Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-11-02

10 another summer, when It Will he COM
pletcd, and the line permanently repair
ed and marked from Delaware to the
West Virginia borders.
Very respectfully,
WIN. BULLOCK CLARK.
Commissioner for the State of Maryland.
Plea for Good Administration.
CUMBERLAND, Mu., October - 1901
70 the MINING Journal.
am an old fashioned citizen and
humble taxpayer; consequently feel con
siderable interest in the result of the
approaching election i'll this county
| am as thoroughly fixed in my politi-
cal convictions as any citizen, but if my
party fails to give the people clean, eco
nomical, nou-partiSau county govern
mcnt, | do not hesitate to seek that sort
of government through some other poht
iCal organizations because | dOnOt believe
political considerations should operate
III the selection of cur county officials.
The present contest seems to bc con-
Quoted principally upon personalities
Very little has been sad of the real qucs-
ton involved. | am satisfied the mass
of voters is much more concernt Il about
the dcplorable condition of our county
finances and our cXorbltant taxation than
about personal differences between the
members of warning factions: hence, |
desire to secure the popular attention
through your paper for atrW days before
the election to matters of vital interest
to them, so that aS good citizens they
may be able To vote ntclllgcntly when
they 90 to the polls ON election day.
| know we have many narrow minded,
prcJudlcCd partlSanS IN this county
many OF them, however, honest citizens,
who Will not dispute the proposition that
clean, economical, nOn-partISHn county
government Is more to be desired than
mere party success. 1t is to voters,
therefore, who prefer such AN admins
trallOn that | wish to address Il few
words before election day. 10 those
who prefer party success with PARTISAN,
reckless county government, 1t Is useless
for You, me, or anybody else to appeal
they Will not heed. "Ephraim Is Joln-
ed to his idols; let him alone"
Nobody Will dispute tine statement
that citizens of Il government uic ours
have AN important duty to perform i'll
the selection of those who are To admins
ter the laws. Under our form of GOV
ernmcnt the individual citizen is the unit
of power. Upon hm and .tvrrvOnc of
him, rests, il special, personal RESPONSE
hllty to exercise that power toward the
very best effect i'll pubic affairs. 1t is Il
prrIOgatlvc whose exercise cannot h."
safely abdicatrd or rightly cvadcd one
whose proper assertion he owes to hIm-
self, hS neighbOr, county, State and
country, Whether he recognizes the
tact or not, the honest, intelligent citizen
Is an Important integral part of the
foundation of our government. If the
supcrStruCturc ever falls the calamity
Will be due to the crumblng of the
corncr-StOnc-th neglect by the individ-
ual OF the sovereign duty OI citizenship
No doubt hundreds of voters IN Ale
gany county to-day are asking themselves
whether they can afford To be true to
their convictions Of right in this contest
between civic righteousness and mright-
cOuSmeSS.
The secret operations Of the enemies
OF clean county government are wonder
tul i'll extent amt effectiveness. Men IN
every walk OF life are quietly reached,
and numbers controlled III ways that the
bulk of the people know absolutely moth
iugabout. Merchants, professional men
and day laburcrs are alike placed IN the
cruciblc at every turn. Ii il member of
li'' '''iA'iii"ii' l"i Nl'NN I'NllNflltSS,
the head or heads Of the machine write
him personal letter inviting him to cali
at headquarters. Once there, if hattcry
and fair promises of future political adj
vancemcnt fail to convince him of the
error of his ways, he is plainly given to
understand that ''hiS goose is cooked. -
and that i'll more than one way. This
one fact ought to arouse the Indignation
OF every patriotic, rght-thinking, self
respecting citizen of this county. II
surely ought to serve To reveal to them
the pcrllOuS pcrVcrSiun of American
principles resulting from the neglect of
civic duties by nu nbcrS of intelligent
citizens permitting tyrauniCal machine
to get the uppcrhand of them.
Party BOSSES and their hcnchmrn may
say what they plcas" Tin" fact iS-thcrc
never has been time III the cOumtv'S
history when tn" lsSu" between good and
bad government has been more clearly
presented than now. The appeal to civic
conscience comes loud and Cccp frcm all
sections of the county. The intrusion of
partiSanShip aS ii balt for votes is an i'm
pcItimence that ought to be- resented at
the polls by all good citizens, and trust
sincerely will be. There is now a union
of duty and opportunity which cannot
be ignored without tar.rcachinp cousr.
qucnceS, No Allcgany county voter
worthy of his American birthlight can
justify himself from such neglect ON the
ground Of fear Of threatened injury to
his future business or political welfare.
In honestly and bravely serving the
community in this crisis he will best
serve himself. If h" puts his mark in
tn" right squares ON election day hr will
be- entitled To mention ON the roll of
honor. In thisConnoctiun let me imprcss
upon the good citizen, without regard tn
party, to place his rroSsm mark Opposite
the names Ot Mr.. Kcnu"wcg ana Mr..
Philips for county commissioners.
II Is needless To tell intelligent voter;
that they ;n" paying n IN lHNgS upun
each and every SlOJ worth of mur'rtv
they own, and no good citizen viii dis
pute the fact that this Is much higher
taxation than the people of this county
ought to he called upon 10 pay No one
need be told that the people Of TIN, coun-
ty paid into the county treasury last year