The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-10-17
TAXES INCREASE 30 PER CENT
UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.


UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.
The Republican newspaper apollo
gists for the highest tax rate i'm the
history of Carroll County, increased
under Republican management SO
per cent in a single year, are seek
ing to divert attention from the
fundamental issue in the campaign,
by attacking the claim that Senator
Warfield is chiefly entitled to the
credit for the large saving to the
taxpayers OF the State in legislative
expenses during the two sessions OF
the Legislature i'm which he repre-
scented Carroll County in the Senate.
Due to a typographical error, which
went through The Herald undiscoV-
cred, this paper was made to say in
"a recent issue that Senator Warffeld
saved the people in legislative ex-
penses alone, the sum of $25O,OOO.
The figures as written were $4,000,
but these did not tell the whole
truth, for as matter of fact, the ac-
tual saving was approximately $685.
900. The Republican papers at
Westminster can get these figures if
they want them, from official sourc-
es, just as The Herald did. III The
Herald had stated that the services
of Senator Warfield i'm the Legisla-
ture had saved to the people of the
State the sum of $250,000, in the con-
duct Of all affairs in which he had a
hand, it would not have overstated
the fact.
But the apologists for the high tax
rate in Carroll can not shift the cut.
They can not make the size Of the
individual tax bills smaller than
they are. They can not justify an
increase i'm the tax rate of so per
cent in a single year, which is 80
per cent greater than the average
increase in other Counties of the
State, due to changed conditions and
the higher cost of labor and ma
terials.
These changed conditions affected
the State, in the conduct Of its
affairs, the same as they affected the
Counties And yet, with unusual de-
mands upon the State Treasury, all
of which were met, the State tax
rate was not increased. Why was
this? Was it because men like Sena-
tor Warfield, in charge of the various
appropriations and the makeup OF
the budget exercised a wise economy
and kept down expenditures that
were unnecessary? And if men Of
the Warffeld stamp, able to grapple
with and work out to satisfactory
solution big financial problems,
affecting all the taxpayers of the
State, keeping State improvements
going ahead without increasing the
State tax burden, would it not seem
good policy to keep such men at
Annapolis?
Here is the fact that the Republic
can papers opposing Senator War
field can not explain away, nor cover
up. I'm State affairs, where he had
HIS way, provision was made for the
payment of every expense of our
State Government, without haltng
State progress and State improve
ments, and without increasing the
State tax rate; while i'm Carroll
County, where methods that he
criticizes were in vogue, the Carroll
tax rate was not only increased so
per cent on largely increased tax
able basis i'm single year, but school
improvement was brought to halt,
buildings left unfinished, with ma
terial deteriorating on the ground, a
shame and a disgrace to the County,
while the lack of simple, common
business methods, have brought
about a condition deplorable in the
extreme!
II these newspapers at Westmins-
ter have no better answer to the
criticisms that have made than they
have thus far given, why not let
their candidate, whom they would
have sit in the senate in place
OF Wade I'll. ID. Warfeld, come
forward and give HIS views
on these tax matters and other issues
i'm the campaign? Let him tell what
HE did when he served in the Sen
ate. Let him tell why HE justifies
the highest tax rate in the history OF
Carroll County. The people would
like to know-we are very sure they
would.-From Sykesville Herald.