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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Sherman's Outrage Mill.

Senator John Sherman may be termed
the Republican leader in Washington. He
is the only one in either house of congress
who is making an effort to get the Repub-
lican nomination for President, and he, OF
course would rather frame the issues. Last
week Senator Sherman started Bloody
Shirt campaign by the introduction of pre-
ambles and resolutions on the Danville, Va,
riot and political disturbances in Copiah
county, Mississippi, the whereases reclting
the alleged circumstances of these affairs
and the resolutions calling for an investi-
CATION. The resolutions were called up on
Tuesday afternoon when Sherman ground
the outrage mill, assisted by Malone, who
misrepresents Virginia. Byaprevious agree
ment among the Democratic members, they
did not provoke discussion. They agreed
that they would take no hand In reviying
sectionalism, and let the Republicans have
it ali to themselves After Malone ended
his speech the Republicans were astounded
and chagrined that the Democrats did not
reply. The Senators on the Democratic
side oa'lod for vote, and the resolution to
investigate was passed by a strict party vote.
This revival of the bloody shirt business
shows the weakness of the Republican
party. That party is afraid to go before
the country upon its record and its pro-
fessed principles. 1t fears the revenue re-
form issue raised by the Democrats, aad
knows that tariff for protection can no
longer deceive the masses. The leaders
see no hope except in reviving the past and
arraying section against section. The North
being the more populous and powerful they
would try to solidify it against the South
as the only hope of success. Sherman, and
Edmunds too, for he delivered sectional
speech last week on the resolution, tried to
draw from Southern members some expires
sion that woull help to make up sectional
campaign thunder, but they failed of their
object. With the South the war is over
and bitterness and animosity have died out.
Sectionalism apd the bloody shirt are things
of the past, and the paFty that attempts to
revive them will be swept into oblivion:
/ The Republican party must 60
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Maryland Finances.

The total debt of the State on Septem-
Der Both, last, was S1l 1853, S22.S9. Against
this the state holds productive assets and
sinking funds amounting to So, 996, lob. 81
leaving the net debt at 81, 273, $685.. There
are are offsets against this, three times the
amount Of the debt buI their value ia indef,
mite. Three millions Of the debt has inst
been refunded at lower rate of interest, the
state saving by the exchange OF bonds more
than 800, 600 annually. OF the residue 1885,
355 mature in the next three years as follows !;
Currency 6s, maturing in 1885, S52S, 300 /;
Deaf and Dumb Asylum 6s, maturing in 1885,
500, 900 Maryland Hospital Us, maturing in
1887, $3.50, 900; total 1886, 1855. TO meetthis
there will be a cash balance of $500, 900 and
$3.50, 900 due from the Reading Railroads.&c.
600 of which will shortly be paid in cash and
$3.50. 900 in debenture bonds. Thus the ne
cessities o; he state can be easily and fully
met In addition, the STATE has S366,000 in
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad bonds. Tbese, i
is presumed, will be carried to the sinking
funds of that part of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum loan tSl25,GQ0l which natures in
1889, and 70 that part Of the hespital loan
l35,0eQl WHICH natures ip 1891. For the
treasury relief ipaA, $500, 600, negotiated IN
1878 and payable IN 1893. the sinking fund
hos been kept up regularly,
1t is thought thnt as "a ,Unii'I OF me stefi=
ing debt will become due In 1889, further
operations may be carried on under the act
OF 1872 (which authorizes the loan,.of six mil
lions, by amending it and reducing the rate of
ihtese.-tt to 3.65 per cent currency. Indeed,
bill to this efe1t, i is understood, has been
prepared and will be sent to :he Legislature
for its action. Under the act of 1872 only
81 ,2O6, BAL 10 was borrowed, and the act
authorizes the borrowing of a sufficient amount
10 cover the Indebtedness falling due in 1885,
By exchanging Sly per cents for 3.65s the state
would save ANNUALLY more than $95, 900 in iG-
| terest, and this saying would enable the
treasury officials toliquidate some debts falling
due In 1890.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Results of High Tariff.

