The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-18

Mail That IS nothing. Neither DaiuhoIe
nor the state of Maryland has any manner of
confidence in the Maa politically.
Editors who had most to say at the editorial
conference in Baltimore to further the State
Fair, had the least to say in their journals.
Talk don't count; give the people facts, arouse
county pride, and urge them to make exhib-
its.
The debt Of Baltimore is something over
S37. 900, GOO If Mayor Latrobe had just
mentioned the fact in his address to the state
editors last week and taken up a collection,
the city could have been placed upon its feet
again financially.
Another paper has been started at Laurel,
in Prince Georges county. The town now
has three papers, and if all are energetic they
may keep it from declining. Laurel can't
support three papers, and the papers will
have to support the town.
The Ceutreyille Obserrer says the crop Of
candidates in Queen Anne's county this year
promises to be large, aud there will be "fully
forty bushels to the acre. In Carroll the
candidates for government positions Will
average fully sixty-two bushels TO the acre.
The Elieott City Times is happy over the
fact that the mercury climbed up TO 81 there
last week, while Baltimore and other towns
could boast Of but 30 degrees. At Wesimin-
ster, while other places we're sweltering. there
was ice, and there were fires in every house.
AT Creagers,own and Middleton, Fred.
eriek county. elections are 10 be held to decide
who shall be postmasiers a, the respective
places. In Carroll the Republican bosses
attend 10 such matters. and the people have
no say. They viii have "a vote next NoycIa-
Der, however.
The mating on The court room floor has
proved 70 be great assistance ia the dispatch
Of basiness.-Calcerf Journal Il is not
stated what kind Of mating it is, bat il il will
assist in dispaiching business, thereby ,hort-
ening the terms Of court aud saving expense,
1t eugh, 10 be in general use.
A special meeting Of the National Demo.
cratic Committee has been called for Wednss-
day. June II. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, for the purpose Of electiug chairman
Of the committee, and also to take appropriate
action on the death Of the late chairman,
Hon. WIN. Il. Barugm.
Vim. b. Baker, Of Hartford county, says
thai local option has benefited the canning
industry Of his county, by keeping the eu-
ployes sober and thereby enabling the Gamers
10 produce better goods He is cauner
himself, and says IL he was not Prohibiaoaisi
from principle he would be from aei6sh
Rotirss.
The Koas Nesrs began its iistiesh year lass
week, and fov nearly thirty years Of It's exist.
ence j, has been published By the present
proprictors. PIummer& Usilson. II noticing
the semi-ceutennial The Proprieiors gave a
resume Gifts career, and close by saying they
have taken fresh hold for the coming years.
I The Nsics is one of The best Of Maryland
+ journals, and Maryland leads the country.
/ The census Of the United States shoas that
people live longer on the Eastern Shore q
I Maryland than anywhere else in the country.
/ It is a good place to live. Its Inhabitants
Z not only live longer, bat iivs better. Their
I fish, oysters, terrapins, son crabs sud Wild
ducks, geese and swan, afford advantages
which few other sections enjoy. We say
nothing OF eel fricassee, snapper soups and
maninose.
I Brother Morning Of the Baltimore county
/ Meas, must have been impressed with the
elegant clothes, attractive manners and over.
powering rDodesiy Of the Maryland editors,
when he wrote the following. which appeared
! in saturday issue Of bis paper: The elegant
man Of the present day is paragon Of neat
ness in dress, is quiet in behaviour, unobtru.
sive in personality and attractive without
exhibiting any signs ofefFortin ihai direction
The Frederick ExGmiaer and the Times,
both Republican journals, are Siakiug faces
at each other. The Eramiasr said the Times
was an independent Republican paper, and
the Times replies that its s;raightout party
policy will make the Examiaer sick before
long. The Iaodesty Of the Tiaazs little
refreshing. The editor says it Is the best
weekly 10 Western Maryland, and that he
proposes to make it he representative Repaid
lican Journal Of Western Maryland.
SAYS the Frederick Cdise,, THE Citisen
was not represented at the meeting Of editors
in Baltimore on Monday, but it will take
pleasure in contributing, TO the best Of lie
ability, to the success Of the object Of the
meeting If Col l.. Victor Baughman was
not at the meeting, there was a gentleman
there that everyone spoke 10 for him. He
did not say much himself, bat gave the others
some good points. The Citizen, too, gave a
very good report Of the proceedings.
The Rockville Adr0odie. in reply to an
article in the LEGAL Republican paper. says
that despite the alleged ncompetcney OF the
school commissioners and the niggardhness
of the county commissioners, the public
schools Of Montgomery will remain open until
the middle Of june, while in Frederick and
Washington counties, where Republican rule
prevails, the schools we're closed last month;
that ever negro schools in Montgomery are
omen longer than white schools in those
cosnties.
The Montgomery Sentinel has a very coed
editorial on tie Hartford county tax case,
Allen VS.. tie county commissioners. The
editorial, however, first appeared ia the
DEMocRArIc ADVOCATE. Still the Sentinel is
not the only paper that cribs from the ADvo-
CATE. A number of papers in Maryland and
over in Pennsylvania scissor the ADVOCATE
Whenever i sujts them. Help yourselves,
gentlemen, we are glad 70 be able to do You a
service by furnishing you With good articles
for ycaF editorial columns.
The Prince Georgian says one truth seems
to have gained ground rapidly SINCE the last
election, and that is that the farming interest
Is suffering nore than any other from the
unjust taxation that the Republican party Is
seeking to perpe,uate. It is taxation, and
taxation alone, ihat is depreciating the value
of farms al over the country, and lesseHng
the reward of agricultural labor from year to
year. 1t seems TO have become in vary truth
the farmers unfortunate lot TO work and pay
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