Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-04-14
Put Tn and Put Down.

| have it now: III put down pills,
Excuse me, though-than put down pills,
I'd rather suffer some big ills.
To put down the old fashioned, huge, bit.
ter pills. that griped SO and made such dis.
turbancc internally is more than wise man
will do. He will not put up with such un'
necessary suffering. He uses DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. AS Liver Pill, they are
unequaled. Smallest, cheapest, easiest to
take. Put up IN vials Theoretically sealed,
hence always fresh and reliable, which is not
true OF the large pills in wood or pasteboard
boxes. As gentle laxative, only one Pellet
for dose. Three or four tiny, sugar coated
granu.es act pleasantly and painlessly as a
cathartic.
AssUREDLy oNG--Thc most notable
legislation wrought at Annapolis at the SEES
sion of the legislature just closed were be-
YONG: question the Free Book bill and the
New Assessment. The Governor las seen
fit to veto both and we 10 not hesitate to
condemn his action in both Instances.
The Book Fee is not only an unwarranted
tax and real burden III many instances, but
it is the plea used by many to account for
the absence Of their children from school.
The book fees oftiyc children fora full school
year will exceed ten dollars and the worst
feature Of ii Is that, III this county at least,
a large sum above the actual cost Of the
books, is received each year from these fees.
II is claimed that this balance renders 1t pos
sible to keep the schools open somewhat
longer, but that rs an argument, Is begging
the question The public school should be free
in fact as well rs in name and Gov Brown
erred when he prevented it.
As to the Assessment bill, it Is very PLAN
case while the State is rapidly growing IN
wealth, the tax basis grows but slowly and
in this county Is less than 1t was ten years
ago. The lcssening of this basis is not on
farms and the holdings of the small owner ::
these remain on the lists, but while men of
wealth are increasing that wealth rapidly
their tax bill remains the same. 1t is absurd
to claim that Frederick countyis not worth
more by millions than it was at the time Of
the last assessment, of course it il and it is
the same elsewhere throughout the State.
We occasionally read statistical showing of
the rapid growth of wealth in this country
during the decade 10000; Maryland has
her share of it and Frederick county hers
it 8 ould bear Its shale of taxation and that
ii will not do, until fair assessment bill is
ordered.
1t was not the poorer class and the middle
class that bcsieged the Governor with argu-
mcnt and prayers: it was the the wealthy
class those who have their wealth in the
locked boxes of the Safe Deposit Companies,
that Influenced Governor Brown to commit
the iniqulty ola veto and the greatest sur
prise is, to us, the fact that Governor Brown,
who has in many ways shown himself to be
a clear headed, quick thinking man, did not
note the fact that his visitors were and his
letters and kilograms were from the wealth
icr class. The fact that they did interest
themselves TO secure a veto, while little or
no effort 10 defeat veto was made, proves
but one thing and that is, chat the wide
awake men who have been able to accumu-
late wealth have acted with the same
promptncss to save, that they have been &C.
customed to, to secure it.
In other words the shrewd and successful
men have simply put in practice to save
paying taxes the same methods that they are
accustomed to, while the more obtuse, less
favored yet equally deserving poorer clas'
has not lno'en what TO do, hence did nothing