The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-24
WILLIAMS BOOMERANG.
As Senator He Held Up a Bill
For Personal Gain.
ALSO SECURED VALUABLE PRIVILEGES
FOR HIMSELF AND FRIENDS.

The Hartford Democrat, published at
Belair. where Stevenson A. Williams re-
sides, says
'sThe bill of particulars given by MIR: 5.
A. Williams in reply to MIR. Warheld
request, as stated by the former, is sub
stantially that the Legislature Of 1894
provided for 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 a law if 1t was re-
earded for the general good, even if MIR.
Warfeld was interested in the law paper
that received the advertisement, unless MIR.
Warfeld was member of the Legislature
that passed the law And he was not
member of that legislature. What is MIR.
Williams record on legislation OF this kind!
In 1898 the County Commissioners OF
Hartford petitioned the Legislature to pass
County Treasurer law-the treasurer Tor
the first year to be appointed by the County
Commissioners and to hold Office until the
next general election The House of Del
egates passed such bill and MIR. Williams,
who was then a member of the Senate,
held the bill up, and while favoring county
treasurer refused to pass the bill until 1t
was amended to give the Republican Cover
nor the power toappoint the first treasurer,
aud requiring all publications to be inserted
in newspaper of which he was in large
part the owner. Mr.. Warfeld did not vote
for the bill to give the Law Journal the
publication of the laws. Mr. Williams
was member of the Senate and appointed
the treasurer and provided for the pub
LEGATION of the laws in the republican paper
in which he was politically and financially
interested.
The second specification is, that the
Legislature of 1890, by chapter 263, en-
larged the powers of the Fidelity Com
panv in which Mr.. Warfeld was interested
"a compuny that has dome mare to help
tie pour people Of the St"te to obtom So
culty and execute trusts reoosed !" them
than any measure enacted by the Legislo-
tu,e betoyY or since tie passage Of this act.
Now by strange coincidence, the same
Legislature by chapter 598 passed slml-
lar act at Mr. Williams solicitation, en-
larging the powers of the Trust and Sc
curity Company of Hartford county, COM
PAW of which Mr.. Williams was an in
corporator. Mr. Warfeld S company has
prospered and relieved multitude-Mr.
Williams company died in early infancy.
In his Westminster speech Mr.. Williams
said :
tBut 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 so | affirm that
the privileges gotten by this legislation are
valuable indeed, and that most men securing
such privileges would feel very kindly to those
through whose power they got them, and it
would be most natural for them to desire to
reciprocate and unnatural for them not to do
sO.'
This language must embarrass Mr.. Will
liams when he reflects that it applies to
him with more force than to Mr.. Warield,
and that the same managers granted him
greater privileges. And this will natural
ly start the inquiry, is he one of their ad-
herents? What consideration did Mr..
Williams give? What kissing did he do,
and what reciprocation will he make for
the privileges granted to him and his COM
pany? Or is he one of the unnatural re-
cipients of favors who make no returns
Mr.. Williams should remember in his po-
litical speeches, what he has often said in
other forums, that the sutton who asks
equity should enter court with c..e.n hands