Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-01-21
Our Meanness Justified.

The county press has come in for good
deal of advice from either the professional or
proprietary division of the editorial depart
ment of the Cumberland News and still the
Journal for one is unregenerate.
The Ne,cs' latest break against provincial
unrighteousness is over half column in
opening paragraph:
The attempt of portion of the county
press to create and foster feeling of hostility
toward Cumberland in other sections is
most contemplate thing, and worthy only
of the most narrow and illiberal minds.
1t is not often the JOURNAL permits itself
to be surprised.
For it wants to seem on the alert all the
time for the unexpected, knowing that to
most papers, including the News, the unlock
editor often places them hors de combat, If it
does not superinduce and energize a
sked addle.
But the JOURNAL was not prepared for an
essay demonstrating that policy of sancti-
fled propriety enjoins it from telling the
people of Georges Creek that Cumberland's
annual stand and deliver affirmation is both
the decalogue and the gospel of peace and
goodwill between the hold-up and his
victim.
1t had not learned that the train robber'
fierce commandments up!-could be
figured into an argument justifying the claim
of a city to enact the role of autocratic pen
sioner at the humble doorways of country
homes.
Nor that this arrogant dependent, with
= bo nr ~; l.,
and pricing to the county the privilege of
honoring itself as munificent patron of the
CITY, enjoyed the editorial prerogative OF
commanding "silence" in the name Of har-
mony, not to say the very symphony of
stiffness.
Out here in the everlasting mountains,
in full view Of the towering tokens of
Gods Almightiness-that attribute of His
| nature which inspires mankind with the
| instinct of sovereignty-out here We had
| learned that eternal vigilance is the price
| of liberty"-not eternal silence concerning
| liberty!
We did not before know that little out
| spoken care for our own pocket-books was
hostility toward Cumberland"
Nor that our desire to take our 500 900 and
spend it among ourselves-f we first chose to
take that sum from our people, and leave
| Cumberland with its own little SGT .0O0-we
did not before know that this desire was "a
| contemplate thing"
| Nor did we apprehend that statements show.
| ing how our roads will be bettered and ouI
property appreciated and how we will be re-
| garded as in the living world instead of having
our money used to demonstrate that we are
outside of clvillzation-we did not apprehend
these considerations as betraying the progeny
| 'only OF the most narrow and illibera
| minds"
For these reasons had animated and conse
| Grated so many good causes that we have fell
perfectly free and conscientiously fair II
claiming them as justifyIng our demand fol
the removal of the county-seat to Frostburg.
AS the matter stands-the Georges Greek
region is systematically rob bed by Cumber
land, and robbed on gigantic scale, and nc
sophistiy can obscure the fact or change it,
complexion.
We use the term robbed" adyisedly, for i
any of the supersensitive gentlemen who's,
cuticle ha. been rubbed off to the quick BY
abrasion with 1.-THE county press" think thu
term, robbed is libelous, We will Civ,
them citation from the highest authority
for the most part illustrating our contention
To lay, with one hand, the power of the
government on the property of the either
and with the other to bestow it upon favored
individuals, to aid private enterprises anc
build up private fortunes, is none the less 8
robbery because it is done under the forms o.
law and is called taxation .-Decision 81
United States Supreme Court, February /
1875.