Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-10-03

rule for twenty swo years ifa credit
has been % sdmirAbly and highly
maintained, and that under the pro-
visions Of an act Of ths last LegisIa
tare more than four mslIions of del.
lara Of the public debt hare been -.
funded By the Governor. comptroller
and treasurer upon fsvnr@ble terms,
asd with saving Of 500. 900 10 an
nuaI interest.
ASSESSMENT or PROPERTY.
Bearing 10 mind that in the thir.
teen years that have elapsed since the
last genera assessment Of properly in
this State many and great changes ia
values have tskes place, and thar
much Of the property Of individuals
and corporations which ought 10 con-
tribute its fair proportion 70 ire prop
or ADMINISTRATION Of the government
of the State aud of the several coun-
ties and the city of Baltimore nov
wholly or In large part escapes tava-
ton. they declare that new assess
men: il now demanded in order that
the burdens Of taxation MAJ be equal
~ Distributed IN accordance with the
plain article Of the bill of rights.
HIGH LIQUOR LICENSE.
"[n dealing with the important
question of taxation for State aud 10
cal purposes they declare that power
snonld be conferred by appropriate
legislation upon the city Of Baltimore
and other municipalities to raise rev
enue for local purposes BY addstionzf
licences TO carry on such branches Of
business or trade or to conduct cue
occupations as are now required 10 be
licensed for purposes of State revebns,
but shall in no way deprive the Stale
treasury of the revenue derived from
licsnc-s as are now or may here
after be provided by the Legislature
of this State. By such an enlarge
ment Of municipal power the rate Of
local taxation in the city Of Baltimore
and In some of our other cities and
chartered towns may be materially re
duced without lessering the revenue
of the State aud without inius' ice 0.
oppression to individuals. By = iu-
dieious adjustment of licences to sell
liquor, with the superaddsd resirlc
tive features which experience else.
VII. re has proved to be sanitary aud
eff ciual, such legislation should b.
made to subserve the double pu pose
OF reducing The rate of taxation on
property, TO the great reief of the
people, and at the same time of large
ly removing from our midst the de
grading and destructive vice of in
temperance.
PURE ELECTIONS WANTED
Recalling with just pride the re
forms IN the laws relating to the reg
istr .tion of voters and 10 the elective
franchise which democratic Legisla
lures have enacted. the ia,th of the
party is now distinctly pledged to
further and more careful review Of
this Fundamental and most vital cub
ject, so that At the coming session OF
the General Assembly, following the
good example set by many of our sis.
ter States. string Mt provisions may
be adopted for the purpose of preser
wing more thoroughly the purity Of
the ballot box by preventing bribery,
fraudulent colonization of voters, re
peatiDg and all other offsesss against
The elective franchise. and also thai
such amendments of our existing reg
isiration law may be made as will
materially red ice the cost. while not
impsiring the efficiency of its execu
tion. In this connection they favor
the passage of thorough primary
election law, 80 drawn 40 to secure ab.
solute fairness at all primary elections
and containing adequate and effsctuai
provisions against violence. fraud and
all the corrupt practices by which ths
will of the N jority may be fals.fed,
rhvarted or ignored.
RIGHTS OF coLoRED PEOPLE.
"Thay declare their sincere and
determined purpose to recognize and
enforce all the civil and political
rights of the colored people OF this
State. but while thus earnestly resoly-
ed to see to it that in their persons
and property they shall be fully an..
thoroughly protected. and that the
present liberal provisions for the edu
cation of their children shall be main.
tanned. they insist that the schools for
the white and co.ored children shail
be kept separate aud On. tInct. and
they wis vigorous y resist Any and
all attempts to change tn EXISTING
law so as to introduces mix d schools
for both white and colored children.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL
"As IS well known. the dis .s,rous
frssheis Of My and June .asl wreck
ed thu Chesapeake and OHIO canal. |
The company ~ nov without business,
revenu- or credit. ard, notwifhs,and
ing the most earnest and persistent
.ffar's on the part of its president
asd directors. It hss been u.,able TO
procure, 4. sry shape o. upon amy
terms. sufficient ,uoney 20 repair The
canal ard I.us il m cond .tion for nav.
igation. so that all transportation on |
il hss sb.olutelv .eased Five sue
ces-ive conPors. amounting TO SIS. 900 |
on thu $500 QUO OF s~p-lr hond-, l.
sned under the act os 1878 cb.pter
So, are now overdue aud ubt.s.d. aud |
by the terms OF thai acs and the mort
gage given N accordance with it's pro-
vision, the holders of majority OF |
thassa ho.ds nav =. snv III