The strikes and general arrangement Of
manufacturing business throughout the
country are but the legitimate outcome of
protective tariff laws High tariffs insure
large profits Large profits multiply man
nfactories. A multiplicity of manufactor-
les causes oyer-production. Over-produc-
ton neeessitates a reduction of expenses by
reducing wages, lessening the hours of labor
or of shutting down altogether By reason
of protective tariffs, high wages are insured
TO workmen but the market for our manu-
features Is limited to the United States.
While wages are good, the stoppages every
year or reduction Of wages until surplus
stocks are consumed, reduces the annual
pay to about the same foreign workmen re-
ceive. American ingenuity, skill and in
dustry, backed by ample capital, can sue
cessfully compete in the markets of the
world. Reduce the tariffs and enlarge the
market, and labor and capital will stop
Earring and labor will obtain ample returns,
while the millions not engaged in manufac-
turing will be able to buy most articles at
one-third less This country is running
under high pressure. EYerythingis high
wages, cost of living, rents, salaries, every
thing is high. 1t is an age of proAigacy
and extravaganza, and there must be halt
or collapse This high pressure is almost
exclusively due to high tariff, and revision
aud gradual reduction is essential to the
general sHaacial and industrial welfare
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Legislative Work.

Members of the Legislature receive five
dollars per day for the session, which is
limited to ninety days For the first few
weeks both houses adjourn from Thursday
until Monday, from Friday until Tuesday,
and so on, there rarely ever being session
on Saturday the first month. Taxpayers
unfamiliar with Legislative work regard this
as useless. 1t is true legislators do not
exhaust themselves in work, but these adj
tournaments are necessary. All bills are
referred to committees. These committees
work during the recesses and consider and
digest the measures and report them favor
ably or unfavorably. Six can reach con-
clusion with greater facility than sixty, and
committee reports are generally accepted.
If bills were to be considered entirely in
open session the ninety days would pass
with but little accomplished, This is true,
yet some people are not aware of 1t, and
think our legislators are idling their time
away and uselessly spending the public
money. The first two weeks Of the session
of the Connecticut Legislature the Senate
had been in session just one hour and the
House less than three and a half hours.
What would our grumblers think of that
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Malone Will Not Resign.

By the formation of the United States
Senate it is designed to be conservative
body, not subject to every wave of political
agitation. Senators are elected by state
legislatures for term of six years, and
one-third ofthe membership can be changed
every two years. When Senator is elect
ed he cannot be required to resign; but when
the Legislature of his state calls upon him
to do SO, and formally asserts that he is not
a true and faithful representative, no gen
tlcman Of proper scnsibilitics can ignore
the request. Senator Malone has just
been formally and deliberately requested to
resign by the Virginia Legislature. The
Legislature say to him that he does not
represent the sentiments or wishes of his
constituents. 1t is not the same Legisla-
ture that elected him, but it is new one
fresh from the people, and among its mem
bers are many who were members of the
one that did choose him and aided in his
elevation. In asking him to resign, Malone
knows that the request is not that of two
thirds of the members of each branch of
the Legislature merely. He knows that
in doing so, the Legislature has voiced the
sentiment of very large majority of the
people of the state. Yet, Malone will not
resign. He will not yet pass into that po-
litical oblivion that awaits him should he
return to his native state. He will hold on
until his term expires, and occupy his time
in drawing his annual salary of five thou
sand dollars and traducing his state. He
is mean, bitter, corrupt and grasping. Ed
ucated at the expense of his state, he re-
pays her by dishonoring and traducing her.
Upon the plea of establishing "a Virginia
highway, he defrauded the state out Of her
interest in railroads. By Ting in her
dishonOr, he placed himself power and
wealth. Being dishonored at atbme, he now
parades as martyr to free ballot and fair
count, when it is notorious that as pollu-
ter of the ballot he stands preeminent among
the worst. But the record is too long
No such man as Malone will resign. He
knows nothing Of such feelings as would
prompt heightened gentleman to yield to
the wishes of his constituents. He is an
able man but an accomplished rascally po-
| 1itician
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
New England Free Thinkers.

