The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
Republican Party is Respon-
sible.

Republican party is responsible
for the present high tax rate,
although they are making a DIES.
perate effort to atfix the blame on
the Democratic party, which has
not had control of the county at,
fairs for eight years.
We will point to some extrava.
gances, aud some payments
which are wholly unwarr nted,
ii not illegal, We will give the
facts alone.
To begin with, we charge that
on an average for the last eight
years that from 81, 900 to $4,000
have been paid out to the attor-
neys of the Frederick Bar in APP
pearance and other fees, without
warrant or sanction of law. And
in this connection it will be no
ticed that the Republican Chair
man of the County Central Com.
mittee, and who is the legal
adviser of the County Com
missloners at present comes in
for the lions share. A strict
scrutiny of the county state.
ments from 1896 to the present
time will be ample proof on this
point.
We also charge the Republi-
can Board of County Commits,
Sioners for the unwarranted pay.
ment of 1910 per annum to the
Index Clerk in tile Office Of Regis
ter of Wills for this county. Let
us look at this item for IA moment
When DR.. Waters was Register
of Wills he returned to the
County Commissioners for two
years Isl, 200) that had been lev
led and at the same time asked
that the commissioners discon-
tinue appropriating for this work,
as the office paid all expenses
and salaries and there was no
further need of this fund from
the county. thus effecting a saw
ing of $4,000 to the taxpayers of
Frederick County during DR..
Waters term as Register of Wills.
What happened when that IL
lustrious Republican, Charles L.
Saylor, was elected in 1897. The
levying of 5000 was Immediately
begun by the Republican Board
of County Commissioners then
elected, although the office of
Register OF Wills has paid as
much in fees and even more since
DIR. Waters term expired. And
this is not all This sum used to
be but 5000, but Saylor by the
grace of the Republican Board
of County Commissioners had it
increased to 1920. or Sl29- more
than il ever was at any time be-
fore and this is not all. When
the present incumbent, Wm. b.
Cutshall, was installed as Regis.
ter of Wills, almost his first act
WAS to have the salary of this
same Index Clerk raised to $40
by the present Republican Board
of County Commissioners. Oh,
yes, this is all chargeable to the
Democrats, did we hear any one
say?
We will go step further. We
charge the Republican party in
this county as being responsible
for the 5000 per annum which is
being levied for clerk in the of
flee of County Treasurer. A bill
was lObbied through the last SEES
sion of the Legislature, requir.
ing the County Commissioners to
levy and pay this sum to the
County Treasurer for clerk.
It's passage being directly es-
poused and championed by the
FIVE Republican members of
the1ouse and the "Republican
Senator" from this county. Will
some one please explain what
benefit the tax payers get for and
on account of this 5000?
We still further charge that
the present Health Officers sal
airy has been raised to more than
double than what it was under
the Democratic management. The
present incumbent no doubt la
bors very hard for this salary.
His labors being especially note
worthy in the small pox case at
Mt. Pleasant where, we are in
formed he was either afraid or
too busy TO visit to ascertain il it
was really case of small pox or
not.
And we still further charge
that the Court Stenographer who
always got 5000 per year salary,
that his services have grown to
be so valuable and he has had
raise of 5000 making his salary
at this time $500 per annum. We
blush to ask what benefits the
taxpayers get for this extra 5000,
or even any part of the @800l
The Democratic party is charg.
ed with leaving a floating indebt-
edness of $50, Oe0 when their
commissioners retired in 1897,