The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-26
Chairman Goldsborough's Reckless
ness.


Chairman Goldsborough of the Republican
State Central Committee is very reckless
man. He is either very ignorant or exceed
ingly economical of the truth. In his speech
at the Republican State Convention in Balti-
more on August 6, he said
"We (the Republican party gave to the
people of this State an assessment law that
largely equalized the burden of taxation. We
assessed $50 200, 900 additional stocks and
bonds, gave free school books to our chill
dren,o &c.
The assessment law was passed in 1896,
when the Senate was controlled by the Demo-
Gratis. The assessment law was the work of
Democrats, originated in the Senate, and the
father of the measure was Senator j. w.
Herring. of Carroll, now Comptroller of the
Treasury and the Democratic nominee for
re election. DIR. Herring engineered the pas
sage of the bill through the Senate, and was
at the head of the Conference Committee
that gave it its final shape.
The free school book bill was Introduced
in the Legislature by Senator John Walter
Smith, of Worcester county, now Governor
of Maryland, and it went from Democratic
Senate TO Republican. House of Delegates.
These are the facts from the records.
Further on in his speech Mr. Goldsborough
said
$50 successful was the management of the
finances of this State that substantial reduc-
ton of the public debt was brought about"
The truth is, instead of reduction of the
public debt, there was an increase during the
Lowndes administration of $3.50, 259.77.
And another falsehood was uttered by
Chairman Goldsborough in his speech at the
Republican State Convention. We call it
falsehood, because no man occupying place
that Mr. Goldsborough does has any excuse
for saying what is not true. He must plead
ignorance or stand charged with falsehood
He said
ITO the Republican party belongs the credit
of first giving minority representation on the
school boards of the State.
When Gov. Lowndes became Governor in
January, 1896, the school board of Carroll
was composed of four Democrats and tDo
Republicans;tha of Cecil oftaoo Democrats and
one Republican; that of Hartford of t,Co Demo-
Gratis and one Republican,; that of Frederick
of three Democrats and three Republicans;
that of Washington county of four Democrats
and t,oo Republicans
And what did Governor Lowndes do?
When the term Of a Democratic School Com
missioner expired he neUer failed to appoint a
Republican an has place, with one exception.
In Carroll he reappointed one Democrat, and
the other five members of the school board
were Republicans. Exchanged the board in
Frederick county from three Democrats and
three Republicans to fire Republicans and one
Democrat. Lowndes seized every school
board in the State, and he was only prevented
from making all solidly Republican by The
limit of his possibilities. And the law requir-
ing minority representation upon school
boards was passed by the Legislature of 1900
both the Senate and House being Democratic,
and was signed by Democratic Governor,
John Walter Smith.
To say the least, Chairman Goldsborough
is very ignorant or very reckless. He would
not likely plead ignorance. Perhaps he
holds party success more valuable than We
racity.