Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-10-10
Eor Conele..
what the star 1hinI.

what the star Think.
We publish below lengthy e,liioii.l
comment from the Washington Star on
the iniIutous registration law enacted
BY the last Legislature Of MIR, land
which to our thinking Is a lraudu.cnt
device to di'f'anchse Republicans, An
Ignorant white or colorcd Republican
under tbs trickery ! " c1n b.. aud is re-
fused registration, aud Democrats by an.
other construct on Of Tie iujquitous
measure are allowed tie right If fran
elise. The S,ar says:
Most States Of the Union are anxious
TO keep On their list Of legal residents a.
great aunber Of names a, can honest
ly be retained, aud many States shape
their legislation 50 as 10 offer induce
mcnts which will fary swell this list +
The STATE derives lis advantage from
shls increase in its better showing in ,Eo
census, IN the larger congressional rep
resentalion whi3h comes with increased
population. and in the taxes Gu personal
property which are collected at tho place
Of domieilc. But Marylaal under her
new registration Law has taken long
step in precisely the opposite direction.
She deliberately cuts Oh portion ot her
population. taxpayers and voters. She
will have no legal residents, unless tley
keep within tie limit. Of the State every
night Of the year, or unless they submit
TO ailous annoying requirements in case
Of temporary departure and they must
be living within the State Six months bc-
fore the November election When one
has once acquired legal residence IN 9th
er States of the Uui0u he does not lose
1t unless he moves into another State
With the expressed intention Of making
the latter his home, on under eircum-
stances which clearly indicate that imtcn-
Zion. He may be absent from his State
for long periods as soldier or a sailor or
Traveller or visitor to cher localities, or
as the representative Of che repnbIis h
foreign countries or a. the representative
If his State at the National Cao;td d,
as an emnloye of the Fe1oral Coyo...
ment at the cnpital where no Nc y eo,;,,
residence can be acquired and H. i am
,,,;,; ,,,,,, I
-. !; - Sta,o R,t A7sryla,,d
.;.;,on "a m.,tor ,ybo Le i ~ matter
-, ia reason for ii. tep,nararv a. /
.a..u.o - a,.or haw .lort bis nronos-
r, t = =, .la. h....s.lal.o
,....... a. a.4
H. o., ~ l.naa. n ,s;nc
~. loo,l r.s;Jonce anil uples, he i -
.o, .;1an. H. ,,o,t.. bel,yo tbo
Noy,n,hnr eI.c,,on h,. does los. it,
Mor,la,3 enacted in tsr3 1890. that
shooy.r nr;ar 70 d,,t tine ba rea,oyed
from HE aotnl abode n. tbe State end
..l.on - .hoa, an of,b,. sfi, ,,s,,l bc
.onal,s;,o,, ,ras,ao3 = have intended
~ abandon Lis local r.sll eace unless
w,.h;r tb;rtv laws after n. nassa,9 Of
.no !. .,alo .o;.l.,;t :, r,rsan H.
~ C,.l. e IT, c,,o,;t ra,rt tl,t
Z. 1;l - ;n,,n,l. an3 nnlsss a. ala
.s,..aoI AL ,ool - lis ata4e !, me
g.. ...,,.,.. l.,r.s. ,i.a r.,...lc-
81. W.. J. ~--~-''I-, \.
t..,...asa,l,,.;,.i.. ,r.s,n,.., j.. have
lh., lis leeal residence. b. THIS act
Maryland cut off from, her sons her soI-
a;ors and sailors onts;ae If the State
nor ,ravalers bor visitors % neipbbor-
H. ,ooa,;,;os hor onnointrenr. n tbe
s;an .or,;oo of H. Fnlord Cavern.
49, ~ son.to.s ana R,.nrc..n .,,,;yes
,,-......,...........;,,,,..,,,ya, ,,,,,oat
- w..l.inota-, ya,x
sI.7., ! -, sa.,,.-;o, III.
- /.
az ~, Y'sI e., ; -. T,r,.I.nl.r
-. f,,., !, ~, !, u
s'''f0' .',' On H., r..a, ~, ,...,..,. e
WI :" "''"'' n,1,,;, ,t,L
'"0 Nv aaa a,.1 1,.a ,,,..a, NJ.
~ ~, ). i. g. aar;on i. a,.,
~. !; M oaas. ! H. N.ry
-, - !. ,l.-,h, I'm