The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-03-18
THIS HIGHEST AND MOST IN
PORTANT DUTY OF THE
LEGISLATURES TO PRO
TECT THE TAXPAYERS.

The Legislature IS nov approaching
the close ct the session. and /, now be
comeS lis dI,v aud the duty Of each
memhe, 10 BE honest aud vigilsut IN an
especial dcgree All sorts Of Spp5ca-
ions and schemes will We applied 10 90.
tain appropriations O. money and priv
iiegeS by which 10 make money. and At
the expense ii the taxpayers Il seems
10 be the general ulle ,ha, people have
very lax idea al honesty in the matter
OF public money, both IS regards the
nation ana The State, This seems 10
have been tbe weakness Of people Of
every natioa IN the history Of the
woyld wi,b one notable exception,
and tia; exception IS the republic a
Switzerland
In Sutherland the same absolute
honesty As ,o puelic money prevails that
exists IN private business transactions.
and IS 4 re>u,, s, Is the rs, governed
ooantNy in the world today, There the
people are educated AND nobody i
homeless. They have no very uch peo-
pie sOjpo bssgarS q, al, In the las,
ANALYSIS IN an nations and States The
heaviest burden II Eoveruen, : the
public taxes Jbat the people have 10 pay
10 support ;he government, 3, Is The
history Of al' ;ae past. ,ha, where thcre
has be,w honesty ana economy in the
expenditure 1t ;he puh,sr'S money. the
people have hoea hanyw ans prosperous.
THIS has Aeen ,oc IN . large mesSare.
even Where Ire Sovewuer, has been
weAS, and in some >eN>e oppressive.
Ana /, : also true tia; ali nations
where the government, has been strong.
hot eNuavaE2N,, - IS 10 y oppressive
10 the tsNgsVer>. that ji led 10 the Gown
t&A ot ,he nation, The extravaganza
aud oogvvp,ssn ogo0 ths pu, of ,he gov
enmens WAS IKE cause otsee destruction
otAo,A Nonse ana C,veece ana the bur.
deaS q ;aNatscr i row c,y>;ys The No,
ole q r,aav ua,so..S Gesoi,a,,on and
want 6or even he pece>>ariss a lie
Tx h5SAsS, 3o,y 81 oor safe govern,
men, Is 10 0c1,oc, IL tsxnavec> fram
eScs>>ivs taxation. ana ,hsS san on'v h,
dooe IN guarding he DubEc ;rea>a0-.
In order is - hrs c;lr Legislature mus,
ssS> e,euo&j Vigilance, i1r Ia Wal Ne Is.
>0'e,i spj i NOW aS>aae3 rou an
quarters
Ii t,,s wemAe< ~ he Iesi<ls,s-, VII
oaE >,oo a,,3 ,hsuS k,r 4 r,orer, mar
sae pas';c money IS No, ,hs.rS Z, vote
awav, bo, = he money ri lire >>,,.,'-
nss3 oso ,ae treasury IN ,aNeS on he
ps,N'e s,,5 Eg n,sav III i,e pe>,,, s
s. s>,cN hard money Is s>sv-r,,n, -
TIC neog'e 10 pay ,he;r taxes han, 3,
,issN ,a>ns>eNeS many c,.usv.S ana
nssay II ,Aen have 10 nv s,er ,sxe<
oas 81 Tie rece>>sreS Il he eye-,
oasi'ilAl',eS a1'U each UCu'Ne Cuchs ~
po'sts, GO these considerations hse,r, 4
v>,e Is cas-, tor voting away ,he reh,
Essaey and no, one dollar should hr
Vo;ei sWav o. srpncpria,cd un'cSS !, !
seoe>S2nr sn3 clearly beneficial 10 ,he
peo,le ~ ,he whole State. FavaT,i>~
Sa9ald so3 FL r'ace Il he acp-op-s,so-
IS rUtc osoaev FalS ana sncieS ans
pes schemes should ~ an,e5 s,ur
WAen nos absolutely aece~Nr, ana
~aeo n>o>SSau, cut iowa & to, rms,
j. asked Ne See rosn she ,,aA',, r-.S~
saa, = e'il ) now rena5as 10 lav s,,,,
ScGae 2>s IL Rs',1r,osc p-vsae Ghr,r,
sog i've sAoaSsn3 Dollars Toe WavS
and Mesns Cooar,,,toe reo,-te3 s,ssr>,
his bsil IA, toe Hoase Ncse.s asa -Ss