The New England Free Thinkers As
ISOLATION began its session at Boston on the
9th Of January. The Association was
organized with bylaws demanding the tax
alton of churches, the repeal Of the judicial
oath and of all laws enforcing the observ-
ance of the Sabbath and of Christian NOR
ality; that the Bible should be removed
from the schools, etc. The following Off
GERS were elected President, Horace Sea-
yer; Vice President, Elizur Wright; Re
cordiug Secretary, George \. Hill; Cores
ponding Secretary, William $. Bell Treas
urer, John A. O'Malley.
New England Free Thinkers Free
Thinkers! Only another name for the
most pronounced infdels. These people
are ob,ee of pity, given over to hardness
of heart and blindness of mind. New Eng
land people are sm gene,'is. There are none
like them in all the world beside. In the
days of puritanism they were the very re-
verse of free thinkers. So strict and con
tracted was their piety, that man could
not kiss his wife on the Sabbath, without
offence to their tender consciencies. They
would chang cat on Monday for killing
o. a mouse on Sunday" and they burned
men and women at the stake, as wizard,
and witches, for conscience sake. They
ba iked, a, they sup osed, in the very sun
light of truth, aud were Gods peculiar PEG
pie, while all who were not oftheir commu
Mon we've anathen,d mdrdndthd, Amons
the officers of this association may be rec
ognizsd some old fossils of infdelity wh'
lag superfuous upon the stage, but who will
endeavor, as long as they Go live, to keel
themselves in the remembrance of the res
of mankind, if only through an unenyiabl'
nofo,ietV
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Gov. McLane's Labor Bills.

Gov MeLane's six bills to elevate and
protect workingmen have provoked consid-
cradle discussion. They are designed to
fix the hours of labor, other than in agri-
cultural pursuits, for day, the Governor
believing eight hours sufficient to protect
the health of those employed in factories,
manufacturing establishments and work
shops, by requiring ventilation, cleanliness
and freedom from effluvia from drains, &C.;
to legalize the organization Of workingmen
for protection; to prohibit the employment
of children under ten years of age in fac
tories or manufacturing establishments, and
to limit the hours of employment Of child
rem under sixteen years and women, the
Governor, in his message accompanying
the bills, designating eight; and to collect
statistics and information by the Board of
Public Works concerning the various
branches Of industry, and the needs thereof,
and the abuses which exist therein.
We can see no objection to any of these
measures. While eight hours seems
short time for labor of the twenty-four, the
Governor has left the hours blank, and the
Legislature can fill them in just as may
seem best, after hearing the views Of work
ingmen, making days work eight, nine
or ten hours. The Governor believes eight
hours sufficient, arguing that when the
dinner hour is included and the time re-
quired in going to and returning from work,
ten or twelve hours will be consumed. He
believes it necessary for the health and the
mental and moral elevation of workingmen
that they have more time for recreation
and mcnta improvement. While he would
regulate days labor by statute, the bill
also allows men to contract to work any
hours they choose.
Statistics collected in Great Britain, the
Governor said, showed that thousands of
children were being physically ruined by
overwork, and 50 crippled and MANNED that
they were unable to work, and became
paupers. He does not want women and
children made slaves of, and he believes it
to be to the interest of the whole commu-
nifty that they be protected, and that work,
ingmcn be given more time for mental and
moral elevation.
These bills have been framed after the
English statutes. There these regulations,
the Governor claims. have worked benefit
to the employed and the employer, and
there can be no objection to trying them
here.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
Fitz-John Porter.
From The Philadelphia Ledger:

All the speeches against Fitz-John Porter
are made on the assumption that be was a
traitor The invective they contain would be
all right if the premise was true, but there is
no fact connected with the war more conclu-
sively proved than that Porter was entirely
loyal, and did, in fact, help very materially
70 save Pope's army from rout and destruction
at the very tine he was charged with treason.
If there is any question ut issue it is this, but
the concurrent opinion Of ail 9is;Dterested
military authorities who have examined the
full evidence, acquits and honors Porter. 1t
is lamenta6le tS'bsga to listen 70 luncombe
speeches based entirely on misS9 INCEPTION of
the facts, but the friends Of the Bib cannon 40
better tiaa. 70 ellaw this frqfh TO expeqa IL
self without reply.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02


