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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
John Walter Smiths Tactics.

In short time the bill, at the same noon
session, cam" up on it's final passage. and
certain amendments were offered to it by
Mr.. Randall and Senator Crothers. Dem
ocrat of Cecil. and adopted In view Of
what had taken place at the meeting at
my Office, ms these amendments were one
by one offered to the bill, | began TO fear
more and more the idea of its not being
passed without amendment. and while this
apprehension was working in nv mind n
number of leading Republicans in the
liouS" who were known by me to be stanch
friends of the bill came up one after the
nthcr to my seat as presiding officer of the
Senate and Informed me that there was n
Republican element in the House that was
cooperating with the Democratic oppo-
ncntS Of the bill in the Senate to get the
blll back by amendment to the House. so
that an effort could he made to defeat If
there. | did not know then. and | do not
know now, how strong this element was,
but | was averse to taking any risks what.
ever with the bill, and accordingly left
the chair and went to Senator Randall's
desk ana told him of the approximations
and suggested to him the eXpedlcncy of
moving n reconsideration of all the amend
ments engrafted upon the bill. so that 1t
might Mt once be passed by the Senate.
He, the fearless and enlightened advocate
of all good legislation, did me the honor
to act Straightway upon my suggestion,
and moved the reconsideration of the last
amendment adopted. AT once Mr.. John
Walter Smith made himself conspicuous
above all his associates in his determine
ton to Insist upon the amendment OF the
bill and Its consequent return to the House
by moving n recess Of the Senate until
p NJ. This motion was rejected, both Mr..
Smith and Dr. Herring voting in its favor.
Not content with this result, Mr.. Smith
then moved that the Senate go into execu-
tive session-anOther dlatory motion. This
motion also was defeated, both Mr. Smith
and DR.. Herring voting in It's favor, too.
Still not content, Mr.. Smith moved an ad-
iournment-another dilatory motion. This
motion, like its predecessors. was defeat
ed. both Mr.. Smith and DR.. Herring vot-
Ing In Its favor. too. Senators Jackson,
Michael and myself were the only Demo
Gratis that voted against these motions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

The bill which aftcrwHrd became the pres
cnt election law was introduced by Mr..
Pennington. of Baltimore, a Republican,
intothc House OF Delegates, which was over
whclmngly Republican, and was prompt
" passed by that body by n unanimous
vote and sent to the Senate, with the
impression and hope unquestionably upon
the part of some of the more reaction
airy Republicans in the House that the
Democrats in the Senate would turn II
down. A day or so before 1t was passed
by the Senate German Democrat, com
handing influence In that body. came to
my office. adjoining the Senate lobby, and
in an interview of great length employed
every form of argument and persuasion
at his command to induce me to vote
against 1t. Conversation with other Cor
man Democrats in and outside of the Sen
ate had already made me more or less IA
milar with the grounds of his and their
antagoniSm as expressed to me on this oc-
casion They were that owing to difrcren-
ces between urban and rural conditions a
new registration was not needed in the
counties of the State. that the rank and
file of the Democratic party were terribly
diShcartcncd by their recent defeat, and
from dependency could not readily he In
ducrd to register, and that some Of them
could not be induced to do SO under any
SO. and that the Democratic party being
out of power it did not hay" sufficient re-
sources to furnish this induccmcnt. To
This | replied that ! was pledged by my
convictions and Sympathies, repeatedly de-
clarcd. and by the convictions and sympa-
thicS of my pcOple-thc people OF Baltimore
city-tO the passage of this very law: that
| thought that even from tn" standpoint
Of party eXpediency the proper thing for
however this might be- there were public
considerations involved in the matter high
ar than any possible party considerations,
and that ! should certainly vote for 1t. To
the argument that no new registration was
needed in the counties | replied that | my
self was satisfied, from what | had been
told by Republican as well as Democratic
members of the Senate. that apart from
Baltimore county (whcrc Mr.. ]. f. c. Tai
bolt and his political associates had crea-
ted in the Twelfth district very much the
same conditions as those prevailing in the
city, and Anne Arundel and Howard coun-
ties. there was no need for n new registra-
tiOn in the counties, but that an effort at
that time to curtail the scope Of the new
registration contemplated by the bill might
provoke long discussion, and that | was too
much interested In the passage of the bill
to take any chances on 1t.
ABOUT the same time the same Individual
had an extended conversation with Scna-
tor Michael just outside of my office, in
the passage leading from the Senate lobby
to the State House lavatory, ut which, as
Senator Michael afterward Informed me,
he repeated the same arguments and with
the same result.
OF course, knew that the real, control
ing reasons why the German Democrats
were opposed to the election law were
their expectation of recovering power and
their indisposition, strengthened by habit
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Mindful OF ObIigntions.

