Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-12
For Congress.
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The St. Mays Enterprise. in IL. last
Issue, in speaking Of the interview with
Mr. Compton published recently 10 the
Baltimore Sun IN which that gentleman
seeks to cast al inpuution on the Judi
cial integrity Of his Honor Judge J.
Parran Cronc. and States Attorney
iiammett, who would he implied fail
10 do their duty in the first election case
to be tried in that county to test the
constitut:onality Of the new registration
law, is very severe on Mr.. Compton ~
The Enterprise, after quoting the alleged
interview from the Sun, says: "a dirty
fuputation." Why "p,cns siJi censcia
recti, should apprche1d or fear the con
duct of gentlemen like Messrs. Crane.
IIammett and IIolms, it would be diff.
cult to determine and fully juutidcs tie
belief that these impntations of mis-
fifth of ofhcill conduct on the part of
these gentlemen arises from his own
self-experience, practiced for the last
quarter Of a century in the dirty politics
Of the State Of Maryland We have
never heard the imputation Of official or
personal dishonesty against these gen
hemcn even by the bitercst aud most
Hnprincipled Democrats and Just Why
Dir Compton, the diversionist Of tie
public school money to the sum Of about
81, 200 900, and the would be thief Of
She election franchise. should DC permit
fed from his official standpoint, to auos
zion the conduct of our Court and States
Attorney, can be well understood and
explained by Messrs Crane, IIammett
and Holmes and their friends. In the
conduct Of the registration case or eases
which will be brought before our Court
The law makes the States Attorney the |
counsel for the State end aud his pl lin !
duty will be to instruct the registrars as
10 their duty uuder the lay, and hat he
will do so, no one to whom Mr. Ham I
NETT is personally known, will entertain
the slightest doubt If the court, in the
tendency of case, should determine
that Mr.. llammett needed assistance in
the prosecution Of his duties, it would
order it but just how Mr. Compton could
force upon the court and our States At
tOrney .ApaLic Attorney, of partisan
nature, Without their pleasure, judg-
ment or consent may be clearer to the
mind of this infamous and graluitous
slanderer,' than 10 our judgment Mr.
Holmes will present the case in the in
serest Of law, liberty and right; Mr.
Hammett will represent the State and
Judge Crane will determine aud apply
the law just as if no such 'gratuitou,
slanderer," as Barnes Compton had
never existed
If the registration law should stand as
was intended, Congressman Muld would
be deprived of the right to cast ballot,
in his native county Of Charles and ali
o.her employees of the government from
this State would be in similar situl
sion. But, Baltimore, the Democratic
strong hold, and field which opens up
the finest opportunities for Democratic
iufamy, is carefully exempted from the
operation Of this law. Without enter
ing IN ~ t'Tss ~ eussion ofthc
legal phrase of the registration law W
will state that the reason for selecting
St. Mary's county as the place in which
to start the legal proceedings was be-
cause in this county the sessions Of the
Circuit Cour: began sooner than in any
other county. Before delivering him
self so freely against the justice and
fairness of our courts. Mr. Compton
should have thought of the decision ia
6eneral Beal's case, in Prince Georges J
county. who after hlving been the nom +,
lace for the Senate on the Republican !,
rcket was decided by our Court TO be ,
resident of Washington city and for this
reason lost his vote and election