The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-10-04
NO.. 40.

bly, soOn-to- be founded National Univer-
sity, given this country and goes far to-
wards making it the leader of the world in
growth, in wealth, both material and intel
lectual. The trend of our progress is con-
stantly onward and continually at such
rate of movement and of acceleration as
well, and must steadily increase our rela-
tive and actual attitude
"When it is remembered that this pco-
pie to-day enjoy all the comforts, and many
OF the luxuries of our fathers generation,
and that nearly all the coming gains of
working powers and in production, will
be applied to the securing of still greater
comfort, and of still more greater luxuries,
1t can be seen very clearly that only their
own follies can probably prevent this peo-
pie from enjoying such a life as only poets
nave heretofore dreamed of, and that with
IN the next one or two generations at least.
Our grandchildren will see the coming of
millennial period-lacking, perhaps, only
the moral element so far as our people
| choose to forego that most essential of all
prosperity the addition of thousand dol
| lars worth of comfort and of luxury to
! every household, for each one of its men,
| bers, should give marvellous improv ement
in an even now marvell0usly fortunate
| country
"Figure 12 shows how this wealth is.
| and is to be, distributed. 1t was mainly
rural in the early days of the century: it
was equally divided between city and
country in 1855, and it is to-day three
fourths urban. This means that both peo-
pie and property are accumulating in the
cities, fact long since recognized by every
statistician. 1t means further that the
country is supplying the city with its sur
plus population, and the city is paying that
surplus better wages than can be paid in
the country. 1t means, again, that the at
fractions of city life are steadily becoming
more seductive, and that the coming ideal
life of the y-day citizen is city, and
not country, life. In 1900 the cities will
contain between three and four times as
much wealth as the country. This surplus
of wealth will be devoted to the construc-
tion of attractive homes, to the sanitary
improvement of the towns, to the provis-
ion of educational and other intellectual
advantages that in the aggregate, must
make the city more and more attractive.
in thousand ways. The tendency is, in
many ways, unfortunate; but it is certain
Il k1o 4
A distinguished engineer, in lecture re-
Gently given to the young men of his pro-
fession at Cornell University, suggested
that, after all, with the coming improve
ments in sanitation and education in cities,
it may prove that the vision of the prophet,
of heavenly city, may not altogether un-
justified, and the coming earthly paradise,
like the heavenly one, may prove to be ur-
ban" Two residences have recently been
built near Upper Marlboro in every re-
spect as comfortable and convenient as
Town house, with hot and cold water and
etc, near railroad station. And so ru-
raj residence is nearer a heavenly habita-
tion than an urban Cne. To the advocates
able to add the name of Bishop Keane,
whose views are stated in recent issue
of the Washington Star
So boys and girls remain in the country,
avail of the higher education, your State
and counties give you, under the intelli-
gent liberality of Democratic statesmen,
enlightened and liberal county commiss-
ioners-those at least capable of interpret
ing the popular sence, and responding to
the demands of intelligent School Boards,
appointed by Democratic Governors,
abreast with the times, and the demands
of popular feeling.
Is there school commissioner in the
State, is there teacher in the State, male
or female, is there parent in the State,
whose children have been the recipients of
the benefits of the Public School system
of this State, cherished and fostered by
Democratic statesmen, since the founda-
ton of the system of 1967-open to the
children of both white and colored child
rem? who does not feel grateful, for these
advantages? May not our democretic leg
islators since 1867, of whom Senator Cor
man has been among the most conspicuous,
view with satisfaction their interest in,
and on behalf of the Public Schools-of
which noble band Senator German may
without boastfulness say, Quorum fui pars
But l must hasten to a conclusion, hav-
ing omitted much l wanted to write of
or nd dnfn How ,oI>h h,,< = <I,nr
Sunpaper contributed to these grand re-
suits How willingly would it blast the
reputation of Mary lands Senior Senator,
so honored in his State and at the National
Capitol-how it continues to resort to
abuse of, not Senator German
alone, but of the intelligent citi-
zen democratic freemen of Maryland as
represented in the recent State convention
Oh you libellers of honest, determined,
courageous, freemen, who will not at your
behest, ,panophlied in wealth and arrogance
and with persistent, impertinent malevo-
lence continue to publish daily your mis-
representations. Publish again what Mr..
Paker says, again what Mr. W. B.
high priest of Whytc democracy says, what
Senator Bruce says; and again the adula-
tions of Mr. Rosenthal who, if lawyer be-
trays profound ignorance of the constitu-
tions of his country and state, and, of the
whole clan of disaffected democrats writ
ing for the great Sunpaper, and who coun-
sci the betrayal our beloved party and its
honored leaders President Cleveland and
Senator German.
Away with you-'Procul, profanu vul-
gus"-from such evil counsels and wicked
advisers Good Lord deliver US. In haste,
it is now dinner time.
Yours truly,
R. B. B. CHEW
1t is but fair to suppose that the Kansas
couple who paid their marriage fee in
butter, belonged to the creme de la creme.