The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-05-17
RECORD OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY ENTI.
TIES 1T TO SUCCESS.

The following TRIBUTE 10 Tic DtHloSlal
administration in Maryland is from the
recent speech of Senator Hayes. Wetrust
it will receive the attention it deserves:
as the Democratic partyentitled to sue
ceed in the coming election. affirm it is,
and point to its splendid record made in
the conduct of the State Government as a
confirmation of my affirmation. No State
in this Union can show cleaner and bet
ter record in any respect, and especially as
related to the economical and honest adj
ministration of State affairs, than Mary
lands 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
honestly and judiciously disbursed. Few
er States have a lower tax rate. The sink
ing funds are preserved with a fidelity that
bespeakeS a fe ling of sacredneSS as to the
amounts set aside to pay the public debt.
The entire public debt is not much over
5000, 900, after deducting the productive
assets 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 public debt.
The great bulwark of civilization, moral
and intellectual development, the free
schools of MARYLAND are admirably man
aged, with system as to efficiency and
thoroughness nowhere surpassed
Our fellow citizens who, from that large
and thrifty class of workingme who rep
resent labor, one of the important factors
in the producing power of our State, are
protected in the enjoyment of their rights
against any improper privileges or en-
croachments of capitalize other element
in the producing power. So that in Mary
land labor and capital go hand in hand
with no clashing of their respective inter
csts and rights
Could there be reared to the Democratic
party mightier monument than such a
record? The fidelity with which the affairs
the great party of Jackson, Jefferson and
Cleveland is one of which we NAV be well
proud. and to which we may, with conf
dence point as the reason why success
should come to that party and its candi-
dates in the coming election
There are two object lessons which l
desire to present to you as illustrations of
the real interest the Democratic party
takes in the saving from needless expen-
diture or loss the public moneys paid by
the taxpayers of our State:
l. In 1892 the United States returned to
the States, as 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
Maryland received nearly $500, 900. Every
State in this Union but Maryland permit
ted this unexpected fund, or one picked
up, as it were, to be squandered in appro-
priations to the many uses which an
amount so suddenly and unexpectedly re-
ceived creates: Maryland had many snp-
posed urgent entreaties for appropriations
for this fund, but the Democratic party
wthstood them all, and safely passed into
the State Treasury the whole amount, 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 variable monthly balances in
banks, and seldom do The Democratic
party day, through the efficient Treas
urv officials, not only receives interest on
this changing monthly balance of the State
funds in the banks. but actually from the
interest so received pays the salaries of
the Treasury officials. The Comptroller
says: The sum received during the last
fiscal year from that source Interest on
monthly balancesl is more that sufficient
to pay the salaries of the Treasury officials
These are few of the things to which
we can with pride point as Democrats.
Many more could he given if time per
mitted and it was necessary.
\ party so true to the public welfare is
entitled to the public contidenc
One of the most beautiful and svmetri-
cal buildings which adorns the great city
pf London is St Paurs Cathedral It's
builder was Sir Christopher Wren. a great
and good man, who had spent a long life
in good deeds and works As YOU pass
through this Cathedral and behold the
to England'S heroes and en-
JOY the beauty of design and execution of
this great structure YOU l:ondcr who had
the genius to conceive AMI the power to |
this magnificent edifice As YOU
pass out the north door YOU are attracted |
BY a simple tablet over it on which is in. |
,cribed the name, date of birth and death |
If Sir Christoper Wren and these words, |
Reader, would you behold his monument |
ook around YOU"
/ may be permitted i'm imitation of this |
inscription to say to the people of this
great State, irrespective of party, would
iOu behold the monument of the Demo
rat party erected in Maryland, then look
'round you and see things, some of which
have mentioned, the results of its wise