Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-02-26
kease ofths Tobacco warehouses.


One Of the pet measures Of Farmer
Brown vas the leasing Of two STATE To-
bacso Warehouses for the storage OF
general merchandise.
Those warehouses arc as much the
property Of Southern Maryland tobacco
planters as their cattle and horses,
having been paid for BY the outage tax
charged for oil tobacco inspected therein.
II vas a surprise to the farmers and
planters generally Of this section that
one Of the first measures that our Far
mer Governor should persistently adj
vocaie was one that would rob
them If property which be-
Belonged to them. But, as majority
here knew that the Governor was rec
fssticn fsrmer only. widowed in pala-
tisl residence in Baltimore they antici
psted. after the election. that the Cover
nor might forget. or at lead show his
laek Of interest 10 the farming class who
we're bis especial sclcitude previous
thereto. and consequently the people of
Southern Maryland relied upon the rep
fesentaiives in the Legislature to pre-
vent the enactment Of such laws as
would be detrimental to their interests.
But what do the farmers find when the
Farmer Gov ,rnor's' pet measure
came up for consideration in the House of
Delegates? This. that the Democratic
representatives in the Housc of Dele
gates from all the counties Of Southern
Maryland. Who we're said to be the only
eaes cited to properly represent
the people. not only never raised a
voice sgsinst the scheme that would rob
their constituents, but moe incredible
still every single one Of them voted
70 carry out the "Farmer Governors
design Of derriving our people of their
property. The course Of these repre-
sentatives can only he accounted for in
enc Of two ways, their entire un6tness
TO represent the planters of Southern Ma
Fyland, or in their great desire to please
ths Farmer Governor in the hope oil
appointments from him for their politi-
cal friends they concluded that it wa,
better 70 sacrifice the farmers general
good for some special benefit which they
hoped to secure for chosen political
friends.
The contrast between the course O.
fhe Democratic delegates from Southern
Maryland aud that of the Republican Sen.
stors from the three counties of the sau
section was marked and showed concla
sively that the latter. not the former, NOR,
traly represent the best interests of th'
tArmers. for when the bill came to Ill,
Senate with the endorsement Of ever,
Southern Maryland Democratic dele.
gate. they did every thing possible tt
prevent tae passage If the law
They showed that the farmers o.
this section opposed the leasing of the
warehouses, because they belonged t.
them, that the warehouses are required
by the tobacco trade. A large CROP
Of Tobacco, they urged, Is expected and
she warehouses should be left entirely
10 rs storage. They urged that the
growth Of tobacco is increasing in Mary
land, and that it vas the most profitable
crop they could raise. All FIVE of the
warehouses they asserted. were made
qsa.e TO meet the demands Rhenever
there il large crop. 1t was also
shown that the storage of mercandise in
the warehouses would be injurious to to-
hacco as it would so readily absorb all
strong oiors such as phosphates and
coal oil, which would be among the ar.
tieles that would be stored with the plan
tiers tobacco, if the Farmer Governor $
pet me ssure became law, AID that the
insurance on tobacco stored 10 the ware
houses--now ten per cent, wo1ld be in
creased to double that amount
The earnest honest efforts in behalf of
our farmers made BY the Republican
Senators. who, in that, as in every other
inytance. have been faithful in their eff
forts in behalf of those they represent.
we're Of no avail, and the bill passed an
went 80 the Gevernor for bis signature
The passage OF this law, which robs the
planters Of their rights and property, will,
IL any thing oan,- make them hesitate
before they again cast them votes for those
who will barter skeT rights away for the
sake Of securing political patronage
Or, il net that. who are totally ignorant
Of the Injuries. che people will snst,in be.
cause Of tbs enactment Of Sucl meas
ures.
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