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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
Questions Before The People.

just here the question suggests itself:
What are the issues which concern the
people of this State and rs to which it is
proper that they should make a public de.
IivCranc"t BY confession the Stat" admin
IStration has done its full duty. No man
can say that the law has not been impair
tally enforced, the revenues faithfully
collected and honestly disburscd, the
finances put in healthy trim for further
reduction of the public burden, the cleo
tions made peaccable and fair, and all
things conducted for the honor ana wei
fare of the Commonwealth. If there are
no national issues then, because these
would he out of place in Il State platform,
and no State issues because the govern
ment of the State has been wisely ad-
serious criticism. then, pray, what are the
considerations of sufficiently grave import
to induce the people of this State to turn
over its government to a party which only
four years ago required a revolution, not
without blood on its skirts, to dsplace,
dUu dller Il prolonged reign or terror and
fraud, during which the ballot box was
raped over and over again by murderous
rowdics and thugs, whose skins were not
black? The single issue proposed by the
Democracy is a suggestion that will res
urrect this rowdy spirit again, which, I'M
der the pretext Of opposition to the black
man, is only waiting the opportunity to
disfranchse both white and black and en-
ter upon a new career of crime and plum
der. We do not believe that the sober
intelligence of this State can again be be-
trayed so soon into the folly of permitting
Il party to play upon preiudices to recover
the power of which it was so justly de-
prived.
Free work is better than free trade,
free gold than free silver, and a free and
indebted ballot better than ALL and these
things can only be had through the agency
Of the only party which knows its mind
for four years at n time. With the prin-
ciples of this party and with the high
aims of the national Administration | am,
and have been, in full sympathy and ac-
cord. and would regard 1t as n calamity IL
Maryland went back to its old wallow with
the ring Democracy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21

occupation. Their rights and privileges
should be carefully guarded, and no legis-
ation enacted Inconsistent with the
pledges of the Republican party In 1895
and reatlirmed this year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21

declare for free silver, and that candidate
IS just MS sure to be W. j. Bryan, as the
Democracy of Maryland will flop over to
both platform and candidate when the
Time comes.
There will be many individual excep-
tonS. of course. us there were in 1S96-as
some of the Democratic candidates on the
State ticket, for example, and others-but
the minority of the party, the faithful
100000, will 90 that way, and hence 1t
would be rather embarrassing to find them
selves committed in advance against their
own candidate ana that candidates most
cherished creed. At all events we think
that this is Il much more satisfactory solu
tiun of the party's present attitude on the
money question than the idle prctcXt that
the doctrine of sound money has no proper
place in Il State platform.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21

No less marked is the contrast between
the Republican and Democratic conduct
of elections. For many years up to and
including 1895 elections in Maryland were
shame and a reproach to the State.
Fraud WAS flagrantly practiced, citizens
Of high standing were, as ut the last State
election, knocked down. beaten, shot at
and driven from the polls, and there was
no assurance that the result was II true
reflection Of the will of the people The
first election under Republican auspices,
held in 1896, was the most orderly within
memory. and not single serious breach
Of the peace occurred. 1t was n fair vote
and an honest count That this is true
can be quickly shown by comparison of
the newspaper headlines over the account
of the election in 1895 with those of 1896
In 1895 the headings were: "Rowdyism
Rampant" "Roughing the Seventeenth
Ward as in Plug Ugly Days" MANY Vot.
ers Knocked Down" Some Were Kicked
and Not Few Were Shot"
In 1896 the headings were: New Law
Success" privacy, Secrecy, Good Order
and General Satisfaction to All Honest
Voters" "HcelerS' Occupation Gone. Kept
at Safe Distance From the Polls. His
Influence Has Departed
The history Of this fair election law is in
structivc. AS early as 1884 bill was pre-
sented to the General Assembly by the
Reform League of Baltimore city, but the
measure was not even considered. In 1856
the same association presented a bill SINH
lar to the law now in force, but it failed
Of passage, only two members voting in
Its favor. Again, in 1885, bill was intro
duced, but was rejected without any CON
sideration whatever. In the Legislature
Of 1890 a so-caled reform measure was
passed, which. while 1t reduced materially
the expense of the Democratic campaign
managers, did not eliminate any of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
Police Reorganization.

