Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-05-16
NAMES ROAD
COMMISSION
Thomas Pdrran, J. Frank Smith
and .IOhn N. Perry New
Members.

Nt Annapolis la-t fuias Governor
Goid-boroaeh appointed tnc foio~Iu&a-
mcmhcr~ Of the state Road Ceami -io.
Thomas paran Ropuh.iun Ca.
county
! Frank smith Democrat ST Mars
county
John NJ Perry. Democrat. Q..~a
Anne county
OF ,hc three positions dlicd fVo wef,
authorzeIby the last General Assembly
and onc was avacancy caused bl tie
DEATH Of +. n C,o,lin. Of Caroline com
- The ucw law did not create two al
dit,onal positions on tine commission Il
displaced Dr. Ira Rcmsen and pr WI
Iiau b. Clark A. unpaid commissioner,
and substituted for them two paid CON
mi--ioncr- at an annual salary of y. 5oa
The law further specified that of these
two new mcmher- one -hould be Re
publican ana one Democrat /, r.
qmrcd that he uccc->or of Mr. Go~iin.
VINO wa~ a Democrat. should br an AL
hcrcnt of the same political party
Many persons in Worcester counts
hopcd that the Governor would appoint
Hon Milton l. Ncasey as on, of the
Democratic members OF the Commission,
a. such appointment would have placed
Mr. Veascy In position 10 accomplish
much for the roads of this county. hut
il appears that there were those in the
county Who preferred his defeat TO the
good results which would nave come
from his appointment It !, claimed
that former senator Jackson al the re-
quest OF Republican politicians in this
county prevented Worcester from get
ting "a member Of the Roads Commission
Mr. +. Clarke Foutainc of Pocomoec
City had the following letter ID the
Baltimore sun Of Tuesday regarding
the turning DOWN Of Mr. Vca~eg
10 the Editor Of The sun Sir: lt.t
bc true. a. was strongly nuuaicd in
your Saturday ISSUE. that tn fusion
leaders of this county, acting IN con
junction with former senator Jackson
wcrc active and instrumental in pre-
venting the selection by Governor Gold,
borough of Mr. Milton L. Neasey. of
this city as member of the State
Road, Commission then. in the humble
opinion of the writer. all thoughtful and
intelligent citizens of Worcester county
of whatever political persuasion, should
rcpudiatc such action and attitude of
said fusion leaders and withdraw from
the peoples party of Worcester county
such sympathy and support a> may here
toforc have been extended 10 them
ltmay. without occa>IonIng much sur
prise hc reasonably anticipated from
the organization Of the two old parties.
that as occasion may arise they will put
party cApcdiency above public service,
and may sacrifice tho interests Of the
people for the sake of gaining TEN
porary political advantage bu; when a
party whose only claim to existence is
based on such slogans as Equal rights
to all, "unsclfsh devotion 10 the peo-
plc's service at AL time, and at any
cost. and which has So loudly con
demncd the spoils system in politics. for
the -akeof 4 fancicd political advantage.
play- such petty peanut politics and
shows such small. contcmptibc spirit
as seems To be Indicated in the present
instance. it is surely time for such lofty
political pretenseS to be abandoned II
the reports of their connection with
tins matter bc true and indications
point strongly in that direction they
have been guilty Of Just the same kind
Of dirty politics" which they haze
been condemning the Democratic party
Of Worcester for practicing, or, in other
words. the first opportunity To turn
political trick Is eagerly grasped al the
expense of every other issue. And il
matters not to them ii in such action
they slap openly and mpudcntly in
the face the commercial interests of the
people of the entire county the people
whom they hlatantly profess to unset
tishly serve they use influence
they may possess. nevertheless, with
the Republican leader Of the Eastern
Shore. 10 prevent their own county
having representation on nm important
State commission, and with no other
motives in view, apparently, save re
vengc and political profit.
Surely. in the light Of events, the Tho
licr than thou attitude, the sanctimo-
NOUS I'VE thank God that We are better
than other men plea on which the
peoples party has built its platform
and made lis appeal 10 the confidence
and the suffrage Of the citizens of the
State seems rankly tinctured with old
fashioned uriah Heep hypocrisy, and
should relegate il speedily to everlasting
oblivion. At the very first opportunity