The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-31

in effect. a registration OF voters as
contemplated by the act of Congress,
and the appointments Will therefore
no made. The decision is to the ef-
feet that liberal construction must
he nlaced mon the law in its appli-
cation to the different States, ana
that the law was intended 10 include
all systems of registration. Unless
there be a registration the law was
inapplicable, but all the modes, tho
they vary widely, must come within
its SCOPE. One thing that was very
true was that person could not vote
unless he was on the assessment list
and had paid his taxes but, having
fulfilled that obligation and being
qualified in other respects, he had a
perfect right to vote. The principal
qualification was the payment OF
tax. and unless the PERSONS name ap-
peared on the list by which that tax
was assessed, he could not vote. This
constitutes a strong prinad fdcie right
to vote, and the assessment system
was certainly in fact and substance
registration.
THE GERMAN ARMY.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The Times, in
leading editorial article to day COM
menting on the proposed increase in
the German: army. says: "What Is
disturbing in the matter is the vivid
revelation it affords of the terrible
condition of the armed truce in which
Europe exists from day to day. BY
wisdom and firmness statesmen may
prevent collision of these armed
forces, but such an achievement will
need incessant vigilance and pa
tience. AT such time England
ought to hold herself as free as posi-
bic from all unnecessary entangle-'
ments, in ord + to be. able, if neces-
sary, to make her voice heard at
some critical moment when the
whole course of European history
might be hanging in the balance.
Far greater issues to the world are
now at stake in Europe than in any
other quarter of the globe, and in de-
Gliding them, England may have II
still more beneficent part to play
than ever she has yet fulfilled. To
play it effectively she must be strong
and she should be at peace"
THE ALLEGANY sQUABBLE.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-The State
board of education met to-day and
decided the Allegany county contest
in favor of j. w. S. Cochrane, secre-
tary, treasurer and examiner of the
county school board, against Jas. M.
Shober. A great hubbub has been
: raised in Cumberland over the case,
: the court having failed to appoint
new commissioners this year, and
the old ones holding over appointing
Mr.. Shober, to whom Mr.. Cochrane
y had transferred the Office before he
realized his rights or claims under
: the school law. Gov. Hamilton, M.
A. New ell, p. A. Wilmer and Dr. e.
Hall Richal dson, constituting a quo
, rum of the State board were present
and also Messrs. Cochrane and Sho-
Der, the contestants, Drs G.. B. Fun
denherg and Chas. n. GetZendanner,
of the county board. Senator G II.
Williams appeared as counsel for the
county school board, and Sen. Glenn
ent Sullivane for the memorialist,'
, COchrane. 1t will be remembered
that Acknowledgement Gwinn had
already furnished an opinion to the
school board in favor of Mr.. Coch-
rane'S claim. This opinion was given
IN response to a question sent the
Acknowledgement, as the legal advi.
ser Of the school board, by Mr.. New
ell, as follows: Had the boar of
county school commissioners of AL
legany county a legal right to elect a
secretary, treasurer and examiner at
their meeting in January, 1880, or
did the former secretary, &C., hold
over with the board ?"
The county board produced the
minutes in which it had been recor-'
ded in the memorialist's own hand
that 81. w. S. Cochrane was on Ian.
L, 1878, duly elected secretary, treas
urer and examiner, to serve two
years. until January l, $780," MIR.
Williams took the ground that he
was the emyloye of the board, which
had limited his term, and by so do
ing had reserved the power to select
any one else. Mr.. Sullivane conten-
ded, on the other hand, that the Sec
rotary, treasurer and examiner was
part OF the board, and not servant.
and tfat if the board held over tho