The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-18

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s dltion OF Baltimore city"R.ccto'aG Con,
ncans and Mugwumps arr aepub'
perate and Will Do Anytime tbi os''
Another instance of polit;oo,
ity came to light a few DAYS sao ueprav.
columns of the Baltimore 81 ~ N The
when 1t was shown that an st,'e
had been made to besmircb th attempt
credit and financial standing OF, OF 9 good
more for partisan purposes BY R Rsa Sst'
cans and mugwumps. This da @epuOl'
move on the part of some unn,' "pleabls
men acting with the full 0'pled
the leaders of the Republican rsent Of
that city, is the latest and mos. party in
Gus that they have ever dared q. grew
would not now be countenano "aa it
for the intense feeling that hos but
brought n into their campaign ,,p psen
blinds men and makes tben, which
cally insane. Practical men ao p'actl'
ed with the financial affairs @esqqant.
more were not deceived by tho +, bat.
and distorted charges mado Tue gross
A few weeks ago there &C.
Tue columns OF the Sun, on pp tba in
page, flowing account of +" IN, tne first
claimed to be the dilapidated " en'a, was
of the city's finances. in VIII eSonditiOu
stated that Baltimore's inGn n IL was
per capita was SIS greater than ', s1nss
any other city in the United S S,aaOst
Inc defamers of the fair name o os e
Guy 60 on to say that the citv al ~ tle
SS4, 100, AS and the assesssI,o ueot is
erty only $3.50, 100000. Fnrth e prop.
the clty's financial affairs as inOre,
ported to lie in dreadful mnd aie pur:
every man is urged to "paste in u p; and
the statement made.h The LIS as.i pat
oears no authentic signature "''lcle
The wide circulation of th;a
Article in the Sun and che or pa partisan
misguided newspapers made # O, nNa
essary to Offer some facts In dirso /" nee nec'
tradictlon of the defamatorv no con'
lh the Herald, above referred 70 oOI l:
sunday appeared a double coInm, last
ticie from Hambleton's Financaip AZ a.
GUAR, containing facts and Snn wlr'
showing how untrue were tho ns s.
ments made and how easily If i i ;, s'A!e'
celve the people with perverted d ~ ~ i ue-
aglnary figures and statistic VI T IIll'
total debt of the city of Boston ' d., me
me cities claimed to be better gov vau "
IMAM Baltimore. is found to be- no s. aas
S64.9o. taken from the animal rSn",.
OF the Auditor of Boston and Sn rROI.
county. The available assets ar sH VII.
al S2Z,2O6, 54l.20. The net citv d pus
county debt less noJes, loans and "a aI
cash assets is $27, 923 30 mat iu all
per capita indebtedness of Sd less hH
SZl, than given in the statement refo.
ed TO, which has it SIS. The men wIa
got up the article took Bnston,o c @ny
deot and paid no attention to sI ths
means which she had of settling th0
same, which makes the per capits aS
we have it above. ''p''' ~
The official report of the CITY of Bal
timore, duly signed and sworn to h,
the proper officials, gives that citv
total debt as $32, 92l ,22347. The mean
al nand for paying off the debt amOun
10 S2S, 292 ,525 80 which takes in I'M
value OF water plant incomes received
from street railways, sinking fuud
amount due by Western MaryIal|
railroad, Income from ground reut]
real estate and wharf property nd
USED Tor city purposes.
Inc net liabilities over cash aS
are ~, 62S, 69S.15. 1t will thus he n
that Baltimore has sufficient assets
pay Off almost at a moments MOTTO
Its entire debt. To offset anOtha
mlsstatement the valuation OF the taJ
able property of Baltimore is 1926 OOO
goo, and not S2SO,OOO, 900, as stated
the malicious article. The net debt
Baltimore on August LIST, 1895, wa
Sl9,396, l3S 81 divided among 5OOW
people, makes the per capita debt 81
Instead of $7S, as stated by those VIII
have tried to defame the good name 4
their city. Such tactics are not goo|
politics, neither are they calculated d
gain votes for the party responsible I'd
the statement.