nesday. A petition from ninety.three citizens
of Garrett county against local option was
presented in the Senate. Mr.. Shriver OBJ
tanned leave to introduce bill to legalize o
bequest of Mary Ann Webster to the NJ. P.
Church, Westminster. A favorable report
was made upon the local option bill for Gar
rett county. The House bill to repeal the
Carroll county sheep law was favorably re-
ported. The Senate bill allowing judges of
election to fill vacancies was ordered to be
engrossed. Eugene Humphrey was confirmed
as Fish Commissioner.
In the House petitions were presented from
Emmittsburg protesting against granting pow
ers to increase taxation to the burgers and
commissioners of that town. The bill grant
ing this power was read the first time. The
Senate bill to incorporate the Westminster
cemetery company was passed to second a
reading.
In the Senate on Thursday bill was intro
duced to provide that all checks, bills OF ex-
change or drafts appearing on their face to
have been drawn upon any bank, or upon any
banking association or individual banker,
which are on their face payable on any spec
fled day, or in any specified number of days
after the date or sight thereof, shall be deemed
due and payable on the day mentioned for
the payment of the same, without any days OF
grace being allowed, and it shall not be neces-
sary to protest the same for non-acceptanee.
The following bills were passed House bills
to repeal the law for the better protection OF
sheep in Carroll county; to allow widows with
children $3.50, or without children SIS, from
the personal estate of deceased husbands, to
be paid after the funeral expenses and costs
of administration, and not before, as is now
the case.
In the House the following bills were read
a first time To authorize the Mayor and
Council of Union Bridge, Carroll county, to
issue bonds to reduce the present indebted
ness of the town and for the building of town
hall; to amend the charter of the Western
Maryland Tidewater Railroad Company, to
enlarge its powers and to authorize it to make
certain contracts with the Western Maryland
Railroad Company; to authorize the Western
Maryland Railroad Company to become the
lessee of railroads, to purchase them and to
acquire and hold shares ofthe capital stock,
and guarantee the bouds of such companies.
The Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Westminster Cemetery Company was passed.
This bill now goes to the Governor.
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TRUSTEES SALE
- OF
VALUABLE REAL, EST.
IN FREDERICK AND CARROLL c.

BY virtue Of decree of the C;ro..
for Frederick county, sitting as a uoar
Equlty, passed on the I'D day Of Janns,"' Of
wherein Charles E. Manlev and pe:eedlhg
others are complainants, and SamuelE :" Ian and
and wife and others are defendants 'o!e
cause being No; 1902, on the Equity hos Sld
OF sald Court, the subscribers, as 'rrnsteo'' Ati
der sand decree; will offer at Public Sal uh'
the premises, half mile west Of N, F; On
Station, Baltimore and Ohio Rairo.sN any
Carroll county, at 2 clock, P. NJ. on IN
Saturday, March Ist, 4. D, 1sS,
that valuable Farm and Real Fst,,o -.
George Grove, late of Frederick cornt. winch
seized and possessed, containing in the n Ilfd
244 ACRES AND 80 PERCHEs of1.yn
more or less. of which some 80 to so
are Woodland, consisting principally in asfes
valuable young Chestnut Timber. Tba &c
farm lies about half mile west from M *
Airy, tirst-class Station, on the ma;rs.
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ~, Sen
are also located postoffice, telegram o "Eete
express office and stores; and adons tbe
of George W. Baker, Rufus Hood ' a.,
Runkles, Richard Vansant and otbers 'Onn
The property is divided into two narts h.,
old Buffalo Road, which is the diyid;nn r .ue
between Frederick and Carroll COUNTESS n nIs
will be sold by this division, or as Who'll 4aa
suit persons wishing to purchase.
All of that part of the farm living in P,.l
erick county, being
II ACRES, 3 RGODS and 50 PERCHpO
of Land, more or less, will be sold spbioo, >.
the life estate of Mary Grove, widow If ,S 10
said George Grove, deceased. 'He
There are two streams of RUNNING ,ro..-
upon the place and a never-failing founts;r 81
good water at the dwelling. The who'll "
the premises is under good fencing. and al
the Frederick county land, and part Of tba.
in Carroll county has been lined, and Is i; ,11'
good state of cultivation. The
place is improved with sub AZSMC1
stantial two-story Dwelling MlQER
House, partlylog, weatherboard-
ed, and partly frame, and a good loo ba1T
barn, and out buildings. There are also nnon
the farm two apple orchards, one of which I
young and just coming into bearing. and an
abundance of small fruits.
Persons desiring to view the propertv he
fore the day of sale, are requested to cali pnon
Mr.. Samuel E. Grove, at Ridgeville.
Terms Of Sale as prescribed by the Deo,,.
One-half cash upon the day of sale, Or upor
the ratification thereof by the Court, The
balance in twelve months from day of sale
The deferred payment to be secured to tbe
satisfaction Of the Trustees, or all cash upon
the ratification of sale at the option of The
purchaser or purchasers.
JOHN C. MOTTER.
JAMES W. PEARRE.
feb 2-5t Trustees
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Malone has been completely laid fiat in