Thus is II demonstrated that the RCpub-
ltcan party is not unmindful of the obliga-
ti"nS due and the help that should be
given institutions of this character. And
will our Democratic friend say we should
not have been 50 liberal in this direction
! think not, but, II so, then we are most
willing to discuss this issue before the
voters of Maryland. Now follows brief
review of one of the acts of omission or
commission Of the Democratic Treasury of
ticialS concerning the manner in which
they, as custodians, failed to add to the
public talents entrusted to their care.
refer 10 the fact that prior to the year
lS'" no moneys We're earned upon State de
ppSitS in banks Why this should have
been 50 | know not; neither do | believe
that the people Of this State will ever
know. but II there be those who can offer Il
defense for this neglect Of duty, let them
speak. Perhaps some justification for this
lack OF duty may be presented by the
Democratic orators during this campaign
In the years 1S96-T-S-9 moneys from this
source yielded the sum of S33.376.Gj. while
in lS!34-5 the Democratic officials only
collected the sum of S13. 7S2. 80. In other
words tn" present administration has re-
ccivcd for the four years past $40 594 = SO
more money than did the Democrats dur
ing 20 years OF control.
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The State Debt.

AT the close Of the fiscal year 1895 the
net debt of the State was So ,OO5, 253. IL
while ut the close of the fiscal year 1899.
September 30, it was S2,J9I ,O42 80; and,
therefore. decrease in four years of $4OS
2lo.lS. notwithstanding the fact the Leg
lSlaturcS of 1876 and 1898 increased the
same S1,2OO.oou. which sum. added to the
above amount, will make an actual reduc-
ton in four years Of 81 SOS. 21O.1S, or Il per
annum reduction of S4O2, 052. 541b
"Ccl. John Walter Smith, in his speech
recently delivered at Elkton, is quoted as
having said that the State debt had been
increased $500 900 under Republican admin
istration, and in his Music Hall speech
OF Monday last he aGnin said that 1t had
been increased $SUo,OOO including the Fifth
regiment Armory loan, or discrepancy
OF SbO.ON Which of these statements Is
correct. | would respectfully ask? They
cannot both be right. In fact. both are alb
Solutciy untrue. AS n matter of fact the
Legislatures above referred to did increase
the State debt S1.2OOOuO for and on ac-
count of the erection of new buildings for
the penit"ntiaTy. Second Hospital for the
Insane and the House of Correction
much-ne"dcd public improvements. long
neglected by tn" Democratic party: but
Notwithstanding this loan. we have actual
~ paid this increase of 81. poo, 600, and in
addition thereto have further reduced the
state debt SiOS.21O1S Is this not a plain
statement the truth of which cannot he
denied, for the figures speak for them
selves | invite Colonel Smiths attention
TO this statement ana ask him to explain
TO the voters Of Maryland how he finds an
increase in the debt of the State OF $500
Geo, when the actual figures demonstrate
it has been decreased S4OS. 21O.1S over and
Abov" all loans created by the Legisa-
lures of 1896 and 1895
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The novt s+o,, ,,.,
MI the Domoanp. n"9 " 'ah neetlhg OF
ar nv otHco 60, a., ineLiipeis Oh the senate
the coIlncti,.o Wv puipose Vi bringing
of thn law 70 ,aa ussure VI tne opponents
MEETING wos bo1I upon US llichdS. rms
lection inst bafor, %tLe"itlhS 10 my recol-
Senate On NJ, o. ,a n"oH SESSION OF the
son of Dornhoi.' iooo senator John
man and - 49,. an eAcelleht gentle
otc nrncidod Si,as siui nIeihpcr OF the Sen
ing tn INV roooiinstie VIZ present accord
members of tho So,,t az .nu Dcinocratlc
WnItnr smith ,,,I ~ HNi"uihs ME- John
Democratic a"nI,d, iicrlhs, 'he present
ComntroIlor $500, ior tne once of
ms was nnrbo,,, tao ... uiSvussioh followed,
I found mvsnir w ~ " pe tne case when
enco of Mr. c., p'".es where the lhtlu-
the ono hand nanna 1911 vas paramount. On
DrmocroIs ~ .i' , were given why the
n unit ogoins. tho ',iiI S,iould STAND as
| ende,vorod +n anu On the other
should Stand nc ,',. ie"sois why they
sion h,d nn ,,o..,,t. "i'. iol It, Inc discus
fact thar tbo ari,. 1911 10 ueNeiop the
worn f,rornhI P'i'ohS present VINO
were Sonoton I,J 'nc passage OF TIE Dill
(cy- Governor raaI.a,''' senator jackson
tv , t,,n $50 VI W icoihlco coun-
IIicbooI and , VI me Dill; Senator
Johnson hroI.a +, "i'u hhaiiy senator
IFS continnonoo o',oil ny rcinarking that
tho. IL, pioniS'u nothing but fur
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Let us see who has best cared for and
kept .nvolate the sinking funds of the
State; that Is, who have carried to these
funds the most money collected from the
taxpayers for the purpose OF liqudatng
the debt OF the state at maturity. Dur
ing the years 1892. 90, 81 and % the
Democratic officials carried to these funds
the sum of S9Ti,2S1.3l. being the actual
cash transferred from moneys collected
from State taxes. although Il further sum
of S2iS,3i3.32 was credited to these funds,
being realized from the General Govern
mcnt, sale of State property and collec-
tions on tn" bond Of an cX-Stntc official,
and which. therefore, cannot be included in
this comparison. While during the years
1896, ~, '9S and 30 there was carried to
the said funds the sum of 81 .139. O51 90. or
gain of SlGi.7G9GJ But bear in mind
that this increase in favor of the Repub-
lican administration has been brought
about by Il tax rate dedicated to such
funds Of . cents less on each 500: or. in
other words, the tax rate available under
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Jackson And Michael Were True.

