The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
1T. etc., all of whom. as have said, are gradu-

futt. etc., all of whom, as have said, are gradu
ates from the Talbot school and political crea-
lures of his manufacture. Two of the reform
ers being professional lobbyists at Annapolis
and the hired attorneys of tax-dodgers who seek
to escape their share of the burden of taxation
AS proof of Mr.. Quits personal ambition alone
and insincerity in any professed opposition to
Talbottism / cite the following facts:
A few days ago Ofutt was approached by ,Tal-
bolt with view to harmonic their difficulties
and in the interview the objections to Offutt
were stated to him and he was told that if he
date for the Senate he should have Talbott's
support. He named WAITER TOWNSEND
brief two of his shadows and co-laborers In
lobby work at Annapolis.
Again, the writer told Mr.. Ofutt few DAYS
ago that he had satisfied himself that he was
only making personal fight to go to the Senate
and not straight out-and-o out tight against Tai
bottism; if he could assure him such was not the
fact he would be with him in the fight as with
all his objections to him as Senator he preferred
him to any of the three men he had heard of as
Talbot candidates; In the race OF the plain
NAL of the charge.
The simple question to be determined by the
convention (the people really have no say in the
matter,) is whether it will be better to turn our
affairs over to Ofutt, Townsend, Hebband Couu-
Gilman. with such delegation as they will Sc
lect to go to Annapolis this winter, and such a
Commissioners Beard as they will give to u.s. or
to let Mr.. Talbot remain in such partial control
as ne now 6as Until IN o more ore fo1ns
he made when last candidate for Congress?
/ desire to say further that the writer en-
deavored to keep Mr.. Yellott from being can
didate for County Commissioner two years ago.
we'll knowing that he would by his course as
such arouse the opposition of such interests as
Mr.. Offutt largely represents and of large class
of people who believe the county treasury to be
q legitimate place for raiding. Mr.. Offutt and
Mr.. Townsend. knowing his business character,
bitterly opposed his nomination at that time,
though gave him loyal support in the election.
He went into office and by his steadfast devotion
to the interests of the taxpayers he has aroused
the intensest opposition on the part of these two
gentlemen who have so much business of q ne
culiar kind in the Commissioners Office. He has
also incurred the enmity of many less infuene
tial people who wanted improper road and other
| bills paid and which he and Mr. Knox prevented
in the interest of the taxpayers. BY fair ard
| other interests, and by the application of bdsi-
years our taxable basis has been decreased and
taxes reduced from so cents on tie 500, in 1850,
IS cents in 1901 to s. cents on tne 800 in 1903s
For this, candor and exact knowledge oblige me
to say, Mr.. Yellott, supported by Mr.. Knox, is
responsible. And it is this gooi showing for our
taxpayers that has incurred tie bitter hostility
of the leaders and supporters of the real fight
against Mr.. Yellott, under the false and baseless
claim that it is fight against Talbot. If the
peoples representatives in convention are to be
deceived by such shallow pretense, it will be
their own fault and they will ere long bitterly
regret it, NINTH DISTRICT TAXPAYE Err. {.