The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04
THE DEMOCRATIC RING ARRAIaNEp.
It's Unfulfilled ises-sQuanderinR the
Peoples Money-stuffing Ballot-Boxes
TO Perpetuate It's Power, &C., &C.

70 Perpetuato us ROVER, &C., &C.
The grra, Democratic meeting at the Maryland
Institute. Baltimore, on Thursday nigh, Of Las.
week adopted the following resolutions;
WHEREAS the Democratic Conserva tiye party Of
Maryland, At its State convention held on the sth
day Of August, 1879, did resolve q. follows, 20
wit II will be the duty Of the next General As.
ssmbly TO tighten the burden Of taxation In this
State by abolishing all Office, not necessary for the
public service; by reducing all salaries and ices
subject to Its control 20 the limit Of the eompenas
ton OF persons engaged In similar employ snf IN
private life; by compelling the practise Of econo.
my In every detail Of State, county and municipal
expenditures, and by enforcing the observance Of
the constitutional rule that every person In the
to contribute his proportion Of public taxss for the
support Of the government, according 10 his actual
worth In real or personal property. Public Offices
were not created for the benefit Of duais nor
for the purpose Of forwarding political services, but
were intended solely for the public advantage.
The perversion Of their use 10 any other purpose
l. injurious 10 good morals and TO good govern.
meni. The maintainance Of free Institutions In
this State and tho essential interests Of is people
require that all elections should be free and pure
The General Assembly ought. at is next session,
TO provide further security for fairness In such
elections by providing for n correct aud accurate
rrgistration Of the names u all persons entitled 10
vote In this State. 90 be made by competent OIL
GERS nj certain hxcd successive periods Of time,
and by directing the first Of said new registrations
TO be made at the earliest practical period.
dad rAsrea. the Democratic Conserva alive party
was intrusted by the people Of this State with the
entire control Of the executive and legislative de.
partmcnts OF the government upon these specific
pledges Of an abolition ofuseless Offices, retrenea-
nent OF unnecessary expenses, of an honest public
service and Of pure and free ballot.
isd srlereas the GovsrnsS elected On >t,rsrs
pledges did faithfully exert all his power % r.fo-
cure the performances OF the same BY the General
Assembly, by urging them In successive messages
to adopt specific measures necessary 10 carry the
same into effect.
ARd rhsrsas the General Assembly, instead Of
abolishing unnecessary Offices, as they were
pledged and bound 20 do, continued the abuse By
employing thirty eight officers and employees for
Senate Of twenty-six members, and sixty seven
officers aud employees for House Of Delegates u
eighty. four members instead OF rctrcnchipg ex.
Penscs did expend upon this force Of officers aud
employees the sum Of 59,l9t.25. while the whole
pay of the members themselves was only S57, .Gr,
aud did appropriate TO themselves large gums Of
money for extra compensation, in direct violation
Of the constitution of the State; instead Of pro.
vidihg by law for free vote and a fair count did
fail and rcfusc To purge the registration Of voters
IN the city 81 baltimore. which said registration
| has not been corrected since 1864, and now con.
'ains 25,0O0 more names than there are legal
voters in said city, and has become y potent in.
sruucnt IN tho handf OF close clique OF political
traders and trick.ters for thuarting the popular
| will.
i"d ~k.reas in addition Co these specific pledges,
which made and broken, the Governor
of the State has shown that the loan taxes author
lied and directed by the constitution "a be levied
for the purpose 81 reieeuing the public debt, in
stead Of being invested In shaking fund for that
| purPsse, have been wasted AMI squaniered. and
there Is provision for the pay ment Of the debt
but the same will have to be extended. Now,
| therefore, IL Is
| R-.oir.d BY The Democraiie C.a.srraiire party.
Il" a'csiay a..ssbisi: !. That II Is the duty
Of the party in the city and State TO see that the
pledges 80 solemnly made in 1879 are performed
both in the spirit and the letter and that 20 that
end IL is the duty of Oh party 10 secure the reor.
ganizati"n of the treasury department by eiecting
q the Office Of Comptroller OF the treasury who
will observe aud enforce every guaranty Of the
constitution and the laws for the protection of the
public money. and who ~il see that the loan
taxes are applied, ne directed By the constitution,
to the creation Of sinking fund for Il extinction
aud redemption Of the public debt.
:. That II Is the duty Of the party To elect to
the next General Assembly men whose character.
career aud conduct are living GUARANTEES sf their
fidelity 90 Democratic principles. aud who may be
relied on not merely to promise reform, but Ia
carry out their promises.
| .. That the chairman Of this meeting appoint
an executive committee Of one or more from each
ward in the city and each couaty which said coin.
mittee shall be charged with the duty Of organir.
ing the party with view Of carrying out 10 sue.
eessful conclusion the reforms which have been re-
solved upon.