The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-03-07

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to Scoop this week with the notation;
Cant Garrett county go the Eastern
Shore one better?"
Well let's see. First you must know
how they do it on the Eastern Shore,
so we reproduce the clipping:
An amusing example of Govern
ment "relief" as it is administered on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland has
just been revealed to me by visitor
from that section of the country.
1t is known fact that the Eastern
Shore is a veritable truckers para
disc, where vegetables and fruits grow
in profusion with a minimum of eff
fort on the part of the grower. 1t is
equally true that poultry and hogs
require very little encouragement to
flourish like the green bay tree. In
addition to all this the proximity to
the various bays and streams, with
their inexhaustible supply of oysters,
fish, crabs, and clans, makes it diff
cult matter for a person to starve
unless he has lost the use of his hands
and feet. In spite of all these things
my informant tells me that sur
prisingly large number of families
down there have been on 'relief" for
the past two years. In accepting ere
lief" they are no different from the
people of every other section of the
country. Their philosophy is under
standable: Why go to the bother of
growing enough potatoes, fruits, vege-
tables and meat to last them through
the year when Uncle Sam runs his
gravy train" into their midst every
month? Getting "relief" is made so
easy for them that many people who
formerly would have scorned accept
ing charity just can't bear to see the
Government gravy train come through
without getting aboard
One large family living half mile
from the Bay and raising plenty of
food have been ION relief" for a
couple of years. The Civic Club in a
nearby town recently put on an adj
vertising campaign, the elimination
of which was the giving away of a
new automobile to the holder of the
lucky ticket. The tickets were given
to the purchasers of goods at the
stores. The holder of the lucky ticket
was a young woman member of the
above mentioned family. When this
fact became known she was the re-
cipient of several cash offers for her
prize. The highest bid was $500. She
debated with herself at great length
on the matter of selling, but thetemp-
tation proved too strong for her. She
finally turned to friend and re-
marked, 81 kin swipe enough corr
i from pappy to buy enough gasoline
to run her some, reckon. No. amt
agoin' to sell her. Pm agoin' to run
her home" And run her home she die
and has been running her all over the
country ever since.
There was some talk of taking this
t family off "relief," but it is ticklisf
business, for there are lot of votes
in that clan. In fact, the old patriarch
of the family practically settled the
matter when he made the following
remark to one of the "relief" aides
"Ef you-uns take US off the relief
be burned eff I don't fetch my whole
tribe to town and vote fer Cal Cool
l idge in 1885,"
In the paper yesterday was a state
ment from the Governor of Arkansa
that mobs would be running loose il
the state unless the legislature passec
emergency relief taxes to feed thu
hungry mouths of those on relief.
2 In section of the county recent.
a farmer needed somebody to assis
him. But he couldn't get anybody t.
work for him, because those whom h
asked said they could get more from
the relief for not working.
= Relief has gotten to be seriou
S problem. There have always been PEG
pie who were unfortunate and VIII
really needed assistance and relief
But when almost anyone can get o.
the gravy train" as the Easter
: Shore man calls it, merely for tn
= asking-it's time to call halt. It
o gradually lowering the morale of tn
e nation.
There is one industry in Carrot
, county, implanted here by the Al
. mighty, that should be cultivated t
h he utmost. That is the maple syru
r nd sugar industry.
The trees are here. They provid