Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-03-29
soLIcIToUs ABOUT OUR
sOLfcITUDE.

SOLlCiIuDE.
The Times-Crescent in the last
weeks issue wonders" Why we don't
pledge ourselves to support "dt this
time, Just two years in advance Sen
ator Frere for denomination, and
help to acrush to earth that same
band Of whisperers, the 'avaricious fell
lows now so vivid n its Imagination"
and it awonders, yes wonders Why
we do not publish the names Of those
who whisper that Frere cannot be
elected. And our neighbor "won-
ders and wonders at our alleged So
licitude for the Senator's political
welfare and awondels and wonders"
and then it wanders around even to
a town charter made necessary for
failure upon the part Of its political
friends to give La Plata charter
that would stand the test of already
enacted law. And furthermore we
almost forgot to say the Crescent mi
its wondering and its wanderings, in
sinuates that our so-called "solici-
tude" for Senator Frere is due wholly
or in part because Of not only petty
legislation which is likely to 90 be-
fore the Senate, but also because OF
"a civil list which is asking conhrma-
ton at the Senators hands" The
reason we do not come oat and sup
port Senator Frere is that the hide
pendent differs with him and his par
ty on many local, state and national
political questions, which we honest
~ and sincerely believe in, just as
we believe the Senator, upon bis
part, for thu same honest and eonsci-
entious reasons differs with us. Such
difference Of opinion, however, will
not, we trust ever prevent as from
being fair and just to Senator frere
or any other honest, conscientious and
courageous political opponent when
he or they in an open, straight for
ward way, advocate measures for the
mutual benefit Of all. And the indie
pendent will rot, as it never has been,
be actuated by such sinister mo
tive, as that of shaving civil list be-
fore the Senate" play the hypocrite
or sycophant to have that civil list
confirmed, or for any other reason;
neither will we insult the Senator by
the insinuation that, because of any
thing favorable or even unfavorably
sad against him by us that he would
be deviated from the performance Of
any public duty He is not that kind
of a man, in the language Of our
neighbor, "lIe has too much common
sense 10 be baited," and, in our own,
lie has too much manhood to stand
for, on our part, or that Of any other
newspaper or individual, any effvrt
to attempt to "bait him." And this
we say Of Senator Frere whom we
have opposed in the past for political
reasons and who we will oppose in
the future fol, the same reasons, poll
teal and political ouly.
The Times-Cresent knows, as we
know, that the ~whisperings" against
Senator Frere in the Blair Lee camp
complained Of, will soon become loud
enough for all to hear and we be-
lieye that the Tines-Crescent will
not be found advocating the e-nomi-
nation of the Senator, nor will it be
favorable to bis nomination for Con
gress, Notwithstanding its query in
last weeks issue of aW hat is the mat
ter with sending Senator Frere to
Congress and having the people in
reality represented ~
Before we close it may be well to
remark that our neighbors @solici-
tide" because of our personal friend
ly relations towards Senator Frere
comes With poor grace from one who
was an infant in arms when the per-
sonal friendly relations between the
Senator and ourselves first began,
which have continued up to the pres
ent time, and, which will continue, SO
far as we are able to make them, until
more youngsters are born to rise up
and criticise us for being fair and Just
to personal friend though, a politi-
cal opponent.
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