The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-11-03
To the Citizens, Voters and
Taxpayers of Garrett
County

following announcement appeared The
publican October 6h setting
position with the laboring principles
unchaenged opponent honesty
and of the statements contained therein has far
strengthening his position with county,
hence it is again printed
feel my duty express the people the great
that has been bestowed by being seecedand
inaed fill the high office of Senator great
est honor the delegates of the Democratic party bstow
upon any did accept this nomination by choice
accepted by friends and the good citizens of the
ty bringing things to bear on me that it is public duty
cannot honoraby turn down at this time under these
conditions am in the
Both my friends and realize the great Republican
oy to in Garrett county, and do not expect
to without effort and merit, and should be defeated
will not feel badly but will always have the highest honor
and esteem for friends know they feel there should
be change in the political government of county, and
for this they confident of success And should
be elected to the high office to which aspire want the
people to feel they have Senator who will be their humble
servant and who knows the people whole and who will
consider and all suggestions coming from the citizens
of the county for the bettement of the county and Stae
with higher ideals of government to better the conditions
under which we live, do not feel needing laws
at this time badly in need of having the good
laws have statute books enforced. This is
thing that not being pressed to the high standard that
it should be.
During the period every branch of government
pressed to high expenditures bring quick efficient
results This has raised tax rate until at the present
time there must be the most careful and efficient methods
put in force to stop all wastes and to do away with rapidly
possible all offices and clerks that those conditions
brought about and let the people get back to the producing
class help equaze and reduce the burden of the tax
payer imposed. We must get the business of our
county and State down to the most practicable and efficient
basis possible To do away with every office and clerk that
possible to maintain good clean, efficient
have been citizen and taxpayer of Garrett county for
than 26 years have been in the lumber business
chiefly and when timber became large bodies in
our county became interested in West Virginia and farther
south in this line of business, while have maintained my
residence and family has always resided this county,
and today have larger and
anywhere ese have the interest of Garrett county more
at heart AS look the great county, tighten
the burden of taxation of
developed may be able to bring more people into the
to give home market for the products that
county In order to do this we must have some eranent ~
that substantial time has now come
when there be the future
veoped IN Garrett county which vii be help
county.
understand it is reported that I big capitalist I only
this necessary capital to do
the things have outlined Them certainly glad
and have the honor of being big capitalist
connection what propertv own have acured in an hnb J
busnesslke and started
did not have to borrow large of and
to the people that have enough business abay
started enterprise that did not make
able back the borrowed capital say
that credit good place that any
reasonable that business
and value credit and word worth
world today than to be mulmiionaire carry my
character that have taken the advantage of business
ate aborer that worked for of
understand it has been reported for office
that am not friend to the aborng do not need
this assertion the people who
hundreds of today in Garrett who
and will leave to them to whether paid them just
much as the business in which afford
mistreated them Anyone who investigate
and with but little effort their the
worked for there plenty of them in the
has been reported that labor organizations
the laboers this
favor labor organization that will bring the
employer closer and agreeable
should be DONE feel that the abng
to fuller understanding of what product worth
utacture think they should know absolutely
day for their employer that they are
getting the centage that them
run for long period of time where the employer getting
him. Neither business
employees are getting than they earning In either
question until the
stagnant and the employer these
conditions.
have given this question consideration.
laborers
must be reckoned with We article the
public will purchase and feel they getting
When able bring
will prosper and when country will
all classes will be satisfied
Personally have been laborer what it means
to do hard days work and the effort
to do hard days work cheerfu and
employer of labor or will give
more consideration to this class of men than will