The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-09-25
Political Notes.

THE STATE FINANCES The baltlmUr.
Sun says LIN view Of the effort which hal
been made by anti-conscryatiye elements
to take advantage of the strong feeling Of
repugnance existing in this city to somC
of the nominations on the local tickets iol
the Legislature and city council, (and
which without doubt ought TO be reform
cd y for the purpose Of eifecting bigoted
crusade throughout the State against the
Democratic Conservative candidate for
Governor, and at the same Tins endeayor-
ing to make it appear that moneys Of the
State had been squandered, its finances
jeopardized, &C., it was highly proper that
the address which has just been put forth
by the Democratic. Conservative State Cen.
trail Committee should have given atten.
ton to the condition Of the State treasury.
The state Of the finances of the Common
wealth, as presented in the address, ought
TO be a subject OF satisfaction aud pride to
oil its citizens. We have, with all others
who take On interest in such matters, been
well aware of the excellent financial con.
dition of the State, aud it is but confirmed
by the facts aud figures of this document.
The credit Of the State is at the highest
point, and its certificates Of debt are sought
iorin the most intelligent financial quarters
as among the safest Of investments, for
which the largest price is paid, There
are few St9tes in which the taxes are as
low as they are in Maryland, there being
since 1872 no direct tax imposed on the
people for the support Of the State govern
ment. 1t is besides mentioned which will
no doubt be news to some, that by the
assessment law passed at the last session
Of the Legislature all church property
other than the church buildings themselves
and the parsonages were made subject to
assessment and taxation on tho same basis
as other property.
With regard to the debt Of the State, it
has been steadily and largely reduced
and this notwithstanding the fact that
great deal Of money was at one time paid
out OF the treasury under bounty acts,
which since the war, the State assumed
tic obligation to pay, and, Of course, with
the assent not simply of Que political party.
We held at the time, however, that these
bounties were unnecessary at SO late day
after the war, aud where no previous
promise, either actual or implied, had been
given to pay such. In addition to there
being no previous obligation existing in
the premises, there was great probability
that fraud would be committed under such
laws, and there is every reason to believe
that there was-the very lnpse of time
facilitating such result by false persona
ton Of the unknown dead, and absen.
teeism, and even by reason Of the ignorance
of many claimants in the hands of self.
aggrandizing agents.
GINNING OF TIE RADICAL PARTY
II will not nominate a State ticket
Oh, no. That would be useless. 1t
knows that it would not have the ghost Of
chance to elect it, It demands, how.
ever, and will have the legislative part Of
the ticket, upon which Mr. Wallis is to be
the respectable screen, and concealing this
under the skirts of reform State ticket
in this city, and particularly in the coun-
ties, it will take its chances to get control
of the General Assembly, and then all
these other things will soon be added unto
it. Disguise the legislative nominations
in all the counties and districts of the
State under this gilded head Of reform,
and the Republican party sees its only
hope for an entering wedge to power. 1t
does not care for the Attorney General
ship. 1t would like to have the Governor.
But above all it wants the General Assem-.
bly,. That obtained it would soon seize all
that it wants and four years hence the
very candidates it is now willing gracious
ly TO endorse will not be allowed to vote,
unless as public officers they abjectly sub
nit to do its bidding.
That what we say is true is evidenced
by the conduct of the Republican party
thus far in this canvass. 1t claims and
will make the legislative nominations in
this city GU the reform ticket, and it
claims and will have the nominations for
the legislature in each county of the State.
The reform" head is expected to float the
Republican tail Of the ticket. If reform
is needed at all the only place where re-
form can be made is in the General As
sembly. Why then do not the Reformers
instead of the Radicals seek to control the
legislature, which alone has the power to
introduce and enforce reformsP And il
the Republican party has not sinister
purpose 10 view, why does it strenuously
contend for the very department where it
can subordinate everything to itself and
dictate the future OF the State2
1t is very cunning device and, if bril-
liant gentlemen like Mr.. Wallis cannot
perceive the trick, the intelligent people
can, and will repudiate it with emphasis
when it comes to the test of the ballot-box
-Baitim0re EpHing Neius
Gov. WISE ON FINANcE.-Gov. Henry
A. Wise was recently invited to hard
money conference in New York, but being
unwell wrote letter stating that he was
in full accord With the objects Of the as,
sociation. He said in his letter that
'there cannot be too little of a bad cur
rency, nor too much of good. No cur.
reucy could be worse than that based upon
no products, upon no real values OIL
collateral security, organized in war by
political power to meet national necessities
and emergencies, unsuited to peace and
unsettling and disturbing to regular bust
ness and destructive of real value because
founded on nothing but an inverted pya
mid of public debt amounting to thousands
of millionsl have lived through the
times of a USited States Bank, Of Reu
ben NJ. Whiting system of State pei
Banks; Of a sub-treasury system; and
through time of no system whatever
and aver that the present fictitious and
Fictitious afiiliation Of greenback banks
with the palitical power of government, in
the reign of any party whatever, is the
worst | have ever known. Take away
from it the attribute Of being illegal ten
der for debts, and instantly greenbacki
would be no better than 'graybacks
Having the attribute, ii attacks the rea