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The citizen., 1900-01-19

eftort to bring about this devout
ly wished consummation IL
lieve such a reductiossz.ss y =
made during the preSeE@s Air
istration. Let us at least try
effect it. l promise to do nv
part.
1.-The expenses incident to tbi,
session OF the Legislature sbonld
be kept within moderate lint
Let Us have no unnecessary annsS
priations. Let us not incnr tLo
charge of extravaganza in .hae
regard. The membership Of hoqL
Houses of our General Assemblr
is of an unusually high order
In my long experience as a Sena
tor, | can say quite c0nfidenfv
| have never known the person
mel of said membership to have
been excelled. The new leaSo
of life, therefore, which the neo
pie have seen fit to bestow unon
the Democratic party has a most
auspiciouS beginning. 1t eneonr
ages me not only to hope. but to
believe that we shall fully meas
ure up to the high standard of
merit assumed and promised Nv
the party in the campaign which
returned that party to power
BY so doing we shall be enabled
to retain the confidence of tba
people, and thus hold the reins
OF government for many wears 70
come. But should we fail to
meet the just expectations of the
people in this regard, we shall be-
hurled from power as surely and
as overwhelmingly as we were
defeated at the polls four Years
ago.
AN INTELLIGENT ELECTORATE.
''The political events of the
last four years in this State prove
beyond a doubt that the people
rule. They make Governors and
Legislaturer, and they unmake
them. The system of public in.
struction inaugurated in Mary.
land 20 years ago has borne an
abundant harvest. 1t has grown
and expanded to such an extent
that the people, even the hum.
blest i'll the land, have become
readers OF the newspapers, and
close observers and students of
public events. They have be.
come intelligent, critical and
jealous of their rights. Any at.
tempts to deceive or any derelic-
tion of public duty is at once de.
tected and exposed. 1t therefore
follows that any public official,
whether he be Governor, a mem.
Der OF the Legislature, or the
humblest office holder in the
State, will be held by the people
to a strict accountability; and so
it should be.
81 realize, my fellow citizens,
the great responsibility | shall
assume when presently l shall
take upon myself the office of
Chief Executive of the State.
| am aware of the many enAAS.g.
rassments attendant upon ny poS
sition. | can only say that '
shall try to do my duty. If r
should be unsuccessful in any
particular, the failure should be
attributed to the head and not to
the heart. | love my State. |
love her people. | love her insti-
tutlons. She shall have the best
| can give of heart and mind.
But | feel that | cannot succeed
without the aid and counsel of
good citizens. This | earnestly
invoke. With it, and with the
assistance and guidance of Di-
vine Providence, which | pray
may ever have, | known | shall
not fall. And now, Mr.. Chief
Justice, | am ready to take the
oath of office.n
The citizen., 1900-01-19
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. 1909.

MAX O'RELL, the great English au-
thor, says that Enelond cannot WIN in
less than a year, snd then OILY with
an immense army of not less than
200, 100 men.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

The Maryland Society of New
York will have the society incarpora'-
Ell under the laws of New York. Their
rooms are No. l3. East 10Th street =,
New York. Mr Albert Richie, form-
erly of this city, is corresponding See
retary of the association.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

THE Frederick members Of the
Maryland Legislature were placed
upon number of important commit
tees in the House f Delegates Scna-
tor Rohrback tas been placed on most
of the important committees of the
Senate. He will be quite a busy man
during the session.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

Hon MURRAY VANpIvFR was
elected State Treasurer by the Demc-
cratic members Of tie House and SEN
ate without the necessity Of a party
caucus. This was an honor well de.
served aud we predict most popular
and successful administration under
State Treasurer Vaudiver
The citizen., 1900-01-19

The Pennsy lvauia Railroad Com
pany has made an advance of from
to 2eents per hour in the wages Of
Its employees on all divisions of the
road, which went into effect January
|, 1900. This is an indication that
prosperity has followed race with ex-
celleut management, thorough equip
ment and Courteous treatment.
The citizen., 1900-01-19
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
lie OF joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
cures them, also Old Running and
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons.
Corns, Warts, Cuts. Bruises, Burns.
Scaids. Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only 25 cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by A. L.
Pearre,. Druggist.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

Communications on interesting subjects are
always desired. Sign name Ia fun, not for pub
hcation. but confidence. Write only on one
side Of paper.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