| stand upon the strong and broad plat
Form adopted by our convention, and would
not take away "A single plank of the same.
Ii is well known that ut the last session
of the Legislature ] favored the passage
of the putzel bill for the reorganization
OF the Police Department of Baltimore
city. | asked the aid Of certain Democratic
senators, among them two of the distin.
guiShcd gentlemen who are on the oppOs-
Ing ticket, to favor the passage of that
measure" but they would agree to no bill
which did not include bipartisan board,
and even this scheme was repudiated by
Democratic members generally.
Today am in favor of what is known as
the Reform League measures for the reor-
ganiZation of the department. If our
party is successful. then those measures
will be enacted
The Oyster And Crab Industry
Is one of the most important in the State.
Much has been accomplished already for
the protection of that large and worthy
class of citizens who are engaged In this
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
Tax On Corporations Gross Re-
ceipts.
Increase In Taxable Basis.

One of the reforms or measures promised
in the Cambridge platform of 1895 was n
fair and just assessment law. Therefore,
it is with pleasure that direct and call at.
tenton to this covenant so scrupulously
kept. Let the figures speak for themselves.
In 1896, under the old assessment law of
1876 the basis and tax at 17M cents was
$40, 461 TAI and S059319.53, respectively.
as against $G11, 539,646 and $1,OS5, 1872 ss
for the year 1899, or n gain in basis of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
Reduction OF state Debt.

at the close of the fiscal year September,
1895, we find that the net debt of the State
was $1,000, 253.13, while at the close of the
fiscal year 1899 the net debt was S2,597,-
O4295, or reduction in four years under
present administration of $4OS, 21O.1S, not
withstanding in the meantime the Legisa-
lures Of 1896 and 1898 increased the State
debt 81 100000 for the purpose of rebuild
ing the Maryland Pcnitentiary, entire new
buildings at the Second Hospital for the In
sane and additional buildings ut the Mary
land House of Correction, namely:
Maryland Penitcntiary. $500, 200. 90
Second Hospital for Insane.... 100000
Maryland House of Correction. 100000
Total. ................. 81, zoe, 10000
Had not the Legislatures above men
toned increased the debt as aforesaid by
$1,000. 600 the actual reduction in favor of
Republican administration would have been
S1,GOS,2 101S
Cash Carried To Sinking Funds.
Now. let us compare the transfers of
actual cash collected from the direct State
tax of ~ cents under Democratic admin
istration, and reduced under Republican
administration to "a cents, the other
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The ReassessmeRt Law.

After the many failures of the Demo
cratic party to redeem it's pledges and
legislation, that duty was entrusted to the
Republican party. 1t was promptly met
and fulfilled in the enactment Of the reas-
sessment law of 1896 This law accom-
pllshed an equalization of the burden of
taxation. In Baltimore city alone sixty
millions of stocks and bonds were assessed
under the uniform tax of 30 cents on the
hundred dollars, while the entire basis
In the State has been increased eighty mil
lion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21

by comparison of the amounts paid to
said institutions. interesting results are OBJ
tanned. During the years 1S92-3-4 and ,
there was paid from the Treasury to said
institutions the sum of Sl,491 .5Sj.GS. as
against the sum Of $1,717,62994 for the
years 1868 and .. or Il larger sum by
$226, 014.2G or an annual increase of 500.
5ll.0G. And this, too, with Il loss to the
Treasury during the last four years of
$4,000 per annum, the dividends on the
Washington Branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
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Public School Tax,

And again. The amounts collected and
distributed to public schools for the years
1924 and . aggregate 50, 800. 9S5. 80.
while the amounts SO collected and dis
trihutcd under the present administration
for the years 1868 and . are S2G52,-
o0S.03 or an increase of 1901 ,O22 73-S72. =
755Gs per annum for the last four years
and besides this there remained to the
credit of the public schools mt the close of
the past fiscal year GS99) II sum not less
than 100000.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21

The first pledge was reassessment, which
the people for years had been demanding.
How the Democratic party refused COM
pllance with this demand may be briefly
stated. In 1887 such a measure was prom
ised In its platform. A bill was intro
duced in the Legislature Of 1885, but was
never reported by the committee. In 1889
the Democrats again pledged themselves
to reassessment The Legislature Of 1890
passed such measure, which was vetoed.
In 1891 they once more promised it. The
bill was passed. but the Governor refused
to sign it. In 1893 their platform again
made n reassessment pledge. bill was
introduced III the Democratic Legislature
Of 1894, but was defeated.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
other Reforms.

