The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-26
1--WE have charged that theyt,he

scented to it by keeping siIence.a
This is another quotation from the
Democrat, and as all the dher
charges made by 1t have fallea to
the ground unsupported and usus.
tanned, and having utterly faiIei In
their object and purpose. and thh be-
ing the only one left for the Denoc-
racy In this campaign on whieh to
stand, we will disabuse the mind of
the Democrat of the erroneous CON-
illusions arrived at by it, because of
our 'silence." which Is sufficiently
accounted for by the volume of.in.
terestin' readin'" found in recent
issues.
We Join issue on the ALLEGATION
that the levy to the physicianseom.
planned of is in open violation ollaw.
As we understand the Democrd the
levy referred to Is the one to physi.
clans for attending and treatinsout.
side pensioners and paupers. AID on
this we have to say, If the Law au-
thorizes and requires the ConDis.
si0ners, and it does, to levy foishch
persons and provide for theInNhep
enjoying health. ia it either COD !.
sense or justice to suppose thst tfey
are not under the same obliSafion to
care and provide medical s'endanee
and medicine for them when sick
and in i'll heaIthP You,as well as
We. say no; all humaniy says no,
and the law says no. J is as much
the duty of the Commissioners and
il as obligatory upor them under
their oath and the lsV to do this as
it is to provide food ad clothing for
them,
But we are charged in the Demo.
cratic resolutions as passed by the
convention with "uaking unlawful
leyies to two physicians residing in
the town of Oaklant TO the extent Of
eight hundred dolhrs without any
services having ben first perform
ed" This, howevr, not being sup
ported by the fats and like the
many charges and eltions made
ny the democrat and Democrats
there being no evidence forth coming
to sustain 1t, 1t had to be "dOctOred'
to suit the occasion by some of tn,
"ruIing elements just as the second
or local option resolution was, and q
"doctored" it read, Tin making Ut
lawful levies to two physicians resid'
Ing in the town of Oakland to the
enormous extent of taoo hundred dd
lars. without any services having
been first performed" !
Having said all that Is necessarily
reference to the legality of the levy
the only remaining questions RAISED
apparently Is as to the amount LEVIED
and the propriety of such levy V
ing made "without any services nv.
ing first been performed" 4
1t is not true that $500 was Levied
in this manner. but it is true ha:
5000 was levied. not to t,cO physicians,
but to one, DR.. H. w. McCOmas In
1889, under a contract made with him
to give medical attention to all mu.
pers and outside pensioners within
a certain distance of Oakland for one
year for that amount. ~
Why was this done? 44
We find by the levy list for 1885
that the levy to various physicians
for this same work amounted to $Sl5
about $115 more than the contact
price for 1889. This being 80, andnc
indication of its costing less thanir
1888, and in fact, the work donest
far amounting to sum at the old
rates very largely in excess of $1O
the contract Is very great savingtt
the county. Now if this can be done
IL it not the part of a man of com
mon sense to save all when and
wherever he can? Is 1t not done II
private business and is any one cen
sured for it? Then, If it he tn,
proper thing for a man to do in pri
vate business transactions, is it no
more incumbent upon him, as 81
officer. under oath, to do so in publi
affairs? Is it hot more obligator!
upon him to he careful with and say,
the peoples money, the disburse
ment ofwhich he has In charge. thai
with his own money? This. beinI
true. and by this contract sayingc
county funds is the result. of win
has the democrat justly to complain
But they say it is wrong becau.
"the services have not first been pe
formed" Well. what of that +? Tn
work is being done, and there is n
law prohibiting such levies. If thel
were. many levies now made woul
and could not be made. For instanc
the salary of the Clerk to the Count
Commissioners is now and alway
has been levied IN advance, SO wit
| k4 80 a.