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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
INDICTED-FOR BRIBERY.
Employees of Kansas City Street
Railway Company in Trouble

LII p1OyG6S OF lAauSdS lily -oLEeGL
Railway Company in Trouble.
Kansas City, No, June 22.-The spe-
ciaI grand jury which adjourned today
returned indictments against three en-
pIoyees Of the Metropolitan Street Rail
way company for alleged bribery Of
juries sitting on damage suits against
tne company. Their names were not
made public. but warrants were issued.
The report Of the jury was seusa-
tiOnal Indicating, as it does Syste-
matte attempt TO corrupt JUries in the
criminal court. It says. in part:
The crime of jury bribing. as prac-
ticed, has been carried on in the courts
Of this county to an extent never
dreamed of by the public. 1t is of ne
Cessity an exceedingly secret crime,
but, as stated above, we believe that
the Indictments returned by US and the
convictions which must necessarily fol-
low thereon will greatly. diminish. if it
does not put a stop TO the commission
of this crime in our county. jury brib-
ing by the Metropolitan Street Railway
company has been reduced to a regular
system
J. A Harder, auditor of the railway
company, who was, on Monday last,
held in contempt Of the criminal court
for refusing to appear before the grand
jury with his books, was today rA1e9sed
on a writ of 'habeas corpus era red by
Judge John w. Henry of the circuit
court. The grand jury had demanded
Of Harder mat he bring his books into
court TO aid the jury. Mr.. Harder re-
fused In mis- petition for a writ of
babeas corpus he pleaded constitutional
protection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
NEARLY NABBED
THE MAD MTTLLAH

Alden, June 22.-The Mad Mullah, af-
ter the recent repulse by Captain Mac
Neil, OF his attack upon the British
zaTeba, accidentally encountered the
main British force of Camelion and
mounted infantry which Immediately
attacked and routed him. The pursuit
was continuous throughout the night.
A hundred of the enemy were killed
and the AIUllah and the sultan of Nur
narrowly escaped capture. The Brit
ish force lost seven killed and
wounded.
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and steel. industry, the undininished
profits of our foreign trade, the unpra-
cedented level Of earnings. the prospect
that large. distributions of dividends
and interests seeking reinvestment and
more remotely the receipts Of klOndike
gold soon to be inaugurated and the
possibility of renewed production Of
gold in South Africa, are all interests
in the sum total Of confidence in the
future which underlies the speculative
market.
The market for railway bonds has
been rather quiet except for some of
the speculative issues, which have De5n
in demand. United States refunding
2s. new As and IS registered declined 4
and coupon u per cent below the clos
ms call Of last week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
LIVESTOCK Markets.

