The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-02-28
REPUBLICAN RULE.

The Republican party at Annapolis
is falling far short of what the voters
who put it in power expected of it.
Were it not for the balance wheel of
the democratic Senate, the situation
would be much worse than it is. The
half-hearted manner in which they
are carrying out their pledges of last
fall, indicates clearly that they are
sorry that these pledges were made at
all. Inactivity is the keynote of their
action, and it is only under whip and
spur that they are kept from totally
ignoring many of their promises,
which were bats for voters at the
November election.
The Republican party in this State
has already lost the confidence of the
people, and the lamentable weakness
and lack of harmony in action, which
has been shown at Annapolis, is a
sourse of regret and disappointment
to many of the best men, even of the
Republican party. The people will
not stand this trifiing. The tidal
wave of popular opinion has already
receded far from the high water mark
of the last election, and the indica-
lions are that it will get much lower
before the close of the present session
The old adage of well begun is half
done was recklessly disregarded in
the opening action of the party, when
it came into power A gap in its
ranks has been caused, which time
will widen, rather than close up. This
opening blunder has paved the way
for others. The EGstOn Ledger has
the following to say of the Republican
party's trampling under foot posi-
tive law of the State which was the
disqualification of the custom of nearly
a century
1.-The truth is, the Republican party
in Talbot county, and the Eastern
Shore, is gone,-and perhaps forever
The level-headed Republican leaders
see this, and say it. When the Wei
lington, Mudd and Lowndes iugger-
naut rolled over Westcott, Muilikin,
Goldsborough, Graham and other law
abiding Republican leaders on both
sides of the Bay, it ended Republican
supremacy in Maryland"
REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
The twenty ninth annual report of
the State Board of Education for the
fiscal year ending July 31st, 1895, has
just come from press.
We find that Maryland has 2, 154
schools in the counties, and 179 in Bal
timore city. There were 1876, 469 pupils
in the counties and 1925 in Baltimore
city. The number of teachers in the
counties 1857 and 1926 in Baltimore
city. Total amount paid for public
school purposes was $2,388, 291. SO, OF
which the counties paid 81, 181 ,052. 1G.
Total salaries paid teachers 81, 729,-
682. "A of which the counties paid $780,
250.S4
The 1, 1926 teachers of the city receiv-
ed over 1000 more than the 2,SS7
teachers of the counties. The teachers
number about three women to every
man, a showing somewhat favoring
the placing of women on School
Boards.
There may be found therein very
interesting report from Examiner
John d. Worthington, of Hartford,
which is we'll worth reading and heed
ing. A careful examination will dis
close the upward tendency of the
schools. AS is there set forth modern
ideas or schemes do not necessarily
surpass and very often far from equal
the well established custom, namely
public school examinations. While
this age demands progress, yet we be
lieve the school officers of Hartford are
executing their authority in the most
judicious aud satisfactory manner
possible with the funds available.
One of the most appalling catas-
trophies which has visited Baltimore for
years occurred on Sunday morning,
when the residence of Mr.. J, r. Armi-
ger, on North Charles street, caught
fire The family were all asleep at the
time, and their first intimatiOn was
the suffocating fumes entering the I'M