The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-30
PUBLIC SENTIMENT In CARROLL
On an Appropriation of 500, 900 For Mary
land Exhibit at the Worlds Fair.

! In order to ascertain public sentiment in
Carroll letters were addressed to leading citi
zens in various parts of the county, request
| ing an opinion on an appropriation of $780,
600 for Maryland exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. The opinions of those addressed were
| then unknown to us, and the letters received
are given below:
| JAMES II. KooNs, MIDDLEBURG.-'sI think
the Legislature could make far better dispo-
sition of the public funds than to appropriate
it to be expended at Chicago. | am opposed
to any state appropriation. You may state,
| also, that ! am opposed to another assess
ment, unless new subjects of taxation can be
| discovered.
! J. OLIVER WADLow, FREEDoM-'I am
opposed to the Legislature making any APP
I preparation whatever, whether it be $1,000 or
/ 100000, for the reason that | cannot see
wherein the state or the people would be
| benefited. | think the Legislature would
make mistake to vote such an appropriation,
and such action on their part would not meet
the approval Of their constituents. | find
that almost everyone talk to upon the sub
! iect is opposed to it. Private enterprise ought
to, and no doubt will, do all that is necessary
TO have proper Maryland exhibit at the
| Fair"
DAVID A. c. WEBSTER, UNIoyTowY.-
Maryland should be properly represented
at the Worlds Fair. As one of the original
states Of the Union we should take pride in
! an exhibit of our resources, agricultural,
mineral manufacturing, &c, and | was glad to
read that prominent position had been Sc
cured for the purpose, and favored an appro-
| priatiOn. But If, as you say, the 100000 is
to be used for erecting a house to display
Indian. colonial and other relics of the past,
am decidedly not in favor of it,.
f. l.. Herring, FINEsBURG.-"Iu reply to
your inquiry as to whether our Legislature
ought to appropriate 100000 for a State
exhibit at the Worlds Fair, will say that
don't think there is anything to justify such
an expenditure of the peoples money.
am confident if this question was left to the
voters of cur state to decide, it would be de-
cided overwhelmingly in the negative
JABEz A. Bush, PATAPSCO.-''l believe that
Maryland should be properly represented at
the Worlds Fair, and also believe that a
proper exhibit of her manufactures, products,
agricultural and mineral resources, as well as
all her other advantages, would be benefit
not only to our state but also great advan-
tage to her private citizens III proportion as
they are interested in those particular exhib
its. 1t would be an advertisement for the
state and for her citizens that would bring
their products, wares, merchandise, mineral
and agricultural resources to the notice OF the
civilized world But while | believe that our
state and her citizens should not lag behind
in any enterprise which might tend to pros
perity, am aware of the tendency upon such
occasions to be led into extremes III the ex-
penditure of public funds on some expert
mental or visionary scheme. Wealready hear
that the Legislature will be called upon to
contribute the sum of 100000 to build some
unique building in which to display some
Indian tomahawks, colonial costumes or some
other such antiquated relics. 1t has also been
suggested by some one to transport the Ches
apeake bay, in miniature, with its native
fishes. frogs, ducks, &c. The Legislature
should he careful not to be led away by any
such visionary or useless expenditure of the
PEOPLES money. When those schemes are
once entered into it is often hard to see the
outcome, and it might be that if 500, 900 were
appropriated the Legislature at some future
time would be asked for like amount to cover
deficiencies | believe that private and per-
sonal interest in the Worlds Fair is sufficient
to call forth the necessary funds to carry out
the necessary program, and ! am therefore
opposed to any raid being made upon the
State treasury wherein the hard earned money
of the taxpayer is taken for any questionable
or visionary purpose.
JUDGE l.. p. SLINGLUFF, New WINDSOR
81 am opposed to an appropriation of $780,
600 for a state exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
1t might be proper to eXpend a small sum,
but i don't know that Maryland-the state
government-has anything to exhibit or that
the people of the state would be benefited by
state building there. A state building, by
unique design, could only be useful attract
ing the attention Of visitors to the fact that
MARYLAND was there, for all of the Maryland
exhibits are TO be placed in space IN an eX-
hibtion hall already allotted to Maryland
exhibitors, and which is 230x1IG feet"
JACOB SuARETTS, YORK RoAD.-'I disap-
prove of the appropriation of 100000 from
the state treasury for an exhibit of relics, &c,
at the Exposition. Our taxes are already
too high, and instead Of a reduction this APP
preparation would necessarily cause an in
crease
j. FRANK SHIrLEY, ELDERsBUEG.-''It is
my conviction that Washington City was the
only proper place for holding the Columbian
Exhibition aud that the political job which
moved the seat of the exhibition to Chicago,
Invested the enterprise of its national charac-
ter and at once stripped il of all manner of
sentiment if not of patriotism, and it became
a purely business affair." Viewingi it from this
standpoint fail to discover the wisdom of a
large appropriation on the part of our state
for the purposes suggested. do believe that
a majority of our people favor the establish
ment of State Museum at our State Capitol,
and liberal appropriation for that purpose
would be generally commended.
DIR. LEE RoYER. LINwooD.-- Mary
should make liberal appropriation for a
state exhibit at the Worlds Fair. She has
greater variety ofinterests than any other state
of like territory, and is amply able to properly
represent them at Chicago. The apPropri-.
alton should be expended for the benefit OF
the state at large, and not for the entertain
ment of visiting delegations, and our colonial
and other relies should be exhibited also:
JomN S. RErP, UNION BRIpGE.-"l have
not given the matter such consideration as to
be able 10 express an opinion properly.
A. ANDERSON, Mr.. AIEY.-''I have heard
very few expressions of opinion about the
appropriation of 100000 for the World
Fair. So far as am concerned / favor It,
as it will look bad for the great state OF Mary
land to be behind all the other states of the
Union
Personal Notes.