The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-10


maligned and persistantly misrepresented
by the Baltimore Sun, but this did not swerve
them from their purpose and the fruits OF
their earnest efforts are now apparent. All
honor 10 them
THE ELECTION in Baltimore on Tuesday was
the most quiet and orderly ever seen in that
city. very large vote polled and the bulk
of it was gotten in early. 1t should be borne
in mind that it was the Republican party that
passed the law making it possible to hold a
fair and orderly election in Baltimore. The
toughs and FOUNDERS of the old Democratic
ring who used TO rough the polls and have
everything their own way, have lost their oc-
cupation, thanks to this law.
The BALTIMORE Herald of Wednesday said:
'Mr james w. Denny can,justly feel that the
result in the Fourth district yesterday was in
no sense a personal defeat. In Congress as out
of it. he has shown himself to be modest,
able, kindly, courteous gentleman. His con-
stituents yesterday had set their mind on vo-
ting against Bryan and all his works. and any
name which had the misfortune to be on the
same ballot with that of Mr.. Bryan was, in the
MISREPRESENTATION and abuse in political
campaign count for nothing, fact that was
clearly demonstrated and emphasized by Tues
days election For weeks before the election
the Towson Democrat devoted columns to mis-
representations of Mr.. Blakeney and what
have its editors to show for ittoday? Nothing.
Mr.. Blakeney has been elected to Congress,
showing that the people Of his district have
confidence in him and believe that he will
make an honest and faithful representative, as
he undoubtedly will.
THE BALTIMORE american and Baltimore
Herald are deserving of all praise for their con-
servative and forcible assistance in the late
campaign. Nothing offensive appeared in
their columns, which were daily devoted to
strong and intelligent discussion of the issues
of the campaign. They did not appeal to the
facts as they really existed so that an intelli-
gent people could carefully weigh them and
form their own conclusions. That style of
journalism cannot be too highly commended
THE STATE of Wyoming, with total vote of
10000 had the smallest vote in the electoral
college four years ago. Idaho, with $4,000,
81 900, the next. This year the voting popu-
lation of Idaho has been largely increased by
the extension of the right of suffrage to woman
and there has been material increase through
the prosperity of the stockmen and the growth
of the business in the population of Wyoming
Wilmington, the chief city of Delaware,
which had 81, 900 population 10 years ago, has
76,5OO, according to the census of 1900
WE DOUBT if any newspaper in Maryland
ever before waged such an intensely bitter and
acrimonious fight as did the Baltimore San in
the campaign that ended in Tuesday election.
It's persistent Misrepresentation of Republic
cans, especially of Governor Roosevelt, was
matter that was freely commented upon and
severely censured. In the editorial columns
of Wednesdays edition of that paper is one
sentence that we copy with pleasure because
it shows evidences of returning reason. Here
it is: TT was battle royal from start to finish,
but, despite the intensity with which it was
waged, patriotic men of all parties will accept
the result as the deliberate verdict of a major
ity of the American people," The American
people hare spoken and their verdict is a pro-
nounced rebuke to Organism.
GOVERNOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New
York, who was elected Vice-President of the
United States last Tuesday, made one of the
most remarkable campaigns ever made by
candidate of any party in this country. In
eight weeks he has visited "a States of the
Union, made 673 speeches, travelled q, 200
miles, visited 567 towns and cities, and talked
to what is estimated to have been 100000
more miles Travelled and more territory COW
cred than that of all the other candidates for
President or Vice-President of the United
States of all other parties for the last one hun
dred years, with the exception of the record
made by William J. Bryan in 1896, and it ex-
ceeds Mr. Bryan's record, which was 500
speeches made in $4,000 miles covered.
THE VICTORY won by Mr.. A. A. Blakeney in
Tuesdays election was one for which he has
great reason to be proud. He not only had
against him strong and thoroughly organized
party, but he had enemies in the ranks of his
own party who covertly did all they could to
accomplish his defeat In spite of the obsta-
cles he had to encounter, including the gross
Misrepresentation of some of the Democratic
newspapers of the district, he wins out hand |
somely and his friends feel deeply grateful to |
those who valliantly stood by him and disre-
garded the shameful stories that were circula- |
ted about him. 1t is pleasure to know that |
he accepts his new honor with proper dignity !
and modesty and gratefully thanks those who |
supported him for their efforts in his behalf. |
Those Republicans who failed to do their duty |
in the contest will in their spare moments,
no doubt regret what they did and wish that |
they had acted differently.
In THE first issue of THE UNION after the
Presidential election four years ago we said,
commenting on what would be likely to fol-
low that contest with returning confidence
business enterprises will start up and thousands
who have been in enforced idleness will find |
ready employment at remunerative wages.
Once more peace and prosperity will reign
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