Chicago. June 22.-Cattle-Receints, 800
Market nOminaIly steady Good to prime
steers. 4.5l05.39: poor 20 medium. 4.5JN
5. 20: stocl5ers and feeders. slow. 2. eG1t3. So:
cows, 2.TC04. So; he:fers, .. 75a5.O5: Gamers,
2.oCa2.G5; bulls. 3.0oT4.Gg; calves. 45e(t
$50; Texas steers, 4.25d5.4O; Texas bulls
2.543.15.
Receipts today 1900; Monday
5000. estimated; left over, 5000. Market
weak Mixed and butchers 5.SCI6.15;
good to choice heavy, J-9506.1I12; rough
heavy, 5.SOd5- 90; light, 5-9Oa6.05; bulk of
sales. 5.9506.O5.
sheep-Receipts, $500 Market steady.
Good 10 choice WetherS, 4-VEft4-4t+ ialr
to choice mixed. 8. 75G no; western sheep,
Receipts Tor two weeks compared: This
Week-ReCeiptS: Cattle, $500: moss. 49,
cattle, 5000; hogs, I5s,5oo; sheep, s., ~.
St Joseph. Mo. June 22.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 143. Market steady. Natives. so
1850: cows and heifers, 2.H00j,15: Eeals.
Stockers and feeders. 2.75a4276
HOgs-ReCeipts, 500. Market WeaN TO
Sc lower. Light and light mixed 5.C9c
4 z505.O5; bulk of sales. 5-95G6-OO.
Shee9-Recei9ts, none.
Denver. Colo. June 22--Cattle-Re-
&C. l,.s. d.. -.-arket steady. Beef steers,
:. 3 5000: cows. 2.7504 so; feeders, freight
paid to river. s .CCd4 60: stOCkerS. freight
paid to river, 3.25q4.5O, bulls, stays,
Hogs-Receipts, 500 Market steady
Light packers, 96Q5-S5; mixed, 3.SOD
's Sheep-Beceipts, 500 Market steady
and unchanged.
Omaha. Neb. June 22--CattIe-Re-
ceip1s 100. Market nOminally steady.
Native beef steers, 4.60d5.S5;- western
steers. 4.COU4.9 so; Texas steers, 3.6Jd4 80,
cows and heifers, 3-40U4-75; Gamers, LIS
az. % stOCEeTS and feeders, 3.253ti. 10,
calves, 3.O90G 50; bulls, stays, etc, 5-Ut9
Hoes-Receipts 1900. Market a shaGe
lower. Heavy, 5.90U5.55; linked, 9.S11ztt
80; light, 5.S5d5. So e; pigs, 5-OJn9-oo,
bulk Of sales. 5.SI1205.S0.
Sheep-Receipts, none. Market steady.
Fed rnuttons 3.S554.10; grass wethers,
3.50d4. 10: common and stock sheep. 500
as. 60: ewes. 3.0OU2. IS; lambs, 4.CJd3.lO,
spring lambs, 4-5O05- .
Kansas City, No, June 22.-Cattle-Re-
ceiptS, Joe. Native steers, 4-gO0I5-90, lex
as steers, 4.25Ft4.23 Texas graSSCrS, loo
%. Texas cows. 2.DJU3.45, native cows
and heifers 3.00lt5 90; stockers and feed
ers 3.5005-o0; bulls, G.25a4-15; calves, 800
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 Market .a13a5o
6.00a6.10; packers. 5-90d6.CQ; mixed. $50
eco: light 5.75a5.90; workers, 5.5045.S5;
pigs {. 556i5. 90.
Sheeps-Receipts. none. Fed muttons,
3.50uf. 70; lambs. 4.5005.l0; grass Texans,
% .C0qT3. 20.
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a - euided 81 80.

PittsburE.- jury Witch last Friday
convicted John Biddle for tho killing of q.
D. kahuey was guided bX. prayer The
Rev. Henry Euesner was member OF
the jury, and when the twelve sat down
TO supper Thursday evening he offered an
Invocation. Later. IN the evening, just
before the jurors retired. ne offered an
thing by morning. When the Jury arose
Friday morning and took the final ballot
it~stOOd twelve for conviction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
Spain to Have New NAVY.

London, June 22.-Spain appears to
be making vigorous efforts to repair a
depletion of her armament, caused 10y
The Spanish American war. a special
navy commission from Madrid now in
London has placed with the Maxim
Vfckers concern a large order for guns,
including some forty of the new seven
inch guns, which during tests this
week, made the remarkable record of
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So &c va swindling.

