The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-27
REPUBLICAN COUNTY STATE
MENT.

The county statement issued by our
Board of County Commissioners can
very truthfully he named Republican
County Statement While it attempts
to set forth the various items in com
pliance with Section III of Article Is of
the Code, the statements contained
under the heard of remarks" are 30
manif-stly unfair and mis- eading as
well as being untrue, that il amounts
to nothing but an EXCUSE for the Re-
publican Board of County Commission
ers, in that it is simply Republican
argument against, what they conceive
to be democratic wrongs heaped upon
the community over which they prefer
to have no control. amt instead of
shouldering the responsibilities of their
office like MEN, they use the BABY argu-
ment by trying to put the blame on
somebody else.
This statement of remarks" is alto
gether remarkable-we will make few
Obserrations-fo instance in the 1904
statement under remarks, these same
Republican Commissioners, in justify
ing their increasing the tax rate, among
other things say: Tine other EN- OF
extra expenses-f1ood damages is quite
large, amounting to nearlyS27 ,000-four
large bridges having washed away and
MANY small ones, besides much dam
age to the roads. This expense was
caused by an Act of Providence and t
only thing to be done was TO uncom-
plainingly meet it.
So far all very well, but now take the
"remarks" of 1905, and what d. they
1.-THE appropriation this year is $50, OOO
for public schools, giving an increase II
$l3 000-since 1897, due patty to the
new Educational Laws Under
the new Road Law there is an appro'
priation of $4,62S on this years levy.
The other item this semi-political report
of the Republican Commissioners re-
fers to is the item, Of 81, 900, which is
expended for Registrations and elections.
or course as the Board does not give q
detailed. minute and accurate" State
| ment of the items OF registration and
election, it is imposs BILE 10 tell how
much actually was expended Ill that
direction. But will the Clerk to the
Board who no doubt wrote their polill
cal "renari s" tell the public If it l. not
true that some of these items und r the
head of registration aud election are FOL
the two new districts of Brunswick and
Walkersville created by the last Legis
lature; you also truly admit gent EN- L
that your item of 81. 62S, appropriated
uuder the Road Law was purely discrc
tiondry with your Board, and since the
extra appropriations for the public
schools is in the interest of nine
mon, hs term instead of seven as here
tofore, and is in the interest of the chill
dren of our county, surely you are nol
so partizan as not to desire to give the
Democratic party credit for this greal
good done to our people.
Do you not think gentlemen, you
should give "detdiled, minute and
accurateh account of what was done
with the 5000, appropriated for the
contingent fundf' and $4,99l 80 spent
for miscellaneous" expenses. No one
can read remarks made at the end o
the Boards statement without at once
noting that it is partizan and unfair
but then this may after all be due &c
the fact that the report and remarks are
| the creation of the president OF lhe
Square Deal Club" who is the well
paid Clerk to the Board.