Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-10-10
COMMUNICATED.


loMMrNICATED.
Messrs. Eiacrs Of the Tmts:
10 my lat Communication. speaking OF The
extravaganza OF The county commissioners. par
ticularly their disregard Of AL economy in the
public road system shall begin With that
gigantic fraud, aud continue 10 The end OF their
statement. ! am at loss 10 conceive Why
system that has always been repugnsnt 10
majority of the tax payers should be forced up
on them regardless TO their wishes. Whenever
a community of people are denied the right of
Of control Of their local affairs, and ii is given
over to those who do not share in the respos-
sihilty Of raising the funds necessary to carry
on the legitimate affairs of the county, corrup-
lion and extravaganza is the ineriinhle result.
We have seen its evil Effects in most Of the
Southern States, and We should abide by the
example set us, throw IF the Ike and free the
tax burthened farmers from negro rule and its
demora izing consequences. In the eIamIna-
ion just finished OF their ro-d rxpences We hpd
ST ,oU9 80 given 10 their newly created road
members ! do not include their regular ap-
pointed supervisors but ex-collectors, ex-sherifs
ex commissioners in fact a ma joriiy OF those
belonging 10 the Cour, House ring-that truly
happy and prosperous family. am sorry to
say, but the commissioners themselves are EN-
bu-d with the same spirit that snimatss the
other members Of the family in their thirst, and
u aeon tro q BILE affection for the road fund. When
they cow rt themselves into sub supervisors
nd 90 ont 10 overlook certain pieces Of road -
they do not forget to pay themselves handsome
~ for it, Their time is no doubt valuable
Were they all farmers, ! doubt whether they
could make in one year the amount Of money
they charge the tax payers for few days
/" o"kinR at c<risin pieces Of rond." This hap
py family have grown 80 nunrr' US that they
ammo, find N Office for all the household. So
| tn, 81 " no are not provided With that balm of
life. content tn. ewes with picking At the
| road fund until their turn arrives. And now
in their rngerSess t, grasp this tempting bait
are they never touched ~i'h those tender symp-
athits, that are found lacking in the breasts OF
all truly upright men, for ihose " ho have TO
furnish their hard-esrned money tor this pur
posi- Is not time they should let up" now
they find farms are being taxed almost the
amour, of their rental value. The distributing
Of this IS 900 rond fund 10 the greatest lever
they have for keeping ih.i. selves in power. II
should be abolished. The farmer " no at
TEMPS TO settle his tax Till with funds derived
from the sale OF wheat, will End il requires
just double the number Of bushels to do it, that
it did last year The decline Of v heat, and
the enlargement Of the tax hill coRvinces US OF
this fact. Is there no end to the yearly in
crease Of laxrs7 Will the incredulous say am
| frightened without cause? If now is not the
time for the land ow ners 10 suppress This thing
Or take some action in the premises, l have the
consolation Of know ing il is in the near future,
and Can only swait its coming.
TAX PAYER