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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

At the convention of Maryland
Democratic editors in Baltimore last
Monday. that body was addressed by
Senator P. German, who. despite the
ante-election pledges of the Demo-
cratic party to give us ballot reform.
came out Hat.footed against anything
of that kind. Among other senti.
ments he delivered himself as fol-
lows:
As for the Australian system, you
had better label it a bill to throw the
Democratic party in the rear. This
system has had two trials in this
country. One was in Boston, the
other in Montana. The former, which
has been a Democratic stronghold,
went Republican at the last election
under the Australian system by he.
tween 5000 and 6 900 majority for the
first time since 1864. Gov. Houser
writes me from Montana that we
should have carried that State instead
of having it hung in the balance.
The system that removes the voter
from the influence of men of intelli
gence to a box leaves him to the dan
ger Of the money power.
That last sentence. i. e., "the sys.
tenn that removes the voter from the
influence of men of intelligence to a
box leaves him to the danger of the
money-power." is a gem. 1t would
sem to ordinary comprehension that
the segregation Of the voter while
casting his ballot is just the thing to
make him free ana untrammeled anG
render impossible any undue outside
influences. The fact of the matter
is that only those who desire corrupt
elections disfavor the Australian sys
tenn because it is a guarantee of a fair
vote. If the Legislature will respond
to the watch-word of the Democratic
leader, it is very apparent that no
ballot reform measure will be passed.
-Cum6. Nea0s.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
It May be a Safety Valve.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30. The infienza
epidemic has AT last forced itself into
official recognition. Although Com
missioner of Health Bryant has GER
tilted to Surgeon.General Hamilton
at Washington that there was mo
evidence of the existence Of the epi.
demic in this town." haIfthe officials
in the health department itself and
about $4,000 ether people all over the
city are suffering from a very un.
pleasant Something" When the
malady was first spoken of DR.. Ed
son, who has charge of the contagious
diseases bureau of the health hoard.
gave to the reporters an ex-cdthedra.
and exhaustive diagnosis of the
complaint. He knew it all, and adj
tled a little prescription OF his own
that would put it to instant flight. 1t
may he comfort to the other doe
tors In several communities who of
fered mild protest to DIR. ElSOn'|
conclusions that he has about AS good
hold on 1.-THE grippe" himself as
any other patient in town. Like
the Kelley motor, the prescription
seemed to fail to work just at the
critical moment. Whatever the dis
ease is, it is a bronchial affection that
every third person now thinks he
has. The violent changes of temper
allure bring about atmospheric condi-
lions favorable for the propagation
of serious cases of disease. A promi.
nent physician says we ought to con-
slider ourselves very lucky under
these conditions. II the influenza
did not act as a sort of safety-valye
, we might have to face siege Of ty-
plus or Typhoid fever, which would
! hardly be ~ comfortable to bear up
under as the Russian visitor. which,
| If it nccasiOned some suffering, Is at
least only brief and easily handled
trouble.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
The POpe of Tomorrow.

