The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-29

throughout the entire State under a
Registration Board in which all par
ties shall be equally represented.
ResolUed, We hold the Democratic
party responsible for the high taxes
now imposed upon the people. The
lavish expenditure of the public
money and the creation of useless Of
fees in order to maintain their organ
ization compelled it to pass the law
of 1876 for a reassesSment of proper.
ty. This law introduced vast army
of officials, who, in order to increase
the basis of taxation, have over-esti-
mated the value of real estate and
have oppressively taxed divers spe-
cies of personal property heretofore
wisely excluded from the tax levies.
ReS0IUed, We are in favor of a re-
peal of the laws creating the establish
ment of the so-colled oyster navy.
This establishment gives employ
ment to number of men who are
ostensibly engaged in protecting the
oyster beds Of the State, but who
really fatten on the hard earnings of
a poor and worthy class who have no
means of livelihood aside from
the oyster fisheries. We also
favor a modification of the oyster
laws so far as they apply to the citi-
zens of Maryland, because they are
Oppressive and bear heavily on those
who are compelled to pay excessive
licenses in order to maintain "a super
Ifluous oyster police force, and we ask
~ such legislation as will protect the
FISHERMAN from unnecessary seizures
and harsh treatment.
ReSOtued, That we are in favor of a
repeal of the Inspection laws of the
State, and affirm that the State to-
baccO warehouses have become nur-
series tor Democratic repeaterS, and
that the amountannually paid by the
grower and producer is tax paid to
maintain useless officers, and retardS
the free expectation of tobacco.
We are in favor of increased facil-
tiles for educating the masses through
a uniform system Of education. We
ask that the school fund for the vari-
Gus counties be increased, so that
every child in the State of the proper
age shall receive the benefits. We
believe it is better and cheaper to
spend the public money in the cree
ton of school houses than in enlarg-
ing our jails ana penitentiaries and in
building houses of correction, and
that our next Legislature be recon-
mended to so revise the present laws
that the election of School Commits
sioners in the counties be vested in
the people.
Resolred, We are opposed alike to
eXorbitant tolls on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal and to unjust discrim-
nation in freight on the Baltimore
and ohio Railroad. We hold that
our great works Of internal improve
ments, whether canal or railroad,
were built for the benefit Of the peo-
pie, and that freights and tolls should
be so regulated as not to discriminate
against local traffic or for or against
special private interests.
We are in favor of obeying all
laws, and of surpressing by force, if
need be, all lawlessness; that the
laws made by the representatives of
all classes ought to be observed by
all; that we hold in equal respect the
rights of capital to control its invest
ments, and of labor to regulate It's
compensation by peaceable means;
but we deprecate any resort by any
class to any mode of violence to sub
serve its demands, and we declare it
to be the privilege of every man to
assert his rights only within the
boundaries of law. At the same time
we remind the voters of Maryland
that the Republican party, through
its protective tariff and other proper
legislation, has fostered, as far as leg
islation can do 50, the interests and
industries of the laboring classes.
The reading of the resolutions was
frequently interrupted by outbursts
of hearty and genuine applause,
which were especially long continued
while the first resolution endorsing
the policy of President Hayes was
being read.
Mr.. Hoffman. Of Baltimore moved
that the Convention go into
NOMINATION FOR COMPTROLLER:
Judge John Douglass, of Allegany
said that he would present the name
ofone of whose answering fidelity
to the interests of the Republican
party there could be no doubt. He
was gentleman who would fill the
Office with honor to himself and his
State. He referred to DR.. Gabriel
Ellis Porter, whom he nominated
for Comptroller of the Treasury of
the State. Applause.
Mr.. Moody, of Garrett, in second
ing the nomination, said that DR..
Porter was one of Western Mary
lands most respected citizens. Born
and reared amidst the old Allie
gnanles, ne has grown up with us.
For twenty-five years a practicing
physician, six years ago as mem
Der of the Legislature, he received
the unanimous vote of the Republi-
can members of the House for
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
As friend of the workingmen and
devoted to the interests of our hardy
sons of toll, he has eniOyed the con-