The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-26
in order to withdraw attention from
Democratic records and to let them
selves down easy.
high Taxes.
selves down


"D0 you want to be taxed to
death ?"-Densocrdt.
That the tax rate in Garrett county
IS higher than in any other county In
the State, with few exceptions. Is
true, hut that it is due TO the Repu6-
lican administration of county affairs,
as the Democrat would have the PEG.
pie infer. we most emphatically deny.
To various causes is this due. Partly
TO the fact that Garrett county has
the largest territory of any county in
the State. is more spdrsely settled.
land of less value, being In timber
and less cleared for farming purposes,
has more miles of roads to keep in
repair. and the people are power and
haye less property for taxation. AL.
other very important m liter to con.
slider is also the fact that the assess
ment made in 1875. at cost of
81. $3.50 to the county, under DEM
Ocratic assessment law, made ny
Memorials. one of them being Mrs..
c. Hnye, now a candidate for House
lDf Delegates on the Democratic
ticket, was so unfair, unequal and
,inpquitahle, and 80 much property
was omitted wholly and entirely
from the assessment. that the basis
Of taxation is fully one. half less than
it, in all justice and right, ought to
be; and with just and proper assess
ment and taxable basis, the rate
would be at least One.third less than
1t now il. But there are other reasons
for the present high rate Of taxation.
the results of Democratic administers.
ton and Democratic legislation and
to our Democratic friends we say
that to them and to their representa-
tives in the General Assembly is due
and chargable a very large proper
ton of the levy now required TO be
| made.
To illustrate this we observe that
in the years 1874. 1875. 1882 and 1884
Mr.. Getty Was in the State Senate,
and one or more Democrats from
this county during those years, were
in the House of Delegates. and dur.
ing those years was 1t that all the
local laws for the increase of the COM
pensatlon of officers in Garrett were
passed.
In 1874 and again in 1882. with Mr..
Getty in the Senate and a Demo.
cratic Sheriff, the Sheriff's fees were
increased about 333 per cent.
| In 1876 with Mr.. Getty in the SEN
ate and Democrat az Surveyor. the
surveyors pay was increased from 81
Ito SIS per day.
In 1882, with Mr.. Getty in the
Senate and Democrat Crier OF
Court, the Crier's pay was increased
from 81 to So per day.
In 1882, with Mr.. Getty in the
Senate and a Democrat as Sheriff,
the bill providing for the appoint
ment of a Warden to the Jail at the
expense of the county became law.
/ In the same year with Mr.. Getty
In the Senate and Democratic hoard
Of County Commissioners. the com
pensation OF the Commissioners was
4 increased from So per day and 12l
cents mileage one way over s miles
4 to So so per diem and 8 cents mileage
each way and at the same time the
pay of the Judges of the Orphans
Court was increased from $3.50 pei
day and Ct cents mileage over mile,
10 $3.50 per day and cents mileage
each way.
In the same year with Mr.. Getty
In the Senate, the hill introduced by
him for funding the School debt lille
gally and unauthorizedly contracted
became a law, notwithstanding two
years before the people repudiatec
: that debt by a vote of AT majority
and bonds in accordance therewitf
to the amount of $1S, 900 were ISSUED
for the people to pay.
Then again bv Democratic legisla
ton the cost of the registration o
Fyoters In the county has been In
creased from 1913. 80 In 1884 to 1904. O;
In 1889.
Z And again by the new Treasurer
IfEw for the county. introduced anC
:? pdshed through by Democratic rep
q fesentatives in 1883, the discounts on
!. axes to be provided for in contin
3 rent fund amount to 5000 more thar
o for previous years.
q By recapituIation of some o
d these items we have by this !egisla
9 lion increases to he provided for a!
Y bilows:
. Sheriff, $500
Warden, 300
u County Commissioners, 200
Orphans Court. 22j
= School Debt. 1.780
Registration, 325