The Democratic advocate., 1893-03-25
Maryland Press Opinions.
rom the To,rson Union


racy Of this State and it likes to air itself
about what President Cleveland will do
when he comes to making appointments in
Maryland.
From the Tolcson Journal;
Some person last week circulated rohr-
back that President Cleveland had said he
did not intend to appoint any editors to
positions under him, alleging as reason
that should he do so it would be highly
improper, as the editor being representa-
tive of public sentiment, should not be
placed in a compromising situation where
he might condone condition Of things in
his party that should be known to the
public. Now, as to the President making
| the remarks attributed to him, we didn't
believe it when we saw it, and 1t is not
President Cleveland's style. He has pub
licIy stated that he made no such remarks,
and there was no reason why he should
discriminate against editors any more than
against other persons Even if President
Cleveland had given expression to such
sentiments and carried them out the editors
would have survived it, and would not
hesitate to have commended what they be-
iieved right and condemned what they
knew to be wrong. The day has gone by
when editors as mass are bought with a
little pap or a railroad pass.
From the Port Tobacco Times:
The Court of Appeals has decided ad-
verseIy to the "single tax" doctrine practic-
ed at Hyattsvile under color of an Act of
the last Legislature. The Court holds
that the Act is unconstitutional, because it
is in conflict with the Fifteenth Article of
the Bill of Rights. This is especially
painful to the Baltimore Sun, and she is
complaining of and criticising the Courts
decision. The Sun does not think that
personal property ought to be taxed at all,
and she is therefore good deal of IA single
taxer herself. Hence these tears.
From the EllicOa City Times:
There have been newspaper rumors in
the air that Mr.. Ceveland's policy as to
appointments would be of the most rigid
character; that editors of newspapers, as
class, were to be conspicuous marks OF his
disapprobation. Subsequent reports, and
some appointments and appointments
pending, have considerably modified and
smoothed off the wrinkled front Of the
alleged stern policy, and we are in doubt
| whether Mr. Cleveland has issued any
edicts of the kind He has too much
common sense.
From the Rockville Sentinel;
The very first start of the President in
the way of appointments is sufficient eyi-
dence that he still realizes that "a public
Office is a public trust, and that in the
way of all future appointments they will
be of the character for fitness. and such as
to satisfy the best interests of the country.
F. ON the Betair Democrat;
Governor Brown in his address to his
late tax congress triumphantly asks, what
county would not exempt the Steelton
plant from taxation? During the week
the Commissioners of Baltimore county
have answered the Governors inquiry by
assessing this valuable plant for taxing
purposes over one and a-half million
dollars.
From the Betair 4Egis;
The decision of the Court of Appeals in
the Hyattsyille case seems to imply that
the Legislature may pass laws exempting
certain property, such as church property,
graveyards, manufacturers plants, &c.,
from taxation, for reasons of State policy,
but leaves it matter of doubt whether or
not under the Constitution the Legislature
could confer the power of exemption upon
Baltimore city or the counties.
From the Haure de Grace Republican:
Tax conventions may come and go; Leg
islatures may debate and pass assessment
and tax laws, and Congress may continue
to discuss the tariff question forever and
forever, but we shall still, as we have ever
done in the past, battle for the equality of
all before the law; no exemption, but equal
taxation of all species of property, SO that
all may bear their equal share of the ex-
penses of the government, and against sub
sides, special legislation exemption from
taxation of every character.
From the annapolis Republican:
The Opinion of the Court of Appeals in
the Hyattsville tax case in an important
one. 1t not only effectually disposes of
this single-tax nonsense SO far as Maryland
is concerned, but it also knocks the props
from under the "home rule" scheme. 1t
further reads lesson on good morals and
good citizenship to the tax-dodgers.
From the Edstoh Star:
A few independent editors and the Re-
publican press generally are exceedingly
hilarious about decision recently reported
as coming from President Cleveland and
Postmaster General Bissell that no news
paper editors need apply. According to
the reported policy of the Executive and
the postof6ce department, newspaper man
has no business to seek office. 1t is his
business to try and get an Office for the
other fellow; TO sound the praise Of the
candidate and keep quiet his own feel
ings; to whoop her up for his man and let
his man forget all about him when he is
elected; to defend his candidate against the
unjust attacks of the opposition and see that
whatever favors his candidate has to bestow
90 to the other fellow. 1t is his business
to boom the town for all it is worth, and
then see 500 worth of printing go out of
the city because ten cents can be saved by
doing So 1t is the business of the news
paper to give every enterprise frequent
send off, and then catch Il, because he
failed to record the fact that some promi-
nent citizen had his delivery wagon painted.
To subscribe literally to every public
charity, advertise them free of charge,
pay his own money to everything and then
be called prejudiced and mean spirited
because column is not devoted to that
particular affair.
From the Elkton Netcs:
The mastery defense by Senator Hayes
of his assessment bill, which appeared in
the Baltimore News of last Sunday, should
convince all who read it, that the veto of
Governor Brown was mistake, and that
the present tax convocation is unnecessary
and unwarranted