Chicago. June 22.-LieutenanI Colonel
Roy Of Port Arthur, Canada, appeared
at police headquarters today for infOr-
nation in regard to w. Ct. Campbell,
who was arrested a few days ago in
Cincinnati, on a charge Of being con-
nected with an alleged smelling swim
ding scheme. Colonel Roy declares he
was SWindled out of 81, 600 by Camp
bell. and it is now his intention to Sc
cure, If possible, extradttion papers for
the later
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
StockS at I.ondon

New York. June 1.-THE Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says, The stock market today was stag
uauF, with American shares somewhat
uncertain. New York's higher prices in
d1ced some proflt-t king. with the result
that quotations dropped slightly under
parity. When this selling movement
ceased the tone hardened and the close
xas firm and shade above parity The
features were Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23

firing five aimed rounds in thirty seven
seconds, maintaining an average. with
projcCtile weishing geo pounds. of
over five rounds per minute. The strik-
ing muzzle energy was 11.5S7 feet. or
nearly six times greater than in the
case of the guns now used on board
Great Brit3iu-s best battIeShipS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23

the ground that he could only be tried
for the offense upon which be was OK
tradited from Los Angeles. The de-
fendant then entered q plea of not
guilty TO forging L. T. Downing's name
ITO an advertising contract and obtain
ing money on St from the Bank Of
Commerce
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
Loans, Exchange and Silver.

New York. June Z2.-Close: Money. on
can, nominal; prime mercantile paper. So
Wfia per cent sterling exchange nominal
with. actual business I'm bankers bills All
4eo Tor demand and at 4S55sd4S52t for 30
DAYS. posted rates. 4.s6ISGiLS SO: CONNER
ciaI bills. 4S42tn
silver certificates. nominaIIy 6Jc
Bar silver, 59zZC
Mexican dollars, 411Lc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
Coffee and Sugar.

New York June 22-Coffee-Spot RIO,
EASY; No. Z INVOKE, 6; mild, quiet: Cor
doVa. SJ4mS1k. Futures closed dull and
unchanged to points lower. Total sales
were 80 bags. including. July, sos; Oc-
tober. 80; December. $50.
SUgar-Raw, easy; fair refining, S9-l5;
centrifugal 96-test, 4 7-32. mOlasses sugar,
80; No. s. $50; No 10. 4.70; No. II, 40
No u. $50; No. 13. 400; No. Il, 400;
standard A. 4.55: cOnfectiOners' A. 5.35;
mould A. 5. 50: cut loaf, Sos; crushed, COS;
powdered, $50; granulated 800; cubes,
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Commissions 90 &c.

washington. June 22.-The president
today signed the following commits
siOns.
State-Horace n, Allen, minister to
Korea.
Justice-Natban Y. Harlan. United
States attorney. district of Nebraska,
No. s..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
Mr.. Choate Has Recovered.

London, June 22-Mr. Choate, the
United States ambassador, who has
turned to mis- Office today in perfect
health.
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Metal Market.

New York. June 22.-Tradtng in the mar
ket- for metals was on very small scale,
and what was done was I'm the way of fHl-
ing well defined wants Prices were about
as last quoted on all metals.
Tins. 5ON2S.60.
Ilead-i.371a.
Spelter--3. 92l aIt391iz.
Lake COpper-l7.OG. casting l663iz.
Pig Iron Warrants $1,000, southern
foundry. 1LZ5U15.50; northern foundry
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Condition of the Treasury

Washington, June 22-Todav's state,
mont Of the treasury balances shows.
Available cash balance. SllOSS5.S2l: sold.
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The fine crop prospects. with lower ca
bIes discouraged holders. and as result
cOnsidera bic long wheat came. out. but az
declines from Is 10 &c Shorts attempted
to cover and take profits, but there was
little for sale and prices rallied, The ad-
vance was we'd maintained tnrouS4out
the day. the market holding steady. one
of the chic bun influences was the
strength ir b. September opened a 70
sc lower al ., TO sos. Under free selling
by commission uses and locals, the price
dropped to 661s, around which figure the
shorts covered, FINANCING the market to.
o. A steady feeling prevailed around
these figures, and the close was 1sc lower
at 66%..
Weakness was notlceabIe in the corn pit,
due chiefly to the weakness in wheat
Offerings were heavy for q short time
and were quickly absorbed by shorts,
which advanced the price and gave a
strong feeling e the market. September
closed with an advance Of 3sU%tc at 447s;
Oats opened weak with other cereals,
and there was sufficient liquidation TO
prevent a corresponding advance. There
was no special feature 10 the trade. Sep
TENDER closed 5k08sc higher a z6izd265s.
There was very little interest manifest
ed in provisions, all eyes being appar6nL-y
on the grain market There was some
commission hOuse buying of lard Light
receipts of hogs doubtless was the main
strengthening factor. September pork
closed at an advance of flac at 14.92i2; lard
closed Toe higher at SO and ribs 5G7lzc
higher q S.12l2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
Marcott Must Stand Trial.

