The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-10-18

LAST year, Al tne national convention -
Philadelphia. the Republicans resolved
against the grant q public lands 70 bloas
ed corporations, alleging that The public
lands ought Is b held in reserve as home
steads for actual settlers such were the
hollow professions they made in their ma
tional convention. What bad been their
practice 7 They had given to two corpo-
nations, 70 say nothing Of numerous other
land grants, q domain equal in area to sew
eral times the size Of the entire State Of
Maryland. To the Northern Pacific Rail-
road they gave FORTY SEVEN MIL
LIONS OF ACRES land enough, as
Senator Thurman expressed it, to build
and equip the entire road. TO the Union
Pacific Railroad they gave twenty sections
Of land per mile, or TWELVE THOUS-
AND EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES per
mile, besides loan from the government
Of $4,000 per mile, for 200 miles; $780,
600 per mile for 900 miles and s4S, 900
per mile, in the Rocky Mountain region !
This was Radical practice as opposed to
Radical profession. So much for this res
Ohtion adopted BY their National Conyen-
ton.
Now let US look at the second resolution
adopted at their late Convention in this
county With virtuous indignation they
denoun sed the wholesale extravaganza Of
the Democrats in this county, whereby tax
alton has been increased without proper
equivalent to the taxpayers" That is
the substance Of their resolution, put forth
for buncOmbe. Now, turn to the record,
and it viii be seen that the tares acre
higher under Radical rule, when they
held control Of the county. In 1865, un-
der Radical rule, the county tax was As
cents on the 500, without any school
tax. In 1866 they ran the county tax up
to so cents, without school tax. In 1867,
under the increased assessment, it dropped
to 40 cents for county tax, with no school
tax. In 1868 the Democrats came into
power, and at once lowered the county tax
to 80 cents on the 500, Eve cents lower
than the tax for the last year Of the Re.
publicans. In 1869 the school tax was
levied, 10 cents on the si00, but the
county taz was lowered by the Democrats
to 80 cents. This year the county tax is
only So cents on the 500, whereas, in
1866, under Republican management, It
was so cents, or 10 cents higher than it is
now under Democratic control Is this
not demonstrating, from the record, the
falsity Of the resolution of the late Repub-
lican County Convention, wherein they
say " taxation has been increased without
proper equivalent to the tax payers As
to the matter Of equivalent" the Demo
cratic Conservatives can point with pride
to the substantial iron and wooden bridges
which have been erected at various points
in the county, for the convenience Of its
citizens, as well as to other permanent and
substantial improvements, which show the
careful supervision Of the county authOri-
ties over the public interest.
This allegation of aextrayagance, made
by the Radicals, is proven to be at fault. II
is made for buncombe, but is too transpar.
ent to deceive any one. We have shown
from the books of the County Commits.
sioners, that their professions and practi
ces do not tally with each other.
In this same second resolution they de
nounce the salary grab. This is a
piece of self-condemnation, for President
Grant favored the bill and signed it, and
it was passed BY Radical Congress hav
ing nearly two-thirds majority. Every
intelligent and fair-minded man must see
the dilemma in which the Radicals hav,
placed themselves. They aimed blow al
the opposite party, it has recoiled upon
themselves, and they are seen to be vul
nerable at all points Let the Democrats
and Conservatives, in all parts Of the coun
ty, charge home upon them, in referenc,
to these things, and hold them up to pub
lie condemnation and accountability, fol
their many delinquencies.
II Is the Radicals who have been guilt,
of extravaganza as '1e hare do,cn B,
the record. That the Democrats hav,
been economical, cannot be denied, becaus,
the fact is indisputable that the rate o
taxation in Carroll, is lower than it is ii
any county in the State, and lower nov
than it was when the Radicals were il
power Tbs fact is sufficient to silenc,
them on this subject.