Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-09-06
ASKS A FEW QUESTIONS.
County Commissioner Smith Takes Ex
ceplion to DR.. Wells Cedar
Grove Speech.
September 5th, 1918.

,SPbCAHbCA obii, AoAo.
Mr.. Editor:-
Kindly allow me space in your coll
umns to reply to Dr. George Wells
spe ech at Cedar Grove whereby he
saw fit TO denounce and charge me
with with placing the blame upon the
State Central Committee with every
thing that goes wrong in the Fifth
district, and asks in the name of the
good Lord what has the State Gen.
trail Committee to do with the man
agement of the affairs of the Fifth
district, when ! have had entire
charge of the district fer ne arly
eight years.
Now have not charged DR.. Wells
with anything in the Fifth district.
for the simple reason that | do not
think he cares a rap about the
Fifth district, only when he is seek
ing support for his political ad-
vancement. / am going to be fair
with the people and ask them a
few questions for their own special
benefit. Has not Mr.. Frank s..
Revell recently finished his second
term as Sheriff and at the same
time held the position as member
of the State Central Committee? T?
Has not Mr. John +. Potee recent
ly finished his term as Police JUS
tice and at the same time held the
position as member CT the State
Central Committee, and Or. George
Wells, holding the position as Clerk
Of the Court, granting the liquor Ii
censes and at the same time chair
man of the State Central Committee.
and being cmRlimented by his present
followers as the veteran leader?
Now | will ask any fairminded
person II they do not really think
that the above gentlemen are fully
aware of the conditions set forth in
my communications and then look up
the official records of the above men
and see if they have ever entertained
for one moment any proposition
that would relieve the county of
what ] claim to be stencil in the
nostrils of every sound thinking
person il our county. But. on the
other hand, have they not seIecte j
violators of the law as election Off
cials, and venture to say that if
some who may doubt my statement
will go to the polls on Monday next
they will find the class of men that
have spoken about. working for the
success OF the party that the gentle
men referred to are trying to hold
under their control
| have refrained somewhat from
accusing DR.. Wells of being respon-
sible for the above mentioned con5i-
tions Of this county, but as he has
seen fit to take exceptions to my
communications, am compelled to
reply to him in order to remind the
people of this county of things that
have passed, but are not forgotten.
1t was only few years ago when
Or. Wells openly denounced some If
his present political associates as
having committed every crime known
in the Democratic catalogue and
were posing as moralists. Good Lord
deliver US, is this not just like the
man? / was told by some of my
closest friends when | first entere d
DR.. Wells camp that time would
prove to me the sincerity of the man
in whom l had placed great conf
dence, and / must confess to my
sorrow that am disappointed in this
man. / do not claim to be perfect.
nor do claim to have discharged
my duties at all times as may have
bt en- best for the general public, but
| do claim to have discharged my
duties honestly and fairly, realizing
my official duties as public servant
and not as a political snap.
Or. Wells cannot charge me with
one single act pertaining to my office
that was not always considered for
the best interest Of this county. Did
not DR.. Wells and some of his present
followers come before the Board of
County Commissioners when the
negro King Johnson was Iyncbed and
endorse the unlawful act, saying If
he had been there he would have
taken hand in the lynchingl Car
you trust q man to lead your county
when he openly advocatss taking the
law in bis own hands7 How can ycu
expect conditions to be improved
when the leader of the party takes
such a stand? DR.. Wells has not de-
MED my charges Of corruption, nor
has be suggested any remedy tor the