The Congregation of the Index. at
Rome, has put on the list of forbid
den hooks, the work by Jean de Bon.
nefOi, called "The Pope of Tomor-
row." 1t was an attack on the Pap
acy. The same idea is treated in a
very different light hy the Rome
correspondent Of the New York Cath
oIic News in his letter from that city
written on December 16, The writer
IS Mgr, StrOnero, who brought the
red cap from Rome to Baltimore to
Cardinal Gibbons in 1866. The let.
ter says: "In tine last few days the
Vatican press begins to touch
question never before ventilated, and
which Is really of very great imror
lance. This is the following; The
Pope. being an italian by birth. is
the greatest glory Of Italy. If, how
ever, Italy shows itself unworthy Of
such an honor, it will be taken from
it and given to some other nation.
And in fact the Pope can he of any
nationality; and if. since the election
of Pope Adrian vi, native of H"l-
land, in 1922, no one hut On Italian
has been elected. this was simply a
policy suited to the circumstances OF
the times, which now may demand
change. In fact. there is no law rf
the church xc.uhing all but Italians
from the Papal throne, and the list OF
Popps shows that of 263 P0pes since
81. Peter, fiftv-nine were foreigners.
We find all natiOnalties represented
One English, one Dutch, two Span
iards, and two Portuguese, fifteen
French, nine of Asiatics, three Afri-
cans, fourteen Greeks, two Dilina-
tian, one Albanian. one Thracian,
one Goth and seven German. Amer
lea, as a new country, is the only one
not represented. But who can tell
that one of the next P0pes may not
he AN American" The election of an
American or at least foreign Cardi-
nal at some coming conclaye is not
Considered Utopian or absurd in Off
cial Vatican circles. The church
will certainly come forth pacified
from the present persecution, and
when the temporal power, by the
force ofeyentr, is once more restored
to the Pope, then once more the Pope
will be an Italian and resume his
residence in the Eternal City. / am
not prophet. but this seems to be
one of the most probable ways for
settling the Roman question"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
La Grippe.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 20-Tel-
egraphis advices are to the effect that
"la grippe" Is spreading in the Unit
ed States. On Saturday two fatal
cases were reported, III 'se of John
Templeton Coolidge. President of
the Columbian Bank of Boston. one
of the oldest bank presidents in that
city, and Mrs. Julia A. ingalls,, aged
70 years. of the town of Lake, su-
.hp+p of Chicago. Signor Tamaquo,
the tel.5r of the Patti Opera Com
pany, now in Chicago, is sufferer.
Senator ingalls, was able to go around
his house at Atchison, Kan, and in
tended leaving for Washington Sat-
umay night.
Representatives of the New York
health department are credited with
the statement that $4,000 persons in
that city are effected by the disease.
President Wilson, of the Board of
Health. and Sanitary Superintendent
Ewing are Frustrated by It. The
number of deaths in New York last
week from pneumonia was 139. as
against 81 the week previous; l3l
from phthisis, against 81 the week
previous. and so from bronchitis,
against 40 the week previous. Total
number of deaths last week, 1852; the
week previous, 665.
A Philadelphia physician esti-
mates that twenty FIVE thousand in
that city are suffering from influenza
in some form. The character of the
endemic there is not fatal, hut is
said to he an atmospheric disease due
probably to heavy fogS and unseas-
enable weather. Mr.. Geo. w. Childs
is just recovering from an attack
which kept him in the house several
days. Physicians are all busy. but
they say that the epidemic has reach.
cd its height, and that with cooler,
hracing weather it will take its de,
parture. Eighty-one members Of
the Brooklyn police force are report
ed to he suffering from the grippe.
Five thousand persons in Detroit,
Mich. including fifty policemen, and
many city officers have it. Cincin.
natl reports many hundred cases of "a
comparatively mild form. AShurY
Park, Ocean Grove. Newark, Tren-
ton. New Brunswick ami other New
Jersey cities have numerous cases of
of the disease in various forms. At
Ottawa, Canada. the disease has at
tackled a large number Of persons,
and in almost every case is cOmpli-
Gated with pneumonia. Washing
ton expects to have the grippe in
time for the New Years receptions.
]. E. Searles. Jr., treasurer of the su.
gar trust. was prevented by the dis
ease from appearing before the Ways
and Means committee at Washing
ton. From all parts of this country
and Europe come similar reports.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
The Abuse of Christmas.


