St. Mary's beacon., 1859-11-24


We lad ogce what was popular!v called
"legiSiTy Law" in this city, and 4s the c.Te,lil
pl that measure has always been claimed by
the Wing, ard its releai generally imputed
% the Democratic paNy, we tliuk a shuTt
histnsy # the facts, ~ they really exist. with
regard D. il. may n.It lac ultiuierc@;iug at this
particular mniiIrnt, when a pretty unaniu.nus
public sentiment seems {" call for tlie re-es-
tahhshment uf sUme s''th system. II will je
seinefabvTed that ulsc "f tie COnslitufiunsnOf
the Staieni MaTyiiEd went in;o operates Sin
/. 1888. IhiS.was hrAIgh; abaH by the aeIion
oI .thc sinlGeiftgs srecsislt ssnatvIiai sectuFs,
sslse. Feinsef p "a Ititg cpEl'sHItlsn wifh the
fesf Until . pTogilise was extprted i1 MAKE GER
tain changes Ia the then existing Constitution.
rs these char. ges invaly,,l considerable ex-
tension uf ~" r-s..t os Misunderstanding the
Governor aud IGcmlDcrs oi tire Senate directly
by the penp!e--it Mas i.JLah!y coI.s,..crei a
proper iIN.. 10 place aiinI nal safeguards
ar"und the hAl!ot-Lfax. At all events, the
saInc Legislature which confirmed the Ccusli-
tut,nnal changes "f tka preyioaS one. a:.l
thus made them ciir"iiy", pa>-o' au act ci.t;-
tic'i, IAN Act !" guard -ln~t fIaud IN ~"
exercise nl the Elective kaAEc!i-c in the CIV
It B,liiInurc, aud to secure the Rights e
Voter, and t. establish with greater certain.
~ tie miles if evidence Ia ir observed at a;I
Elections in said city 1897. Chap" Thi,
was the celebrated Registry Law, which went
iito operation hese i: the iI'I uf 1893. uuIcT
which this city returned at entire Wig dele
Cation Ia the Legislature, aud case a small
maj rI,y FIR STEELE as Governor IL is well
known, however, that STEELE was not rlrcted
CIV. GRAsnH having brrfI chosen bv a mai .ritv.
ia Ihc WnO STATE e.. 3i2 !: il believed this
rcgis'rati"u Law Was one uf the frs. If not the
WY fr>t ever passed in this country II ap-
pears r"w tn have been an effective Ard
quite nn"hieti.nablr nIrlsur,.: i: WAS ever. sui
united ~ iIc vote ut the people ui BatimHe
aS tIUN came o. be registered: aud Il mai,ri-
" had votes! against H. L would nave been
proclaimed 10y tie GovE4iNnR Eull aud void
Whatever NAY have hern tL. merits ar ,ienIer-
IiS 81 the law, there Is so doubt that il en-
"ountrrtri a storm "f opposition firm the
Democratic party At that time & ,u;led a4 IL
w.Ls ".... tnc cont yss.uus - tAC popular in
i!urt.cc which nd just been 'vrnuS - rclnc-
tli'Iy from the a,!herei5ts of tire Oh Col>ti-
tl.ii,ir, II MAS probably regarded with sus-
pici IA which might have umd it difficult H.
PoI'.t out ANYTHING really Objectionable in it.
II WAS denounced as bcing. SoMchow, arisio-
cratic-inieG,lc, to deprive the poor man Of
III. vat". aid - creating M invi,iious tstiEr-
zion 'yt"cca voters .wiihri, an ! voters ott;-
III, ~ lSai'iniTc, (which il didI II was So
la .yn-'y opposed. thlt there is some pr,bahili-
S tia' =; nay lave decided the STATE against
'hr Wli-s A, all events. their arlur in it>
-. dl wlN WY rTrch cr,l"d bv tire expert
met which they made II H. Ouc "f the pro-
vis, lS + the law gave the appointment of tie
Registers Z" Tie GOVERNOR and Senate H..
c.r. u"m "t G"vrrn"r CRASH, of course, insllr-
cl the app"inimcn. al Democratic officers :"
register v,tcrS-ani at the election ui lsC9, the
Dcnrr rats caIIici the city of Baltimore, a
we'll ~ iuc w!"," STATE - fir - the House
# Dci,..htcS was c"wcrri The parties
tod IL ii.tt ; Is a Democrats t. 81
WLi-S. J.. the .i..natr however sufficient
HH'ri"r - WIiCs halI over u keep the
III MY. ual lnrlirs Icp I",E Wings II.
.',rU r-..'~ ?. Il j. iacrcInr, obvious that, as
ri pas 4 III! r,prt'in. the rcci try Law ~
guired i"c v.dr e tie S,uAt, Is well as ta'
o.! iac House, 1t would not have been done
without r!r.. consent "f the Wings IL that
is~'y. The u uInr,tic party vas So thor
"u1uiy Committed against tic las. that il
nAS 5ourrl, ~ som as it obtained tie pq,cer,
L attempt it. repeal aud t...-flre ;. few
Laws after I. Q mectiE. uf tie sC>-.n oi 1899
30, "n' 'f inr In,rul,Ts from this city askc,l
sail that TIE parry, amt especially The m"n-
her ri,Er"i T., expected great ,r,u>Iti"u from
he "i,,.r side a.,d made 'an ,rt:c prcplrlti u
20 meet i. J; WAS th,Tcfr, source uf s"G.Ie
surprise. and perhaps Disappointment. when
'hr order "f a., lay arrived, :" find the then
leader # tie " hig, IN ,h, House 1--WE drink
The pres nj Judge TcCHl rising TO move to
put the Bill at lice on its passage, Observing,
.,e,i6raurly, that il would urt be opposed ON
his side "f the House. TusS was accordingly
lone. aud the Bid passed without division
The g utlcCiln who had prepared himself to
speak, of course did not do SO 4; i,It he is
living. AID may vet be able n e;Ye, some spnd
reason FIR rerealing the Registry Law. In
the Senate the measure had an equally gacd
time. il passed witnuut the slightest oppose
tim. ard there Is nn recur'l OF the yeas anl
nays II viii thus be seen that, though the
Registry Law was a Wing Iscasurc. and
was opposed iy the Democratic party with
great bitterness. its repeal was not the ex-
elusive work of either Democrats or Wings.
and cnul,. not have been effected but hy the
consent of both s" much fF the truth Of
history .--BaiIpsOre Dtily Exekaage.