The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-02
Why Should There Be a Change /?

If the Republicans of Carroll have present
ed a single reason in this campaign why the
county government should be turned over to
their care, we have yet to hear Of it. Their
candidates are without much knowledge of
county affairs, without experience in public
positions, and in point of ability do not
measure up to the demands Of the times
Men may be good citizens, but all good citi-
zens are not fitted to fill public positions.
Particularly is this true with reference to
the office of County Commissioner. In can
didates the Democratic nominees throughout
give greater promise and guarantee than
do the Republican nominees.
The platform of the Republican conven-
ton, as characterized by the ADVOCATE when
it was adopted, was a compound Of deception,
malignity and envy. Ii declared that 1.-THE
assessment of real and personal property in
this county is greatly in excess of its saleable
value, and that in consequence Carroll is
the highest taxed county in the State.
If these declarations were true, to proclaim
them was to drive away from the county any
who might have thought Of settling here to
engage in farming, manufacturing or other
pursuits, for no one viii go to county where
the assessment is high and taxation excessive.
The declarations ,rsrs EbeLs on the county for
partisan purposes. They were made 10
mjslead rioters aud dccsire them into voting the
Republican ticket.
BY actual sales, nearly all forced ones,
made the present year the ADVOCATE showed
that properly here, except in rare cases, sells
at considerable ADORE the assessed value. Re
suits Of investigations in some other counties
showed that in none was the assessment
lower in proportion to saleabe value,
than ia Carroll. We showed tha, IN Freder-
lex very few land sales had been made recent
ly. and that in one Of these. at least in a dis
trict adjoining Carroll. the purchase price was
below the assessment. We showed that in
Washington CO. that Il was impossible to sell q
good farm at its real value We showed that
10 Calvert property had greatly deprecated
and could scarcely be sold at any price We
showed that farms IN Prince Georges county
would 20, bring the amour, OF assessment,
and citsd a safe Of a farm that brought s., 800,
when the assessment was above $4,000. We
showed by recent sales that property IN -.
Mary county, which has been under Repub-
lean rGlc for some years, and where the tax
. rate Is - ccats on the 500, sells al n0, much
above half Of the assessment
After showing that the assessment was not
too high, and not near as high as IN many
. other counties. sc gave the TAX rates IN every
county in the state showing shat, except
. Baltimore county, Carroll is the lowest taxed.
These wcre not The only ISLANDERS. The Re
publican platform by inljre5.i5n charged that
the scboolboard had s.IusnAsred fund osabout
$1,000. ihAs !, was in deb: $4,000. aud thss
toe schools Nera inferior These charge
have no foundation, and aEe the buisrawth Of
aaaligui,y toward the School Examiner. They
~ere inside foT the ,vo fold purpose OF driving
The ExalaiBrr from his efsicc sud Ia yntsiead
voters iat9 voting che Republican ticket
They ere ISLANDERS On The eoga,r. spon the
school sy5iem, School Board aad teachers.
. f5r 5 thc schools ass inferior, teachers must
+ either De- auiaishiai or Incompetent.
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