The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-05-25

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an open book to our neighbors and
the people of this county from our
childhood, and We defy the Demo-
crat or any of it's cOterie of SANDER
ers to point to a single, solitary act
or transaction with which or IN
which we have been connected or
engaged that will not stand the
test or bear the scrutiny of honest
and truthful investigation.
We have taken the liberty to in
fiict upon our readers and friends
this personal vindication of ourself
the from aspersions which the
Democrat has undertaken to cast
upon our personal character, know
ing at the same time, however, that
the same is unnecessary, for we
feel assured that the people of Gar
rett county still repose in us the
same degree of confidence which we
have ever enjoyed at their hands,
the slanders and vituperative abuse
of ~ Democrat to the contrary not
outstanding.
A coward always seeks defense
behind the walls of Islander when
forced to abandon a false position
that he may have assumed in an
argument. The shafts of truth in
variably dislodge him and instinct
lively he resorts to the only cover
left him whence he can hurl his
malicious darts at his successful and
irrepressible opponent.
But to return to the question at
issue.
We alleged that the Democrat
dealt in deception, and how? By
innuendo. Ever since the annual
statement of county liability was
first pub ished the Democrat has
deliberately, premeditatedly and
perslstently endeavored to induce
the belief in the minds of the peo-
pie of this county that there was
something wrong, something hid
den about the transactions and bus
mess methods of the present board
of commissioners. Unable to.spec-
ify in "a single instance wherein
one dollar has been misappropri-
ated or misapplied the Democrat
has constantly and repeatedly re-
sorted to meaningless platitudes in
its endeaver to besmirch the official
record of the board. If this is not
an attempt to deceive-if this is
not an effort to create false i'm
preston, then we are ready to ac-
knowledge THE REPUBLICAN was
in error when it asserted that the
Democrat dealt in deception, and if
this be deception, is truth regarded
in the Democrats editorials?
1t is not necessary or pertinent to
indulge in hair-splitting difinitions
or arguments as to what constitutes
deception or an attempt to deceive.
1t is sufficient for our purpose to
show in its true colors the charac-
ter of the "stuff" with which the
Democrat has been filling its col
umns for the past several weeks.
But what induced this mad out
break on the part of the puerile
Democrat? Is it hard to guess the
reason, or is it difficult to fathom
the purposes which actuated these
silly productions? Anyone ac-
quainted with the past record of the
organ knows full we'll
that annually such an outbreak oc-
ours and the people of the county
have become so accustomed to these
spasmotic attacks that they pass
them by as a necessary evil Incl
dent to the existence of sheets of
The Democrat s calibre.
1t the Democrat has any argu-
ment to advance or any reasons to
assign against the official acts of the
board of commissioners we shall be
pleased to discuss them, and if it
can be shown that the commission
ers have been guilty of any viola
ton oflaw or have engaged in trans
actions detrimental to the interests
Of the county, We shall unhesitat-
ingly condemn them, but until then
speaking for the majority of the
taxpayers and citizens of Garrett