Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-14

1t will be seen that no mention is
made in the S2,57S.00 bill of Quinn's
of printing local option bill and if it
was levied rs DIR. Quinn says, it was
presented as a separate account from
the Doctors little bill of 50, 57S.00 for
doing the Registration work for three
districts of Worcester county, publish.
ing the Sherifi's election notice and Il
"vacant scholarship advertisement.
Now DIR. Quinn claims that these
charges are justifiable. We claim they
were fraudulent, and we will prove it.
In the first place there are legal adver-
Using bills in existence which show that
the price charged private individuals
for legal advertisements was far less
than what Merrill, Quinn q Co.
charged the county.
81. The measurement OF the work
was dishonest and not according to
custom. For instance, and according
to statement made by one of the firm
OF Merrill, Quinn Il Crockett, when
a list of the newly registered voters,
stricken off, etc, was printed in hand
bill form by these people, instead OF
being charged for as other job work,
they were measured by the square inch,
and charged at the rate of S1.50 per
square. All newspapers charge by the
running inch and to charge by the
square inch was an attempt to deiraud
tine county. 1t can he readily seen
how devoid OF conscience these people
were when they charged 1887 30 mine
hundred and thirty seven dollars and
fifty cenls) for publishing ) times I.
Sheriif's Election Notice nearly as
much as the whole outfit of the Record
and Gazette sold tor when il was pur.
chased by some Snow Hill people few
years later.
No one doubts Tor single moment
that the County Commissioners did
right III refusing To allow the taxpayers
To he gulled by Quinn and others
Hons George w. Purnell and George
NJ. Cpshur were the principal lawyers
Tor the county. and they with the assist.
ance OF Mr.. Clayton J. Purnell caught
the conspiralors and showed them up
in such a bad light that Il jury Of dis
interested citizens of Wicomico county.
assisted by experts summoned before
them. one OF the number being Editor
II. l.. Brewington of the Wicomco
News. allowed them 2ll.32 for work
done aud for which they made out an
itemized bill for s2,57S 90.
Well done, good and faithful Com
mlssioners, for stopping what would
have become a regular yearly drain
upon the county treasury, II YOU had
compromised, you would have nc.
knowledgei voursclve. wrong aud
would have paved the way for repeti.
ton OF continued frauds Quinn aud
his fellow conspirators did run the
county to IN expense Of about four
thousand dollars for trying the suit and
the taxpayers had to pay it, and that
Is the reason they do not propose To
take DIR. Quinn'> advice in political
matters. He has been CRYING stop
thief" To divert attention from himself
and his true purpose is to get his hand
into the county treasury once more by
the aid of Republican County Commits.
>ioners which he hopes to see elected.
Not this year. Brother Quinn. The
Democracy of Worcester County has
got lis eyes wide open and the reports
from the various districts Indicate that
the Democratic plurality will be nearly
if not quite as large As it was in 1898.
You have done much toward solidi,y-
ing the vote Your misrepresentation
have branded you as an accomplice OF
Republican politicians and your paper,
the Worcester Enterprise, credited
away from home as Republican organ,
is circulated by Republican politicians,
to whom great bundles are being sent
each week. 1t does not come out
squarely and say il is Il Republican
sheet because it you'll not then he
serving the ends OF the Republican
owners, which Is 10 get ii into the hands
of Democrats 10 poison their minds and
deceive them. But it wont work,
Brother Quinn people are moi
fools and they do not intend to take a
second dose of YOU The first one wa.
sufficient.
MIR. Cleveland always sup