Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-10-30

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aaght ffofa tie high character q the rsAsieluea
1 who coE8pasc me qreseat n0ari fet i seems
grange that sasv would STEER sssei ststesreais r.
20 unrrsnfe5 Ct unexplained
Is has teen stated that ~ givinx cue creAiSss
for deficiencies fhey had e rsske 81. DIR
I snce = ssoan in fasoe 81 fisc present. Board -
more thss Sl5 200 in the Lat fwn gears. Nov,
If re exaE5ine fts closely, we vii fnd thaf sote
mar IL eedseseS. and fhe reninning rap cor
siseTaty narFosEed - paftssan ieeis-aslou, ard
I other Attendant esrgnugtauces. The previous
Beard allowed 5000 each gesr for collectors SAT-
res an1oEEifn9 ia tiss tTes years q $500 Ehe
! present Board makes 20 sseh aliowaBps, Ne
/ stase4nrnl IL hoa nsuch collectors are feid sE-
/ yiaars 10 the iist 81 patiishsa expenses 81 tie
I county Bua IS 4 compensation they are asiontt
% charge eseb taxpayer certaia fseT cenf el
collections. vfz., PER cent. 10 ls4s ard pr
cent. in 1879 azgTcgaiiag IN thetwe rtaFs aearir
- 600. There certainly i 10 saving eeTe uniess
I the insoivencies ansount 70 considerably over
I 81 coo. and in that ease there world beanotser
/ ZgEeifnev The present clerk says, that the iaw
conf,es them 10 pay The collectors ID this man
ner We 90 not doubt II, ssill X = part Ct The
/ tax ard taxra@ers are as mach bcund 70 pay ~
] as hey are Bis salary. and while il may Re M
necessary to enter Is In The Published slS.emenl
ri lie expenses, yet every riEha Sinking aud
honorable iran Faust confess that nal sag com
f,eris<i,s 9itis sss A.s'A-A s1.asi.4 = t'sst
IFS cISmea, shas thev bad large deseien-
cy 20 rnaknegooG. So had She preceding Board.
AMI believe that when the bottom facts arr
reached, Il vii BE found that these Deficiencies
originated in ol1 democratic Bozrts
4 great saving Is sho9n ia the arrangement
n the publie roads and figures are par4dc,s to-
prove ~, bat We are not told how twas done
Al every session OF the Legislature Tor several
years change in She read law bss heen asked
Tor either some system, or 10 give The entire
management 81 them 70 the Commissioners. Once
they gave rs a system. II looked grand on pa
per, but when pat 10 Prsctieeit ~as found moth
, lug but q Ut0piau dTeim, crly eutailing unne-
cessary expense without giving any relief. But
IN 1871 Democratic Board was elected, and be-
hold the change In a iew weeks the legisla-
ture learned that the entire control Of The reads
should be given to the County Commissioners;
and they did 90. Vide laws OF Mary land 1873
Chapter 900 II il also claimed Chat. while
making this great reduction IN cost they have
kept the roads in as good condition. Now this
IS IN speu question. and one ghich the public
shouts examine ClosahS before rendering "A de-
cis;on. know that there arc many intelligent
and otser, ing men who deny IL. They assert
that while Improvements have been made in
some sections, there has been more than enough
falling II in ether sections 70 cCnnterbIancs u.
Be this rs Il may. we know il Is nc; 80 much
the amount of appropriations tbat sIccts the
pubic as their iudicioaz application. II men
entrusted vitb the mana ement a public affairs
fnd thal the use oi IA increased amouut Cfmon-
ey will reicuBG 70 the pubic interest, ths pee
pie vii sustain them in 20 use provided lhe
amount is within tie hounds Of reasoa aud cotn-
mon sense and leeitimatcly applied 50 that every
dollar lnav return aH tgut"aleni tor I;s.use.
The cost Of managing the Aims Hoase is con
saerabiy reduced This case is similar 10 TIE
roads The Legislature refused 60 make any
change in the cumbersome machinery OF iaw by
which II was governed. until "A democratic Boarc
was elected and then made haste 20 do lis whole
duty 10 It's party They gave The Conni sion
ers entire control aud authority 20 make any
terms they chose for keeping The paupcrs See
laws Of Maryland ie7s-CEaPicT 2ls. Indeed.
il really seems as Il THE Legislature had nauia
for helping The County Commissioners of -.