Judge Stewart yesterday overruled
defendants motion to quash the infOr-
nation in the case of the state against
L. w. MarcOtt alias A.-W. Clapp, on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23

Pacific Coast Grain Markets.

San Francisco, June ZZ-WheIt-
Steady: December, 1CO6l501s; cash, %
Barley teady-DecenbeT 6715
COru-Large yellow, 125d13O
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TO Southampton today, and viii be con-
VeyCd To the United states on the Red
star steamer iceland, sailing at noon
tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23

San Francisco, June Nevada. 10a12-
eastern oregon, 1o0l5; valley Oregon. Is
Mains, 6GI; Humboldt and Mendocino,
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. June Everything combined
20 create "a decided weQ lSuess i'm the wheat
pit, and the opening was weak and lower.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23

St. Louis, No, June 22.-Wooi-Steadv
unchanged Territory and western me
dunn. 13015, fine. 1913; coarse. 10F1 l25a
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stock Quotations.

Atchison - ... Ss1zt So Pacific 800. 597s
PrCferTCdD. So. Railway o5L-
Bait. & Ohio los Preferred .---- - e
can Pacific .l061i II, St. L. & w. y
Can Southern. 20 Preferred ---.. 5ti2
(,hes. a Ohio. 49, Union Pacific. ..12is
Celfc. & Alton. 46as Preferred ..... gu
C.. IS = @ 1857 Preferred ..... 531s
q IL H.. 2S2. W & L. E.. n
Preferred 800. % ID preferred. 3Siz
a & r T......13O Wis. Central p
e. AZ G. W.. 2G~EI Preferred ...-- 4>|s
Preferred A. SOIL y. G. G. & St. = Is
preferred B.. 581z Adams Ezpress.l775
C. e n we ANN. Express -1sS
c. r. l. < PIES q. 5. Express. 81
C. T q T.. 2311 w ells-FaTgO ...I5G
O.. G q. & stu Sc Ann. G & F. 327.
Colo. Southern. 10 Preferred ..... SISt
Ist preferred. Il ANN. Lin on. 2rs
% preferred. 23ls| Preferred $50. -
Del. & HUd.....l66 ANN. >. - II as54
ID. L. & w. 281lqI Preferred s.-...lt4l.
.. & Z. c.. p ANN IObdCCO--l5\t
Preferred LOO Ana. Min. Co. igl2
Erie ...-......... 49, Brook Rap. t. S23s
LIST preferred nv Colo. T. & lib
I'd preferred. o.. 81 Con. Gas ...--..322
Ct Nor ufd -1S5lsl Cont. Tobacco 6I%.
Hocking valley 5412| Preferred ....-IlSA
Preferred 900. 1875 Gen. Electric ..2l9 p
Ills. Central ..I47tz. Preferred 800. .3lle
la. Central ----- 4llzl tTlucCSe sugar EoH
Preferred ....- = Hooking Coal. 1914
Lake e G. w. 60&i Inter. PapeT-..-- .i
Preferred e.. ..I20 Inter. Power &c. 9tfs
louis * NaSl.IlU Laclede Gas .,- 81
Manhattan L.--l25's| Nat. Biscuit 600. H.
Met St Ry.....IT4i5. Nat. Lead ...... 2iai
Mex. Central O.. 2S24 Nat. Salt .-.--.. i3.s
Mex. National. 11ls. Preferred $500 ~
Mimi. & 81 L--11Sl4t North Anu.-...let
Mo- Pacific 1918 Pacific Coast. 1902
NJ x az t.. 81 Pacific Mail &C.. Il
/ Preferred 900. 62st. Peoples Gas.-..1lsi2
n j. Central .IE1 Pressed s. car. 441z
n y. Central. .-I5N Preferred 800. SEA
Nor S, West. 52& Pull Pal. Cares
Preferred ...-- &laI fteE. steel 1920 ~ I
Nor. Pacific. lz3 Preferred --.-- !514
ont e XTe,=f.,.. g7o.i Tenn. G. & L.. 7Hia
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Pingrea,s RodT Conn., Fome.

