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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-12
Proceedings of the Board of
County Commissioners.

Hillsborough, April l, 1895.
The commissioners met in regular session.
Present, George r. Baucus, August Rein
gardt and Jose M. Apodaca commissioners,
Max L. Kahler sheriff, Manuel Aragon in
terpreter, and Thos. Q. Hall clerk.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approx
ed.
The following bonds were approved:
Teofila Garcia. road supervisor precinct
Mob.
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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-12

Second Day.
Commissioner met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, George Il. Baucus and Aug.
ust Reingardt commissioners, Max. L. Kahlel
sheriff, and Thos. @. Hall clerk.
The following r. L. d. licenses were order.
ed upon receipt from county tt easurer:
Thos. Murphy N w. b. Dawson.
Ordered, That VIM. II. Bucher, cashier Of
the Sierra County Bank trustee place the
sum of $lC53.S6 held in trust by said bank to
the credit OF win NJ. Robins county treasur.
er, and it is further ordered that VIII NJ. Ro.
bins, treasurer, upon the receipt of same
shall place said sum of S4059 SO to the credit
of the general expense fund.
Upon a petition OF several citizens of pre-.
ciuct No. 2 asking that q census of the in.
habitants OF said precinct be taken, it was
moved and carried that said census be taken
and that r. q. Huston be appointed to take
said census and report to the board at their
June meeting.
The resignation of j. j. Aragon. school
superintendent, was presented, and on the
account OF the i'll health of Mr.. Aragon the
same was accepted.
ordered, Ihat the clerk be instructed to
purchase q suitable desk for the court room,
the cost not to exceed the sum of 5000 and
draw a warrant on general fund in payment
of same.
Ordered, That the clerk issue the licenses
as assessed and deliver to the collector fol
collection.
Adjourned to meet June Srd, 1895.
Attest.
GEORGE r. BAUoUs.
Chairman Board Co. Com
THos c. HALL,
Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
Mr.. LoWndes' Civil Service

|
Mr.. Lowndes pledges himself to
civil service reform without reserva.
ton. He says:
The general public IN Maryland
seems to be of the opinion that
promises made in platforms and
letters of acceptance do not hold
good after election. | can only
repeat what | have said. am hon
estly and entirely convinced of the
righteousness and necessity for civil
service reform and what | have said
and will say on that subject has
been and will be without any men
tai reservation whatever. AS soon
as the campaign opens in Baltimore
| shall repeat in words that can
not be misunderstood my former
position taken, that | am in favor
Of the merit system governing the
municipal and State service and
more particularly do | think this
applies to the Police and Fire De
partments. AS far as | am con-
cerned, and l think that | speak
for the other party leaders on the
subject (for our course on this sub
ject has been carefully mapped out) J.,
no man shall be removed from the
Police or Fire Department except
for good cause and the cause must
have nothing to do with politics.
This is my position on the civil
service question and l intend to
stick to it through thick and thin.
This is so clear that the wayfarlng
man, though fool, may read as he
runs. Mr., Lowndes by his promise
pledges his party, irreyocably, to
civil service reform. which will do
more than anything else to free
Maryland from the political par
asites who feed and hye upon polit-
ical patronage. AS opposed to Mr..
Lowndes we have the German
,Rasin candidate, who, in probably
his only public utterance on this
question said: 81 am not so much
of civil service reformer as some
people are There is no middle
ground where civil service reform is
concerned. He who is not for 1t is
against it. Mr.. Hurst's campaign
is being run by "practical' politl-
clans who do not believe the Deca-
logue has any place in politics, and
his election would be disastrous
blow to the cause of good govern
ment and civil service reform
Baltimore News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