The question then required on the mo-
tion to reconsider. Senators Jackson
Michael and myself were the only Demo
Gratis who voted for It, and the result was
tie vote, several Of the Republican Sen
ntorS who had not been appraised of the
situation voting against It. The friends
of the bill realizing from this result that
time was needed to explain the situation
fully to those ScnatOrS-all OF whom we
knew to be thoroughly friendly to the law
then yielded to Il motion made by Mr.
Smith to adjourn until s p. NJ. During
the interval the situation was fully OK.
planned TO the three Republican Senator's.
and. seeing that they were in hopeless
minority, the German Democrats at the
night session desisted from their opposi-
ton to the passage of the bill. and every
one of the amendments was in detail re-
considered and rejected. the bill was
passed, all the members Of the Senate eX-
ccpt Senators Finley, Talbot and Thigh
man. Democrats, voting for It, and a
weapon keen and bright and obedient to
all the liberal and righteous impulses of
our people placed in the hands of the free
men Of this ancient and honorable Com
m0nwCalth.
Such was the history of the passage of
the election law by the Senate To my
dying DAY IL VIII be source of gratifica
ton to me that all of these things | saw
and part Of them | was
1t is true that without the aid of ut
least one Democratic vote the Republicans
would have been powerless to pass the bill
In the Senate, but it is equally ms true
that without the united support of the Re.
publicans 1t would have been defeated in
the Senate.
And | cannot conclude this narrative
without saying that the attitude of Mr..
John Walter Smith toward this bin was
simply typical of his attitude toward every
measure seeking the eXtirpation of de-
PRAYED politics that was introduced into
the Senate at the sessions of 1894 and
1896, when he and | were both members Of
that body.
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" ,'' ,t',' l"r Pu,'l' ONCE
r Nv. LOW "'I',',nl II" may De IN the art
=. va "NN'. an" 'he pFll"dh'E"i the can
d'iAi' Tor A't"rn"N-G"neral on I'll" Demo
.'Iu' .'k'I Is rh"'rluliN admitted. for IT
- ''H '"N, ""'-IA com F"ht"d by the night
~ ,'"'" n''"" upon 'I' an AIRS "i state,
'"N' ~ ,"' Gr'"''" t""l IN" intelligent
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NV ~ """t" ,nh'l ny MS GIi't"rIhG gen
,,,',,.' '," "l-n,N o, "Fat"rE al the "A-
i"'S" "l IN" ruin, RIdlrlIc is not nrgn-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
COMPTROLLER
GOLDSBOROUGH
On The Improvement In State
Finance
UNDER REPUBLICANS RULE
Delivered At Westminster. Nd,
October 10.