London. June 22.-The body of Hazen
S. Pingree, former governor of AIichi-
gan, VINO died here June Is, was taken
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
Wool Markets.

Portland, ore. June 22.-Wheat-WaHa
WaIla, IS, blUestem, 50.
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Surplus, s6,611.55O: decrease, s217o775.

Surplus, S661155O; decrease, S2,17o,775.
New York. June 22.-The Financ5er SAYS:
The bank statement of last week reflects
I'm the loss of S35lt.3U1 cash the average
Of the S5,40co exports OF gold TO Europe
during the past week, ana al the same
time IL fails fully to record the net move
meHt of money TO New Gork. from the in
terror. which movemen Mt was disclosed by
the returns made by the principal banks
of receiuts through express companies.
Hence the sta temCnt in this respect may
be said to be out of harmony with the
facts as shown by the known movement
of MONEY condition which il may be
noted has been eXli 9ited at least for the
The gain of only H.Sll. 400 in loans fol-
lowing the recent large increases in this
item would seem to indicate that the syn
triDuted to the expansion in loans are
temporarily at least. at an end There
were large nQuidaJiOnS of loans reported
to have been made during the week by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company #
been - considerable amount of new loans
TO. have CoUnteraCted the above noted
Hquidatlon and contributed TO the IN
crease shown by the statement. The loss
of Sl.3lJ,100 in deposits agrees with the
decrease in cash. less the gain in loans,
and hence the item is harmonious. The
loss Of $2llJ,tl5 in surplus reserve carries
this item to $500. $50. or only S7g3-375 above
the lowest point Of the year, which point
was recorded April g.
With this compa raytfvely low surplus re-
serve and with the preparations FOR the
disbursement OF a larger amount of July
interest 4nan mas ever been paid at this
center. which preparations win probably
begin By Thursday, it is difficult to see
now money on call at the stock exchange
can be otherwise than active during the
current We K At the same time it shout
be remembered that until the money col
leCted for disbursement shall be required
the banks and other institutions with
whom IL is temporarily deposited will
freely loan IL on call until the day when
ID viii be needed 70 be checked ont Tor
payment, when the loans viii be called in,
Moreover. though the amount of July in-
tereSt and dividend payments is UnpreCe-
dentedly large, , sly a portion of il viii be
paid out on July I, and while the remain
der is being disburSed, that portion which
was earlier paid VIII be ia course of dis
tribution- Consequently. the disbursement
Of money viii be only temporary
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New York. June Receipts
6.4S3 packages, firm; creamery, 15@l9Fzci
factory. 12iz015c.
Eggs-Receipts 6,1S6 packages, steady;
state and pennsylvania, 13d1315c; western
candled. 13d13izc; western ungraded, 1l0
12jzc.
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Dairr prodncts-

Chicago. June 22.-On the Produce ex-
change today the butter market was
steady. creameries 14019c; dairies, 144
16lkc.
Cheese-Steady at 9010c.
Eggs-Steady at l0d11c
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Tacoma, Wash. June 22.-Wheat-Qufet;
bluestem. 6152; club, 591a.
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weekly Bank Statement.

