The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-09-10
OFFICIAL CORRUPT ON
How The State TOb 60 Warc1gHS-
are Con iusttl.
so U,ELESS employees I'D 20l!G II
Gus NAMES en- THE FAY t0-LS.
Story of is ing Tobacco arI ILw Il.
Owner VS. P-.d 70. j..
Published by authority Ct the Maryland
Democratic Editors Association.

i)SlliOtl AUG EtlItIS -AN>i1tlaliI- Ii
During Tie long period , nlma era.
ic cCn.rCl in M&ty'u"d, IT, tCh2cc,
warehouses. enc q * pccuiil ias:i-
tutions cf The State were ctndtlc.cd il
SO practical and business lie I manr>l
that considerable rcvonuc accrued iryn
the fees every year and WAS tutnId ovc,
to the State Comptroller
Scrupulcus care WIS 0, served III iii;
inspection q tobacco scrt Up to tbs
warehouse iron TIE toLacco growing
corntie.,. ard enact justice invariably
Characterized Tie management q Tic
financial ! tf tic insti .utiCn as iCrc
as Ii l~raainod under control q Ill,
Democratic party Never were tier,
any scandals under the old rcGimn
Its annual contributions to the State
needs were significant testimonials to
The honesty and worth OF the Dcr'oc-
cratic appointccs. and, in view Ct III,
present condition and CORRUPT practices
precipitatcd by the passing q the man
agemcnt OF affairs into Republican
hands. they appear II be remarkable
tributes OF Democratic worth.
On the assumption Ct control lfy the
Republicans. Governor LoWndrs tUrnSd
C'NCT lnc lODdCCit Wal t!itttStS. ttiiZIS
which Southern -larvland ReD'11 leans
lad long Leon eyins grecd!iN to Con
gresham Sydney I. Mudd. then
Speaker OF the House q Deicg ties. Mr.
Nrdd had been OF material assistance
in bringing about the election OF
George L. ellington as United States
Senator. and. although it WAS generally
suspected that he had been as material
IL rewarded icr his services as the
most exactiug politician could demand
the Governor ieit compelled 10 throw
further iavors in his way by appointing
men to the warehou es at Muidd' sug-
ncstion. or practically at his dictatiOn.
Tie Governor had no knowledge what
ever IS to the character or fitness OF the
appointees Mudd knew them. however
he knew them thoroughly. He was TO
be his partys candidate for Congress
from that district. ami although emf
ncntly better able to enter the fight tor
the nomination On retiring from the
SpeakersliD than when he appeared ii
Annapolis he did not propose to leave
any stcne unturned. and the tobacco
warehouses became practically a club to
hammer cut the advancement OF the
Sydney T. Mudd Congressional Doom.
The conspiracy worked lie charm.
he hcpe of obtaining a pace on tl'~
warehouse pay roll WIS more han sui
ticient to keep the floating Southern
Maryland vote in line. and on the day
the Filth District Republican convcn-
ton met. the Hon" Mr.. Mudd was
nominated. and an additional reason for
the exist ice OF the warehouses was re
corded
Alter lis nomination, the candidate
It the need OF money-an emotion pc
rsliiarly strong in Republican statesmen
from his section OF the State, where the
prosperity OF the Republ- voters
usually increases as cleo ! day ap
breaches and eliminates on tlIat day
Mr.. Mrdd has never been noted tor
heavy personal contributions TO the
campaign funds He is rarely. however,
unnerved at the use OF money i'll politics
unless il be his own-and consequent
" the employees OF the warehou -, from
the chiefs down were invited to con
tribute a ->orion Cf their salaries to iur.
Their the Nudd campaign for Congress.
These contributions it should be
explained were 10 be VOLUNTARY, and
in view OF the complete and perfect IN
dcrstanding on this point, it is difficult
to conceive why the impression got
broad that these who should neglect t.
avail themselves q the privilege Should
be relieved Il their places. 1t is salts
faction to state that the old employ
with remarkable II ani12iity. respond"
- the invitation Al once and put "
tlfcir cash.
After the clec,ion last year the rc
rort GOT abroad tint he affairs were no
going on among the follower OF Con
urcssman M,1deI--tr 70 be more explicit
The officials 4. The W,rcilauses-as
might be desired.
There was no sur =" had been this
s.sc under Democratic lnisrule and
some carping critics were so unklnd as
20 suggest that the high price OF votes
\ the past election might have SONG
ing to do viii, ;;e absence:
The dissatisfaction among those
whose business relations bror them
into contact with Mudds officials grew.
and so great became TIC suspicion. the
Governor suddenly removed Inspector
Naylor, OF Charles county. and later on
Inspector DuNal, cf Prince Georges,
Afudd lieutcnants. and dc
termined to have the condition oi al
fairs subjected t. 4 thorough inveStiga-
ton.
Gel John A. Tomphlns the we'll
known expert accountant. spent two
months in going through the books
The accounts were found to be in
condition. Absolutely no
effort at order or system mad been OBJ
served Col Tompkins was compelled
10 wade through vcritablc ia,ryntl OF
crooked ink. and hercsuit was sufficient
cot only TO SHOW. the complete tntitncss .
IF the horde OF Mudd-L owudeS ap-
)ointees. but to prove that the dishon-
,sty and corruption alleged against
hem had failed completely to measure
lp to the real situation
The pay rolls were found to be padd
d. not only with names OF those who
lcer performed stroke OF work at the
but even with names al tic-
itious personages. Some q those
FAMED in the pay rolls-not Tie MGR"
reature OF political fancy, hut real
Iesh and blood Republicans. capable OF
urnilg SO many votes apicce-h2d
ever seen the warehouses; and did not
ven come tip for their salaries. In
tead OF this they had Their checks
nailed TO them with agreeable regular
as fair an Illustration q calm
nd sublime impotence Is might be cit
d
As an example OF the scli-insIulgent
node OF work under the Mudd-Iown-
cs machine. the experience q a tobac-
o grower from one OF tie counties may
e mentioned This gentleman sent
ONE tobacco on iCr inspection. and
tier -itirg 4 reasonable time Tor some
cpiy or acficr II III the authorities he