Mr.. H. c. Bunner, in the Christ
mas Puck, has clever parody on
Charles Dickens, which he calls IA
Christmas Snarl." Beneath its fun
lies serious and well-founded pro-
test against the abuse of Christmas.
Mr.. Bunner describes genial,
oIe-souled fellow named Booze,
who tried on Christmas to make all
his friends and relatives happy. He
stuffed the children with sweets, and
gave his friends of mature years
handsome presents of every sort.
Mr.. Bunner, in his sketch. tells
how the Spirit of Christmas carried
Mr.. Booze around and showed him
the effects of his extravaganza I'm
presents. "You have seen, )" said the
Spirit, "a beautiful holiday prOfaned
by shallow vanity and foolish indul.
gence. You have seen children rob.
he'd of the joys of childhood, taught
too early a deceptive lesson of lux.
ury and grown men and women aid
ing to carry on this mad riot of eX-
travagance and OStentatiOn, spending
more than they can afford, bartering
the more kindly generosity of more
wholesome time for a sOrdid lottery
of interchanged gifts"
The nature of Mr.. Burners sketch
fOrbids that he should comment on all
the abuses of Christmas, Those that
he refers to are both serious and de-
grading. but there is another class of
abuses that carries, we think, more
serious consequences. By that we
mean the indiscriminate habit OF
gifts to people in an inferior posi-
tim. which is an indirect but effect
i've encouragement of mendicancy.
When the ordinary New Yorker
wakes 10 on Christmas day, he
knows that he must face an army Of
mendicants before he goes to bed al
night. His pOstman, his milkman.
his messenger boy, his butler. his
chamhermaids, his cook, his Office
boy, his barber-in fact, every body
that is in any manner dependent
upon him expects gratuity in some
way or another, until he is driven to
desperation.
Among his social equals tine bust
ness man finds himself urged on Ivy
Christmas to extravaganza of every
sort : on the other hand. his suhorGi-
mates on every side are begging for
aims. From a sensible, rational
holiday, Christmas has become to a
great extent season of extravaganza
and purse proud ostentaiion, which
encourages unWholeSOme ideas of
luxury the part of some and de-
grading ideas of mendiranry on the
part of others.-NeW York Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
Against Ballot Reform.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dee. 80 The
passage of an election law containing
the features of the Australian ballot
system is doomed in Maryland. At
the secret meeting of the Democratic
editors of the State here to day Sen.
atOr Arthur P. German sounded the
kew note. He is opposed to the pas
sage of the Australian law by the
General Assembly, and he is opposed
to the passage of any law like it. So
are the majority of the Democratic
editors of the State. The editors of
Democratic newspapers throughout
the various counties were invited by
Chairman Stevenson Archer to meet
in conference 10 discuss Legislative
matters.
Senator German said "There can
he no question that serious condi.
ton of affairs cOmlrOnts US. The tide
Of immigration, the influence of men
who are coming hither are all adj
verse to our views. Our majOrities
from natural causes are growing less
and want of thorough cooperation
amongst our people has also cut
down our majOrities. The elective
franchise has been abused. Money
has been puurel out TO capture cleo
tiOns fradulently. AS for the AUS
tralian system, you had better label it
bill to throw the Democratic party
in the rear. This system has had
two trials in this country. One was
IN Boston, the other in Montana.
The former. which has been Demo-
cratic stronghold, went Republican
at the last election under the Austria
liam system by between 5000 and
5000 majority for the first Time since
1864. Gov. HOuser writes me from
Montana that we should have carried
the Stale instead of having it hung
in the balance. The system that re-
moves the voter from influences of
men of intelligence to a box leaves
him to the danger of the money
pOWer.n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
Protection Lowers Prices.

It is now about a hundred years
since Alexander Hamilton asserted
that the ultimate effect of Protect
i've Tariff would he to cheaper the
cost of the products of protected in.
dustries, that competition would
som do away with attempts at mon
opoly and hiring prices to the basis Of
a reasonable profit. Washington ard
jefferson and other contemporary
statesmen gave their assent to the
eoundness of this view, and aided in
the passage OF laws laying round
Tariff On competing foreign products
In like manner, and in the same
faith, did Jackson and Webster and
Clsy advocate building up, by defen-
siye legislature. every industry nee
essary to the comfort and indeDend.
ence of the people. And grandly
have their patriotism and foresight
been vindicated.
Protection has proved boon to
customers. in that the price of every
protected article the manufacture of
which has come near supplying the
popular demand is cheaper to-day
than when the Tariff was irst levied.
But in the face of these irrefutable
facts, backed by the prlce-lists of ev-
cry trade, and against the Judgment
and experience of the country's wisest
and most patriotic statesmen, the
Free-Trade ADVOCATES Of to-day as
sert and repeat the faIsehood that the
amount OF duty is added to the price.
not alone of what Is imported, but of
all corresponding domestic products.
English aud American makers have
quoted the same prices for steel rails
within the past month with the Tariff
standing at SIT per ton, while through
q long list of fabrics generally worn
by the people the same relative facts
exist. Certain lines of cotton goods
are now exported, and American cal
icoes find sale In English centres of
cotton manufacture. This could not
be II it were true that the amount of
duty is added to the home-hame arti-
Gle. In no other country in the world
can the workingman get better suit
of clothes for a weeks labor than
right here ia the United States,
where the Free Trade preacher tells
he pays 80 much more than would be
necessary If wool.growiDg and man
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
A DEBT PAYING PREACHER

