The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-20
Communicated.

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TO the Editor of The Democratic
Advocate.
Dear Sir
You were 10 considerable a. To pub
lish a communication from me two
weeks ago which the editor or the
Union Bridge Pilot refused because
he il unfair and afraid of the truth.
crave your indulgence once more
since the editor OF the Pilot has again
convicted himself not only on unfair
ness i'm refusing to publish both sides,
but Of wilful Misrepresentation. In
last weeks issue OF his paper he pub
fishes what purports to be an answer
to my communication in The Advo-
cate and he follows ii with an ex-
lcuse for not publishing my letter. He
says it was unsigned" This il not
true. The editor Of the Pilot knew
! who was the writer and that he ac-
knowledged his responsibility for the
| letter. He even had a conversation
with the writer before he received it
and a long conversation after receiv-
ing it. Then to show his inconsis-
tency he publishes a reply signed as
my letter was, with a pseudonym He
further states as reason for not
publishing my letter that I am
entirely unacquainted with condi-
lions at Union Bridge. Yet he knows
quite well that residence of two
years, during which the cement plant
was In operation has made me ac-
quainted with conditions there. The
behavior of the editor of the Pilot in
this instance is only another evidence,
il one were needed, of the truth OF
the statement i'm my first communi-
cation that he is unfair and fears that
his readers will get the benefit OF the
truth.
In regard to the letter in the Pilot,
which was printed as reply t. me,
| it Is largely made up OF irrelevant
matter. What a certain citizen who
wanted to get saloon license did or
did not say, and whether my interest
in the cement plant ID purely sympa-
thetic or monetary. These and other
matters referred to by the estimable
"Old Resident" are entirely irrele-
want.
One statement, however, is made
which the estimable writer would
not have made had she been properly
informed or had a regard for the
whole truth. She refers to prop
erty which was recently privately
sold in Union Bridge for less than
its assessed value. It may have been
assessed for more than 1t was
worth. but it was sold at a profit to
the owner.
There is no use wasting time SHOW
ing, that financially, Union Bridge
has been and is being benefited by
the cement plant. Manufactures are
always, when successful, a benefit to
business and laboring people. But
the people must always pay the cost
Of prosperity, and the cost is noise,
dust and smoke.
/ confess to a feeling of sympathy
for some of the residents of Union
Bridge and particularly for those
who are living retired from the act
i've pursuits of life and who do not
want the even tenor and serenity Of
their lives disturbed. They wanted
quiet and rest. The verdant and
beautiful meadows surrounding the
town through which the clear and
sparkling waters of Sans Creek
flowed and over which the cows graz
ed were appreciated by every lover
OF nature. 1t is a pity that the
beauty of the scene had to be disturb
ed by a mandatory. But nature
put the stone in the earth to be used,
and cement and lime are required by
man, and in their production, smoke,
dust, noise and other disagreeable
features are inevitable. "Tis pity tits
true, but pity tits tits true"
The retiring places Of our departed
deserve our respect and reverence,
but the living who need to be fed and
clothed are worthy of as much regard
as are our cemeteries.
I wonder, as L write, what would
happen if, the vociferous agitators
who pose as the saviours of Unian
Bridge, were taken seriously in their
false and exaggerated statements. III
they were no one would 60 to the
town to live or work. People would
avoid it as they do pest house. Those
agitators are doing all the harm in
it, as they do, as a most undesirable
place to live However the increase
of business and prosperity of the
churches show that these agitators
are considered at a discount and not
taken seriously.
If those persons who pose as the
representatives Of this town would be
relegated to the background and the
citizens choose to represent them a
few broad minded and liberal men
who would invite the cooperation Of
the managers Of the cement plant in
their efforts to promote the welfare Of
the town, something would be accom-
plished. But misrepresentation, ex-
aggeration, abuse and attempts to
embarass the managers of this vast
industry only reflects upon those who
indulge In this spirit.
a CARROLL COUNTIAN.