The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-04-12
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TAXATION.

EDITOR ENrrIEEK My very good friend
linr. Frank =. browning, deeming himself
a-srieved hy All expression in my letter 10
you o: las, week. writes ne The following
letter:
WA>mIN"ruN Aprii G't, l>>'.
j. II. RalStoa, Esq.
DEAR SIE In 4 letter. dated April Isl
tli pupl.,he over Your signature III the
Prince Georges i.NQtIi: April 18th. iS>!i.
Won say that y hen the laws ni 1880 AMI l>S2
were passed tm"auing the laws OF Mlrylandl
there MRS IA" one in the Legislature to sue-
gtst ih.., farmers deserved encouragement 6;c.
Feeling iha; you have io:.e III Az Injustice
in the matter. rs had ,he honor 10 be of
Prince Georges representatives in the Legis-
atnie of 1889, take the liberty If address
ing you this letter.
In the inst place, wish 10 state liza. vas
fiom my childhood's period on a farm and
whilst leading a professional liis, yet my IN
clinations and desires would have IN" follow
that oi the farm and 10 the farmer / am
turai!Y partial. So YOU viii that there
vas one person at least in the Legislature oil
1850 who WAS willing 10 aid the farmer. Did
lie do i This question may I've answered H.
calling your alteution In n speech delivered
by me whilst in the Legislature. and whist
IS was before the House for discussion. a c"py
of which beg leave to inclose t. you. You
will see by my speech that | did put forth IN
effort 20 help the farming class hy urging the
passage "' q Jaw imposing tax upon mort
CAGES think you vii! nj once see, that you
have been iabrriug i;ud-r false impression.
anu That there was a east enc pcrs';i in tie
Legislature Of 1850. w..u had Il, heart The in
teres:s OF the farming class aud being thus
male acquainted with the facts, you Viii cor
rec. ever ynir signature The published slate
,nent before - ierTe'i II.
Very f"sprc fully.
FRANK I. BROWNING.
Ny letter was written Tor the purpose.
among other things. Of showing that cxcnp
ton of manufacturer machinery in Balti-
mere from taxation, while the farmers did not
receive :. CORES pnnl;n- exemption Is to their
barns. orchards. plows. horses. etc. worked
an Injustice Ia the frIs.er. The context OF
the letter shows very plainly that believed
that in 1850 and ISS2, there was no one in
the legislature 10 suggest that if man!flctu-
rers were 10 receive Ills FAVOR, f,rmcrs sioull
he similarly encouraged. Judge from M'.
Browine's letter that he did not make any su-
gas:ion upon this ?rin. for the benefit Of The
farmer, however. good an advocate nj his in
tereSis he may haze been in other respects.
Mr.. Browuings letter. therefore, denies
something that cannot be construed to have
5 lid. /. shall very cl,ccrfi.iiy admit tia Mr..
Browning and every other member Of the leg
isia;ure in tie FEARS in question werc good
friends Of the tlieIs of the soil, bat the t..ct
remains tina; ihey allowed the manufacturers
10 gain an advantage in which the farmers so
not par.akc. The speech Mr.. Browning re-
fers To relates to the taxation of Mort cages
quite another srhi-ci from that under cousi-
deraiian.
But orr coac'rj! IS 10. 50 much in wh.. has
happened rs in wha. we can make happen.
believe thoroughly that those things the har'!
working farmer needs with which Ia produce
should I've exempted from taxation. Any idle
man may own land but il IS the industrious
man no provides himself with the plow Ac
cor,lin.ly believe we shculd sen. no man 10
the legislature unless ne pledges himself in
advance TO exemp; the farmer from taxation
AZ eas: As far as the Baltimore manufacturer
has been exempted, and also 10 place the
country manufacturer on the same footing Is
his city brother. }. II. T. ASTON.