The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-14

SIXTH DISTRICT,
GE0RG Il A. PEARRE,
of Alegany county.
Election Tuesday, NoUember 6, 1900.
SENATOR LODGE said in his Philadelphia
Convention speech that there is not astate in
the Union today that could be carried by free
trade against protection" The spread of Re-
publican protective principles has been espe-
cially notable in the South within the last ten
years.
The COMMITTEES appointed by the Republic
can National Convention to formally notify
President Mckinley and Governor Roosevelt
of their nomination performed that pleasant
duty on Thursday. The President was in
Canton, Ohio, and the Governor at his home
near Oyster Bay, Long Island.
THE NEW York World this week made pub
lie story that party of Spanish and Cuban
conspirators in that city had arranged plot
to assassinate President Mckinley but that it
had been frustrated. The same authority says
that special detectives are now constantly
guarding the President, WHO'S at his old home
in Canton, Ohio.
THE SILVER Republican National Conyen-
ton that met in Kansas City last week claims
to have had among its delegates two hundred
men who voted for Abraham Lincoln. This
is the party that has Charles A. Towne for a
Vice-Presidential nominee. Mr. Towne has
always been a Republican and he was Mr.
Bryan's choice for the second place on the
ticket with himself.
The STATISTICS of our foreign trade for the
fiscal year just closed show an increase in
value of over three hundred million dollars as
compared with the preceding year, while the
proportion carried in American ships was
never so small-a condition that will compel
the passage of legislation at the next session
as esN-g-e~s for The reyiyai q Asrs-icsa sta u
In PRESIDENT MCKINLEY the people have
man of high character, unsullied reputation,
unswArving patriotism. and 3 stronger candl-
date than he was in 1896, because his remarka-
BILE experience has strengthened and broad
ened him and better equipped him for execu-
tive duties. In Governor Roosevelt the people
have representative of the stalwart Amer
icanism of the day, and man as closely iden-
titled with the policy of expansion as is the
President himself. They make strong team.
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS generally are pleas
ed at the action of the Kansas City Convention.
In a newspaper interview Hon. Phillips Lee
Goldsborough, chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee said: II am as
pleased as it is possible to be with the action
of the convention in Kansas City. The bring
ing of the silver issue again to the front by the
Democrats leaves Sound Money Democrats
absolutely no excuse for deserving Mr.. Nc
Kinley this time. 1t could not have happened
better for the Republican party in this State
and regard the carrying of Maryland for Nc
Kinley as absolutely assured now"
THE NATIONAL campaign of the Democrats
was formally opened at Lincoln, Nebraska, on
Tuesday by the holding of two ratification
meetings, one conducted by the Populists and
Silver Republicans ard the other by the DEM
ocrats. The principal speakers were William
J. Bryan, Charles A. Towne and Gen. James
T. Weaver. Mr.. Towne is the Populist nomi-
nee for the Vice Presidency, but has announc-
ed that he will support Stevenson, the regular
Democratic nominee. From now on the con-
test in the West on the part of the Bryanites
will be waged with great vigor. That is their
principal fighting ground and they propose to
vigorously cultivate every inch of it.
DISCUSSING THE Democratic platform SEN
ator Hanna, chairman of the National Re-
publican Committee said a few days ago:
From what have read can see that it is a
cunningly devised scheme to catch the unwary
and the unthinking voters. | think the most
labored effort in the document was to create
difference between expansion and imperial
ism. 1t is rather amusing to see their line of
demarcation they apparently rely upon the
constitutional question to establish that diff
ference as to whether the flag follows the Con-
stitution or the Constitution follows the flag.
We are perfectly willing to meet that issue on
their own hypothesis So far as the free
silver plank is concerned think all Repub-
licans will be satisfied with that. tits certain
Iy satisfactory to me-"
In AN interview since the adjournment OF
the Kansas City Convention Mr.. John M.
Nelson, of Baltimore county, WHO'S member
of the Baltimore banking firm of Hambleton
& Co., said 81 do not believe that Mr., Bryan
is as strong now as he was four years ago.
Then the country was in the midst of great
industrial depression and the people were will
ing to try almost anything that promised
change from conditions prevailing. 1t is diff
ferent now. Instead of the mills and factories
being closed and nearly half of the working
people of the country idle, the manufacturing
industries are running on full time and COM
paratively few people are out of work. Bryan
would have stood little chance of election even
if the wishes of the conservative element of
the party had prevailed, but the injection of
silver into the battle makes his defeat fore
gone conclusion"
The Kansas CRY CONVENTION completed its
labors on Friday afternoon, 9th inst by nomi-
mating Hon. Adiai Ewing Stevenson, of Hi
nois. for Vice President. The three leading
candidates at the finish were Mr.. Stevenson,
Hon. David B. Hill, of New York, and Hon.
Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota, the latter
being the nominee on the Populist ticket. Mr..
Stevenson ran on the ticket with Mr.. Cleye-
land in 1892 and was elected to the Vice-Presi-
dencv. He lis native of Kentucky and sixty
five years of age In 1885 he was appointed
,hy President Cleveland as First Assistant Post
master General. One of the last official acts
.af Mr.. Cleveland was to nominate Mr. Steven
son fer Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia, but the Republican Sen
ate failed to set upon his nomination. After
he retired from the Postofice Department be
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