The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-18
REAssEssMENT THE ISSUE.
Speech of Thomas G. Hayes, Candi-
date for Democratic Nomination
for Governor, Made in Balti-
more May 10.


honors. To desire 10 ill that honorable
position is a laudahle ambition in the breast
of any man.
If my candidacy now or at any time IN
the future shall ieopardize the success oi
the Democratic party, my duty a. well as
pleasure would be at once to step back
into the party ranks and say to the Demo
crat chosen "a the party leader, whoever
he might be. You lead and will follow.
Too much is involved in Democratic sue
cess for me 10 permit for a moment any de
sire of mine for personal advancement IA
stand in the way Of my party triumph.
There are vital principles Of free govern
ment and home rule which depend for their
existence on the continued supremacy of
the Democratic party ia Maryland No
individual can ur should be permitted. from
a desire to CRAFTY any personal ambition
however proper. to ohSlmct or hinder the
march Of hi party To victory.
RECORD nF THE DEMOCRATIC PATTY ENrI-
tbs IT Tn SUCoES>
|, the Democratic party entitled {" sue
cecd in the coming election ! affirm It
l.. and point tu it, >pendid record made IN
the conduct of the State Government A. a
confirmation uf nay affirmation y" State
in this ui"n can sh"w cleaner and bet
ter recorl in any respect. and especially n
related to the economical and houe>t ad
ministration of State affair, than MARY
land since the conlrol by the ncmoeratic
party IT the State Government The
credit Of the State l. equal io thai "f any
nation in the world Her Officials ar'
faithful and Trustworthy The jaxe> Ter
the SUPPORT uf the State Government are
honestly and judiciou,ly jisbar~cd Fewer
States have q lower taN rate The sink
ing fund an preserved with iidelltl that
bt>Jeak~ Feeling ut -acrt,ins~. d to the
amounts ~ aside t's pay the pllblic debt
The entire public deb, j. un' much over
s. naa pue after deiuytiu@ she pg'-luc,
i've a>-ets. This debt can aud uill L. he
yond doat, entirely paid within the next
four year. aud Maryland will be ,he "nly
State ia this ni"n ui5hosH pnblir deb,
The great hulwark n5 civilization. ur.rsl
aud intellectual development, the fire.
-h,.l- n1 Maryland ar admirably ulan
ag,Ni wjtll system =. tr efhoicne, anil
th"ruu-hu,-y, nuu here ,uua~~.-l
Thery aTe ~" ,ble,i l,=-..',, ubieh /
dc-irr G" i.F,-eut 8" sen a, illustrall.sl,> IT
the real Interest the Democratic party
take in the saving lu,m needles eNF-'ndi
ture OF is-~. the pubs, ps'nr1- paid by the
tsvpaler. of our State
{ In l~a2 ;hv I uilsJ Stale returned
&C. the S,aies. a, a graiuiis the var tax.
shigh the state had lrrn required e. lay
during the var N,ri 81 ih. Nostbrrp.
Milsll,. AMI We~trra State n~riy,,l ihs1r
quota MARYLAND rserire,l uysd, s.;tp
uau Ever, STATE in thj> ni..n huJ
Maryl4ni lvrp,,Ite,i sht. pr~SI~,issi t'gud
"a oue r,eAel sap A. q we're g,s ~ -luan-
irr,,i in apgssprJatjoa- io the msuS nee.
ahirh an snpsstnt So, .l,.iicnls aud uncN
Is-Ctc,ily r,-,.s,e,i ercste- Msrylsts,l ha.l
ulany supposed ururut euirralis, i"r apprp
priayia,s. f,y tim. iylu3 bul ,hr lA,-noyraiie
party uiih-ts--i ibem al anj ssi,.ly Tz,>...,i
intu the state Tr,-l,s,ry ih, shole atss,.lui
anal 60 Ia. faIl extent teii a a5ssh -
the pahlig iels
We merchant. ever exact ~ esV~yl
O. r,yvivc anything ia the aay II intcr,--'
ir,,n lhcig variable aou,hly bsl5ae,-, ia
haaA, and ,sl.ipBi b The nruo.- -rs,ii,
party ta,lay ,hrcu-h thu cfIie,rut Treasury
oacial- n.s pBly r,svi,r- Interest s.u ihi'
changing muu,hl, lalanrr q the state
fund. ia the hank. bar actually lr,,at iht
intcp~t -, r,rivei Iay- ihr .aLT,c. 'a ,he
Treasury official. The CumIsF,llcf II ihs
Treasury ia hi, rrlsrt fur lS91 .Ay,
The sam uN-riyed daring the la>s 6-eal
year ir,m ,hai .ourye Interest on nlpnthlS
balance- j. more than ,ufiirirut g. pay
the ,.siafi,-, ii the Treasury officials
Ths-, are few Il thr thiu-, e. y hieb Ne
can wiih pride l.ang a. nrm,Sray, MANY
ulorr youA b. gwen # Time permitted and
Il Wa nr,r,,aTs- l larts -, ir.ir 60 she
public wrlisr- /, rn'i'iri G" the I.li,lir y'.n
6dcnge
FuE NrTAI i~>j D UESe>I7~>uENr-
There Is 10 nn, single inspect reform
IN state Affair.". which affects the welfare
of every home aud the oWucF- ol the visible
property in thu State. which ,hr il-mo.
cratic party must ~ay in al frankDe-s ha-
n"s accomplished Il has pr,mi-s-i rer,at
eily IT, attainment but an unfortunate culn
bluation 81 circumstances ha, zach tim,
thwaned IT, rolsnmmation Tha, needed
reform i, law providing fur rca,>,~>,neu,
and = reform in our system ii taxation
said q combination vi circumsi anc,> had Pre-
vented IN the pas, the fulhlhuent in Ihi,
respect "f the party Pn'nI-'->. L'-i me
explain
In 1890 the party kept H. promises,
and the Legislature passed i pruper asses
ment law The same Legislature sub.
mitted To the vote Of the people an amend
ment To- the Fifteenth Article Of the State
Constitution which " adopted. would
have radically changed our system of tax
ation Governor jackson thought il best
,o defer ali assessment until after the yutt
had been taken ou the proposed amend
ment and vetoed the assessment act ni
1880.
Ia 1892 the Legislature again passed
an assessment law. and Governor Brown.
thinking among other things that It's pas
sage through the Legislature had been
hasty and acting, as had Governor Jack
son, from what he thought was best for the
public interest vetoed the Act Of 1892.
In 1894 the Senate Of MARYLAND passed
substantially the same assessment law. aud
the House of Delegates fearing that the
depression of values had rendered it then
undesirable to have a reas>essment. de
feated the Senate bill.
Such Is the history Of the failure Of
reassessment in Maryland The efforts Of
the party To fulfill its promises, though
without success, vet shows, at least. a
purpose to do 80, which would certainly
have resulted in success but for the cir
cunstances which | have narrated.
But that is of the past. The present
and future are before us and it is of the
importance of this issue that | want now
10 speak
The estimated wealth of Maryland by
the last national census is about one and
Il quarter billions Of dollars; the wealth