him. Why should you try to de-
feat Mr.. John E. Hurst in order to
wreak your vengeance on Mr.. Cor
man. Stand by your ticket now,
and when Mr.. Germans time comes
you may attend to his case, that is
if you still feel unkindly toward
HIM two years from now. Mr..
Hurst is recognized by those who
know him best as a Democrat of
the Cleveland stamp-honest and
true. Why should he be condemn
ed because, when Mr.. German
could not get his choice of candi-
dates for governor, he merely
assented to the nomination0f Mr..
Hurst. Mr.. Hurst is a man tina;
cannot be swayed by political rings
against his honest convictions, and
you will find it so.
When did Mr.. Hurst supplant
Mr.. German in the affections of the
"regulars:?" If Mr.. Hurst is such
an "honest and true" Democrat Of
the "Cleyeland stamp" why did he
accept nomination made as that
of the 31st of July was made? Mr..
Germans ''tlme" has come new.
His activity in behalf of Mr. Hurst
explains itself. 1t is Gorhaf's
fight. The defeat of his ticket this
fall will relax his selfish grasp upon
the throat of Maryland Democracy.
1t will assure the national Democ-
racy that Maryland repudiates the
Senator who held up the tariff bill,
and is ready to rebuke the compro-
miser who is only uncompromising
in his hospitality to the man and
measure nearest the heart of the
party Of the people. 1t will insure
the end of Mr.. Germans career in
the Senate in 1899. 1t will deprive
him of that power which has been
gained by base and iguoble means,
and used in furtherance of like
ends. If Mr.. Hurst is willing tc
throw the mantle of responsibility
over Mr.. German, he must ex oect
to share in his masters overthrow
and disgrace.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

AT THE Cum berland Republican
convention Tuesday last the resolu-
tions summed up the situation in
these words: "The people of the
State of Maryland are to be congrat-
ulated on the selection bv the Re-
publican party of the Hon. Lloyd
Lowndes as the candidate for the
governorshlp of Maryland. His
nomination meets the approval not
only Of the Republican party, but
of large numbers of independent
thinkers in the Democratic party,
who see in his election an assurance
Of an honest administration and a
compliance by the authorities of the
state with the will of the people.
BY his election reassessment of prop.
erty and restoration of local self
government to the people are as.
sured." There is so littl,
partisanship and so much practica
craftsmanship in the article quoted
that HE REPUBLICAN presents il
to the Democrats of Garrett county
for their special guidance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

THE extracts below are taken
from an editorial in the Baltimore
San, under the head. ga Despair
ing Cry for Help"
"Most remarkable of all however,
is the appeal which, according to
the same authority, Dame Rumor,
is to be made, has or will be made
to the President to intervene in his
capacity of head of the party for
the purpose of pouring oil upon
the troubled waters, and making
things serene for troubled bosses.
We have never seen any reason to
suspect the senior Senator of hav-
ing sense of humor, and the idea
OF his appealing to Mr.. Cleveland
for help convinces US that we have
been right. Mr.. German has abso-
lutely no sense Of humor. Since
how long, by the way, have he and
his dependents, in or out Of the
Senate, in or out of the federal Of
fees in this State, regarded Mr..
Cleveland as the head of the Demo-
cratic party? We had supposed
that for Mr.. Germans purposes
the real head of the Democratic
party, if not himself, was TO be
found in the departments in which
Mr.. German has run riot in the
matter of appointments and special
privileges and favors, and that from
! Mr.. Germans point of view the
President was really of very little
account at all.
"The revolt of the Democratic
masses is against the dual despotism
of German and Rasin, (the latter
being the city boss, as German is
the State boss,) Mr.. Cleveland is
entirely too wise to see in such a
contest and occasion or justification
for his intervention. If (Which is
simply impossible) he were so ill-ad
vised, or, like our St. Louis contem-
porary, so lll-informed as to think
of intervening, he would quickly
learn that even his good offices
would be of no avail-that the fight
which the Maryland Democrats are
waging against their false and
treacherous leaders is one which they
alone can settle. 1t is fight to
the death-too big a one for even a
President to settle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

