Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-10-30
Williams Boomerang.

The Hartford Democrat, published at Bel
air, where Stevenson A. Williams resides,
says:
"The bill Of particulars given by Mr.. s.
A. Williams in reply to Mr.. Wartield's re
quest, as stated by the former, is substan-
TALLY that the Legislature OF 1894 provided
TOR the publication in law paper, of every
public general law which is made to take
effect before the first OF June. 1t would not
seem to be great crime for the legislature
TO pass such law If it was regarded for the
general good, even If Mr.. Warfed was in
terested in the law paper that received the
advertisement, unless Mr.. Warfleld was q
member of the Legislature that passed the
law. And he was not u member OF that
legislature. What Is Mr.. Williams record
on legislation of this kind In 1893 the
County Commissioners of Hartford petition
cd the Legislature TO pass County Treas
urur law-the treasurer for the first year
TO be appointed by the County Commits
sioners and TO hold office until the next
general election. The House of Delegates
passed such bill and Mr.. Williams, who
was then a member of the Senate, held the
bill up, and while favorlng county treas
urer, refused to pass the bill until II was
amended to give the Republican Governor
the power to appoint the first treasurer, and
requiring all publications to be inserted in
a newspaper OF which he was large part
the owner. Mr.. Wariield did not vote for
the bill 10 give the Law Journal the publ.
cation OF the laws Mr.. Williams was q
member of the Senate and appointed the
treasurer and provided for the publication
OF the laws in the Republican paper in
which he was politically and financially in
terested.
The second specification is, that the Leg.
islature OF 1890, by chapter 1858, enlarged
the powers OF the Fidelity Company In
which Mr. Warheld was interested, a compa-
ny that has done more TO help the poor peo-
pie OF the State TO obtain security and ex-
ecute trusts reposed in them than any
hChouiC Chh1bOu W VIZ A<S3ioioehiO bStOiO VI
since the passage OF this act. Now by a
strange coincidence, the same Legislature by
chapter 598 passed similar act at Mr.. Will
liams solicitation, enlarging the powers of
the Trust and Security Company Of Hartford
county, a company of which Mr.. Williams
was an incorporation. Mr.. War1eld's com 4.
pany has prospered and relieved a multi.
tude-Mr. Williams company died 10 early
infancy. In his Westminster speech Mr..
Williams said
"But the point wish to make is that valu.
able privileges like this character are not
given by the managers, except To their own
adherents, without consideration, and that
| it has been long recognized In such matters
that kissing goes by tavors. And 80 affirm
that the privileges gotten by this legislation
are valuable indeed, and that most men se-
curing such privileges would ieel very kind
ly TO those through whose power they got
them, and it would be most natural for them
10 desire 10 reciprocate and unnatural fol
them not 10 do So"
This language must embarrass Mr.. Will.
liams when he reflects that II applies TO him
with more force than 10 Mr.. Warheld, and
that the same managers granted him greatel
privileges. And this will naturally star
the inquiry is he one Of their adherents
What consideration did Mr.. Williams give
What kissing did he do, and what recipro
cation will be make for the privileges grant
ed TO him and his company Or Is he one
of the unnatural recipients OF favors who
make no returns2 Mr.. Williams should re
member in his political speeches, what h'
has often said in other forums, that thu
"suitor who asks equity should enter courI
with clean hands. - Westminster AdOocate