The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-09-04
Letter from Washtnato,..

WASHINGTON, ID. o., August ~, 1919
1t is probably we'll for the Republican party of the
country to commence now to consider notifications OF
the Internal Revenue laws in deliberate spirit,
and in view of the countrys late years Of experience
with more intelligence, and with reasonable hope OF
approach to policy generally satisfactory to the
people, and settled The Democratic leaders have hap
PLY revealed enough of the demagogCa cards they in
tend to deal the dear people to excite the warness OF
here and there Republican The willy enemy's oLtcry
against ''boated bondholders" untaxed, 'overtaxed
aborers," with the present concerted, growing
workingmans movement in the interest of the Demo
cratic party is serving spur to the wits Of our side
of the house and there indications, in the already
begun discussion of material notifications Of the
Revenue laws that we are likely to derive benefit
therefrom We must prove to the people, that the
government is in our hands, that we are what the De-
mocratic party profess to be- the peoples best friends
And one eifectual way to that end is to relieve
Labor and Business much possible from taxation
and transfer the burden to the shoulders of the Riches
and Luxures. 1t has been aimed at, timdy gropingy
retracingly. We do better Between this and
the meeting of Congress much information and thought
may be brought to bear upon the subject. l must not
take space for particulars
Commissioner Delano is informed that large number
of Americans, native and naturaized, are residing in
Germany and other parts of Europe escape the reve
nue. tax What then But excise their coupons, and
you have them-in part, at least
Washington correspondent of the Phila. Sunday
Gazette was recently applicant for an Assessorship
Commissioner Deano preferred another of the appli-
cants Thereupon, in last Sundays ssue the cores
pondent abuses both his calling and the Commission
in retaliation for his dis-no--non- appointment. lie
brings two grave charges against this high official l.
ard-heartedness towards the Pennsylvania whisky
men, notwithstanding the application of Hon. john
Covode for little m0ency, political account! Mr
Deano needs other vindication of the wisdom OF mol
appointing him. pretty fellow, by his own showing,
he would he to set to guard the interests revenue
against class of men notorious as its violators, Wne
he charge firm adherence to this duty regardless
Of personal and party considerations, reprehensi
oense in other The truth is the accusation, in itself
is testimony to a most praseworthy official rectude.
2 He has discovered, since his rejection, that the
vehicle the Commissioner sometimes rides In to ano
l&o11,
He omitted, however to tell his readers that it Is the
custom, which Mr.. Delano succeeded to, and DID no'
originate that every other chief of Bureau has the
same while the Internal Revenue Bureau ranks all the
others in consequence and dignity and employs more
officers, of all grades, transacts more business ano
far greater pecunary aL sI
In law this would be called lying by suppression
morals what
a Partisan gambler asking the President for license
to keep gambling house in New York City, after thu
of those in Baden, &c. the Government to shar
in the profits
The Interior Department has the honor of FIRST com
missoning lady as clerk in the same category as thu
men and Miss Mary E. Capen of Boston, Mass, ha
the honor of being the first and, far, only, lady 81
commissioned in any of the Govt Departa ents. Sh
is appointed frstclass clerk, at salary of $1,000
year. and is Lady in Charge" OF the other womel
clerks.
Another commendable innovation in this Department
is the employment of women, instead of men, in tn
Patent Office to make copies Of drawings of inventions
These draugh tswomen get $1,000; SlOO more than tn
highest female salary in other Department-possbl
that Of one or ladies in the Treasury exceptedaR
yet, few hundreds less than received for the sam
| service.
ssThe "removal of the capital" is exciting much at
| tention here. The non-movsts exhibiting thei
fears the subject by declaring, through the newspa
pers that the capital never can be removed, for wan
of sufficient object account of the rightfu expense
&c and that the Constitution wouldn't let it go,
there nothing else to hold on to it and so it wa
no use to talk about it
Don't borrow any trouble about small change-unles
| you are in immediate need of it. The Treasury ha
just received promise from the New YorS printers
supplyof and fifteen notes forthwith, and
! other denominations to follow. J. EVANS.