The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-01
To The Citizens and Tax Payers
of Garrett County:

The Republican and Democrat, there
appeared an article signed by Life
Long Republican, and authorized by
the Democratic candidate for States
Attorney.
in this article Mr.. Offutt was very
highly eulogized, but the effect would
nave been greater We're it not more
than apparent that this article was
written by the Democratic candidate
himself and should have been signed
life Long Democrat" instead of
Life Long Republican" Anyone who
IS familiar with Mr.. Offutt's compost
sion and his pevious effots to explain
certain matters will agree with me
when hazard the guess that Mr.. Of
futt was the writer Of the article in
question. SO that what I may say now
will be construed as a direct an
swer to Mr.. Offutt's contention and
those of no one else. l do not feel
that this article should 60 unan-
severed.
Mr.. Offutt tells us about the COM
gnents made during the sessions Of the
grand jury upon how hard he was
working and how hard he worked the
grand jury. 1t is to his credit if
such be the case, but it has been my
privilege to serve upon other grand
juries under other States Attorneys
and I have always found them work
ing hard at that particuIai. time d,
not think that this is any special
mark of credit. for if he worked he
was simply doing what the people of
Garrett county were paying him Tor.
I recall that during the session of
The grand jury upon which I served
during the term Of Mr.. Jones he was
always on the Job, had CUR work well
mapped out and in every way possible
expedited the matters Of our delibera-
lions. He too, was constantly compli-
manted upon the efficiency Nth which
ne conducted the office, but 1 have
never known him to say much about
st. 1t was enough for him that the
work was done efficiently and as eco
aomically as possible, and think that
he secured results which will com
pare favorably with those Of any other
States Attorney. Certainly he has
not been surpassed, if cqualed. in eff
cheney and in the attention and care
which he gave to the duties Of the Of |
nee.
Mr.. Offutt next proceeds to eXplain
20 rs about the prohibition laws now
in force in this county and note that
ne has been very reluctant to tell this /.
Tor fear that the bootlegger would /.
take advantage. This would be inter
ast'ng but for the fact that Mr.. Ofutt |
mas on several occasions made other
statements very much Of the same
tenor. l am very much Of tho op.ron
mat it is told now for The simple nur-
pose Of aiding him in his campaign
and not with the idea in view Of i'm
pressing US with the need Of change
5D the law. He takes quite a bit of
space to tell us about il. but ! recall
rather distinctly that when serving .
upon the grand jury during the term
Of Nh. Jones evidence was presented .
10 us OF violations such as Mr.. Ofutt |
now says he does not have any law
for; that Mr.. Jones did not make ex-
'cuses about the laXity of the law, but
found the law to cover the situation .
and that we indicted and he convicted
IN these very same cases. Perhaps
Mr.. Ottutt has not read the law verv
carefully and has also overlooked the .
recent statement made by President
alive to the authority of the various
Coolidge to the various Governors rel !
State officers and States ATTORNEYS
sn particular. | would recommend the
reading of this to Mr.. Offutt
Mr. Offutt further SAYS in this and
m another article also appearing in
last weeks papers that he has secured
more convictions and more fines for
violations of the liquor laws than did