You viii do Us = great favor by sending us
the names Of parties who are not taking the
"CITizES," and who you think would ap-
preciate a sample copy.
The citizen., 1900-01-19
81 90 PER YEAR

Henceforth after August srd, 1890, the price
Of the CITIZEN win be ONE DOLLAR Isl on
per year. strictly IN adrance. Al persons de.
string to become subscribers should send their
names in at once, 50 as not to lose a single
issue. Single copies OF the .'CIrIzESr two d
aeDts
The citizen., 1900-01-19

Comptroller Herring qualified
for the position on Monday, vice
Hon. Phillips Lee Goldsborough.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

The farmers of Myersyifie
have organized a Farmers
Club" and will hold frequent
meetings. A Farmers Institute
will be held in that place some-
time in February.
The citizen., 1900-01-19
Do Not Want the Men For Whom
They Sign Petitions.

The eltions presented to on people
for applications for Office aud intorse-
ments OF various laws should be care
fully - aeighed before they are signed.
Men Wi!l sign uet,fie'a,. -. -.
The citizen., 1900-01-19
The Inaugural.
GOV. SMITHS ADDRESS TO
THE LEGISLATURE.

Promise Of a Business Admin
istration- Entire Response
bility Rests on the Demo
cratic Party - Pledges of
Good Government Must be
Redeemed = Police, School
and Election Law Reforms
Urged
The citizen., 1900-01-19
thnV he 0FsEF8 -
ies so of Maryland. After the eff

counties of Maryland. Alter the Ell
forts of Governor Lowndes to turn the
Dublic schools into political machine,
this law will he most acceptable to
all who have the real. interest of bur
nubtic schools at heart and viii meet
with very general approval.
The citizen., 1900-01-19
!" 1pn 7 ~ careful y to leave her addr

SO that Fverard might nave no a9
Guilty in tracing her. and she had
doubt that he would turn up some Il
during the day to scold her-she del
mined that she would submit TO
scolding without word-but at q
rate. TO take her home.
She did not 90 out all that day,
she should miss him. but he ne
came. When night fell she would h
been glad to go back of her own
cord. but her pride forbade her,
size remained whore she was. Sur
she thought. he will come to-morr
But that day too, passed, and horc
began 10 realize that her husband
taken her nj her word.
AS matter of fact, on the mori
of the second day Everard had
word where he was to be found at
honse agents office and inserted
or two advertisements in the daily
ners-he could not afford many
A.
The citizen., 1900-01-19

HoN. WNf. J. BRYAN, the late Dem
oeratic nominee for President ana the
most conspicuous candidate for renun-
inaiion on the Democratic ticket, will
row niIssy MS y..sg a,ars srs Of hist by
'he RMAy<S WHO
The citizen., 1900-01-19
REDUCTION IN TAX RATE.

"Both the political parties in
the late campaign expressed the
belief that our State taxes could
be reduced without in any way
lnJuring the public service, and
each party promised that, if sue.
cessful, it would make an honest
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MIR. bryan AND THE rmr1rsrrsns.

The purely imaginative and utterly
silly statement made by Hanna and his
organs that Mr.. Brysn had promised the
New York patronage and the naming Of
the secretary OF the navy to Mr.. Croker.
IN the Great OF democratic victory In
November. was promptly nailed as a lie
out Of whole cloth by Mr.. Bryan.
It did not require Mr., Bryans denial.
however. TO stamp this ridiculous story
as pure fabrication. His reputation
for Independence and sterling integrity
would DO guaranty enough that he was
not dickering and bargaining, after the
manner OF some municipal politician. for
the presidency. The Nation puts a higher
estimate upon him than that Neverthe-
less, in the most comprehensive and
emphatic manner Mr.. Bryan over his own
Signature, declared that he had not prom
sed. nor authorized any one to proraiss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

