The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-12-21


lowing week came around and said it
had procured the information from
a man whe had talked to one of the
Supervisors, which was a fiat contra
diction of its original statement and
virtual admission of having wilful-
ly lied in the first instance.
4 word more with respect to the
election printing. In the State of
Maryland there are fifty or more
newspapers which published the
official ballot in the several counties.
Without exception the charge made
for this service was based upon the
legal rate and rightfully, there is no
doubt. One instance in point: In
Ellicott City there was published in
newspaper in that town the ballot
authorized by law and the publisher
OF the paper made up his bill in ac
cordance with the legal rate. This
the County Commissioners refused to
pay and suit was brought in the Cir
cult Court. The presiding Judge
gave the newspaper man Judgment
for the amount claimed in his original
bill and decreed that the county
should pay the costs of the suit. This
is pretty fair evidence that the legal
rate is recognized, so, Mr.. JouynaL if
you honestly think your contention
is the proper one just bring a suit
against us for the recovery of the
money paid by the Commissioners
for publishing election notices in this
paper Show your earnestness in
the matter. 1t won't cost you half
as much rs your little tilt with School
Examiner Browning when costs
amounting to nearly 500 was assess
ed against you and the docket in
court shows that the Judgment was
satisfied. If you have forgotten it
you eau refresh your memory by re-
ferring to the September Term Docket
for 1902.
We won't wait for you, Mr.. Hamill,
to produce the records in the Commits
sioners' office showing that you were
paid for the same services for which
we brought suit against the Board of
Commissioners before Justice Gender
and which you allege you did not re-
ceive extra compensation for, brand
ing our statement that you did as a
lie of the whole cloth and we are
prepared to produce the proof from
the records but ne oOW produce the
proof that YoU did receiUe this ertru
compensation and that you VIII
FULLY LIE when you assert that
you did not. Here is the proof,
Hamill, taken from the records:
OAKLAND, Md, Jan. s, 1901.
The Board of County Commissioners
To Jas. d. HamilI, Dr.,
Pub. The Garrett Journal.
1900
Sept. /. To bound volumes
Mortgage Tax Blanks
for Treasurer's Office, $500
Sworn to Jan. 10, 1901.
\. q. Ross. Clerk.
Upon the strength of Hamills aft
davit that the above bill was lust and
true an order on the mortgage tax
fund was issued in his favor. This
ORDER Hamill endorsed and had cashed
by the County Treasurer. We know
whereof we speak for we have person
ally examined all the records aud pa
pers in the matter and any other per
son who will take the time and has
any inclination to do 50 may also
make similar examination by apply
ing to Clerk Ross in the County Com
missioners office.
While searching for the above we
ran across another bill OF Hamilrs
amounting in the aggregate TO $2S. 25
for work done under the contract he
had with the Commissioners but for
which he was allowed extra compen
sation. This bill was filed, sworn to
before Clerk Ross and paid by the
Commissioners on Nov. 9Th. 1899. 1t
is matter OF public record and open
to inspection.
In the face of these facts we hardly
think this modern journalistic Ana
MAS will deny that he received extra
compensation for work coming prop
erly under his contract. Upon this
we based our claim when we endeav-
ored to collect what we thought was
rightfulIy due us and for which action
Hamilfs sewer, the journal, gushed
forth all the filth at the command of
the editor Hanill's interest for the
taxpayers welfare, taken in connec.
tion with the facts above, is inconsis-
tent, illogical and is only surface
measure for the purpose of obtaining
cheap nOtOriety with a few.
The only thing that seems to worry
Hamill is that he is unable to satisfy
his grasping and 'hoggish" nature ia
a legitimate way.
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