A DEBT PAYING PREACHER.-An
old preacher, whose name we will
call Birch, was famous for preaching
on the subject of paying off old debts.
One of his auditors, who had heen
wearied with Brother Birch's Itera-
tion on this subject. once said to u
neighhoring minister: / wish you
would suggest a subject that I can
give Brother Birch out of which he
cannot get anything about paying off
old debts" "Giye him the cnnver.
sion of Saul of Tarsus." said the
minister, Soon after this the wearied
brother met his pastor. and said:
Brother Birch, would like to hear
you preach sermon on the cOnver.
sion of Saul of Tarsus. Won't you do
1t ?" "Certainly." said the pastor.
1T Is capital subject. I will preach
on it next Sunday" On the follow-
ing Lords Day Brother Birch an
nounced the text. Acts tx. 6: Lord.
what wilt thou have me to do" and
opened thus my brethren. / shall
preach 10 you to-day on the conver-
sion of Saul of Tarsus. Saul. my
brethren, was a truly converted man,
and my sermon will he a discussion
of the marks of genuine conversion.
And the first mark. my brethren,
of genuine conversion is tina, man
will always nay of his old dPh's."-
GreenvtNe Is. CT Baptist Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

It Is magnificent commentary on
election methods OF the two great sec.
tions of the country, that of the Is
contests for seats in the House. but
two of them are from Northern States
Baker against Forman. from Hi
nois. and P0scy against Vorrett. from
Indiana. OF the Southeran States,
Virginia furnishes 8: West Virginia,
8; Alabama. 8; Mississippi, 2. and
Arkansas. MARYLAND. Tennessee,
South Carolina and Florida, each.
The settling of the question as to
who are entitled to the seats in these
contests will occupy a great deal OF
the time of the House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

state patronage the patronage of the
Board of Public Works-secure 80
votes In the Democratic caucus,
which would mean majority Of one.
They cannot accomplish their scheme
however, for Senator German and
his friends will stand by Senator
Wilson. Men who were otherwise
lukewarm as TO whether Judge Will
SON would be reelected have openly
declared themselves in fevOr of him.
and besides that the fact that the
combination has been discovered
by Senator Wilson's supporters has
broken up The game, "-Baltinaore
Herald, Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

A dispatch to the Wheeling Intel.
Hoencer from Rowlesburg, w. Va.
says that the famous BuckhOrn wall
on Cheat River grade, four miles
west of that place, gave way Monday
morning at an early hour. Special
watchmpn having been placed at
short distances on account of the
heavy ira ffic, aYerted any possibility
of an accident. About IS feet Of the
wall on the north side fell down the
emhankment two or three hundred
feet toward Cheat river below.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

The cooperation of the Grand
Army of the Republic is to he invited
by the special agent of the census TO-
assist in making as compete AZ pos.
sible the list of names of the SURVIVE
ing veterans of The late war. The
census enumerdtOrs in addition to
their other duties, are required to
secure names of the veterans of the
late war. the name of the regiment.
length of service, disability. &c.
NJ ny of these names are on the rolls
of Grand Army posts, and il is pro-
posed to obtain the lists and by CONF
pairing them with the census returns
insure accuracy. The pension Office
has a list of the names of some $780,
600 veterans and widows, and this
list will also be used i'm the work.
Preparations are being made to print
900 900 names, hut ii is estimated
that the survivors and widows will
not reach that number. About POO
600 names will represent all the sur
vivorS of the late war and the widows
of survivors. Superintendent Porter
has been urged to enlarge the scope
of the field which he proposes to
cover Ivy inserting the military
record of each man. but he finds that
il will be improbable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

A public sentiment favorable to
the Australian ballot has been created
In the state of Maryland. which. un.
less Senator German is master of the
consciences of a majority Of the PEG.
pie Of that state will he heard in loud
tones If the new legislature does not
frame law In accordance with it.
A strong element In the democratic
party is committed to the improve
ment of the election laws. The Sen
ator, 1t is said. tried to head off the
movement for ballot reform by as
sembii1g secretly III Baltimore no.
tel the Democratic editors and "ex
posing" the weak points of the Aus.
tralian system from the German
standpoint. But the secrecy did not
work, for somebody told oil that was
done to the city reporters. The Sen
ator's speech Is curious confession.
In a word it amounts to this: Bal
lot reform has been tried recently in
two states, east and west, and in
both the Democrats lost the election.
Therefore, ballot reform is humbug.
Can the Democratic party of Mary.
land afford to reject an honest voting
plan on the strength of this kind of
reasoning p Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
Tx About q Deal"


