Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-10-31

0dhi JEllNtif tilC llAt1tAt Cblti
Judge, and Messrs. Ernest ~
Henderson and John r. Ryce,
for the Orphans Court. They
are all good business men who
can and viii fulfill the duties of
the Office to which they aspire,
not only with credit to them
selves, but to the satisfaction Of
the people generally.
No one could have read our
brothers editorial Of last week ex-
cept with irony, When weighed in
the balance our democratic friends
are found very much in the want
ing. Their achievements, il any they
have, are a result of republican
struggles Tor years which could not
be accomplished because OF the fact
that they were shut off by demo-
cratic Legislature, The first bill
introduced in the Legislature pro
viding for the building OF the west
county road was introduced BY the
Junior editor of this paper and
which bill, had it been passed and
enacted into law, would have saved
the people OF this county a large
sum Of money. And further tile
Increased appropriation per mileage
for the building of same road was
made upon and through the sug-
gestion and in fact the motion made
BY the Junior editor of this paper
against the protest Of the senator
from this county in a public meet
ing held in the town hall in this
town. The credit, therefore, should
not be given Mr.. Edelon for the in
itiative in this matter. He simply
carried out the wishes of the people
of this county. Next is an appro-
priation for the high school Of In
dian Head and the Colored Indus
trial School. The money appropri-
ated under the bills of the legisla-
ture Of 1918 was taken from the
money already in the State Treas
TRY at that time tor the use Of this
county in building hospital. The
people of our county did not see fit
to build hospital and the senator
from this county and the demo-
cratic representative hit upon the
idea that this money could be used
for the building of the above men
toned schools. The high school at
Indian Head has been built but we
have vet to wait for the building
Of the Colored Industrial School
if it is ever built. In referring to
| Mr.. Mitchell's record along the
agricultural lines our brother gives
him credit for the movement to-
wards the organization OF the To-
bacco Growers Association. The
Tobacco Growers Association has
been in existence in this County for
tquite a number Of years; in fact,
long before Mr.. Mitchell actively
took an interest in the public affairs
He served in the Legislature in
1916 and had the opportunity then
to do something to help the farmers
Of this county and Southern Mary
land, but what did he do? Nothing.
| Our brother in his laudation of DR..
| Spencer for County Commissioner
says will carry into the Board OF
| County Commissioners a broader
vision, sadly needed in the major
ity side of that important body
! The present majority of members
Of the Board Of the County Com
nissioners are the best that the
County has ever had They have
fulfilled their duties creditably and
well, so well, in fact, that the minor
ity member has agreed with them
on all propositions.
| We cannot comprehend or under
stand what our brother means by
broader visions" If he means
waste and extravaganza in the ex-
penditure Of the peoples money
then we must say that the County
Commissioners are not broad Wis
ioned. They have spent the peo-
pies money economically and with
an eye single to the best interest OF
their county. 1t is needless for us
to say more about this matter, how
ever, we feel that the election of
MIR. John H. Reeder as County
Commissioner will insure to the
people of the County the same eco
nomical and businesslike admins
tration that our County has had in
the past four years.
The regulations Of the men who
are candidates for the Orphans
Court speak for themselves: hence
the people can lest satisfied that the
welfare and the interest Of the
widows and ORPHANS are safe in