In these several notable instances the
Republican party has shown its willing
ness to meet the rights Of the people, but
it has not stopped there. Its progressive
spirit is further illustrated by the passage
of a free school-bo law, increased appro-
priations for education and charitable pur'
poses, the creation of teachers and farm
eIS' Institutes the establishment Of geo
logical survey, II department for the de-
struction of agricultural pests, an immi-
grafton bureau, the betterment of reforma-
tory institutions. the care of the insane
ana Il general toning up of all the depart
mcntS of state.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
Saving In Interest On Public Debt
Interest On Deposits.

Prior to the year 1893 no moneys were
earned upon State deposits in banks. Why,
am not sufficiently advised; yet during
the years 1S96-7-S and . moneys from this
source yielded the magnificent sum of
S33,3TG65. In other words, under the
present administration, for the four years
past, there has been received $40, 5S4 3d.
more money than during 30 years of Dem
Ocratc administrations
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21

The management Of the States finances
has been such as cannot fail to commend
itself to the people of the State. At the
beginning of the Republican admlnlstra-
ton In 1896 the net debt of the State was
500 ,253. l3. During the four years this
debt has been reduced to $2,507, 042. 95,
showing a decrease of $40S,2101S.
Judiciary And school system.
1t is especially important that the In
fuence of politics sho"ld not be felt in the
Judiciary and the public schools. This
principle have earnestly sought to put
into practice in the face of many years Of
contrary precedent. In 1892 the power of
appointment of the school boards was
taken from the Judges of the various jul
dicial circuits and placed in the hands Of
the Governor for the purpose of convert
ing the boards into party agencies, so that
when | assumed office in but two counties
did they bear a semblancc of Republican
representation.
While there has been no law enacted to
exclude politics from the management Of
the schools, the matter has been largely
met by me by giving minority representa-
ton on all boards, and to this policy
propose to adhere. AT the same time, i
shall recommend to the next Legislature
the passage of such n measure covering
this point, and also substantial Increase
in the compensation Of school teachers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-21
Receipts From Licenses.

In the years 1924 and > the receipts
from this source amounted to SAT-, S69. OS,
while during the years 1S9G.7-S and . the
income from this source aggregated $685.
99i so, or Il gain of $50, 1882.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
POLICE COURT.

NO arrests were made by the police
last night, IN consequence of which there
was no session of police court his morn
ing. Judge Sullivan held a brief session
yesterday afternoon. G. W. Fisher.
charged with peddling without a license
entered a plea Of not guilty, and was de-
Tended by Attorney John N. Kirk, and the
explanation Of his violation of the law
was that he vas conducting a regular
mercantile business. in addition, to ped
ding for which he paid a License. The
judge held that the explanation was not
sufficient and fined Fisher $40 and costs.
HIS attorney gave notice of appeal.
Isaac Adder, the ~paWnbroker who was
fined $50 for doing business without a IL
cense. a few days ago, and who at that
tim gave notice of appeal, appeared in
court and paid his fine. Adolph Plankey.
charged with disturbance. was ~discharg-
ed. Jim O'Donnell and Maggie Sullivan
were fined $40 each for creating a dis
turhance, and George Mcleod, a plain
drunk, was fined S..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
GALLATIN'S BARLEY
WILL BE READY FOR BUSI-
NESS OCTOBER /.

