American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-23
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AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER.

THURSDAY MORNltG, OCT 70, 1892
Vy,:a-Is TO Br DONE? The law passed al
the last session OF the legislature of Maryland
to prevent illegal voting, vas dsregarded in
derstand, in some Of the counties Of the State
The law was objected to by many because OF
It's uai,ctlng different penalties Tor the offence
uf Iiegal voting, aad because of It's requiring
certificates OF naturalization to be stamped
The latter objection We consider to be o! 1t
tie Importance, as the stamp Of! the certificate
presented the easiest and safest mode OF pre-
.cn.ng the second use of the paper ON the
same Gay. We presume that efforts will be
made 10 have the law repc4lcd-and to this we
sholld have no objection, provided, that as q
substitute a general registry law for the whole
State be passed, and every voter be required to
have a certificate for which he shall pay not less
Than onc dollar This would place all citizens
upoY an eQuahty-compelhng no man to pay
who chos, to BIZ excused-and would raise q
considerable revenue TO the State. But unless
thu: the present law will be adhered to, with
snch mod ications as may be deemed necessa-
~ Illegal voting must be prevented and
whether pcrpotrated by the native or the natu-
ral9I citizen, should be visited with heavy
penalties, even to disqualification to vote in
future /, is the Guty of the legislature to pass
su,h laws a. will guard the rights Of legal vO-
legs, and punish every species Of fraud on the
elective franchise. The existing law had sl
lutafy efic:t in preventing Illegal voting
However :: may be changed in other respects
we hope that lis penalties Will not be dmin-
shed.
Tue ThErr. ~ the session OF Congress ap-
proacacs increased interest is felt in regard to
the measures which will be recommended by
the President, particularly in relation to the ta-
uf Mach has been said aud published about
~ iudiciUls tariff, - "a revenue tariff Sc,
bu; these terms are too vagne to give an accn-
rate idea Of the reduction contemplated. The
Official organ has furnished something more
definite though not more acceptable. 1t de-
cla.cs "20 per cent ad valorem as the revenue
system of the President" and we are therefore
TO understand that this rate Of duty will be pro-
posed in the message, and enforced by the Sc
crolary of the Treasury-and the question arr
scs, viii Congress accede to the proroslton?-
This was the minimum duty under the Com
promise Act, and we all recolecL how COM
pc.ey and entirely it Frustrated the industrial
interests OF the country, and the universal cry
Of discomfort which it produced. Petitions by
tho thousands were sent to Congress in favor Of
an increased tariff, and the act now in existence
was the result. 1t can hardly he supposed that
the people would be less impatient under the
proposed reduction at the present moment, es-
pocialy as they are in the enjoyment of that re-
vival Of business and encouragement Mt in indus
try, which the present tariff has produced. 1t
is evident that great struggle is to take place
IN Congress, between the protectionists on
QUO side and the free-trade members on the 9TH
er--and we have no doubt of the entire success
Of the former. The evils of the low tariff were
so severely felt, and the benefits derived from
an increased tariff have been so great, that
the people will not readily submit to have
the former destructive condition of things re-
stored. OF this their representatives must be
fully aware, and hence they will be careful not
10 give vote, which would not only injurc
their constituents, but prove ruinous to their
own popularity. No party discipline can bring
members to ''toe the mark, ;" where certain de-
struction TO their own interests, as well as to
those of the people, is TO follow; and we there
fore confidently anticipate, that, should the
President and Secretary of the Treasury both
recommend q 20 per cent ad ralOrem tariff, it
will receive its quietus in the House Of Repre-
sen.atives. Assuming that the President will
make the recommendation mentioned the
Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald, asks:
land what will be the result? 1t will be
laid on the table in the House by vote Of
two-,hrds-it will fall as stl-born under the
AYES and noes as John Tyler'S Exchequer.-
Nothing under Gen. Mckay's bill can pass,
and even that, though so framed in its lmpos-
tons upon cold iron, as to concliate if posi-
Bile, the democrats of Pennsylvania, failed in
that Cancellation. They voted, lngersoll, Bid
lack, and all, to lay out the bill upon the ia
ble, without any lamentation over its corpse.
Blu: Cd the night the bill died the death, there
was something of an Irish wake among certain
democrats over the event; but there were no
tears. Weathersteld onions would not have
wrung .hem out of the eyes Of Charles Jared
on tina, night. And if the President intends
the bold Jacksonian movement of a 20 per
cent. hor1ontallcrh he will fall through swfter.
Pe'ss:ing in it he has not the personal popula-
rity to withstand the shock Of the opposition
that viii he arrayed against him. That oppo-
stioA will be more extended than was the conf
bination against Gen. jackson in his war upon
the bGMN-more nnmerons. more formidable.