Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-08-24
A Voice from Potomac.

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tlon seemed to be so straight and authentic
that we did not doubt it. The Doctors card
proves to us so absolutely that that informa
lion was incorrect that we take great pleas
ure In thus acknowledging 1t. We under.
SIanu this TO be friendly discussion, and
our intention is to deal with evidence and
not individuals, and when such evidence
lails u shall be our pleasure to so acknowl.
edge 1t. We also took pleasure In writing
10 Dr. FOX and gave him the source of our
Information.
Mr.. Thompson does not seem to be salts
ned with what We said in regard to the Last
Supper and Chrst's first miracle, and has
drawn lot OF deductions and conclusions
to suit himself, and himself only. Our con
illusions are based on the first five verses of
the second chapter OF ST. John, in regard to
the first miracle, and in reference to the Last
supper, Cor, 18th chapter, Gath and 25th
verses. If these and other accounts don't
suit our brother, or if he can find anything
IN any OF these or any other of the Scrip
tural writings to prove that II is right to
license an institution to wreck manhood and
deVastate the home, let us hear from him
again.
Mr.. Lamar's equilibrium seems to be a
little out OF shape, for he shows a little an
have not done anything TO create that con
dition. Our intention is to let him down as
easy as possible. We think good big
batch of his saloon facts properly bound to
the outside of his head then battle his
feet In strong solution of the same article,
and we have hope that he will be In working
order in few days The saloon facts have
worked well on other folks, and good medi
cine always works as well on doctor as pa
tient. He took US to task in one OF his arti.
Giles and stated that We complained that he
was not born here. We fail to find any,
thing In our writings in reference to his
birthplace or that of any one else. We be.
lleve that ust as good and intelligent men
have been born in Georgia as in Maryland,
Virginia or any other State. What about
the honored Colquit and the invncible
Gordon and scores OF others. These gen.
temen were honored because of true worth
and signal ability. True worth is sure to be
recognized and rewarded, and he who courts
abnormal int ests and hobby cues will soon
be numbered with the mushroom variety
In his latest, Mr. L., after Kidding himself
OF lot of cheap rant, seems to take pleasure
in giving us an extended list of statistics in
regard to the City OF Washington. This
city is the seat of government OF the greatest
IODuUllC buc WOTlu has tNtI huOWu. I1tI6
transcont inental wealth is represented, many
thousands OF officials have their homes, and
the business OF a mighty nation is transact.
ed, and after our learned friend has hunted
up and studied and given us these statistics
he seems to ask with great deal of gee
"Can Montgomery county beat this ?" 1t
seems to us that he has shown the weak
ness OF his cause by making such compar
ison, but we will answer his question with
pleasure and tell him that Notwithstanding
the TACT that the city receives thousands OF
dollars from the saloons, the tax rate has
varied there from 81 so to 80 90 in the time
In question, while ours has varied from about
81 cents in 1880 TO about 80 cents in 1900
SO that now the tax rate on home Tor
State and county taxes here Is about 81 .0S,
while in the District it is 81 so, and We are
told that the assessment there on the same
grade Of property Is higher So You can
readily see we beat that great city. He has
also heard a voice from Hagerstown. Wash
ington county shows an increase of about
80, 1858 900, or about 16 per cent, Montgom.
cry county about $4,0l4000, or about AZ per
cent. Now about the tax rate, which Is
shown to run in the county from 80 to
65 cents This is less than ours, as 1t ought
to be. Washington is an improved, built
up county, ours is being improved and Is
being built up. Here our greatest items Of
expense are the road fund and school bill.
Nearly every road running into Hagers
town is macadamiZed and owned by private
corporations, upon which toll is charged
Upon these roads the county does not spend
one cent. Some of these roads run the en-
tire length OF breadth OF the county, which
cuts the road fund down very materially,
tbn anhs 10 tl...r. Ean
running about II months, while ours are
supported for about months. Not one
road owned by corporation runs into our
principal town, but these are kept In repair
by the taxpayers, and while the tax rate is
lower in Washington county than here,
when we add the toll bill 10 the farmers tax
bill many of them will be shown TO be more
than ours. A farmer once told us that his
toll bill amounted TO more In year than
his taxes.
These two comparisons are very unfair,
and show that Mr., l.. is very hard pressed
for argument, but with little ventilation
Montgomery county rolls out on top every
time. II he wants 10 make anything like a
fair comparison why don't he trot out Prince
Georges county. The conditions are about
the same The man that thinks that the
legalized saloon is helping any county or
city is deceiviDg himself ~ we'll as others.
When he was telling us about the city why
didn't he tell US about the scores Of young
men who pass out of their homes innocent,
go into the Saloons and are now spending
their vacation in the District Jail or down
on the farm" Aud why did he not tell US
that saloon graduate there can cut the
throat of an innocent young girl with as
much dexterity as butcher can kill hog.
We asked him to tell US about his saloon
horse, but he won't do it-he would rather
deal in cheap rant That seems 10 be more
TO his liking He has gone to great labor 10
show that the railroad has been the cause OF
the great improvement in Montgomery, but
even this won't work. II It does, why don't
IL work in Prince George's2 More than
twice as many railroads run through that
county az here, and real estate men have
bought up land there, even more than here,
it is said, and are booming il for all they are
worth. Hundreds of acres have thus been
bought. subdivided and put upon the mar
ket, but IL won't go like here, so that We
have advanced more than three times ~ last
as that county. The same may be said OF
Washington county Hagerstown ia n man
uiacturing city Of no small repute. II Is the
centre of diverging and cOnverging rail-
roads, the climate is saubrious and health
ful, the land rolling, landscapes picturesque
and beautiful, romantic homesteads bedeck
the county, astute real estate men have
bought and subdvlded land contiguous 10
Hagerstown and at other points 1t don't
20 much faster than Mr. L. does with his ar.
gument. The saloon Is Washington coun'
TVS bane. MontgOmerians, be on your
guard.
We believe he would get along better II
he would leave such surs as this out Of his
writings: 81 have been informed by gen.
tleman from Potomac district that out 0l 400
voters a bakers dozen would cover
eigibes for jurymen." We know nothing
of Mr.. LIS unnamed witness and have no
desire 10 know. # is only testimony that
we are endeavorlng TO deal with. We hope
they are perfect gentlemen in every respect,
but we believe il would be better for him "
Gull the testimony little closer before he
haunts il To the public.
Go on, brother Lamar, we are out OF
job. Il H. u
A Thousand Tongues