| 1t is a significant sign of the
times that the public-road question
has gone into politics after a fash
ion. AS has been shown time and
again, good roads add more to the
prosperity and we'll being of a COM
munity than almost any other one
public improvement. The roads, to
certain degree. mark the civiliza-
ton of the people. AS people
become more intelligent and public
spirited they understand better the
advantages of good roads and the
blighting effect of bad roads, and
they are not content with bad
roads. For many years the build
ing of railroads, many of them not
needed, has monopolIzed the capt.
tai and the enterprise of the people
of the United States, to the exclu-
sion of other and even more impor-
tant Improvements. Every part of
the Union now has its railroads,
but the people need good wagon
roads over which to haul their prod
ucts to the stations. Heretofore
the roads have been used as adjuncts
to machine politics. The money
appropriated for roads has been
more intended for the benefit of
small politicians than to make
better roads.
But at last the time has come
when the road question has gotten
into the party platforms. At last
the people are beginning to awaken
to the advantages of good roads,
and the politicians and parties are
beginning to put good-road prom
Uses into the party platforms as
vote-getters and candidates are
beginning to proclaim their advo-
cacY of good roads. This develop
ment is due not only to the
awakened self-interest of farmers,
but to the increasing number of
bicyclers, who demand good roads
and who will be likely to vote at
local elections for the party most
likely to give them. Good stone
roads throughout Maryland would
add many million dollars to the
value of the real property of the
State, and it would make lands
marketable for which there is now
no Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
AND THE BOSSES WEAKENI
Sudden Back Down On The Part OF
the Baltimore Ring

Sudden Back Down On The Part OF
the Baltimore Ring.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 17.-The ring
to-day receded from its position
regarding the presence of Republi-
can watchers in the registration Of
fees.
Chairman Harry Welles Rusk of
the Democratic city executive COM
mittee sent a letter to Chairman
William F. Stone, of the Republi-
can city committee, expressing his
hope that amicable arrangements
be made for the presence of a
watcher representing each of the
political parties. Mr.. Rusk also
wrote letter to Messrs. Peter j.
Campbell and James H. Preston,
counsel to the board Of election
supervisors, deprecating the conflict
of yesterday, and expressing a de-
sire to have satisfactory settle
ment of the matter IN the wav indi-
Gated.
At conference of Republican
leaders late this afternoon it was de-
cided to decline the offer of Chair
man Rusk of the Democratic CITY
committee to have their counsel
confer with the counsel of the su-
peryisors Of election in regard to the
appointment of watchers Of both
parties to overlook the work of the
registers of voters.
Mr.. Hurst is said to have been
advised by some of his business
friends that the bosses were max
ing a bad blunder in their high
handed course.
Several watchers were arrested
and committed to jail on a charge
of lettering. Wrts of habeas cor
pus were at once applied for, and
the prisoners brought before Judge
Phelps, who dismissed them. The
decision of the court gives the
watchers the right to attend the sit
tings of the registrars, and the ring
is vanquished.
The action Of the registrars Gre
ated considerable excitement and
intensified the feeling against the
ring. On the exchanges and in
the hotels the subject was discussed
and much indignation manifested.
/ Two of the oldest members on
Change who have always voted the
Democratic ticket, said they in
tended to support Mr.. Lowndes and
the other Republican nominees this
fall on account of these proceed
ings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
An Interview With Mr.. Read,


On last Tuesday Mr.. VIM. j.
Read, of the Cum berland bar, who
has been spoken of as candidate
for judge on the Republican ticket
this fall, was in town and stopped
in to pay his respects to The Re-
PUBLICAN, and in the course of an
interview Mr.. Read stated that he
would accept the nomination for
associate judge is the party wished
him to do so. Mr.. Read said:
81 attended the picnic at Acct
dent on the 9th inst. and was
greatly encouraged by what l saw
and heard. The people with whom
| talked on that occasion gave me
to understand that they lndended to
faithfully support the Republican
ticket this fall and that if | were
the nominee they would rally to my
support. 1t will be remembered
that | have been before the people
on several occasions as a candidate
for their suffrages and my can
didacy has almost invariably met
with their hearty approval and
resulted in my election. In 1870
| was elected States Attorney of
Allegany county before the division,
by majority of seven hundred and
that at a time when the county
was largely Democratic. In 1873
| was elected mayor of Cumberland
by majority of five hundred. In
1882 | was the Republican nominee
for Chief Judge of this judicial
circuit and had as my competitor
Judge Alvey, who was elected by
the very small majority of about
two hundred. The position of
Judge of this circuit is an honorable
one, and one of which any lawyer
should feel proud, and | do not
hesitate to say l should like to have
it,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
The independent Voter.

