The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-10-03
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
TALBOTTISM.
GRANITE, BALTIMORE COUNTY.

GRANITE, BALTIMORE COUNTY
September 22d, 1903.
Editors Union Though with much dislike to
appear in public print at this time, cannot re-
sst the impulse to notice the recent base and
reference to my son, the late Nj. w. OHutt, and
offer to the Democratic voters of Baltimore
county a small part of his infamous political
career Personally like ex-President Cleye-
land, / could never see anything in the man. and
am truly sorry that my son ever had any politi-
from his (Talbott's) treacherous and perfdious
conduct that he would have Jared much better
if he had never seen him. As fair judge of
human nature from long study, was enabled
to estimate him at his true moral and political
standard, and have for the past ten years posi-
lively refused to entertain thought as to his
merit or fitness for any position of public trust
or responsibility. By his own acknowledge
ment he has proven himself unfalthtul, dishon-
orable and unworthy the countenance of any
decent man.
In his bogus tribute on the death of Col.
Offutt, he says, I'VE were lifelong friends and
| held him in the highest esteem But"
he goes on to say, las matter of party policy I
would not approve of his candidacy for the State
Senate" Now, the idea that this self-esteem-
ed dss-little Baltimore county boss-because,
through bribery and corruption of every char
acter, the people have suffered him to nisrepre-
to hold in the hollow of his hand all true merit
qualification and aspiration of free and intelli
gent people.
And. to the shame of Baltimore county, was
not the ticket, put up by Talbot and put
through without a hitch at that mock conven-
| bolts party policy? What does he care for the
peoples interest or the public welfare when it
eGn dg wth his party RGcEy e and v me ed
| grounds of objection to Col. Offutt as a member
| of the State Senate? Where is the comparison
| of the two men, as identified with the interests
| and progress of our county, to represent her
| people in any capacity? Whereas Col. Offutt
was extensively associated. both in business and
| financial relations, with her true interests and
| progress, Mr.. Talbot has nothing at stake but
| his party policy and individual success through
| his nefariouS schemes.
He knew that NJ. W. Offutt was strong adyo-
| cate of the Haman oyster BILL or something 90
| that line, by which the bottom of the Chesapeake
Ray f eSne Pc Of t hetH
| cious food at reasonable prices withous going to
| New York for our supply, and return to the
State very large revenue to blotout the State
| tax. and specially help the farming interest by
ene R aye @ oI our rs bond side and
| therefore were not in line with Talbott'S and
Raisins partv policy as demonstrated in the last
1t has not been forgotten by his constituents
| that when M. W. Ofutt went 20 the Legislature
| some years ago he was prominent advocate
| for the rights and interests or the taxpayers.
| The first bill before the House, after organiza-
| ton, was, as usual, to allow members SO each
in stamps, stationery, &c. This NJ. w; Ofutt
| members they had no rgb5 to put their hands
thus illegally into the PEOPLES pockets without
| their consent. He was voed down. however, Dy
| Talbottites and when the distribution was made
| he refused to take any share Will any body say
that Mr. Talbot voted against snas PgG S gta0
| and practice has always teen to fleece the people
| in every illegtimate ana extravaganza way pos
| sible. Is he not today at the bottom of all the
| high salaries and other extravagant expendi-
! lures of the county, and can any man tell the
amount of blood money he thus receives irom
| this source and the Sunday slums and gambling
| dens of the county, kept up through his parry
| policy manipulations
"a few days after the convention 1 met Col.
| Offutt and after long talk we parted on most
| cordial terms" l can stamp this as most de-
liberate and premeditated lie, gotten up for the
purpose of palliating, far as possible, the IN
suit, indignation and disgust at fever heat in the
| public mind at his heartless and dishonoraDl1e
conduct towards this lifelong friend" after all
| he had done for him. / am satisfied that COL
| Offutt never spoke to Talbot, If he even saw
| him, after that mock convention; and know
he was not in condition, nor had he the inclna-
| ton, to hold any conversation on any political
| subject after his illness on that day. That at
| heart trouble, from which he suffered about
| eighteen months previously, and for want OF
special treatment for that affection he was grad
| ually growing weaker in that organ until on
| August 18th, when first saw him after the at
| tack, he was threatened with heart failure from
which he died suddenly on the following day.
which Mr.. Talbot 'oished to haze.
