The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-17


period from twenty-one and a half |
to thirty-three and three-fourths on
account of Democratic injustice.
Taking the highest rate for each |
county we find that Garrett pays
sixteen anG three fourth cents more
than Carroll. Prince Georges
county, another bright and shining
example of Democratic economy,
has paid for the support of her
schools seventeen cents on the one
hundred dollars; Howard county
pays seventeen and one-half; Cecil
twenty-one cents; Worcester seven
teen, or to place it in another light
the low tax Democratic counties,
according to the figures given in
the Democrat and according to Mr..
Smiths figures, pay rate of taxa
ton of twentysix cents on the
hundred dollars less than the Re-
publican counties named. Garrett
county's tax rate is eight and four
fifth cents higher than the next
highest Repu bhcan county named.
st. Marv's (Which has majority of
Democratic commissioners is
twenty and three-ffth cents higher
than the Republican county having
the lowest rate, which 10y the way,
is Allegany county, the county
which the Democratic press says is
"bossed" by Lowndes and Yelling
ton, and which has recently spent
S75, 900 for school houses and 800
00Ofor new court house, land yet its
tax rate is only eighty-six and two
fifth cents on the hundred dollars.
Awful extravaganza upon the part
of these bosses Lowndes and We'll
lington
The tax rate of Garrett is eight
and four-fifth cents higher than any
other Republican county named.
We take the six Democratic coun-
ties which are held up to our gaze
as bright examples Of Democratic
economy, and we fird according to
the State school tax commissioners
report for 1892 that they paid an
average of seventeen cents on the
hundred dollars for school purposes,
while Garrett paid thlrty-three and
three-fourth cents, a difference of
sixteen and three-fourth cents in
favor Ct Garrett, this county also
paying eight and four-ffth cents on
the hundred dollars more than the
next highest taxed Republican
county. Add this to the sixteen
and three-fourth cents paid the
most for schools and we have less
than one cent on the hundred dol
lars to account for to bring this the
highest taxed Republican county in
the State to show up favorably with
the comptroller's high-grade, extra,
No. l Democratic counties.
Let US remember also that oul
court house and jail had to be built
and that we have been paying fol-
these. The county was bonded fol
$4,000 a Democratic board spen
in violation of law. Then add tt
this again the fact that while We
have had high rate of taxation w
have been paying our debts and w
, defy comptroller Smith or any o
Germans henchmen to show ;
single Democratic county in thu
State of Maryland with as littl
! debt as this Republican county o
Garrett.
. Let us look at this question
little further, and again call TIL
attention of the people to the fac
that the distribution of the schoo
fund is iniquitous and unjust
That while the six Democrati
i, counties above mentioned receiv
from the State school fund for thei
0 average attendance per capita a
T follows, Carroll, 1870; Cecil
{ $4.74; Frederick, $5.52; Howard
: $7.O3; Prince George, sS.0S; Wor
s cester, 1888, and other countie
| more, even as much in Charlie
| county as $14.40, Garrett count
Il receives but 1886. Is this just;
o it right? Who is responsible for it
e The Republican party demands
1 redistribution of the school fund
e Men of Garrett, irrespective c
n party, do you want it? Then vot
Il the Republican ticket.
7 Look at the boys and girls aroun
S your fireside and then vote not fc
s prejudice but for those principle
n which are for the best interests {
e the people. When bill recon
a mended by the State board of edr
d cation for a redistribution of til
J. school fund was introduced into tn
q last Legislature it did not stand an
&c chance. Are you in favor of I'll
Is present school system with its sho,
e terms of schools? Then vote fC
, Hurst. If you want change, an
u we believe you do, vote for Lownd'
l. and then we will get to elect oil
e school commissioners and oil
III ~ LoItou ab n ~.