"Nr. Chairman, LddiCs and Gentlemen:
ut has been asserted by the Democratic
candidates that this campaign hu, nothing
To do with national politics. but should he
fought ont ANA conducted solely upon State
issues. Willie not admitting this to he
true, | am willing to accept the challenge
thus offered, and. therefore. will continc
myself To Il review of one branch of State
affairs. ANA cndcavor to show that a record
for good government has been made that
must command the admiration of Thought
full men of all parties. and which demon
StrltcS that the pledges made in 1898 have
been kept in spirit and in letter Mr. Ray
n"r, the candidate for Attorney General,
states 1t will be well for me to explain to
IA" prunI" of the State by what inventive
talent the rate Of interest is reduced from
Il per cent to ) per cent. My reply is that
whatever reduction or saving of interest
ur resources of the State has been accom-
riSh"d by this administration. ii has been
uonr hT tn" simple rule of common hon
r&tE, close attention to business. n rigid
accountability on the part of officials re-
pIllrd To report to my office. ana no IA
vorS shown tn dclinqucntS. The gentleman
further adds that if the figures given in
my letter of acceptance be closely followed
one Will see in moment that in few
years from now. under Republican admin
istration. we will nave no taxes at all, ana
w" VIII 'hv" huge fund to distribute
among the people of this state In answer
to this. | most cmphatically declare that
This utt"rancr of that distinguished gen
tirmnn approaches most closely the truth.
Tor indeed, confidently affirm and assert
mat, should tn" Republican party be con
tinucd in power four more years the entire
drht OF Maryland will be practically wiped
out. aud that there will be no State taxes
say" that levied for the support and main.
t"nan"" OF the public schools of the State.
ana ! challenge Il successful denial of this
proposition.
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Democratic administration was ~. while
under Republican administration it was re-
duced to "a, almost a 2S per cent. reduc
ton, the other cents being set aside for
the purchase of free schoolbooks. and for
such books the State has paid during the
past four years the sum of 100000. But
had the levy remained the same as dur
Ing the last four years Of Democratic ad-
ministration, there could and would have
been carried in actual cash this same sum
of 100000, which, added To the gain of
Slj4, 1906, above mentioned. would make
an actual gain or difference of S16i. 100 60
over Democratic rule of four years. An
other truth plainly told-n further proof
Of good government
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q. "Thc Rest People Of The Stnte Are
Democrats"

This Is the argument Of Mr.. Nayncr. H
contends that. taking III" Two parties,
there will be found in the Democratic party
- larger proportion Of men who 10y charac-
tor and Intelligence are better fitted to con-
trol til" affairs of the State. Let this be
conceded. If il is true now. IL there any
time from 1867 down to the present when
it was not equally true. and vet everybody
conccdcs that there We're many years be-
tween 1867 ana 1896 in which we had very
bad government? The argument. then,
proves nothing.
The Republican party has been tried for
four years and has redeemed its pledges
It promises now additional reforms in much
more specific terms than the Democrats,
and has the prestige which comes from
having kept its ante-clectiOn promises.
do not see. therefore, why any fair man
who voted for it in 1898 should not vote
for 1t now.
As to the local ticket the same reasons
do not apply. If | voted in Baltimore
there are many Democrats for whom !
would chccrfully work and voue.
EDGAR II. CANS.
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Faithful To Their Trust.