The poet laureate of Frederick
county has been singing in the
Frederick NeaCs all the summer
long. 1t has been one grand sweet
song. And now as the campaign
opens and candidates are treating,
his singing becomes patriotic. Lis
ten to him:
Men of freedom men of honor, men high
minded. free OF guile,
Forward, forward, We are needed in the rank
and in the file;
Ye who make the State and save it, forward
when the crises glare,
Bend your shoulders to the burden, every
moment do and dare!
In the ballot is your weapon, send it home
unbribed, unboush hit;
By its service honest triumphs, honest victo-
ries are wrought;
Break the chains of party, never selfish in
Make the Present save the Future. purged
within the cruel fire!
Wake We sIothful, forward range We in the
service of the State.
Ye have power from death to save her, save
her mighty, save her great;
Not her cities not her ramparts, not her
mounting battle towers,
Can preserve her when the bosom OF the
party tyraut lowers.
Not her rivers, not her mountains, not her
beautiful domains
Not her haVS her ocean beaches NOT ha,-
sweet wildwood refrains;
Not the roar of looms, the shuttle shooting
shifting to and fro
Not the mighty tide of traffic, sweeping on
ward in its flow!
Not her lofty institutions, not the spires that
mark her towns,
Not the glory of her heroes nor the laurel of
their crowns,
Can preserve her if the freedom of the voter
is enslaved
And the independent spirit of the citizen
depraved.
| Men are needed, men true hearted, knowing
! dutys firm decree
Stalwart in the right and constant in their
passion to be free;
In their spirit to maintain the sacred rights
/
And the courage. to defy the party tyrant to
his face.
( Yea, the courage to defy him, not with can
non and with sword,
| But with force of honest action and the calm .
intrepid word;
With the ballot, pure and stainless as the
unpoluted snow,
| But with mighty power 10 battle and prevent
| the long aimed blow.
Forward, forward. then, high-mi nded men of
| Independent view,
In the glory of the struggle for p statehood
pure and new
Ye are needed, crush the tyraLt, rend the
biting party chain,
Hear the cry; the common mother, let her
cry no more in vain !
| Forward in day new risen from the error f
the past;
! Government is more than party, let the po-
| tent die be cast;
Greatly glowing with fresh beauty as flights
the morning skids,
Bid the sun ola new statehood in the azure
heavens rise.
The BeDtztown Bard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

been passed by which three road
commissioners have been appointed
and a rock-crushing machine has
been purchased. With this machine
cOnvicts in the State prison will
crush 1900 tons of rock daily,
which will be used upon the roads
of various counties. New Jersey
and Massachusetts, have both been
active of late in the work of i'm
proving the highways, and before
many years there will be great
changes visible such as the farmer
and wayfarer will welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

At the request of my many friends hereby
announce myself candidate for the Office of
Sheriff of Garrett County, subject TO the de-
cision of the Republican Nominating Con-
ve"tioD. AUSTIN BROWN.
Ge4oysport, Md, May 81. 1862
hereby announce myself a candidate for
Sheriff OF Garrett county, subject to the decis-
ion of the Republican Nominating Conven-
ton, and respectfully solicit the support of
the party. Don't slight the old soldiers.
JAMES O. CLEVELAND.
Oakland, Md, May q, 1885,
hereby announce myself candidate for
Sheriff Of Garrett county, subject to the de-
cision Ct the Republican nominating conven-
ton, and respectfully solicit the support OF
the party. GEORGE j. WALTER,
District No. l. P. o., Thayerville, Md.
! hereby announce myself candidate for
sheriff of Garrett county, subject to the de-
cision OF the Republican Nominating Con-
ventiun. and respt ctfully solicit the support
of the party GEORGE d. WHITE,
Oakland Nd
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

SOME of the Democratic papers
are endeavoring to make political
capital of the advance in wages.
Voters will do we'll to bear in mind
that wages are being restored, not
increased, and that the prime cause
of the restoration is the knowledge
that the Democratic party is out of
power IN Congress, and its powers
for evil are thus neutralized.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
ItiSCornoan'S Fight,

