The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-07-05
INEQUALITY OF TAXATION AND IN.
COMES.

This Is = subject that has been pressing itself.
especially upon farmers aud Others, for sew.
erai years past and 10 becoming marc opprcs
sive daily until the disparity has ELECTED frequent
complaints, calling loudly for redress. Il Is a
well-known fact that many Of our farmer. and
owners Of property In baltimore county are nov
paying taxes on valuations assessed upon their
estates several years ago when every thing in
dated. when the currency Of the country Vas De.
ranged. when gold was at an cnormou, premium
under on-sPecic payment. or in other word. when
II required double the amount in grccnback. pay
for a farm than would be accepted nov in gold
Hence NC see taxes levied under the high pressure.
imitation system are still. in many instances.
unued. whilst the producer cannot realize
half the price for his produsi.. Thi, make.
very serious discrepancy ,san,, him. not 1nly
fair but oppressive. Il I. indeed oHi u all pro-
portion with the existing real state II things.
The new asse.smen; With u. made IN i>sG
since the period u inflated value. yet We sind
1t very unequal in great many instances and
pAipAbly excessive By the constitution 4
ls6s salaries of elective officers in the county
were materially increased. notwithstanding the
fast tina, everything else Ia, been uycc,,ita,ci L.
suit itself TO the timc,. whilst those advanced al
aries remain the same. The salarie. Il .uborii
nate clerks. which we're Fai.ei at or abou, the
same tiue. still remain unchanged OF are a. thea
hxei. For the sake II illustration NC will suppose
farmer has ten " hlteen thousand dollar. in.
vested in a farm, With which. a. hi- ,ub.i tn;iai
capital. it require. all hi. energies. toll expense.
aud risks. considering tue low price of produce
when ready for market. 10 realise more than a
moderate living or make both end. meet, \. an
Offset TO ;hi. the utseiai. under political
fAyortism-with No, even psnny of invested
capital and ~ ri,k-ssttins much larger income
really than the farmer ~ho has much a; stake
and often pressing anxiety. on accvuu, o: pro,i-
dsn;iAl and other Interference. ~he;hcr Mt h,
crop. may prove failure
There Is scarcely any branch q ba.ias.. ~ any
cecuPAiioa that pay, well a, that q a cisfk
pGblie employee AZ prvssni hish 'Alaric.. Il B.
~; surprising then 10 hni 80 May per,, ana
ioas 90 an these place, vho.e comfortable iucaue
are paid BY the heavily AMI opPre.,iyeiy taxed
farmers and other, justly e-:-pisniug u their
onerOus bGriens in the ~sy af e1orbi,ant taAa;i-n
lie, u hope our agricultural frieaI. soa.,.,1;ia.
,spPor; AMI prosre.s may snd .peeiy rviicf IN
eoa.is;ant equalization o; al thns. There
NJ e0nsistency ~ reason - taxing the ~, yerty
men. whether asricaltgri.ts. merchants. rrofe.-
si5nAi gsa;iencn - other, outside u carrvui
vAiss a. a; P'eseh; settled upon 'fesie bAs...
Why. -e Ass. should there De eorre.l oniins tax
"a An acre q Land which br1ash' tsclye or d;,scu
years Aso one hundred hun red anl s1y lsl.
Lars which uill not nos eommanl much bsyauI
half that priss' There no .ha.los q eon.i.tsh-
ey in the demand AHi Il oush; a; once t. be rem
siied. relieving our people from the heavy burden
% uhieh many q then have bssn AMI .tiil ars
ubiec,sd. Il !. bal enough 70 pay ia;sres; "a
mortgages OF snaliy be compelled % Aiju.; 'ueh
obligations given 10 period uhsn the properly
rasssss=svasro~Si for IA. asrank yAs;iy Ia -
intrinsic value compared ~i;k gold. T. &. .iHs
ply bsiss forced TO pay goii i-iiar. iof -hA; ~.
less iAAH Aa their pre.sa; ~or;A. AL % 90 thee.
dollars nos take. iwice more q the farmer. hard
camel prodae;'
We are no; surprised 70 sn4 citizens Of al part.
d the eoantry assembling together ia convention.
and ether ssaesr;sd meeting. -e~kins relief from
such bar;hsns. They wish g deal fairly. pay
their hons.; debt. AMI .gbHi; - such taxation
only a. justice require. ba; .;rehuou.y ismur %
being oppressed inPoysri'Asd AMI perhanee fnal.
~ baakruptsi IN submitting 20 wha; eanno; be
F, torns sithos; painful 4i,a';sr % .erios. eoa.s
iqssnes,.
lie, a. hope ihi. sabjse; all receive careful
esnsiisrs,ion from those who posse, the poser q
isIteniiag relief A community. state Of nation
cannot asori to have it, people opPre''ei beyond
sndsrsnes without all participating in The evil q
its suffering