Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-03-09
An Address-To the Tak payers OF
Charles County.

Charles County
Either through accident or lesixn the ne
eessity has arisen for building !, court house
in our county, aud upon the x.payers will
fall the burden Of raising the IN bney necessary
TO defray the expenses. Comp bon sense and
self interest, therefore. seem 70 clearly indi-
cate that il Is the duty Of the a q tax payers,
already oppressed with heavy taxes, to see
that this expense shall be as d all rs possible
consistent With the durability, safety, and
convenience OF such building.
Two parties now exist, both advocating the
removal Of the county seat, the one 10 La Pla-
ia the other &c Chapel Point Both OF these
locations possess certain lSegt advantages,
such as railroad and steamboat facilities, etc,
but none Of which can be Of TIE slightest pos
sible benefit to nne-tenths Of the citizens OF
our county. The removal Of the county seat
to eithel Of these places will necessita e, net
only tine erection Of a court house, but also OF
clerks and registers office, n jail, the pur-
chasing of land for these buildings, opening
and keeping in repair public roads and V"ri-
Gus other expenses which will naturally arise
when the work is begun, The t'tal cost af
removal has been variously estimated at from
$40, 600 to SIS, 600, and would most probably
be nearer the latter figures This enormous
sum must be taken from your pockets by
taxation.
Will you, or can you afford il? Now the
question naturally arises, what is the need Of
removal? Port Tobacco, the present county
seat, is conveniently located; the public
roads which have cost thousands of dollars OF
your money, all center there the clerks and
registers offices and the Jail, all in thor ough
repair, are there and all that is needed is the
rebuilding on the old foundation, of the main
building or court house which under no
honest conditions could cost over $4,000,
and which experienced architects say can he
done for very much less This being public
property is your property, aud ,ou Will have
to pay the bill. The choice Of location and
expense must then be left with you ana you
surely cannot hesitate an Instant as to your
duty. 1t is true that the oridnat6rs of these
removal schemes, actuatGd by selfish and mer-
cenary motives will endeavor to deceive you
by the promise of hourishing cities to spring
up as if by magic, around the new county
/ seat increasing the taxable bisis and thereby
reducing he tax-rate. This is sheer nonsense
and not worthy of a moments consideration
The idea of big cities in Carries county,
II is said that the odium winch attaches to
the La Plata faction for causes which need
not be mentioned here, is bling used by the
advocates of Chapel Point to strengthen their
cause. 1t will, perhaps, be equally as odious
to YOU TO know that these slime non-res Ide"'
| Chapel Point schemers are said to have offered
| IN furnish large sums Of monet to debauch our
voters. should the question be submitted TO
them. Such an offer is reflection Oh. your
honesty and an insult to your manhood ana
should be spurned by you as such.
1t seems as plain as daylight that the origi'
majors of these removal schemes are aetuated
by selfish motives of personal aggrandizement
at your expense. Be not deceived by them.
The necessity for building court house
has been forced upon you. You need only q
court hou,e, and that at the least possible cost
to you and PoRT ToBAcco is THE PLACE
The time for action IN this matter has arriv-
ed. II may be hat if you remain inactive
longer, this unnecessary expense, which VIII
be felt BY you for years to come, will be fast
ened upon you.
Let every man feel that his interest and the
interests of those depend 49, him for daily
d oreau are arssaKys avsa ~ vurt housv
clubs formed at every pUstUffce thoughc at
the county, which, through thsNSpresidents
and secretaries, will arrange to CAL mass
meeting Of the people who will demand IN
tones that cannot be misunderstood, that the
court heuse shall be rebuilt on the present
foundation, at the least possible cost to them,
and end at once, this disputed question which
is mblttering factions, disrlpting parties and
engendering personal and even religious
hatreds 2nd Election District.