The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-07
How a Senator Views the Bomb.


Says Senator Sulivane, IN the Cdnbridgs
CkroRieie:
.sThe truth is that Governor Hamilton was
bitterly disappointed last winter was year al
finding a legislature composed Of men who
modestly supposed that they we're as well &C
auainted with the wants aud wishes Of their
own respective constituents as he could posi-
bic be, and who committed the unpardsna6le
fault Of wishing to enter int consultation with
him as 10 the best methods OF practically car
rying into operation the pledges Of retreneh-
ment made TO The people at the last Demoera'
lie convention. Ii will not be forgotten that
the entire body Of Democratic members OF
the Legislature met in caucus, renewed the
pledges of the proceeding political campaign,
and appOiated a COMMITTEES, consisting ex-
oficio OF the Board Of Public Works OF the
State and of number of well known Demo
Gratis. 10 wait on the Governor and devise with
him the frame of bills to enact iHto laws IA
order TO attain the end proposed Ahd that
positively refusing 10 cooperate win ihis
committee, Gov. Hamilton called TO his as
sistance Mr.. Michael Bannon, and some
dozen or more gentlemen like him, and to-
gether with the Republicans vigorously resist
ed every measure of retreHehment ~ puoFe
expenditures introduced into the legislature
Intelligent persons who visited Annapolis last
winter, as well as the ultimate motive which
spurred on ths Governor to undertake that
no measure Of retreRehment should be adopt
ed unless he himself shOQld have the entire
credit of it with the people Of the State,
How he and his coterie did absolutely sRe-
coed in impeding aad finally rejecting yarioRs
salutary measures Of reform IS well known,
but we will recall one just by way OF remind
er. All will remember how after protraet-
ed fight in the oyster committee of the House
of Delegates, his followers, having failed to
engraft on the report of the committee pro-
vision giving 10 the Governor the appoint
ment Of every oyster police officer in Mary
land, resorted to dilatory motions IN the
Houss 10 defeat the whole bill, though 1t re-
daeed the expenses of the State treasury some
$50, 900 per aAnnG. A plain and bold at
tempt, in the very face Of bis outcry for re
duction Of expenditures, to keep the expenses
of the oyster navy at 100000 per annuHJ IN
less the Legislature should consent to strip
the State Fishery Force Of the authority here,
tofore uniformly invested in that Board and
confer upon him, Governor Hamilton, thesoie
appointment of every officer of the oyster pc
lee force throughout the State. And every
one knows how very nearly he succeeded In
his purpose of defeating that great measure
Of reform, which only finally passed both
in the last hours Of the session. How
largely instrumental he and his peculiar
friends we're in actually preventing the pas
sage of the bill for mortgage taxation he
himself having fortune invested in that
;pacies of security is also well known to eve
y oaa Who passed the winter of 1880 in An
aapolis. and there stands the journal of the
,wo houses to corroborGLs the fact to those
who may think these things incredible. But
.hese are mere samples OF what we allaae 70.