The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
Peoples Column.
A Little Light On Commissioners
Office

Mr.. Editor of the Wing:
AZ the editor Of the Cecil County
News has seen fit to open the cam
paign with mud singing and mSState-
ment& in regard to the Republican mem
helS of the Beard Of County Commits
SioncrS. and continues it along that line.
We plnpos" to civ" your readers Il little
light on the subject treated by him.
While we know full We'll the s!avsh
position of the News and its editor.
yet We will hold him responsible for
what appears editorially.
In the News" Of August I'd. he &C.
cuS",- Nu.'>rS. Patterson and Spence of
taking advantage of Mr. Davis absence
from the office by sickness, and appoint
ing Road Commissioners in his districts
without the knowledge or consent of Mr..
Davis. This We know to be entirely
false. ats each and every appointment
made in those districts was asked for by
Mr.. Davis, and confirmed by MeSsr>.
Patterson and Spence. except ono-in
the Third district. That one. was Mr..
William Rratton, editor Of the Cecil
County News" who asked for the APP
lrointmcnt Nf Road Commissioners
This appointment wa> held NJ, by the
Republican members of the Board, sim
ply because tn" taxpayers of the county
demanded it.
While travelling over TIE. county in the
''lmplign tive year. ago the gentle
men We're met by scores If Democrats
who expressed Il Willingness to Spppyrt
the Republican candidates for County
Commissioners. if they would retire Mr.
Bratton from Ollie" and keep him in the
background, who they said WAS entirely
UNIT Tor the position except to draw his
pay. This alone wa> sufficient ground
for the Republican mcml, rs to refuse to
confirm his appointment. and when the
= iitOr of the News" h, ard he WIS
about to be rejected. he drove in the
| night. through tn" inky darkntS. that
movers over the little Eik" with Il body
guard. to the residence of Mr.. G,urgr
k. Sprnc" and there begged and inn cor
ed that gentleman to agree t. his APP
lrntmtnt HS Road Commissioner of the
Third district. giving as his lca,Da h>
superior fitness for the position acquired
by thorough collegiate education. that
enabled him to know just how and where
and when Il ditch should he opened. or II
plank placed on Il bridge floor. But t.,
his appeals Mr.. Spence turned Il dcIf
ear. H"nc" the viturpration and bitter
r"A ana fa.Sifying uf the News" He
also asserts in the same issue t'ut the
work in the Third district WAS piLctic-
ally taken out of the hands of Mr.
Davis Ivy Il Republican member Of tn,
R"#rtl and hundr, Is Of dollars of pX-
p"rSc ordered which Mr.. Davis did net
approve. This is absolutely fake. Mt
ou" dollars worth of work was ordered
that Mr.. Davis did not have full knowl-
edge of, g" in other words Mr.. Davi,
ordered the work. using the Republican
member rs his agent to look after the
work and see that it was properly done.
The services of this Commissioner in
th.H' ease did rot cost the county four
hundred dollars as il had done the year
before. when Mr.. Bratton was author
lied 10 look after Il little work AMI nam"
the amount of his bill for services rem
dcred.
We intend i'll future letter to give
Il Just and accurate account Of the work
done by Mr.. Bratton when he was in
the saddle :ls load Commissioner. show
he used in bridge work. and where he
used it, with bill attached. taken from
the records in the Commissioners office.
and marked 30. X" by the Stilted editor
of the Cecil County News" We will
also give the names of men he ordered
not to be employed in any capacity in
county work. with the REASONS given by
him why they were not to be employed.
TAXPAYER.
Elktou Md S,nt II 11nS