The CarolltOn rotunda and CORR.
doris were crowded all day yesterday
with Democratic politicians - big,
little anC medium sized. The State
Legislature will assemble tomorrow
at noon at Annapolis, and the men,
bers helmging to the dominant party
formed A large part of the crowd at
the hote, A caucus will be held to.
night al the State house, when can
didatesfor the leading offices Of the
House and Senate will he selected.
These matters have been practically
settled, hut AS the custom has been ia
allow each county represented by
the majority party in the General
Assembly to select candidate for
some minor Office, naturally there
was a good deal of interest felt by as
pirants to such hon0rs. who We 20
thick that they almost Walsd over
each other.
Senator German was at the Carroll
ton off and on during the entie day.
Governor jackson did not put in an
appearance. State Treasurer Archer
was in general demand. ManyOther
old familiar faces were to be seen.
There was any amount of handshak-
ing and interchanging of cOngntula-
tiOns.
Interest appeared to chiefly centre
in the Senatorial fight. Senator E.
X. Wilson was on the grounds with
large following of warm friends
working hard for him. Foremost
among them was State Senator ] ,hn
Walter Smith. of Worcester, who is
deemed one of the shrewdest politI-
clans on the Eastern Shore.
Governor JacksUn's position IN the
fight for Senatorial h0nors was wide
ly discussed. and there was much
uilOSi'S CApICootu no " llc tlutH va
the story that the Governor had
made ideal" with Comptroller l..
Victor Baughman, of Frederick, and
Ex-COmptrOlIer j. Frank Turner, OF
Talbot. Ivy which he was to be made
Senator Wilson's successor, Colonel
Baughman chosen Governor aud ar.
Turner put hack in his old office. The
most startling feature about the story
was that the IDEAL" had been con.
cocted in direct opposition to Senator
German and his old party leaders,
Messrs. Jackson. Bsughman and
Turner were credited with endeavor.
ing to set up sort of political trium.
virate the ultimate ambition of Which
was to he the dethronement from
managerial supremacy of Senator
German and establishment oftheir
rule in his stead.
A staunch regular who said that he
thought there was CONSIDERABLE truth
in the story explained it as folhws
"GOvernor Jackson wants to 20 10
the Senate. Frank Turner il always
restless when out of Office, and know.
ing the Governors ambition he has
sought to further his own by crafty.
ing that of the chief executive, Col.
mel Baughman has had the guberna.
torial bee in his bonnet for some
time past, and has felt rather sore
since he failed of nomination in
1885. He is a trifle fearful of trusting
his chances with the State conyen.
ton two years hence. and would fee
the title of Governor very much
nearer his grasp if he saw his way t
an election for an unexpired term bS
the Legislature. II is this that threw
him in with Jackson and Turner
and the three having sat down t.
figure argued themselves into IN,
idea that they could, by use of th,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

Be a man of means. A man of
money? Not necessarily so. Many
a man of wealth Is man of ends
that is. his wealth is the end of eff.
fOrt-he is rather man of meauness
than of means. He is a man of
means. he M poor or rirh. who has
The ahililv-moraI, mental or physi
cal - TO accomplish results. - The
Voice,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

shall be greatly surprised If tae
Southeastern papers generally do "a,
practically agree with the people b
BarnweIl, and not with the temIo,
rary utterances of 1.-THE Ne,cs .aao
Courier.-N y. Mail and Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

Long years ago Abraham Lincoln.
then a keen Illinois politician, iuclOs.
ed crisp bill to bothersOme editor
down in Egypt" with the remark {:
"My dear sir, please accept tine in
closed from one who has been read
ing your valuable Journal for year
without paying for it,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04
SATURDAY, JAN. 4. 1850.

In the Democratic Legislative eau
Gus Tuesday evening in Annapolis.
Hon. Robert F. Brattan was nomi-
mated for President of the Senate.
and Hon. John Hubner for Speaker of
the House. Mr.. A. F. Getty, son of
Senator Getty, was named IS one of
the committee clerks of the Senate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-04

ufacture were not protected. And
the same Is true OF every article COM
monty worn by his family.-Ameri-
can Economist.