The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-02

NIX. LDlIOR,
Dear Sm:-Since the Political CaidroH has
about come to the boiling temperature is it
not Etime that the voters and tax payers
shonld begin to inquire, and at least try to
inform themselves; as 10 the qualifications
and ability of the candidates who are mani
testing SO much interest in and desire to
| serve the dear people?
The important question or matter with
the tax payers is to get candidates who are
competent, industrious and sufficiently SELF
reliant not to be misled or Influenced by
any party or power, but study and learn
their duty and discharge their whole duty,
regardless of consequences.
| Set any farmer in Cecil county examining
+! the laws passed within the last twenty years,
and see ii he can find one act passed by the
House and Senate looking to his interest,
and think he will find no act looking TO
that end. Now why not have men sent to
the Rouse and Senate who will give US leg
islation that will reduce the expenses of the
county? Why not reduce the asaoaat paid
| the Clerk of the Circuit Court? Is there
any reason or justice in paying the price of
| fourteen bushels of wheat PSF day for three
hundred and twelve days in the yeaf TO The
| Clerk of the Circuit Court? And more than
| the price of seven bushels of wheat per day
to the Clerk Of The County Commissioners
/ a fhnr, hn 81 foy, k,,oI oI, ~
wheat per day TO the County Treasurer for
every day that he is engaged 10 the duties
of his Office? / feel confident that there is
In Cecil County hundred men who are
competent and willing 10 assume the respon-
sibility, and who will discharge the duties
of those oiices.as satisfactorily as they are, for
one-half the amount paid the present incum-
bents. Then why submit to SO gees impo.
sition? The trouble is to get men who are
qualified to make laws for US. A majority
of the men who force themselves on the
voters are the least competent.
Let the farmers take the matter liz their
own hands, and elect such men as can and
will give us relief from such imposition.
I'VE hays ADVOCATED the policy of cutting
down the fee bills of oar county and courl
officers years ago. Such reform should be
made. Our correspondents manner of pre-
senting the case by representing their pay in
wheat should strike the minds of our dull
intellect farmers, who year after year cub.
nit to, and willingly sanction by their votes
about everything which initiates agains
their own interest. There Is a new
method being discussed of adjusting
debts, or rather contracts for the future
payment OF money, :and regulating
salaries of officers, Oy the average price of {
number of articles of staple goods, twenty
thirty or more. To illustrate: the number
of yards. pounds, gallons and bushels {
certain sum of money viii buy when loaned
the price the same articles would sell fo
should constitute the sum to be paid in III,
futuEe when the debt was liquidated.
Farmers hsya been urged to stake III,
matter in theiF own hands" for many years
but they would rather leave il in SON,
body else hands. They are poSer4ess IL
take any public measures in hand withou
organization, and they will not organize
Can't see the good of organizing they
will tell you'll