Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-21
Peoples Column

Whaleyville, Nd, June Is, 1924
Editor Worcester Democrat and The
Ledger-Enterprise, Pocomoke City,
Maryland.
SIR
Knowing the Worcester Democrat
as strictly democratic paper, and
an editor who is broad minded enough
to publish criticism, if it is the right
kind, as well as praise OF. public Off
cials, is why send this to your
paper. l am democrat and farm
er and, as you we'll know, the contin-
qed rains have made US almost des-
parate all over the county. Our
strawberry crop was a failure; not
over half of US have any corn planted;
and large number of US with no land
plowed; and with this black outlook,
the Board of County Commissioners,
we Democrats elected, sitting in their
office Tuesday after Tuesday, violat-
ing the law and grating on the tax
payers of the county as no other
board in the past would have dared
to do.
1t cost the taxpayers $4,000 a year
or these three commissioners, when
very board before this one, l am told
by man who served as commission
er, got about $11O0 to $1,000 and
there were five of them; but this is all
right, it is the law.
had an occasion to go the County
Treasurer's office short time ago,
and out in the Commissioners office
sat lady reading; and when l came
cut l asked merchant who she was
md he said she was the $1,000 Clerk
Tat this board needs and pays so
generously with the county's funds.
I am told by an ex-member that
this is direct violation Of law. That
the law says the Treasurer shall per-
form all duties in connection with the
County Commissioners office; such
as, clerk and transferring property,
either he or his deputy shall do tn S.
This $1,000 lady has nothing to do ex-
cept wait on them on Tuesday, ex-
;ept make transfer Of property
maybe ono day, which his deputy
can do in less than five minutes, and
for us to be taxed to donate her over
me hundred dollars month is an
outrage, and some taxpayers should
get out an injunction and stop such
fragrant graft, and violation of law.
Your Mr.. M. l.. Veasey and F. M.
Wilson are among the largest, or, l
should say largest taxpayers in the
county and / am told the first dis
5rict has the largest number of big
taxpayers whom this graft hits more
than we little fellows; and l sincere
" hope that some steps will be taken
by some taxpayer that is in position
to do so, to get an injunction to make
them spend taxpayers money like
they would spend their own.
I am told that this lady has moth
ing to do except on Tuesday; and $25
a day and over is an outrage as there
are only four Tuesdays to month.
This present Board with it's Road
overseers at $500 day, and its
$1,000 clerk, who only has four days a
month with anything to do! This
Board $4,000, Road overseers, and
clerk, cost the taxpayers $4,000, MAX
ing a total of around $500 to $4,000
year.
This $500 year for clerk could
be we'll used on some piece of dirt
road that is impossible in your end of
county as we'll as up here; and would
not be a direct violation of law
either.
What became of the $1,000 that the
past Board gave Stockton for school
house for the last two years each
This Board increased the basis of
County by raising property over half
million dollars and then added ten
cents on the hundred to the rate.
Where is this graft going to stop?
Any statement I have made here
can be verified by any one who will
look at past levy or ask the County
Treasurer; for do not think he could
be party to this fragrant graft, and
advertising for one hundred men at
Sunday school each Sunday at the
same time.
A DEMOCRAT
and Farmer of 9th Elec. Dis.