Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-14

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rate, What do they care how
hard pressed the farmers and
working people may be, and how
great the strain may be on them
to make both ends meet, aad pay
the taxes. What are these people
for except to pay taxes 10 keep
the tax eating institutions, which
are managed and controlled by
DR.. Wood and other missionaries
from the more civilized states of
the north and west, who have
condescended to come to Mary
land to enlighten the unenlight-
ened heather of this benighted
state and teach them how TO
manage their affairs, and espec-
tally how to take care Of their
boys and girls, how TO live at the
public expense of their wits, and
thus get rid of any sort of man
ual labor.
Fifty years ago the patriotic
old Maryland Bourbon, the late
Governor William T. Hamilton,
denounced the taxeaters Of that
day as the greatest menace to
the prosperity and welfare Of the
people. At that time the taxeat-
eating army was small and poor
ly disciplined. Today the tax
eating horde has increased to a
large and we'll disciplined force,
and is led by a corps Of able and
persistent men from the north
and west, who are trained in all
arts of persuasion. Headed by
such forceful and really brilliant
advocates as Professor Albert 5.
Cook, formerly Of Pennsylvania,
now head of the State Board Of
Education, and DR.. Wood, for
merly of Iowa, now President of
the State University, under ordi-
nary conditions they would walk
away with the General Assembly
ard secure all they wished.
But ordinary conditions do not
prevail at Annapolis this season.
Sitting quietly upstairs in the
Executive Chamber is a man
whose hand is on the helm with
a firmness and strength never
before evident in Maryland.
We're the Governor a yielding
and timid man like most Of his
predecessors, those tax eating
hordes would secure anything
they might desire. But Governor
Richie is aroused to the danger
which confronts the State, and,
Notwithstanding the responsibility
and Importance Of the people who
are here backing the proposed
raid on the treasury, they are
meeting with no encouragement,
and are sure of ultimate defeat.
Because a lot Of imported Doc.
tors and carpet-bag educators,
backed by a horde of profession
al uplifters and reformers are
here abusing the Governor, and
making their extortionate de-
mands, will only add to the de-
termination of the administrs-
ton, and its supporters to pre-
vent this attempt at legitima-
tized highway robbery. The So
Der, sensible taxpaying people Of
Maryland have made up their
minds. on this matter, and their
representatives here will back
up the Governor in his determi-
nation TO side track the projected
raid.
The writer has been constant
attendant of the General Assem-
bly, for the past forty years,
Never during all that period Of
time have there been so many
and such extortionate demands
for money as are being made
here now. And never before has
the State been so fortunate as t.
have an Executive who has the
firmness and determination to
resist and turn aside what would
so greatly add to the load of the
already overburdened taxpayers.
Firm as a rock, Governor Richie
is sitting upstairs, while they
rage below impotent to move him
from his position of justice and
right"