Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
Inspector NayIors Removal

Inspector Major Removal.
His Exeelleuey. Governor Lowndes.
has again startled his party friends in
this State with coup d'etat which no
one can explain but himself and even
i he attempts the difficult task ii is
doubtful if bis explanation will be salts
factory to the interested public. On
Friday Of las. week be removed James
| Naylor, Of this county, as inspector
Of No. 3 Tobacco warehouse, upon
charges, it is alleged, without the usual
formalities Of a hearing. The practice
under our Republican form of govern
meut, has been, to give notice to the
accused &C lie charges made agains
tim, to allow him 70 plead and defend
himself Otherwise gross injustice migb
&c done al innocent person. Unbound
% charge can be made against anyone.
TITS one thing to make chargea. and &
is another tbiug to sustain Them
Groupdloss charges were made agaius
our Savior bY the meyciloss Jews who
arucifed Him. and so also was General
Washington, whose VERY soul knew on
ly love for bis country. charged with
traitorism but it did not follow that the
accusations we're rue Mr Naylor
should have been confronted With Iii
aceuser and given the opportunity 70
defend himself More especially should
this have been done when it was Known
that the charges were made by a former
employee Of the warehouse, who had
been discharged and whom it is fair to
presume was aotuatad by an uncon.rolls-
Die animus toward bis former nployer.
and a man, too, whose personal char
aetar and political record, it is charged,
IS covered with suspicion and slime
Bu, this was not done, Mr.. Naylor wa
kicked out of office without grace Q
ceremony And tLe question is naees
sarily asked, what does it mean?
could moi have been done to purify ii
public service III any way, for no OF
who knows Ms. Nayior boiiev es he ha,
done any willful wrong. He is a man
Of character and standing, aud so far as
the question Of capacity goes, he is
successful business man and man who
can DO vel! in the management Of his
own affairs, can be reied on to success
fully perform any public duty be as
umes. fl Is also known 10 be a good
Judge Of tobacco, having been a success
tai ''transfer buyer for a number Of
years. Il looks then that while charges
Of malfeasanoe have been made, the lat
ter has been used only as subterfuge
to divert public attention from the real
motive at the bottom Of the whole affair
We do not charge it, but it looks like
ldr. Naylor has been made The victim
of some selfish scheme. 1t may be tina
his dismissal was attended as blow
the head Of another, whose self will ana
Independence could not be controlled to
the satisfaction of the appointing pewer
and his friends; or it may be that as this
eolnty has no sentiment to be relied
upon to aid IN the advancement Of a !
well-known aspirant to a seat il the !
United States Senate, its citizens nave
no political rights to be respected, anu
that desire is uppermost IN the MIND
Of the Governor 70 supplant himself ID
the good graoes Of the Republicans #
Prince Georges county, thas 10 doing
50 tie favor Of having two Tobacco In-
spectors at one time mas be remembered |
a na distant day 10 another substantial
way But "the best laid plans of men
and mice oft agang aglee If such is
the little political game now being play
ed. our word for il, It viii come
70 grief. Small politics generally come
% an early and ignominious end.