Henry Altenbrand, president of the
Manhattan (Mont.) Mailing company.
and a prominent brewer Of New York,
n Henry w. Burt, president of the
German American bank of Buffalo, N. Y,
arrived in the city last evening from Hell
ena.
Mr.. Altenbrand is also the president Of
the West Gallatin Irrigation company
and the Montana Pulp & Paper company,
which is building a plant for the manu-
facture of paper at Manhattan. Mr.. AL
tenbrand says one million bushels of bar
ley will be raised in the Gallatin valley
this year. On the farms of the Manhat-
tan Mating company, and along the ca
nails of the West Gallatin Irrigation COM
pany, there are 10000 acres of barley un-
der cultivation. The new canal, which
was commenced this spring, will be COM
pleted by fall. The old canal was not big
enough to supply all the water needed
around Manhattan, and the new canal
will have a capacity of about 1900 min
ers' inches. or enough to irrigate Il, 600
acres Of land.
There remains three miles of this ca
nal to be completed" said Mr.. Alien
brand. There is also 900 feet of fun
ing at the head of the canal to be finished
before the water may be turned in. On
the line of the canal is the largest siphon
in this country, with the exception Of one
in Colorado. 1t is a large pipe line which
Will carry the water of the ana over a
hill about 10 miles south of Manhattan.
This PIPE line is 800 feet long, and the
pipe is four feet in diameter"
Relative to the paper mill Mr.. Alien
brand said:
"A story and a half of the mill is up,
and the contractors have agreed to have
the building under ROOT in three weeks.
We will then place the machinery in the
plant, which we expect to have in opera
ton October 1. The building is 227 feet
by 81 feet, and when the mill is com
pleted it will be as thoroughly equipped
as any in AmeriC l or anywhere else. In
fact. it will be the most modern paper
mill, for every improvement known to the
business will be incorporated in the
plant. The mill will have a capacity of
10 tons of news, or from IL to IA tons of
wrapping paper a day. according to which
is being manufactured. 1t will be oper-
ated day n night, for when we are not
manufacturing paper, we will be making
straw pulp, which will be sold
in the east. We have made thorough ex-
and find the Gallatin straw to
be the best possible material from which
to make paper or paper pulp"
Mr.. Altenbrand and Mr.. Burt will visit |
this evening.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
DAILY INTER MOUNTAIN: BUTTE. MONTANA. SATURDAY july = 1870
WANTS TOCOME TO. B UTE

Billy Woods is in receipt of the follow
!pFg letter from a we'll known pugilist of
the coast:
Friend Billy: I thought maybe you
have things Strengthened by this time
and would be able to do something. I
thought 1 would wait and get to fight the
winner of the Rhulin-Kennedy fight, but
Kennedy will not fight unless the club
guarantees a $500 purse. You know
they could not give that this time of the
year here. l fought Kennedy last fall 20
rounds. He was in good condition and
much heavier and tronger than I and
got the decision. I thought I ought to
nave won on points. Well, he never
would agree to meet me again. If you
can nix up something and the club would
cove something worth while, 1 would
come through there lex month. Your
friend, JACK STEINER.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
Spectators Predict Another
Copper Boom.
PRICES ARE STIFFENING
The Copper Mining Shares Hold Up
StrOng--COram'S Bingham Prop
erty--Around Clancy.

A noticeable feature of all the gossip
| published by the financial editors of the
big daily papers of the east, is the una
nimity with which one and all agree that
the country is about to experience an
other copper boom. 1t is held that those
who have so long held off from stocking
up. in hopes of lower prices, are now in a
position where they have got to pay the
going prices or else shut up shop. 1t
would be absurd to suppose that the lat
ter course woul be considered, in view
of the prosperous state of the country at
large, so the followers of the market can
see bright times ahead at the expense of
those who hav so long delayed their
purchase. In view of these facts, the
western holders of copper mining shares
who bought at high prices are not worry
ing very much over the situation.
The copper mining shares held up re-
markably strong today, considering the
fact that there is little trading in shares
on Saturday. Anaconda was quoted at
$50. 7h Boston & Montana, 1864; Butte
& Boston, $50; Parrot, $54; Utah Con-, $44;
Mohawk, $3.50; Osceola, $S9; Tamarack,
1925,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
NOTICE TO WOOD CONTRACTORS

-,otice is hereby given that the hoa ri
of county commissioners of Silver Row,
county. invites sealed proposals for threa
hundred (300) cords of dry pine cordwood
the same to be delivered and racked IN
the Jail yard Of said county, on or before
September LIST, 1899.
All bids must be filed with the Comfy
Clerk on or before July 10th, 1899, at 10
wood" T
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids; all bids must be accom-
panied by cash or certified check IL H.
amount Of One Hundred Dollars 500 ,O0)
J. E. MORAN,
County Clerk.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
DR.. Leo Hagen-Burger has resumed

