Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-10
MIR. HURST ON REASSESS-
MENT.

In closing his speech nomi-
mating Hon. John +. Hurst
for Governor, Hon. Bernard
Carter said:
Just one word more, Mr. Chairman.
| had intended to say, and except for
interruptions | should have said what
| had in my mind TO say, and that is,
that upon the question of the reassess-
ment of the property OF this state, Mr..
Hurst, while making no secret that he
was opposed, in the condition of the
country as il was during the last session
Of the legislature, TO the provisions Of
of the bill which was then before the
legislature, he has now said himself
that he is cheerfully, heartily and
thoroughly-and every word that he
says he means-in favor of thorough
reassessment of the property of this
state, in order that all property that
ought to pay taxation, and that now
escapes taxation, should be brought
Under taxation, in order that through
out this whole state all people, accord.
ing TO the Constitution of the state
should contribute to the taxation Of
the state according to their fair worth
in real and personal property"
After the convention a Ter
aid reporter interviewed Mr..
Hurst upon the question OF
re-aSsessment. He said
"My views on reassessment are well
defined. In 1894, when the value OF
property was almost nil, assessment,
in my opinion, would have been OF no
use. But now, when business is
booming aud property is in demand as
it is now, | think that the matter
should be laid before the Legislature
and immediate measures taken for
reassessment. Ii such an act should
he passed and the measure should be-
come law | think it will be of inesti.
mable value in promoting the princi'
ciples of equal taxation.
A prominent gentleman in
conversation with a reporter
OF the Baltimore Esenins
Meas a strong anti-Gorman
paper, said:
Everybody that knows Mr.. Hurst
knows that he will do exactly what he
promises-no matter if Senator Cor,
man. Mr.. Rasin. and the whole ring
should insist on his doing otherwise
Ii he promises in his letter of accep.
tance to make appointments of Ger,
tain kind of men TO office he will do il
and if he promises to sign any assess
ment bill passed by the General As
sembly he will do that-no matter
who may object. He is a man of hi.
word. Now, the only difficulty hi:
friends apprehend is their ability to
convince the country people that he
will stand by them on this question
when he promises TO do it.
"In letter published several
months ago in an Eastern Shore paper
he came out in favor Of reassessment
and no one at that time considered
him in the fight for the Governorship.
/ He will come out strong enough iO
suit the most captious when he writes
his letter of acceptance, and what he
promises TO do in that letter he will dc
if he can.
Il also know that he is not Cor.
man man in any sense Of the word
He went to Washington and expostu.
lated with German about his course
on the tariff bill, and his criticism OF
the action o. the Senators at that time
was quite as vigorous, although not 50
public rs that Of some Others. lie
does not feel called ON to attack Cor
man now, because he wants the help
Of the Senator and everybody else Ia
win the election But neither German
nor Rasin will boss his administration
IT he becomes Governor"