Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-08-26
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

And again the Crescent snorts.
But there is no Ere in the breathing
its low moaning is the weakening ones
Of the dyirg soul. 1t is first the
rotund and then the slim. A whole
column and more Of tedious rot and
peryese statements aThe mountain
labored and brought forth mouse
Now we are accused of throwing
boenets atihe County Commissioners.
May it be so. A few flowers as
substitute for the trying presence Of
a boss endeayoring to run the whole
business might be a delightful diver
sion.
Our purpose was to put ourselves
right befpre the County Commits
sioners and the public only, and to
free ourselves from the false aspsr-
sions of the Crescenti in its gratuitous
attempt to defend the former from
fair and proper criticism. II, how
ever, bouquets were distributed none
of the fragrance therefrom was in
tended to disturb the obligatory or
gans of any fraudulent ballot arch
itect.
Say, neighbor? Do you know any
Of these follows? Suppose by way
of diversion you let US have short
treatise on good morals in politics or
something Of that sort. 1t would
possibly be more healthy than
distrihes on any other subject about
now.
The proprietor of the Crescent
pleads guilty of holding two offices
at the same time, but makes a peuriie
attempt to Justify his action BY trying
to show that while he holds the two
places and draws two salaries, the at
torneyship to the County Commits
sioners is not an office. Office. "a
special duty conferred by authority
for a public purpose" say the lexieo-
griphers. The constitution provides,
"that no person shall hold two Offices
Of profit and trust at the same time.
Now the attorneyship to the County
Commissioners we presume was
created, for public purpose and is a
trust, and no sane person will deny
that the present attorney is drasoiag
profit therefrom. While there is no
special statute creating the office the
law recognizes that it is an office,
as this is conclusively proven by the
following section from the County
Treasurer law.
1t shall be the duty of the attorney
to the Comfy Commissioners to adj
wise him and act as attorney for him
in all of his official work requiring the
advice or services Of an attorney for
him as Treasurer.
And again says the Crescent one
end Of the Crescent pays more taxes
than we do? Does this bother any
body? The complaint is, since the
versatile Crescent has provoked the
discussion of laxpaying, that the
Crescent Apostles do not pay enough
one none and the other practically
pone-eonsideling the thousands Of
dollars be has invested in this County
and the benefits he is deriving from
bis citizenship If it is of satisfaction
TO them to know that they pay more
than we DO, and the know ledge OF
that fact tiekles their vanity, pay
more, we suggest, and double the
pleasure.
~Averse to holding Office Oh
no. IN this the Crescent is again
mistaken, but the Crescent does not
mind such little things, a good Office
is a good thing and We would like TO
have a good one and it is because
we would like to have good one,
that We oppose one man holding
two. And it is true, we are not now
the "incumbant Of rather lucrative
State office due to the fact which
our neighbor in his shortness Of
memory has doubtless overlooked to
state, the fraudulent election machin-
atoms, suggested, at least Condoned
by one at least of our professed ~
friend.