The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-03

competition with the labor of honest
men is unjust and demOralizing, and
should be prohibited by law.
ReSOLUed, That the safety of the
people demands that such legislation
should be had at the earliest possible
the gigantic corporations that have
grown up in our midst in such a
manner as shall render them bene-
fit. instead of a wrong and oppression
to the people, and make them ser
wants Instead of the masters of the
state,
ResOIUed, That we are in favor of
such modification of our constitu
ton and laws as shall restrict the ag-
gregate amount of bonded debt which
any county or city within the state
shall contract to some small percent
age Of the assessed value of the prop
erty within the same.
heSOIUed, That the Republican
party will use all proper means to Sc.
cure such legislation as will promote
the propagation and cultivation of
oysters in the reproductive waters
of the state, and to reconcile the con-
flicting interests of the states of Mary.
land and Virginia and to remove the
evils already existing in the oyster
laws Ofthe state.
Resolved, That the management of
the Chesapeakeand Ohio Canal should
be divorced from politics, as it is US
ed for base and selfish purposes and
to advance the political interests of
the Democratic ring, by whom it is
controlled.
Resolved, That the coIored schools
of the state are entitled to the same
care, supervision and financial sup.
port as the white schools.
Resolved, That the first duty of
every true son of Maryland, at this
period of her history, is to secure the
complete overthrow of the corrupt
ring, by means of which one man
rules as with a rod of iron the Demo-
cratic party of the state, and through
that party subordinates the interests
of the state and the people to his own
selfish purposes.
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES.
The Hon. Francis Miller, the NOM
inee for comptroller. is one of the
best known and highly-respected Re-
pubicans in the state. He has heen
a delegate to Republican conventions
for many years. Mr.. Miller was
born in Alexandria, Va, in 1829.and
is weIl-known member of the Soci-
ETY. of Friends. He studied law un.
der Mr.. A. G. Riddle, in Washing.
ton, and has practiced his profession
since his admission to the bar. In
1876 and 1877 he was United States
assistant district attorney, and for
about seven years was assistant attor-
ney for the district. He resigned
last spring. Mr.. Miller was candi-
date for chief judge of the circuit
Frederick and Montgom-
cry counties, but was defeated by
Judge John Richie a few years
ago.
Mr.. William M. Marine was born
in Somerset county, Md, on August
%. 1S43. He was educated at Irving
Institute, Mechanicsburg, Pa. He
studied law under ex. congressman
Thomas H. Walsh, in Baltimore, land
has practiced ever since. He has
been sent to state conventions ever
since the Republican party was form
ed in Maryland. He ran for Congress
in 1870 against Hon. Wnl. j. O'Brien
in the Second district when he was
twenty-six years of age, and was a
candidate for elector on lhe Grant
tickets in 1868 and 1872, and on the
Blaine ticket in 1884. Mr.. Marine
married Miss Hall, of Prince
Georges county. He is now counsel
to the Shorthand was for many years
the corporation attorney of Havre-
de-Grace.