outside or administration circles, butt
men who heretofore have been close to
the throne are talking about the afllictIon
of too much Hanna" These are not
men who Will talk that way ior publica-
ton. Some OF them arc actively al work
on the stump for the ticket and others
are engaged In vociferous predictions--for
publication-of republican success. But
those who talk tho loudest will, in pri-
yste, admit that the outlook Is anything
but favorable, and some of them viii 30
20 far as to say they would not be at all
sorry to see an end of Hanna domination
OF their party.
II defeat should come to them, you will
see the scabs torn off of all the sores.
Then republicans will come out IN the
open and say what they think about the
good and kind" Mckinley and his man
Hanna, and nothing that the democrats
have ever been able to say about either
will equal In bitterness these republican
denunciations. cage of Wild beasts
wren raw meat is thrown to them would
not be marker 10 the senate chara Der
when Hanna shows his head Then the
merry FORAKER. who Is now compelled to
trot along under tho Mckinley Hanna
wagon with his tail between his legs.
VIII show his teeth in earnest: spooner,
the one time faithful member OF the
Mckinley kitchen cabinet, Will pc on hand
10 throw few harpoons into the quiv-
ering body Of the victim: Cush Davis.
VINO hates both Mckinley aud Hanna
with good, cordial, honest, Western
hate, will take even greater satisfaction
In laying bare the wounds than he did in
emasculatlng tho McKinley-Hay triumph
OF American diplomacy" which so thor
oughly represented Lord Pauncefote's
views old Grandma Hoar would get on
tho repentance wagon and, becoming hon
est again would speak a few truths about
the policy which he depreca,es so
strongly, but which he is now uphelGing
IN order to retain grip on public life;
senator Plat, looking Hannaward, would
say nothing, but would forever wear that
happy smile OF the cat who had swal-
lowed the canary, and Matt Quay, be-
ing back again in tho senate, despite the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

We have known that there Ia FED
eral government only as representing chr
nag our nationality and glorious tradi-
lions, but we have not felt the burden OF
Ns support or been confronted with the
possibility of the payment of an enormous
annual military tax, except during the
cNil war. In Europe, where great
afhies and navies are maintained. the
people are taxed directly for their main
~ Our revenues have been OBJ
.itueu heretofore by Indirect taxation,
whisky. IA y"
But with the increase OF our expendl-
Rures by 100 per cent the taxes to sup
b t tue government would be felt in our
nonles ana in our Offices. We would feel
mem IN both the neeessaries and lux
uiles OF llte-in our houses, in our tools,
w our 1000 in our clothing, in our car
.lases and In our wagons, in our checks
~nu hotes and bonds and transfers of
ploPerty-ln every transaction of our
everyday business life. For II we are to
MAINTAIN great armies and navies like the
powers OF Europe we must raise the
revenue for them by the means men,
uohed. and also by q stamp tax that will
iaee us at every turn.
ihese conditions are contrary TO our
present form OF government To-day we
teiow mat the customs colleI-or exists.
IN MS ofhca "a tha custom hou
sno rev OF us ever think of him--fewer
s.ni hsVe ever seen HIM or felt the taxes
ouliected through him. Under the new
sssime tax collectors would necessarily
sASiss men with Offices everywhere.
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our DIPLOMATIC CONFUSION.

II some strong hand does not soon get
hold of the relns Of diplomacy at Wash
ington this country is going to find itself
enmeshed In the most serious compiler
lions In the Far East. or else viii b.
compelled to pull out hastily in the most
cowardly and diminishing manner
We stand practically Isolated now.
In protesting any faith in Chinese prom
sses and expressing a willingness to neso-
tiate with the Willy and INSCRIPTIONS Chi
nese diplomats for guarantees for the flu
ture and amends for the par, oar waso-
ington government is exhibiting a gxle-
lessness and trust in humaa nature that
must be truly refreshing to the astuts
statesmen OF the old world.
SUPPOSE we should withdraw from the
concert" and undertake separate nsgo-
tiat.ons with chnag What could Chin
promise us thgt might not be Immediately
rendered impossible Of performance by the
action Of the other powers toward that
empire? Would we then be willing TO face
q European coalition In fight for the
ma ntenanee of such guarantees as we had
secured? OF II China were disposed "a
deny Us reparAtion Of a. adequate chs4ac-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
RANK OF TEXAS CITIES.

