The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-08-02
DoINGs AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Colonel McCardeU Writes Another Inter
esting Epistle.

eStnS Eplstie'
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July %, 1900
When a man like Murray Vandiver,
who is as illiterate as Arthur German
and as INSCRIPTIONS as John Smith,
can walk into the office of the Ad-
iutant General, and, without preface
or explanation, notify that distin-
quished official that he has the choice
between resigning his position and
removing his confidential clerk in
order to make a place for a follower
of the State Treasurer, Maryland
politics is taking on an appearance OF
imperialism, is it not? ] have re-
ferred to this matter in previous
letter, but | did not have the facts as
have them now. There is not any
earthly doubt of the fact that Murray
Vandiver gave Gen. Saunders plainly
to understand that he must yield to
! his demand--not the demand of the
nominal governor-but the demand
of Murray Vandiver, the representa-
| tive of A. p. German, or he would be
asked to resign.
And to his everlasting shame and
| discredit Gen. Saunders yielded and
sacrificed his friend. He yielded to
an imperialism made doubly intol-
cradle by it's vulgar origin and often
sive environment. There might have
| been some alienation of the humilia-
ton of such demand in the knowl-
edge that it emanated from a leader
ship entitled to respect an account OF
some pre-eminent quality of states
manship, but as the dictate of the
ignorant product of the vilest poll
teal combination that ever plumber
ed State it is especially abhorrent
Friday of last week was another
Democratic field day in Annapolis
The Board of Public Works held a
meeting to consider the appointments
in the Oyster Police Force. But
they did not consider them to any
extent. They did not have the
chance. The party was on hand il
detachments again, and made things
lively. A beautiful thing to look at
when on exhibition, is the Demo
cratic party of Anne Arundel county
DIR. Herring thinks if it did not smell
quite so much of stale crab meat, anC
was Differed by such divine speci
mems of Democratic perfection al
"Budle" Hoffacker and Clerk Grouse
it would be lively organization
, But when it all wants office, and i
mad and full of bear, it is not at al
, attractive, and the Doctor wishes i
would go away.
| Action on the appointments again
went over because the Board did no
. have the courage to decide between
p the angry factions. This did no
help matters at all, as it left all hand
in an ugly frame of mind. But tn
Board did one thing. 1t inspecte
v the fleet of schooners composing tn
q oyster navy, anu lOuhu Ihcih ali L.
/. bad shape and needing repair. t
n the average Judgment the boat
a seemed to be in fair condition, bari
: ing the need OF little paint Blu
n the Board saw job for a few friend
@ in the matter of these repairs, and a
G Jno. Smith declared he knew
schooner when he saw one, and fai
n idea of the value of boat-there
6 no doubt he knows the value of
h vote-he was of the opinion the
e were in bad shape, needed repai
, and must have it. That settled i
. If there is man in the State VIII
knows the arts of throwing none
around where it will do the mo-
e good, that man is governor in
!, Smith. Then, again, it require
s lumber to repair ships, and who h;
|. lumber for sale. Ha! ha, | chars
q the men who get these repair jol
l. nothing for this hint but they ha