The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-09-12
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR:
THOMAS Il. CATHCART.
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
The Wisconsin Democrats have adopted
a hard money platform and nominated Hon.
Alexander Mitchell as their candidate for
Governor.
Hon. John E. Smith, of Carroll county,
says he will not under any circumstances ac-
cept the Republican nomination for Governor
of Maryland.
Senator Thurman has taken the stump
for the Democratic ticket in Ohio. eplaces
the financial questions in the background and
pitches the battle on Federal interference with
elections. He has taken the proper ground.
Free elections are just now of more import
ance to the people of the United States than
abstract theories of coinage and currency.
AT the Maine election, on Monday, Dan
iel F. Smith, the Republican candidate for
Governor, received plurality of the votes
cast. There were also in the field Demo-
cratic and Greenback candidate The for
mer Governor of Maine, Alonzo Garcelon
was Democrat, having been elected by the
Legislature, there being no choice by the
people. The vote at that time stood. Re
publican, 56554, Democrat 2S,2OS Greenback
4l37l. The late election it is probable, will also
be thrown in the Legislature The result eff
tcctually disposcs of Blaine as a Republican
candidate for the Presidency. He expected
to secure Republican majority over both
the Democrats and Greenbackcrs, and having
failed, prominent Republicans declare that
man who can not carry his own State has no
rightto be set up for the Presidency.
How INDIAN WARS ORIGINATE.-Thcrei is
widespread belief in the country that the
Indian wars, with all their horrible details of
trcachcry and savage fcrocity, are not justly
ascribed alone to the murdcrous instincts of
the red man, but that these wars are often
prccipitated by an utter disregard of law on
the part of the white men on the frontier
This belief will be strengthened by the fol-
lowing account ofthe murder ofan Indian by
white men, which has been sent to Washing
ton from Montana:
On the 23d of August, while party of
Gros Ventre Indians were on their way TO
the Crow agency, Montana Territory, they
were followed by seven citizens from the Vi
cinity of Sweet Grass Creek and overtakcn
on the reservation, about 40 miles from the
agency, where one ofthc Indians, "Thc Bear"
was taken into custody on the charge of
horse stealing Word was sent to the Indian
agent that unless he claimed the prisoner be-
fore five o'clock next day Sunday 'he would
be hung" Upon receipt of the message
Agent Keller at once dispatched two of the
agency employees with n warrant for the ar
rest of the Indian On their arrival they
found that the latter had been killed on Sat
nrday. Eye-witnesses to the killing begged
that the Indians life might be spared, but to
no purpose. After the murder threats were
made that if the Indians rctaliated the agency
would be attacked.
While horse thief is held in abomination
in civilized communities as well as on the
frontier, the course of the citizens of Montana
in taking the law in their own hands has no
excuse trial, conviction and punishment
under the regular forms of law is always
more dreaded by the Indian than the mere
loss of life The latter is what he may ex-
pect at any moment, while the former entails
degradation worse than death itself The
proper course towards the Indians would be
to make them amenable to the laws, and
also give them the same protection which the
law throws around the white citizens of the
country.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS IN CARROLL
CouNTY-The Carroll county Democratic
convention on Monday made the following
nominations:
For Senator-ITenry Vanderford, of West
minister; House of Delegates-Robert Sell
man, Jr, T. Herbert Shriver, B. F. Grouse
VIM. T. Smith; Clerk of the Court-Dr. F.
T. Shaw; Register of Wills o. Wadlow :;
States Attorney-D. n. Henning; Orphans
Court-Wm Frizzle, G. f. Herring, M.
+, Algire; County Commissioners-Co John
X. Longwell, Col. William G. Polk, Francis
Warner; Treasurer-Joseph A. Waesche;
Sherif-George A. Shower; County Survey
Or. Henry Hopper.
Resolutions were adopted pledging the
county commissioners to reduce expenses
and taxes to the smallest amount possible
compatible with economy and efficiency
pledging the Senator and Delegates in the
Legislature to cooperation by passing such
laws as will curtail all expenses of State and
county to the lowest amount, and eulogizing
Hon. VIM. Y. Hamilton.
THE LANCASTER INTELI.lGENCER, one of
the brightest and best of our exchanges, ON
the LIST day of September celebrated its en-
trance upon its sixteenth volume by appear
ingin an entire outfit of new type The In
bRtgencor is conducted with as much spirit
and ability as any newspaper in the land, and
does good service in the cause of Democracy,
in which IL was born and Graded. We offer
our congratulations and best wishes for its
continued prosperity.