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Second judicial District of the State of
Montana. County Of Silver Bow.
In the matter of the estate of James Ed
wards, deceased. Notice of publication
of m appointed for proving will, etc.
Pursuant to an order of said District
Court, made on the 9th day of June. 1899.
notice is hereby given that Saturday, the
Sth day of July, 1899, at two o'clock D. m,
OF said day, at the court room of said
court, at the City of Butte in the said
county of Silver Bow, has been appointed
as the time and place for proving the will
of said James Edwards, deceased and for
hearing the application of John r. Rick
ards for the issuance to him of letters of
administration with will annexed when
and where any person interested may APP
pear n contest the same.
Dated June 26, 1899.
CLINTON c. CLARK,
Clerk.
BY JAMES F. WILKINS,
Deputy Clerk.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
MR.. CORAM'S PROPERTIES.

J.. A. Coram, who is visiting the city,
speaks very enthusiastically of the out
look at the Cochiti mines, in New Mex
leo. Mr.. Coram has just returned from
Titan, where he perfected plans for the
erection of a big smelter to treat the ores
of the Bingham Copper & Gold Mining
company. He says the Bingham shows a
nine-foot ore body that samples IS per
cent copper, q ounces silver and $12
gold,
Mr.. Coram says he will mode his plant
at Bingham after hat of the Highland
Boy.erected by Mr.. Frank Klepetko Of
the Boston & Montana mpan He
says the Highland Boy plant is the en-
bodiment of all that is modern in the
science of smelling.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08

Columbia Gardens, open free every day
of the week. Open air concert by Ross
ner's orchestra on Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon and evening. Free dane
ing for children Saturday afternoon from
3 to 5 O'Clock. Special rates and induce
mciits given picnic parties. Sommers
family at Garden theater Sunday after
noon and evening.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
THE N E U N

Many pioneers of the state who reside
IN Butte expect to attend the state re-
union Of the Pioneer Society of Mon
on August 20.
Henry Filing, the president of the So
clety, has made arrangements for the
transportation Of members of the society
from Twin Bridges, the railroad ter
minus. to Virginia City, and the meeting
VIII undoubtedly be n of historic in
terest.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
IN CLANCY DISTRICT.

Clancy Miner: Accompanied by Charles
f. Gable. capitalists from the cas- visit
ed the B. & G. group of mines in the
Warm Springs district this week. The
probabilities o are that the property
will be r~eincorporated, capitalized at a
much higher figure, and very extensive
work lone in the lear future. 1t is I'M
derstood hat the driving Of the big tun-
mel from the Mockingbird ground, which
has engaged the attention Of the man
agement for some time, has been aban-
doned for the present, and that orders
will soon be given to sink the shaft on the
hill $50 feet deeper. which will give it a
total depth Of 500 feet. Extensive drifts
on the vein will be run at each 1OO-foot
station. On the Bland. adjoining the B.
& G. on the east, in one Of the surface
holes that have just Deer sunk, and
where a fine chute of ore has been ex-
posed, q whim will be put up and another
shaft SUM The workings on the Bland
will be over 1000 feet east Of the B. & G..
shaft, but on the same vein.
Ed A. Ely. who has been constantly en-
ployed at the Liverpool mine in Lump
gulch for the past five years and ten
months, leasing with considerable sue
cess in the upper levels of the property
during the past three years, severed his
connection With the mine on the first of
his month. He has taken a lease and
bond from Messrs. A. NJ. Hotter, T. G..
Merrill and others on the old Edelweis
mine. located on the divide. near the
head of Clancy creek, for two years, ana
intends commencing operations there at
nncp
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08

Commencing Monday. July 10. the city
ticket and passenger offices Of the North
ern Pacific, Great Northern. Denver &
Rio Grande Western, Oregon Short Line,
Union Pacific and Burlington railroads
will be conducted on a daylight schedule
only, closing at 6 p. m. daily.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08

All members Of Pride of the West Lodge
No. AZ. A. o. U. W., are requested to
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at their hall, to
make arrangements for Brother Long
staff's funeral
G. H. BEECHER, NJ. w.
J. G. FREEMAN, Recorder.