Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-05-18
THE RECORD OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY ENTITIES
TITO SUCCESS.

titled To succeed in the coming
election; affirm it is, and
point to its splendid record
made in the conduct OF the
State Government as a conhr-
nation OF my affirmation. No
State in this union can show a
cleaner and better record in
any respect, and especially as
related To the economical and
honest administration of State
affairs than Maryland's since
the control by the Democratic
party OF the State Government.
The credit of the State is
equal to that of any nation in
the world. Her officials are
faithful and trustworthy. The
taxes for the support OF the
State Government are honest
ly and judiciously disbursed.
Few States have a lower tax
rate. The sinking funds are
preserved with a fidelity that
bespeaks a feeling OF sacred
ness as to the amounts set
aside to pay the public debt.
The entire public debt is not
much over S., 900 after
deducting the productive as
sets. This debt can and will be
beyond doubt entirely paid
within the next four years, and
Maryland will be the only
State in this Union without a
public debt.
The great bulwark of civili-
cation. moral and intellectual
development, the free schools
Of Maryland are admirably
managed, with a system as to
efficiency and thoroughness
nowhere surpassed.
Our fellow.citizens who, form
that large and thrifty class of
working-men who represent
labor, one of the important
factors in the producing power
of our State, are protected in
the enjoyment of their rights
against improper privileges or
encroachments of capitalize
other element in the producing
power. So that in Maryland
labor and capital GO hand in
hand with no clashing of their
respective interests and rights.
Could there be reared to
the Democratic party a might
Ter monument than such a
record; The fidelity with
which the affairs OF our State
have been administered by the
great party OF Jackson, Jeher-
son and Cleveland is one OF
which we may be well proud,
and to which we may, with
confidence, point as the reason
why success should come to
that party and its candidates
in the coming election.
There are two object-lessons
which desite 10 present to
you as illustrations Of the real
interest the Democratic party
takes in the saving from need
less expenditure or loss the
public monies paid by the tax
payers OF our State:
/. In 1892, the United
States returned to the States
as a gratuity. the war tax,
which the States had been
required to pay during the
war, most OF the Northern,
Middle and Western States
received their quota. Mary
land received nearly $500, 900.
Every State in the Union but
Maryland, permitted this I'M
expected fund, or one picked
up as it were, to be squandered
in appropriations to the many
uses which an amount so sud-
denly and unexpectedly receiv-
ed creates. Maryland had
many supposed urgent entreat-
les for appropriations for this
fund. but the Democratic party
withstood them all and safely
passed into the State Treasury
the whole omount. and to its
full extent paid off so much of
the public debt.
?. No merchants ever exact
or expect to receive anything
in the way of interest from
their various monthly balances
in banks, and seldom do. The
Democratic party to-day,
through the efficient Treasury
officials. not only receive in
terest on this changing month
ly balance OF the State funds
in the banks, but actually from
the interest so received pays
the salaries of the Treasury
officials. The Comptroller OF
the Treasury, in his report for
1895 says: "1he sum received
during the last fiscal year from
that source interest on month
~ balances) is more than suffl
Gent to pay the salaries of the
Treasury officials"