Many are aware of the valuable services rem
| dered to Talbot by Col. Ofutt, even in his last
campaign for Congress, and yet when this life
| long friend" sought the nomination for State
| Senator, he (Talbott and Free Rasin set up the
| bolt and Rasn evidently have some of their
| dirty schemes for the next Legislature and they
hands and hence the opposition. The present
nominees ere the tools that Talbot and Rasin
| can depend upon at Annapolis, but have more
| confidence in the intelligence and manhood of
| the county than to believe that this tool ticket
| will go through. We have the sad record of our
last Legislature, some of whose members from
! this county again on the slate. As matter
| of course responsibility for that failure had to
be shouldered by the Democratic party, and are
| we going to repeat the dose by sending back the
present tool ticket from Baltimore county : /
| would say turn it down and by that means kick
| these two toad-bosses out of the party.
| Then let us have primary election law, with
| the Crawford county system, by which every
voter will have a say as to our candidates, and
| then have some healthy and honest politics.
But 1 cannot close this letter without few
| thoughts as to Mr.. Talbott's Congressional rec
ord ord No Intelligent citizen of the county can
consider Mr. Talbot, with his literary quail
! incations, as more than third rate lawyer. He
| that he may. through his political pull have some
influence with the jurymen. During Mr.. Cleve-
| lands administration Mr.. Talbot was chronic
| applicant for federal appointment but with the
| highest endorsement Mr. Cleveland could not
see anything in the man. On one occasion, when
| pressing his claim, Mr.. Cleveland asked him the
| source Of his education. He replied that he was
d1radudte of the public schools Of Baltimore county.
| This was enough and ended the Cleveland au-
| dierces.
| Mr. Talbot has been to Congress. 1 think. sew
| en- times mot by my voteO and what has he ever
| said or done? He claims that he helped to build
up our present navy, because he happened to be
| put on the Naval Committee. They had to put
| him somewhere and thought, suppose, he would
| do less damage on water than on land. But in
| truth what does Mr.. Talbot know about naval
| matters? Does he know the difference between
| a warship or man of-war and mud scow?
Mr.. Talbot boasts that he supported every
| Democratic measure when in Congress. deny
| it. Did he support the WILSON, German tariff
bill? He voted against that bill, as passed by
| boosted of it, made his canvass for Congress on
the issue and lost. AS JEFF. Davis said of General
| Miles when that functionary ordered shackles
| to be put upon him in Fort Monroe: 1.-THE ass,
| he knows not what he does"
It is fact very generally known, that Mr..
Cleveland, although he condemned the wilson
of his term when he could see the results of its
| operation, it was the best tariff bill that ever
| passed through Congress, and if the income tax
| had not been taken out by the Supreme Court
it was just the bill to produce all the necessary
revenue for an economical administration. r 2
1t is a recognized fact, known to every active
and intelligent member of the Democratic par
| ty, that Free Rasin, of the city, and Fred Tai
bolt, of the county, have been the main instru-
ments in reducing the once unwieldy Demo-
cratic majority to the present doubtful quantity
and the sooner these two are retired from poll
tics the better will it be for the party and the
people, Had it not been for the active and eff
cient services of eX-Gov. Brown in the last
municipal campaign we would now be under
Republican mayor of Baltimore city.
As a Democrat, my life and record of ffIy-tU0
gears goteT will amply attest, but cannot see
that party loyalty and democratic principles
demand that shall support the present Talbot
tool ticket. On the contrary l shall do all in my
power to defeat it, and / call upon all self
respecting, true and honest Democrats to join
me in this effort, by which alone we can retire
Talbot from his present active participation
and manipulation of our county affairs. Then
may we hope to get some honest and wholesome
laws from our Legislature and q business and
economical administration of our county affairs.
If have herein unntentionally misrepresen-
ted anything have the honor and manhood to
apologize; but not for any statement of truth or
known fact. 7. u. OFFUTT. !
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