Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-22


Apropds Of Mr.. Harrington state
ment that after briefly calling attention
to the condition Of the State Treasury
in his annual report Of several hun
bred pa es, as Comptroller, he did not
know what the Finance aud Ways and
Means Committees and the Legisla-
tilre Of 1914 were doing in the matter
Of making appropriations, until the
damage bad been done aud def ii Of
s I ,J55, 200 had been created, will il
not appear to the thoughtfu and in.
telligent yoeers and taxpayers Of the
State as very singular and exceedingly
unusual that the States financial Of
ficer himself should have taken so lit
Tie interest IN these matters that she
did not know particularly in view OF
the fact that he had fdnseen the dan
ger Of overdrawing the funds of thu
State, and more especially when it
would have been so easy for him q.
tind QUITO keep himself fully advised
as to-the work Of the Finance and
WAYS aud Means Committees pro
crossed aud the bills were presented
aud passed BY the Legislature?
Mr.. Harrington has been ii politics
for long time. and he had been the
States fiscal officer for several years.
He was thoroughly familiar with the
methods Of proce lure in the Legisla-
TUE; he knew how appropriations are
made and he knew that numerous
bills carrying large appropriations are
otter introduced and passed before the
general appropriations bills made up
|n'l passed by the General Assembly,
oaarally between midnight aud or 4
1flock A. NJ, preceding the last
litht Of the session, he tells us Il are
. sied upon. Is it not expecting too
|lhucb Of the voters Of this State to ask
them to Lelieve that the State Comp
troller, with is advance knowledge Of
the financial situation. is in no way re-
sponsible for the deficit of million
ami a-half dollars, in all these circum-
stances
- Mr.. Harrington spent much time at
Annapolis during the 1914 session Of
The Legislature and was conspicuous
in the councils Of his party aud in the
caucauses and con ereuces Of the Dem
ocratic leaders and politicians. He
took lively intere in very many bills
that were presented for the Legisla-
lures action and his influence was
frequently apparent for and against
certain legislation. He certainly kept
well posted on other matters and mea
sures, and yet he would have US accept
offhand his explanation that he Hdidn't
know when it came to spending
million and a-haif dollars more than
the Treasury Of the State had to speadl
Why so fully advised and so active and
alert in connection with certain OF the
legislatures doings. and So little in
formed and SO Indifferent in the mat
ter of the huge appropriations, which
affected his own office 2
81 called attention to the condition
Of the Treasury in my report, . repeats
Mr. Harrington, and, says there his re-
spousibility ceased,
We ara reminded by this OF the fable
OF the Farmer and the Shepherd Dov.
Once upon time a Ealsaner Ind a Shep-
herd Dog which be Believed to be trast.
worthy and al.sEt to his Masters in
teresis. WHEN a d g or wolf would
get ifzsr the sheep the Shepherd Dog
wesnft go to his Master and bark loud
< And long, and tug at him, until he was
iAroused 20 the danger and would chase
! the invaders away. An old wolf, how
reer, got iuto the confidence Of the
Shepherd Dog somehow, and, finally
| gained the dogs consent TO not make
| TO much noise when the Wolf and his
Pack should come that night after thu
sheep and so when the shesp were at
tackled the Shepherd Dog went to his
/ Mas er and barked insuch low whisp.
er, ard tugged al him 60 gently that
the Farmer was not awakened, and did
not know Of the raid upon his flock I'M
l1tii tne follaxinls nnornizg- H. prompt
| u called the Shepherd Dig and asked
him Why he had not warned him Of the
preseree of the wolves, and the Dog
answ. red heroeally:
Il did. kind Master, did, | bafked
and tugged at you, but you wouldn't
/ lay any attention TO me, and SO / left
! you alone.
"a I'D you didn't get after the wolves
yourse aud do what you could to save
my shsep?' the Farmer demanded.
u idn't think it was up to me to do
any more than warn you; this did, and
if you didn't hear ME, then ii is your
own iAult that your sheep are destroy
ed, replied the Shepherd Dog
Whereupon the farmer took the dog
into the woods and slew him, declar-
ing that Watchdog that would fail in
his duty at the time he is most needed
is no more good anywhere.
Ar. Harrington has been Comptroller
OF the Treasury and is now the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. He is
making desperate efforts to relieve
h mself Of the responsibility for the
raid upon the States finances; bnt it is
a ! too apparent that his warniogs to
The Legislature were made in such low
whispers, and his failure TO do his full
duty to prevent the deficit is so flag
raut, that the voters have very pro
perly concluded that they will take no
more chances; that the promises for
the democratic machine are not idsti-
fed BY its pasts record. and, therefore,
they will vote for a Business Admin-
istration Of the States Affairs by Bust
ness, and elect the Republican candi-
dates.
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