The people of Dallas. in their disap-
pointment and indignation al what thew
regard as grossly incorrect showing
OF their population under the recently
published census figures. are talking Of
having an Independent enumeration mode
by the city authorities.
Such proceeding would only be time
thrown away. The figures OF such
count might to an extent serve to dis
credit the government census In local
circles. and CRAFTY local pride. but the
official census returns would be the only
ones that the general public would LOOK
to or that would ever be used by the
press OF the country in ASlng Dallas
status.
bear 1t" as all other communities Will
have to do that feel aEgrieved at their
poor showing in the twelfth census,
But possibly Dallas can have the con-
ISOLATION Of knowing. as Houston has,
that limited municipal area as com
pared with that OF san Antonio. has
done more than anything else to fix her
present subordinate rank to the Alamo
City. 1t Will be a very difficult matter
to convince the travelling public or those
citizens OF Texas who are familiar with
The Texas cities. that San Antonio is
a larger city than either Houston or BAL
las. The Post believes that il all the
people who belong properly to both
cities. and ought to be included in their
municipal boundaries were counted,
Houston and Dallas would be neck and
neck and both ahead OF San Antonio,
There are certainly enough people be-
yend the city limits. but yet in the
suburbs OF either Houston or Ddllas. to
add more than 10000 to the population
figures given by the census. In the case
OF Houston the addition would uu.
doubtedly be greater. A municipal area
in the case Of either that was half that
OF the municipal area OF the Alamo City
would show anywhere from $4,000 to
10000 people.
Dallas has taken In more OF its sub,
urban population than has Houston. but
II has not Appropriated the enterprise OF
San Antonio in that respect. Like the
man who was preparing feast San An
tonic has gone out into the highways
aud byways and across wastes and round
ed up everything human in sight.
But there's no use getting mad about
all this.
It IS our own fault. notwithstanding
any derelictions Of the census enumera.
tors. We ought TO profit by the lessor
and stop sleeping over present and palpa
Die opportunities. Let US hope that n,
further injurious effects will follow the
announcement OF our subordinate an,
modest position than some slight losl
Of prsstlge
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
(BY JOSEPH OHL)

Washington, September 25-Republic-
ans are beginning to wonder whether a
hoodoo has not settled down upon their
party and its prospects for another four
years OF power Administration leaders
view with unconcealed evidences of alarm
the evidences that the campaign so far
has been agai st them, and they do not
hesitate to acknowledge that whatever
breaks have been made have been on
their part and not on the part OF their
opponents,
The blind faith in Mckinley luck"
which they have manifested zip to now.
seems to be shattered, and they have
reached the stage where they are BEGIN
ming to indulge in recriminatlon among
themselves and in criticism of the man
whose success as campaign manager they
have been praislng so Loudly ever since
1896
There are criticisms of Hanna on the
ground that he was foolish to attemnt
TO duplicate success in political man
agement something which politicians
generally believe is next to Impossible.
iHese are tue mlldeT criticisms. They
are accomplished by suggestions that
Hanna ought to have known of his own
personal unpopularity and ought to have
seen that it would be dangerous Tor the
party for him to continue in the role of
shining mark.
No pun is intended, for the men who
talk this way are entirely too serious
to indulge in the frivolity of punning,
They have criticised Hanna since he,
swearing he would neer consent con-
scented" to remain at the head OF the
National committee. and now they are
criticising him most bitterly for listen
ing to the tollles OF a lot of his young
| assistants and permitting himself to be-
come a campaign orator His declaration
that there are no trusts" is likely TO
send him laundering down to fame as
McKinley's Burchard
These are republican criticisms and
thero are lot OF them These express
sions ara by no means confined to those
republicans who are distinctly On tho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

r1bev would bs known mot only y
YORK and the other great cea.s's u
commerce.. but in every town' .,n's s,,,i
hamlet in the United states. u sts
respond with patriotic alac., ns sasssid
burden, sacrifice or tax ior w ,bsy s;a'
CARRYING on Of war. Whelns =. aus 81
with euoal cheerfulness do tns snyts
the new policy of the coloa's'
furnishes food for considerauOn. rclt
What also does a world.vl,urs, lIs:'.
noan - nss It means a cepu u,,s b.
, mean 70 o uI change matetisiss NJ
relations of the United sn vs]ol q tin.
eral go, Q nment. The ecn seutesi !
populous colonies wouin ~ Nave q
Washington. and we shou .aosa VIII =
tralization OF power far pe,vs- of "
oid tsderalists ever dresmsa al is n
o ,n no, have empire withou. II Web NJ
,rihrtes and that means p. ssm,r. q
uipu.e 49, onr form or govels,,nss w,
.ha ndonment OF tho Dss's,sss'e
the fathers held wren ~ Z.
this government In iIsh as POI ~
asked Mr.. Depew y y rropossi y
s,hIa 10 derive from thase Ire y,
MES a revenue grelter lnsr possss
,, , exnsnditre which ths !,
would involve. n.-sr ms t'i.ss, N
How" said Mr., DegSs,, colIrcs
Every time you attemih , u ri's, -
from these people ms ms !. your rI' X
YOU would have to call on AID srs.''
force to suppress then o,.s shst
them for what? FOR Lii suois =
rs raS our immortal declars ,ss !, syr'r
tion without represen
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my cu.RLEs A. EDwARDs)