Nary's County. The States Attorney fell their
knife ard the Printer was limited IN his charges.
Chapter 289 and 290-aWs q Maryland .S5S.
Further examination viii reveal the fact that
the pree,di-g Beard had works 10 perform which
the pressn, d'd uot The Jail was disgrace 70 the
county. and had hecp for many years They re-
pIased il with good ore costing oFer 3, GOO.
The LEGISLATURE OF 1876 conrIudcd that an g.
seSsineni Of the property oi TIE state WIS n'ces-
sqrv. Not being satisfied with Tie usual method
Of revising tie work Of the hsse s'is ana being de-
si-ous OF doiag something whereby their naunes
might he handed down 10 posterity they insii-
tutrd the grand Returning Board d Control aud
Review al az which en.aiied extra expense.
Bnt have carried these comparisons as far as
time and space will permit, though there sre
many other items Of milfOf importance, whHch
included would lessen Inc difference materially.
II i impossible to make fair comparison with
netbinp but figures We riUsf know what they
represent And while looking ~ The difference IN
the amounts We in order 10 reach fair conclusion,
must 5nd out what caused this difference. The
rresent Clerk said in 2 communication, published
In the BEAcoS, June Zlst, 1877. y Ind 70 fault
with the amount Of increased taxation, because
can see that il was necessary Well il neces-
sary. why all these absurd comparisons Com
mon sense tells rs that there cannot he uni
form rate Of taxation for al years, and that in
the management q public as well as private af-
fairs. contingencies will arise demanding more
expenditure at one time than another.
The same mode Of warfare is adopted IN State
politics. Figures are produced 70 show that the
~ate of taxation under Republican rule vas great
er ihan now. and in order to make as good show
mo as possible Misrepresentation Is again used
| The two numbers 20 and lS4 are compared IS
| the State tax in 1865 and 1879 Weare not told
that in SOC the country was just out 81, tie war
I when the cost Of living was much higher and an
/ Increased expenditure euiai'td by the war neces-
sary Not satisfied with this, We arc icld that
| there was no State school lax them but whcrf we
| examine The laws q s65 We find that here was
n Stale rchool ta2 of 3 cents on the Sl00, which
\ was reduced 10 Ten as sg0a as the Democrats Oh
i tanned power.
| We are told tia. the high credit Of the State
entities the party in power 30 our continued - p
/ mort b. rarity Or reasoning Wemust conclude.
| that the Republican party Should retain ccatrol
/ of National sifai-s The States de6t is small,
her bonds al paT, drawing interest az the Tate Of
| 6 uer cent The National debt is necessarily very
/ LARGO incurred in tie prosecution Of tie war A
I LARGE yrcl,urtion Of iris has been paid The
bonds are al PAR and draw Interest al me rae o.
| only per cent and us paper promises e pay
/ are received al par IN al the principal markets
in the world All this wiihout democratic help,
and in spite Ct it. for Il Is well known fact that
the widest theories Of Democratic faancers has
materially retarded the progress o. the country
| bv keeling the hnancial question il doubt. and
/ trying to prevent resumption. &c Democratic
/ platform 1875.
But let rs imagine the irregularities prscfiesd
1 in the present State government 20 have h.su
\ rracticcd by the Republican administration.
/ Saprose Congress had have appropriated Q sfe-
| Gifted sum for a certain Object rs was done ioI
| The State House, aud those named "a use e bad
have extended FIVE or SIX times tiiat amcunt
Suppose the same reckless sQnanaeFlng 81 pasile
flsmfs as witnessed Ia the Hogse 81 Correction aud
| the sums spent 70 equip the militia during ~
riots Of 1877 And finally. iet a. imagine thai
ia order 10 cover All these irregularities, they had
hare authorized loan payable IN ten OF fifteen
years 70 relieve the Tree sEFy. lcee iavs Of pa
/ rvland 1878 CHAPTER e3Si What WOULD have
\ been the rssult2 Why, howl ofanguish w0gad
Il have resoaaded frcai the Atlantic 20 The Pacific
The ery fra,ai would have swept ever tie Ale
ehaHies and through the Mississippi Valley, tii
The Rockies caught The refrain and seRt i boom
inc 10 the Cascades, and the BEAfos wou.d aavs
lifted ils hands in hniy horscr, ard made haste g
r publish il throughout its little kingdom. Compaf
riSons have been made with other Ststfs, bat they