The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-11-02
Pungent Political Paragraph.

If you want the School Commits.
sioners to be elected by the people
instead of appointed by the Gouern-
or. vote for Laughlin, Friend and
Kemp.
If you want the County Treasurer
10 be elected by the people vote for
Laughlin. Friend and Kemp.
Ifyou do not want higher taxes.
and the Mullen administration re-
peated, vote for Legge, Fresh and
Junklns.
you want an economical admin
istration of County affairs, vote the
Republican ticket.
If you want wise and healty legis-
lation. vote tor Laughlin. Friend and
Kemp.
If you do not want the scenes of
1888 re-enacted at Annapolis vote for
the Republican candidates for Senate
and House of Delegates.
fyOu want a thoroughly compel.
ent, accommodating and experienced
Register of Wills. vote for James w.
White.
If you want an honest, reliable. ex-
perienced and competent County Sur.
vepor, vote for John Harmed.
Ifyou want a good and Efficient
Sheriff vote for E. N. Casteel.
Remember when you come to vote
for State Senator. that WIN. r. Get
| ty forced upon the the taxpayers of
Garrett county for payment dent of
$4,000. illegally contracted by the
School Board. and that, after the clti-
zens of the county by vote of ATT
majority repudiated it and refused to
assume its payment.
Remember that during the sixteen
years the county has been organized
a Democratic School Board has In.
Cured Indebtedness to the amount of
$4,000. which the Taxpayers have
paid and are now paying, and the
only way to remedy the evil is to
make the School Commissioners
elective, and this can only be done
by electing Laughlin. Friend and
Kemp. They are now and always
have been in favor of electing School
Commissioners. while the Demo.
Gratis. Getty, Hoye and Merrill are
now and always have been opposed
to it.
Vote the Republican ticket and you
vote for local self.government; vote
the Democratic ticket and you vote
for an obligarcy who believe in the
Capitalization of power and in giving
the control of the Offices and the selec-
ton of officers to a Democratic off,
cial whose appointees will be dictated
by them, as has always been the case
in the past.
Remember that Mr.. Getty voted
for all the laws increasing the COM
pensation of officers, and consequent
ly increased the rate of taxation.
Remember that by reason of Mr..
Getty's course in the Senate the item
of 81, $50. School debt, in the levy list
WAS unjustly and improperly imposed
upon the Taxpayers.
Remember that Mr.. Getty refuses
to state to the people where he stands
upon the Local Option question.
Remember that Mr.. Getty assum.
ing the role of dictator to the Demo.
cratic party, without authority and
after the convention adjourned,
changed the Democratic platform re.
lating to Local Option.
"Lnterestin' readin' 1.-THE discIos.
ures made by Bill Harig and Charley
Goodman at the fusion meeting held
in Concordia Hall. at Baltimore. on
Saturday evening.
Republicans. don't forsake princi-
pie to vote for Mr.. Getty at the re.
quest of Democratic officials. to graft
ify their selfish desires to retain pO-
sitions which are nothing more than
sinecures burdensome to the tax-pay-
ers and ought to be abolished.
Look out for "boodle" and "boodle
workers." 1t is a "boodle" campaign
on the part of the Democracy, Ex-
anime the law on bribery and report
to US any violation. and we will have
them prosecuted and punished.
ANY thing to win," is the Demo-
cratic plan. Look out for all kinds
of frauds, trickery and deception.
Look at your ticket closely. Bogus
tickets will be circulated by the Dem.
ocrats.
Remember that under Democratic
administration our rate of taxation
was $1.5Sa.
The Democrats proclaim that, If
necessary, they will buy a sufficient
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