Washington, September 25.--lS all Spe'
cial.) gall. the effrontery, tn cls-
honesty OF the average republican othee-
holder of the present regime is exempiihed
in the charge that has just been laid at
the door Of the Hon. stephen b. ElAnj,
senator Of the United States from tAe
State OF West Virginia, and proven by at
least two reputable witnes5es. lie is
charged outright with deirauding the
United states out of at least $4,000 postage
on 100000 speeches sent by him through
the mails under his frank as United stat
senator The law under wa Oh mcmber
Of congress may send out matter una
their franks is very plain and can not 10
mistaken. IL provides that parts OF the
Congressional Record may be 50 sent out
and documents that are Of pubic CHAR
acter, or letters taat pertain to public
business. This speech sent out under the
frank Of Senator Elkins was dclivs'ed by
him on July II in the city OF Charleston
W Va, a month after congress hal al
journed, and had nothing TO do with pub-
lie business. Ii was purely a private mat
ter. He can not plead ignorance Of the
fact that his frank was being us "a, Tor al
senators and members are slpp sel to
guard the ranking privilege with due
care Everybody here in the postoffee
department admits that the law was vio-
la ed. but they seem 10 take no fdrtn II
notice OF IT, A law that will reach lne
case of the men charged with sending out
seditious matter to the Philippines was
~ found and they were called down SO
hard that it Jared their back teeth and
yet this fragrant violation OF the law IS
passed over. Tie postoftice authorities say
that nothing can be done TO reach the re-
calcitrant senator except TO call h m be-
fore the bar of the senate and publicly
reprimand him for his conduct. That this
will never be done goes without SAYING so
long as there is republican majority in
the senate, which is likely to last as long
as the term of office of the guilty senator.
His term will expire next March and the
chances are excellent that he will be sue
ceeded by a good democrat who will be
more scrupulous in the use of his frank.
This simply shows, however, what the
average republican politician will do when
he knows that his gang is on top to protect
| h m from the consequences of his thieving
acts. If all the little things Of this nature
could be collected and told to the people
they would revolt in a body and proceed
here and do business with lot of cattle
who ought to be in the penitentiary.
49,
Colonel David B. Culberson once said
to ME that IL the people of this country
only knew the truth of how things went
on here in the National capital, how their
money was squandered year in and year
out, they would come here, tear down the
capitol and throw the stones In the p
tomac river. He said nothing but the
solemn truth. The people do not beg n
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SENATOR DEPEW ON IMPERIALISM

In the Chicago Times Herald on May
% 1898, Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew had
the following interview, obtained and
siened by George Grantham Balm and
copyrighted:
Wnen asked Mr., ,Depew what he
thought should be done with the Phil
lppine islandH he drew in his brea,h and
said That's pretty big question"
Then he pushed back his chair from his
eesk and swung around until he half
II we should keep the Philippine Is
ianus' said MIR. Depew, 1--WE would re-
verse the traditions OF this government
nom ia foundation. We would open nm
new line OF policy.
LEI us see what that would mean. In
the first place it would mean the ss,.s
iihnmeht Of military government over
poAsloty loOOO,OOo OF people COCO milt q
"N"y from u.s. II would mean the more ls,.
~ our navy to the proportion OF the
MI to the proportion of Englands
navy, ! suggested.
10 tho navy OF France aud Ger
lnsnE said Mr. Depew. ut wouls
mean the Increase OF our army to lb0 Soo
mere likely to 100000 men II wouI1
u'Pah the Increase Of our annual expensi-
'ulss 70 double what they are now I,
Mpuiu mean that the United States s,v.
.lnheat would DO brought In closer oon-
,se' WITH the people than evey before In
ms history Of this country.