whereas the
Maryland Republican contracted to
do The achole OF it for $3.50.
In fine when has the time been
when the editor of the Record did
not, in some way, keep his hand in
the county or state treasury That
he is the yeriest time server and
demagogue, both his past and pres
ent actions but too plainly show.
He pirates good deal about democ-
racy aud the peoples rights; but
when did he eyer show any regard
for these rights ? Two years ago,
when an important piece of legisla-
ton was pending before the State
Senate. the only reason Mr.. Riley
had for opposing the bill was that
its passage would affect DIR. Wells
majority in the 2nd district. That
is, the interest Of our city aud coun-
ty must be and was actually sacri.
feed for the pretended benefit of a
single politician.
Now, We should like to ask, what
have our citizens to expect Of q man
who utters such sentiments as these
whose interest for the politician
is paramount to that Of the people ?
Gould they entrust to him any of
their interests with the assurance
that they would be protected in q
fearless and unselfish spirit Wei
say emphatically NO, aud our citi-
zens should snow him under By
such . majority that be will never
have the audacity to appear again
% the pretended advocate Of the
people. Some time ago Mr. Rileyl
did ! good deal Of public and pri-
vate .cussiDg' against Bannon,
Posee & Co. He is now fawning
upon and hattering these same gen.
slemen. We know why. He has
heard that they hare written him