Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-11-17

measure of statesmauship to rep ace Of
fetal brokerage by removing from the
minds of the corps of otiici4l servants Of
the country the periodical Is rcss caused
them 10y the fear OF losing their means OF
livelihood or being bled I'y pali,ic.l as
sessmenis, which every election brings
about.
| The whole community would be tran
quilted. and The fury and passions and
venah'y of our elections would, in great
degree, be abated. II, as I.heieve, it
would proven, or at least check, the use
/ OF money in car elections, the blessing
would be almost incalculabe | need say
nothing OF the increased! economy and eff
ticiency OF the public service that would
follow. The disposition and power 81
dangerously exhibited hv the present
Federal administration to interfere in the
local elections and governmeneSlthc 5 ates
would not only be discouraged but rendered
almost Impossible. Such disgracetul
bargains as those lately made 10y the adj
minlsrrution with Malone in Eirginia.
Cash and Chalmers in Carolina and MIS-
slsslppi, would not again stain our politi-l
cal history. and Capitalization of power
would also receive Il much-neeieri and
and important check. Having thus put
the machinery of administration upon Il
| proper basis, the re establishment of lust
and sound principles to taxation. will be-
come the most important duty of the De
m0cratic party. Under 'he present con-
glomerated mass of tax laws he grossast
/ injustice and c.Ass t.vuritism is accom-
IpNshed. There is no ask highc. or more
important than that Of insisting that no
law Shall remain upon the salute hooks
under which the private property at>nne
citizen Is taken Tor the prlvar. use ot
another, public property for priv Il use or
private property tor public use, wItnou.
just ComFensa' ion to the owner
ut is mere summing up of The pGessn,
system at tariff taxation Ia say that It nc
composites all three of lh.se iniquitous
and unwarruuted results War measures
are inadmissible IN time Of peace War
taxes ought to be temporary on V. whereas
We now see that certain fav red =, SIS +
our CT zcns have wrought themselves into
the absurd belief that they have certain
vested rights in the perpetua.i If ue-
equal taxes to their personal benefit upon
the Who'll. body OF Their fellow -countryarn.
TO ae tue issue BROADLY AMI vet &c
' l
are threatened with the substitution IT "a
piu;"cracy Instead Of repuh icaaism Is the
basis If their government observed 10
Fridays Horif strong illustration OF
this in the in lroiue'ion and unanimous
adoption 10y the Union League of t,is
city oi a series u: resolutions in favor oi
uphold,ng aud perpe uAtIng the present
protective system OF tariff t4X,..inu. with
"ut regard To Us ettcc upon the resources
of the public treasury tnlnja- So sud
den from amid the broken tr gmeuts al
the Republican party, 1t indicates the
vitality Of the spirit al se!d>h.ess which
brought orr present tariff system into cx-
lstence and winch MARKS ! throughout III
every feature. The action - the Union
League in thus ius'ruetIng lie tariff con-
mission Not II ahAte the high protective
system of our r-e>en tamil ,.w>-a birh.
by the way. would :, EN- vcry supc5.lgnas
considering the exhibition which. thank
u the enterprise and ;!i-il'y I lie Us~'f
the members of that commission hay,
made vi themselves q the win.e country .-
j. s!guiiicaa' Illustration est a." p.utu.r.-
tic spirit To which have referred and
against which hop 10 see the Dcliscra
tic party, with all It's late reintorcrReats
from the Republican ranks Iahcsit4tIa g,y
and firmly aTrayed.
The reduction Il taxation. tie s.uls.i-
ICgtiou Of tax avs. he Insis auCc aruu
the principle that revenue sHa" he Tie Obj
.j,'ct and protection "uIy the incident of
tax LAWS are the obvious dur.rs af lie
F.. party assuming II administer H. Affairs
lot our government. Uuisr su-u su al.
/ n.inIstra'ion, founded upon s4c'a l,iucl-
+ pairs sud p.rlhcd freu the abuses .na
corrupt Influences which have c.3sci the
+ Republican party T. al t. pIcccs IN tie
ate elections, can Sc ! lsu- course a.;
growing prosperity, happiness and honor
/ - our country. which viii s'rynglhru the
Cause II government hy the people all
oF.r the civilized world