The German press is beginning
to recognize the strength of the
popular disapproval of Senator
German. 1t is ready to admit that
Mr.. German is an issue in this
fight. He nominated Mr.. Hurst,
and to him alone Mr.. Hurst looks
for election next November. All
the power of the Democratic organ
ization is in the hands of Mr.. Cor
man, and he is the director and
manager of the Hurst campaign.
The Princess Anne Herald comes
out with this appeal, in small plea,
at the head if its editorial columns:
Democrats who condemn the
course of Senator German in the
United States Senate and are anx-
ious for his defeat, should consider
that this is not the year to get at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

GoRMANIsM is beaten. Like
drowning men catching at straws
before being overwhelmed by the
dark waters of death, the German
ring is attempting to pollute the
registration books of Baltimore
city in the hope that they can fill
up its pages with the names of
repeaters and ballot box suffers so
as to prevent their destruction in
November.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

before they act. No man will gain
say Mr.. Lowndes' integrity or his
faithfulness to pledge once given.
The administration he speaks of
will be pure one. He is in touch
with the people and knows their
needs, their wants and necessities.
To supply them will be his aim,
and we are confident that at the
close of his administration the
people will say with one voice,
"Well done, good and faithful
servant"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
SUCH Democrats whose object is

SUCH Democrats whose object is
to kill German politically should
vote directly for the Republican
Gubernatorial candidate, and SO
make assurance doubly sure. st.
Louis Globe -Democrrt.
That is very sensible advice.
The only reason any Democrat can
have for not voting for Mr.. Hurst
is because he wants to get rid of
German and Rasin. A vote for
anybody but Mr.. Lowndes is only a
half step toward the desired end.
Don't throw YOUR vote away
BALTIC. News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19
Paving the Way for Fraud.

When the registrars of voters sat
IN their offices in Baltimore on
Monday last for the purpose of dis
charging their duties under the law,
representatives of the Republican
party who had been duly commits
stoned, went to their several offices
for the purpose of noting their
methods of procedure. These
watchers" were asked their bust
ness by the registrars and upon dis
closing the same were summarily
elected by policemen. The law
itself provides that the registrars
shall sit with open doors and their
proceedings be open for the inspec-
ton Of the public. 1t seems, how
ever, that Mr.. Germans henchmen
in Baltimore city have placed a diff
ferent construction upon the law
and they have determined that their
proceedings shall not be open to the
inspection of the public. In other
words, these creatures of German
ism are paving the way for gigantic
frauds upon the ballot in Novem Der
next.
Let us ask the Democrats of Gar
rett county if they believe in such
high-handed and outrageous meth
DDS? Do the Democrats of Garrett
county believe that the election of
John E. Hurst ought to be made
certain by padding" the registra-
ton books? Do the Democrats of
Garrett county believe that their
party ought to be retained in power
although that retention should be
accomplished by fraud? If the
Democrats of Garrett county are
honorable, upright men as we know
they are, will they become parties
to these proceedings and reap the
benefit accruing from these methods
and thereby stultlfy themselves and
their good names. or will they march
shoulder to shoulder with Republi-
cans to the ballot box on the fifth
of November and repudiate these
ringsters, these heelers, these crea-
tions of Gormanism?
GALL | now ask is, that if YOU
should think me safe man to in
trust the government of the State
to, that you shall give me your
suffrages, and | promise to give you
an economical and good admins
tration-fair alike to all, no matter
what may be his politics or race. i"
MIR. Lowndes at Accident.
The above taken from Mr..
Lowndes' address which was re-
Gently listened to by so many of our
people must surely make it's impress
upon the people of this State. 1t
was a fair, frank and honest decla-
ration of Mr.. Lowndes' position
and intentions. Such manliness is
bound to arrest the attention of the
people and cause them to think J
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-19

The Republicans of Maryland, if
the power is entrusted to them, will
give the people of Garrett county a
fair and equitable reassessment of
property, free school books, longer
school terms, election of school
commissioners by the people, better
roads and lower taxes. What will
the Democrats give them?