Malone has been completely laid fiat in
Virginia During his reign he made every
thing subselvient to him. The Judiciary,
schools, public institutions, were all made
political machines, while the Federal gov
crnment allowed him to use postoffices and
postmasters, the Norfolk navy-yard, inter
nal revenue officers and United States courts
for his own aims. All power was concen-
trated in himself and the people had no
voice in affairs. Last fall he was beaten at
the polls, and the Democrats secured two
thirds majority in both houses of the Leg
islaturc. The Legislature met in Deem
Der and went to work to undo the danger
GUS and mischieyous work of Malone.
Malone governor, Cameron, has interposed
his veto, but the bills are promptly re-
passed over his yetpes. The lunatic asy=
Ium, state and county school boards are
being cmapcipated, and number of judges
| have been forced TO resign to escape lm=
peachment. The Democratic Congress at
Washington is looking into his use and abuse
of the Federal patronage, and to cap the
climax the Virginia Legislature has declar-
ed that Malone is not a representative OF
the people of Virginia and formally asked
him to resign. None of these acts were
hasty. All we're maturelY considered, that
asking Malone to resign as Rited States
Senator being particularly so.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
THE WONDERFUL ROSY
| Il MORNINGS AND EVENINGS

THE WONDERFUL ROSY
l. MORNINGS AND EVENINGS
Are said to be caused by the reflection of the
sun upon the dust cast up by the recent vlo-
lent volcanic eruptions. We differ with
scientists on this point, and think it is but a
faint reflection of the success we meet with
in selling the
Elegant New Crown Sewing Ma
chine, Weaver's Sweet-Toned
York Cottage Organ, and the Neat,
Comfortable Florence Oil Stove.
Having sold over 200 Crowns, about 100
Weaver Organs and many Florence Oil Stoves,
we think we can afford to stop ten minutes to
write up little poetry which may astonish
the world. Here it is, after ten weeks hard
work and little waste of brain (can't stand
much of the latter:
New Crown Sewing Machine:
The rose is red,
The nose is too;
like the CROWN,
And so will you.
Try it! try it do!
Weaver's York Cottage Organ:
Our face gets cold,
But we are bold,
And when We place WEAVER
We are always sure to leave her;
And home we come with cash,
five don't have smash.
Florence Oil Stove:
Our Stoves name is FLORENCE,
Our dogs name is Joe;
The Stove needs but a match,
But tin pans make dogs go.
Hand made by
NJ. l.. MAIN,
The fellow that was horribly burned but still
lives, on Carroll street, next to new Lutheran
Church, Westminster, Md. feb 2-tf
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MO. 10 INsoLvENT DOCKET

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
In the matter of the Petition of Calvin B.
Anders for the benefit of the Insolyent
Laws of the State of Maryland.
Ordered this both day of January. A. D,
1884, that Wednesday, the 18th day of Nav
next, be and the same is hereby fixed for
Calvin B. Anders, Petitioner for the benefit
of the Insolvent Laws of this State, in the
above entitled cause, to appear in the said
Court and answer such interrogations or ale.
cations as his creditors, endorsers or sureties
may propose or allege against him, and that
the said Petitioner or James A. C. Bond his
permanent trustee, shall give notice thereof
to the creditors, endorsers and sureties Of said
Insolvent Petitioner, by causinga copy of this
order to be published in some newspaper pub.
lished in Carroll county for five successive
weeks before the 10th day of March next
FRANK 4. SHAW, Clerk
Published at the request of James A. G..
Bond, Permanent Trustee. feb 2.5t
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Senator voorhees,, of Indiana, on Monday
presented resolution, which vas agreed
to, that the committee on Postotices and
Post Roads be instructed to inquire into
the propriety and expediency of admitting
allnewspapers, periodicals and other printed
reading matter to the United States mail
free of postage, said committee to report by
bill or otherwise. Newspapers are public
educators and to tax them by the imposi-
ton of postage is a tax upon popular edu-
cation. The adjustment Of newspaper
postage would relieve publishers Of con-
siderable annual tax and would relieve post
masters Of considerable labor.