II would ask If this was not evidence of
the faithful performance of Il public trust
committed to the care of the Republican
officials. Can this be said of our prcdcccs.
SorS In office? Let this count in the indict-
ment be answered. And yet there is an
other cause contributing to the result and
record for good government thus made.
An examination of the tax accounts of the
COmptrOllcrs office shows that during the
term of my Republican predecessor, the
Hon. Robert i. Graham, and myself over
due or delinquent taxes to the amount of
Sab, O2934 We're collected and turned into
tn" treasury of our administrations Not
one cent of these taxes matured during
either the administration Of Mr.. Graham or
myself. 1t was all overdue prior to NJ. Ora
hams accession to office. in January, 1896.
Some of it had been due for over 10 wears.
and large amount was collected by suit
and persistent effort on the part of the
Treasury officials. Some of it was forced
from collectors whose terms of office had
expired for more than fly" or six Years.
and yet had never paid one cent of the
taxes charged against them. This sum Of
Nil@n29.34 represents such taxes exclusive
~, ana does not include one cent that was
levied during either Mr.. Grahams term
or my own. | would ask the intelligent
voters of Maryland To weigh well the work
thus done. Let youthful mpn-mcn inter.
"Stcd i'll the advancement of Maryland
examine and weigh well this record Nay,
not only the record Of the Treasury De
partn Cnt of the State. but let every ACT Of
the Republican party since its aSccndrncy
to power in the State h" closely Scrutl.
n2cd
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If there were nothing else to Justify the
glorious popular revolution of 1875. it
would Justify il. 1t is not too much to say
that ii marked Il new era in the history Of
the state. IT gave the people Of Baltimore
city FIRE" and fair balOt-thc right pre-
Scrvativ" of all rights. 1t brought padded
and fraudulent registration lists to an end.
1t broke M and dispersed the gangs Of re-
peatcrS which at every recurring election
Baltimore connected with the Democratic
organization higher in point of social posi-
tiun. but equally as. if not more tiagitiOus
III point Of character. 1t purged the bal
lOt-hoX of knavcry, riot and the stain OF
blood. 1t wiped out the connivancc of the
polio" nj election outrages. 1t stillcd the
nimblo fingers of the hrcling attorneys,
who had for years prostituted their time
and talents to the diShOnorahle task of In
tcrpolating inSidiOus subtlotcs into the
body of our election laws. IT terminated,
Mt least until the old ring regainS power,
the spectacle of the entire election ma
chincry of the State habitually. systcmati-
Cally and shamelessly perverted to the pur-
pose of sitting the Just Indignation of the
People and reducing them to the limp and
helpless condition Of n man in the ahomi-
rrutile II has made election day as quiet
ms sunday ana So smooth and satisfactory
in every respect have been its actual work
iI,gs that not n whisper has ever aSsailed
it's results.
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=. eve Helped The Good WorI.
Along"

The Senate was Democratic. they say,
when III" election law was passed. and
therefore that party should have part OF
the credit for passing that measure. the
greatest. most important that has been
enacted SO long as hay" known Maryland
politics.
1t must be evident to all. since Mr.
Erucr's graphic ana powerful letter. that
the Democratic party was not in favor
of this measure. True, the Senate was
Democratic. but its majority was made
possible only 10y counting on the ind"pcnd-
ent Democrats Of that body ana it was
III" decided stand taken by those indie
pendent Democrats. who, by the way. are
often called. in dcrision. Republicans. than
controlled the vote in favor of the bill.
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!. owe Must Redeem The state"

Redeem the State from what? From mis-
government? This has not been shown 10
the satisfaction of any impartial man. On
the contrary, most of the Democratic
speakers have been trying to show that
though many essentially good things were
done during Governor Lowndcs' admins
traion, the Democrats had Il share in the
good work.
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70 NE Edii0r Of the NcWs:


IN MS speech Ut Elktoh MIR. John Walter
"tt'ltn' 'ne belhocratlc candidate for the
oiice ol Governor Is reported In The SUN
10 nave sald' Inc erection law OF lS9G re-
'elNeu me approval OF n Democratic Sen
a'e' SO .uai poth parties should nave credit
~, ma. l"c"sure.
)" n"ppe"S that was PRESIDENT of the
r'"'' Henate III iH'o' wheh the election
INV WIS P'SSou ny mat pody, ana that
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and inveterate practice, to surrender any
OF the unreasonable advantages that tho
existing election laws afforded to n marty
in power. p"i''
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THE ELECTION LAW
1t Was Passed In The Face Of
Democratic Opposition.

Nr. Bruce. The Democratic Prcsi-
dent OF The Senate In 1896, Gives
CircumstnntiaI Account OF The
Right For And Against The Bill
The influences Now At The Front
In Democratic Politics ExertpG To
Fhe Utmost To Accomplish Its
Defeat,
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.. State.

But holi"vo n still stronger reason OK
lists as :" strictly STATE issues. have
known TIL" politics of this state for som,
years. and do not know Of any State
administration that viii compare with the
f"ur years during which Governor Lowndes
has been NJ the head of our affairs.
EvcrTor" knows of the great public laws
which hav" been passed during that time.
and everyone ought To know of the most
Hdmirahl" administration of the State
finances rs shown in the dignihcd. master
~ speech of Comptroller GodSborough.
If tn" state administration has been for
the last four years better beyond any com
parison than previous administrations, why
should the men who have made it so not
be continued in office?
| have heard several reasons: