The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Communicated.

500, 900.
Communicated.
To the Editor Of he Re ublican.
Anyone reading MIR. Fay's reply
in the Democrat of June s can Judge
the true principle of the writer and
his style in disposing of his oppo-
nents. which is his last and only re-
sort and which suits his purposes
better.
He attempts to place before the
people verbatim, as he says the
records in the assessments Of The
Maryland Union Coal Company,
and Franklin Consolidated Coal
Company as they stand on the as
sessment books.
| wish every man who is unpreJ u
diced, who read either or both pa
pers, could see that particular trans
fer and they would know who is
disappearing the facts.
The gentleman does not attempt
to dwell on any of the balance that
goes to make the vast amount re-
ferred too. Where is the S3G, 900
on The Confluence and Oakland
Railroad, DR.. Bartlett's hotel, Mrs.
H. f. Bartlett, the transfer of diff
ferent lands, duplicating accounts,
emitting scores of taxpayerslin pre-
pairing his list for treasurer, doub-
ling assessments, charging buyers
with land and not ciediting the
same? | might name others but do
want to consume your space.
If | misquoted the gentleman,
why did he not say so when he came
to my office Gas gentleman Should)
and | am sure no one is more fair
and willing to correct wrong than
myself. That would not have sat-
istied his feelings. He prefers his
own mean and low style.
The contingent fund account
shown him myself contains every
order passed on it to the date when
the order was passed, whether it
contained one page or one hundred.
| did not take any part of the same
from the Treasurer books, | care
not who thus informed him. Any
one that knows anything about the
way the Treasurer keeps his books,
knows that nothing but the vouchers
show for what the order was gwen.
What was necessary for me to have
in addition to my own account was
to know what orders were paid and
what were not, and to ascertain
what had been added to the con.
tingent fund by the Treasurer.
This information | received from
Mr.. Lawton's report of the con.
tingent fund.
! The contingent fund for 1891 was
never published until now and il
will be found in another column.
That account is taken from the
Treasurer's ledger and the account
as it was kept in commissioners of.
flee. Those items which do not
state what the order was given for
did not appear on the record.
Mr., Fay says, Il used my own
judgment as to what books should
index If reports are true his
Judgment was nsed many times
when the Commissioners should
have used theirs.
While he never had occasion tC
refer to their proceedings, the pres.
ent board had several occasions tc
do so in the above named cases.
| do not parade myself before the
people fatterlng myself as he does
Surely he has forgotten the result OF
his brilhancy and shrewdness in
his administration. The presen,
board is able to take care of them.
selves. | have up to this time filled
the requirements Of this office with.
out injury or cost to anyone, no act
Of mine has cost any man one cent.
If he can say as much. well done.
Ny conduct, wherever it has been
my lot to be, has been such that nc
man of principle attempts to ques-
ton my character or cause decent
and respectable people to doubt.
While | was visiting my sick
mother few weeks ago | did not
attend a Confederate Reunion.
Respectfully,
J. S. MEYERS.
Clerk to County Commissioners.
Sugar Bounty Past and Prospective,
Commissioner Million has nra.