The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-10-14
TO THE CITIZENS
OF GARRETT COUNTY
Accident. Maryland
October 13, 1851

This week it necessary to use this space for
spking certain false reports old enough and have
had enough experience to take these reports with a
smile, and doubt if any person who doesn't to
believe foolishness would pay any attention to them.
Yet of them could be made to sound reasonable,
have decided to try to clear up any doubts with the
following:
GD l not the kind Of employer who tries to
beat down and hire them for less than the prevail
ing wage | have always paid the prevailing wage, or
better. have employed a small number Of for many
years and have had no labor troubles Most Of the time
| have worked with and along side OF my There
fore, have not been employer alone, but working
man and an employer at the same time, making up pay
rolls social security reports etc. after the days work
has been done believe in fair and liberal wage for
who work and believe that any employer who pays
fair wages is much better friend the working man
than who has maintained gambling devices that are
designed to rob the working Of his after the
wages have been paid to him.
(2) If am elected, will not try to pull down our
school system, my opponents have charged, but [
will instead work for the Detterment Of schools.
stated in the Primaries that Our schools built
and should strive to make the very best possible
of them have also stated that will cooperate in the
construction Of school facilities. am not enemy
Of the schools the school teachers. How could be?
There is nothing in my background to Justify such
charge. My father and my mother were both school
teachers four of my sisters taught school, my wife
school teacher and my daughter has also been school
teacher associate and talk with many teachers know
their problems their doubts their fears and their frus
trations Some teachers saying there great need
for Improvement. The system itself has many faults
planning and red tape There is too little time left for
actual teaching but whatever faults the schools have
the cure lies within the hands of school admnistra
tors and people doubt if the cure is within the
power or the province of the Legislature. Neither
your State Senator the schools Ills help them
as much as he would like to do Time patience money
and prayer together with honest administration and
hard work may eventually do the job. might add that
the more our school authorities NEEDLE in politics the
lower our schools are apt fall in the public esteem
(3) stated before, and l state here again that
,,,.ro SOS what to
corning hard liquor During the eight years that served
in the Senate killed many attempts to include our coun
tv in Bills that would have legazed hard liquor sales
here and will do again If hard liquor ever becomes
legal here again the people themselves should make it
that way If the liquor interests are ever permitted to
get control of our county politics. our politicians we
will be confronted with more serious problem than we
have ever before.
trust that may he able to discuss the issues that
arise during the remainder of the campaign IN friendly
good humor Again respectfully solicit your support
and promise if elected to all our citizens to the
best of my ability.
CLIFFORD FRIEND
Republican Candidate For The State Senate
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