New York. June 1.-The statement o.
the associated banks for the week ending
today shows
Loans. 500. 755 300 increase. $l,SSl, 100
Deposits SgS2. S4i. 200. decrease, $3.50, 600.
Circulation. $50. So 500, decrease, S16.@le.
o. Legal tenders, Si9U-5,5g increase, Sl,4SS.~
2oJ. - a.
Specie S173. 295. 900. decrease, $3,S56,5o0.
Reserve. J2.222400. decrease $2.5tS.3oo
Reserve required, *2f5,tll,t5J; decrease
1897 sos
e-,--.-,i,,- q, ,11 90. Jecr.--so e. 7-0 --5
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The leading futures RANGED &c Follows.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-04-06
The Census Frauds.
From the El:Icott City Times.

To the timid and doubtful who regarded
the extra session of the Legislature with mis-
givings and accepted It with apology in the
expressed hope that 'sall wonld be for the
best the revelations from st. Mary's and
Charles counties IN respect to census irregu-
larities there will be reassuring as to the
course of Democrats at Annapolis. In the
face of fierce criticism the wise counsel of
able leaders prevailed in the call for an extra
Legislative session. The heroic action taken
was intended to right great and palpable
wrongs Of the people. The Democrats knew
what they were about.
In the light of events in Southern Mary
land complete Justification can even now be
claimed for them in the Legislature. For
purposes of partisan advantage in deciding the
Legislative representation it has been shown
that hundreds of names were fraudulently
enumerated by fhe federal census takers in
Republican st-ongholds. From this return,
if Governor Smith had allowed a new appor-
tionment of Delegates in the Legislature to
be made by it without question, the Republi-
cans would have had clear gain in their leg
islative membership without the expense OF
buying the increase in doubtful counties as
they have done heretofore in notable instances
with the aid oftheir unlimited corruption fund.
Fortunately for the people we have Gov
ernor courageous enough TO meet the respon-
sibilities of his great office, and this be did by
calling together the State Legislature to con
slider This as one of the most important of IFS
duties and TO devise remedy by providing
for II census under State authority. On the
basis of this census theRepublicans ofihe black
belt of Maryland will not he permitted to
override all the rest of the State.
They have fearful account to settle in
hatchIng and almost successfully carrying out
such mendacious scheme. Several of
the humble instruments of the attempted fraud
are already in the hands oft law, which, il
is to be hoped, is strong enough to catch and
hold the principals.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-04-06
The Extra Session.
From the Cecil Democrat.

The sensational disclosures regarding the
census frauds in Southern Maryland have
proven that not only did conditions justify the
call bat that there would have been no eorrec-
tons made if it had not been known that the
State would take new census. The allega.
tons made by the Democrats of fraud would
havo been denied and there the matter would
have ended. So far therefore as the census
matter is concerned it must be admitted by
all Governor Smith acted not only wisely but
for the best interest of the State when he de.
cided to make the call
1t may be eontended that in this particular
alone was the call sustained, but that there was
no reason to amend the election law. The same
influences that caused the frauds in the census
had also planned, and had in fact achieved,
a colonization of negroes by whose assistance
they would have secured unquestionable
control of the State. No reputable person,
whether Democrat or Republican, will con :
tend that this commonwealth should be under
such defamation. These negroes are an ig
norant, depraved and vicious lot, undesirable
as inhabitants and particularly dangerous as
political factors. To guard against this in
fringement change in the election law was
necessary. The conditions that demand II
are as real and infinitely more menacing than
the census frauds, and could be met no other
way 1t may be contended that it is for the
sole purpose Of giving Democrats the power,
and even If that be so, the best interests of
the whole people are much better subserved.
The Democratic party does not disclaim its
preference for white man over negro. 1t
maintains that the governing power should be
in his hands, and if the people will trust it,
they may be assured that negro domination
will never be found in Maryland.