Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-23

az three Democrats and two Republican,,
unanimously granted one bali Of the exemp-
ton asked for. Tae minutes Of the County
Commissioners disclose these facts. DIR. Henry
Al. Murray offered an order 20 exempt rom
tsxation for one year $l5e,0oo Of the plant o.
the Sugar Refinery and one halt o. tue paants
Of the other establishments ] enumerated
above. To this order Mr. Thomas NJ. Cose
offered an amendment Increasing the exemp-
ton of the plant Of the Sugar Refinery 70
500 600 This amendment was unanimously
agreed t. aud the order exemPhng one uA''
Of the plant Of the four concerns was anAnl-
mouely passed. :
.bsse Manufacturing establishments asked for
an aporopriafion Of $25.0OO for the improve
meut Of roads and streets IN and around South
Baltimore. This the Board refused to grant,
but did appropriate 81 900 for this purpose.
The ORDER making the appropriation vas Of
fered by Mr.. Murray and il provided that the
money should come out Of the road fund OF
the Fifth district and should be expended
under the direction Of a committee consisting
of Thomas NJ. Cole, Geo. n. Potee and viii
liam ). kayner.
From this statement il will be seen that the
Republican party inaugurated the exemption
OF manufacturing plant in Anne Arundel
county, and If such exemption be matter TOR
censure, then that party merits and must
receive such censure. When we consider the
ticket which the Republican party has MONT
mated, it is "passing strange" that any kepuD-
lican should have the hardihood TO criucise
the Democratic party on this exemptions OF
plant.
Let us look at their ucket John Writ
Randall. their candidate for State Senator,
was the father of the bill authorizing exemp-
tons. T. John Bowie, their candidate for Clerk
of the Court as a member of the House of Dele
gates voted for the bill. Henry. NJ. Murray,
Il. t. Brice and Thomas NJ. Cole, three OF
their candidates for County Commissioners
voted for and granted the first exemption
embracing the entire plant OF the Car works,
and Messrs Murray and Cole voted Tor all
exemptions which have been made.
The Republican invention after making
these nominations, adopted platform con-
demning these exemptions Of plant. Surely
the writer of this platform was either igno-
rant of, or had forgotten the history of his
party and its candidates on this question, or
else, lacking in originality and carried away
by his intense desire TO get votes, be borrow
ed this part of his platform from the columns
of a disgruntled Democratic paper. While
INDUCING in this clap trap 10 catch votes he
evidently did not see that he was censurlnR
his own party, and that be was pouring hot
shot into his candidates for Senator, Clerk Of
the Court aud majority of bis nominees for
County Commissioners. | have now, believe
exhaus ted the history of this matter OF exemp-
uOns OF plant, ana 1 now turn nv oack on
the past and will look for brief moment 10
the future.
Does any sane m an believe that the Demo-
cratic nominees for County Commissioners
are any mere liable than their Republican
opponents 10 grant exemptions to manufac-
turing plant-2 Ifhe does, after knowing the
records Of three OF the Republican nominees,
then am afraid can do nothing further to
convince him. AS to the charge that our
candidates If elected will appropriate SIS, 900
OF the taxpayers money to these same corpo-
rations, I confess that am at a loss TO know
Just how the Comm issioners could make such
an appropriation. They might make the
appropriation from the road fund of the Filth
district, but this as every one knows would
under the law, be collected EXCLUSIVELY from
that district aud not one cent would come out
of any other district 1t is only necessary to
mention this to show It's absurdity. No dis
trict would submit to such tax and no board
of Commissioners, ID Democratic or Republican,
would dare to impose such a tax on a district.
As 10 the charge that combination has
been entered into to rob the taxpayers to
subserve certain aims of certain corporations,
it is wantonly aud maliciously false, and /
challenge any reputable man to produce any
proof of such a combination, or to adduce any
evidence tending to show the existence of
such combination. The charge is simply =
campaign SANDER, manufactured and circu-
lated in the hope that it may brighten some
timid taxpayer into voting against the Demo-
cratic candidates.