Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-01-26
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The Third Reply
To Editorial In
Times-Crescent

The Editor Of the Indian Head News
received another letter from Mr.. F. E.
Mattingly a leading citizen oil this COM
munnity in reply to the editorial which
appeared in Times Crescent" of last
weeks issue, and the Editor wishes to
state he takes great pleasure in publish
ing this article for Mr.. Mattingly
EDITOR INDIAN HEAD NEWS
Mr.. EDITOR:
Just as expected, and indeed as il
in fulillment Of prediction formerly
made. the Senior Editor Of the Times
Crescent when caught hiding under
cover Of his CwA Committee has sub
mitted to the inevitable, and stands re
yealed in his true relationship to the
CWA operations in Charles County.
And for the Lords sake, why shouldn't
he? He is the recognized boss of all he
surveys in both political parties, and as
things have been valued in recent years
of rule or ruin standards, why shouldn't
Charles County have Hitler dictator
ship, if Doctor Chappelear, Rev Father
Baldus, Messrs. j. P. Ryon, P. D.
Brown, ]. W. Wills, T. p. McDonagh,
John F. Mudd and Peter Schroeder,
elect to wish the misfortune on its peo-
pie? OF course, mean no disrespect
by the omission of the names of the two
lady members of the Committee. fully
appreciate the embarrassment they
have already been subjected to by rea-
son of the honor they expected to find
in their appointment, and l would help
them, if could, to forget the whole
sorry mess in which they find them
selves enmeshed. But, realizing che i'm
portance of having back-stage Romeo
to help the fair and tinted damsels oil
the Committees secretarial contingent
to while away some lonesome hours, l
have substituted the name of Mr.. Mudd
who, to my way Of viewing the situation
will also blend better with the general
make up Of the picture, which In all
probability will pass down to posterlty
as the last one depicting the Great Edi-
tor communing with his disciples.
Now, the Editor is making a grave
mistake, andthe one OF his life, perhaps
and seemingly cannot be brought to
realize the fact. He says his cOnnec
ton with his committees administration
work has not been established. Well,
if he will come to Indian Head and give
assurance amounting to a guarantee
that certain persons now at work under
the CWA plan will not suffer eithe rnow
or in the future, because OF information
that can be obtained from them, even
he will be convinced that his duplicity
has been established. But, he does not
intend to desist in his contention, it is
evident, unless evidence under Court
rules can be focused upon him. Now
as to this, have only to remind him
that Al. Capone for long time was
welded to such fallaeious theory. But,
where is Al. now? However, / do not
mean to imply that the Editor S position
is analogous to Cspone's, except that at
the bar of public opinion, the rules Of
evidence have wider range Of applica-
tion and are just as effective inrounding
up the evader, and that the probability
Of escaping the truth when truth is
seeking the light Of facts, is as hopeless
in the one case as in the other.
And do unequivocally assert that the
Editor guess as to immunity for account
ability to the people Of Charles County
and the State for iniustices suffer at his
hands. is as wide mark as Capone's