Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-04-15

xex RaPHliyVex-Rei
nAll things come to them who wait, " and
so. IN our long suffering, maltreSted people
has come. At last. the PRAYED for option Of SET
Ting at the polls, the vexed question ofremov
inc the Cont House from Port Tobacco to La
Plata What the sovereign people will, mus
be right. so the friends Of the Court House bill
have no fears, no misgivings in submitting the
question to their wise aIhitrament.
10 The interval of two years, during winch
the question has been held ia allegiance, mems
minds have been busy, pondering win Almost
prayerful earuestness, the expeciencY, the Wis
DOM the advisanility the action, an II Is sac
/ TO say nov, that intelligent thougnuui, paui-
otto public sentiment has erystanlzeu over
wheImingIy 10 favor of removal ana 'nis,
too. in spite Of the specious sophistry, the tal-
Iacious statement ofthose self constituted guar
disns Of the public welfare, who have laid
upon themselves the duty Of defeating this
measure. The means, which they have used
to accomplish their purpose have always been
unfair. always dshonorahle and we may trace
the most pitiabIe confessions OF weakness the
most unbeatable proofs Of The badness OF their
cause, in the perversion and evasion OF the
truth. in the tricks of manipulating hgures,
which the opponents Of the measure have not
scrupled TO employ.
/ They tell us gravely as a reason why we
should not renew the agitation OF this subject,
| that it was settled ten years ago by an over
wbelming vote. The circumstances under
which this vote was taken, the palpa6le ab-
surdity its being, in any sense, the express
sion Of the will of the people, are TOO wei
known. loo well remembered for any one, not
hopelessly imbecile, TO urge it as any reason
why. after the lapse Of ten years, matter Cf
such vital importance, should not again be
canvassed and submitted to choice Ct the peo-
nile And vet. they would strengthen this ar
pameut against the removal Of the Court
| House by saving the people are maniiestly
poorer, and consequently less able 70 bear the
I additional burden Of taxation. vi course,
they are poorer and largely, in consequence Of
not removing the Court House, Tor with The
surplus given zen years ago, Why should there
not be now a growing. bustllng town within
our limits? II the tide in cur AFFAIRS which
leads oe 10 success had then been taken at the
food, why should we not be rejoicing IN That
prospe,ity which has come to numberless
communities in the Soutt from just such an
impulse2
Sadder. indeed, for the people at large, than
for their psendo leaders, We are poorer to-day
than we were ten years ago, and for that very
reason. we must do something, we must make
an effort. spasmodic though it be TO spring
forward out of the slough OF poverty and de-
preston Into which the policy OF repressing
all enterprises, has thrust US.
The practice OF playing upon the Ignorance
of the masse, by tbs plausible handling Of hR-
ures is not original with the opponents OF this
measure. but il is hard to understand how
any one. at this stage of the worlds develop
meut. could be deceived into believing that
the new Court House will levy burden Of
SOP 900 upon the county. If bonds shall be
lssued 10 the amount of $4,000, do we not
know that iusteid Of being tax TO the COIN
ty those bonds will be manifest benefit in
swelling the volume OF the currency, certainly
to the extent OF their face yalue2 A small
matter let them say, but do we not all know
that country or corporation is made richer,
not poorer by advertising her credit, or her
| Importance to the extent OF hei Indebtedness!
/ In investigating the economy OF this question,
they lose sight Of the very important fact, or
/ seem to lose, for their entire argument serms
| to be ("aIl but seeming" that large part Of
;he amount, probably one-third or more, say
| $40, 00O proposed TO build anew with, VIII
he needle tor repairs upon the old building to
make il ANYTHING like safe repository for he
]
| What hasco is made hy summing up the
matter thus: Bonds issued to the extent oi
S2J. 600, interest on the same S3I 900, max
ing a terrific total OF $1,000, and all this
laid upon u poor county and all Just for ht
matter OF Il new Court Housei How 6'trfal il
looks. this myth, this bug-hetr dressed up by
frarA, ia this iRteres, OF knsveryl Why
SIS, Ou0 bearing per cent interest, with thir'
" wears to run, will not add a feather:
weight to the burden of taxation aud as lht
years 10 by, even that sembnnce of a burden
v i,h the creation ola hiking fluid may euttil,
will grow brighter till at last there will be
nothing to disturb tie peace OF our peopie'ef
eept tho haunting regret that We dIt nor tfy
something OF the kind earlier. The burden
will lie nothing, hut he benefit will be mtie
diate and inralculahle: of this there canuOt ht
a shadow Of a doubt Row shat she git,t
npnis Of TIE measure have set'H. tA,.itutlhr o
their lnachinatinns, in irfing to Keep tn,
measure from The decision OF the people, the,
are using all tlIeir efforts TO arr y Inc wealth
Ter /. x-payers against their less fortunate con
Itrcs is il not It ear iinal doctrine Of lJrmpc
racv, thai the poor man has rights TO he pro
t+cted interests IL lie advanced as'wpll as th'
rich mani II this qsestion concerns the poOl
man because he h,pes TO tie tenefi,eh ny It i
erty must yiell the revenue that shall redoW
o te pub'it veal, why, pray, All, sbo
the question not he submitted ito, the popul.
vote! And il submitted To the popular vuie
wis should not the decision he that whc
will promote the good Of the greatest ulniler
We have tried The sitting process through ie
ears OF penny wise and pound foolish ernno
my: We haye 1.-the Csuft House stand in III
old worn out, used up, dilaWd.ttei borough
until that too, is disintegrating like all srnun
il We are nothing heIterr'l, on tue contra
{ nv, as shown by those who cltin the, know
. we are poorer than We were ten wears agont
- Port Tobacco is becoming etdIly more und,
srable as place OF resiiene, eApit4I saun
> its greasy highways and thrift is far from il
;, precincts, while La Plata on The railroad I
: the geographical centre OF the county, b,
grown into thriving village, which neet
e but the qui kening impulse OF being the cor
ty seat to spring forward AS a place of cons
qIenre aud 6nanria; importance. Acressib
as tits, by rail to Washington, Baltimore An
annapolis, and the counties generally, NAL
l. ing it the county seat will double the atten,
l. ance at the coult from the outside world.
II Capital, as we happen 10 know, is only awai
!, ing the settlement of this question 10 favor
y" removal TO flow down into our midst, whe
d" new enterprises new Industries VIII spring Il
Is aud our waste places will be made glad
. Within month, our people will have II
glorious Opportunity of recording their 20
y Tor this salutAry measure. There can be lit
d doubt as TO the results.
Time s,rVers whipsters, and henchmen ms
try TO misietd the people, nut when tue
thi and act for themselves their action is ,
WAYS wise and beneicient Our people whrt
y er Democrats or Republicans are osE on u
Il question OF desiring the progress. aud advaa,
ment OF the best interest OF the COUNTY, in IN
1t the stand squarely and solid together
} 1t is 40 question Of pohtics but one of pole
it is no matter ofparlisanshIp, but one Of pui
lie veal that concerns us al and Or the 7shi
q Ny, BY nm overwhelming vote IN iavor of r,
|, moval, silence forever the carking ca7ils
IS croakers, (Ase-eesss-
Nh Mi ctatnrnauf