The aegis & intelligencer., 1902-06-06
MOONS PHASES,
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEE.

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THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEE.
While there is plenty of time, yet it
is none too early to commence con-
sidering the question ola available
nominee for Congress. The Redis-
tricting bill, which was passed last
winter, puts Cecil county in the First
Congressional District, and the
Second is now composed Of Hartford,
Carroll, Baltimore counties and
portion of Baltimore City. tits said
that the new lines makes this district
Democratic by majority of 1,5OO,
and if our party selects the proper
man there will be no trouble in elect
ing him. So far as we can learn there
isno openavowed candidatefrom this
county. While there is plenty of
available material here, yet for some
reason everyone seems to be content
ed to let this honor seek his fellow
man. A number of prominent men
have been approached on the ques-
tion but so far have steadily declined
the profered honor. Hartford has
furnished a number ofable representa-
tives and we do not see why she could
not carry off the palm this time.
1t seems to be generally conced-
ed fact that Mr.. ]. F. c. Talbot will
have no opposition either in Balti-
more county or the wards of Balti-
more City for denomination. Mr..
Talbot has been a member of Con-
gress for a number of times and has
always served his constituency with
faithfulness. One of the strong points
of his candidacy is the fact that he
stands we'll with his home people.
His neighbors, who know him best,
are unhesitating and loyal in their
support, and as they are in better
position to judge and know the man,
it is always safe to attach consider
able weight to their opinion. He re-
ceived fattering vote two years
ago, and, despite the fact that the
county went Republican on the Presi-
Dental ticket, he carried it by small
majority.
This county will be satisfied to take
any good man, but his reputation
both in public life and as a private
citizen must be above reproach. No
one has any ri ght to aspire to politi-
cal preference if he does not possess
these prerequisites. The party who
takes him up stultifes itself and de-
serves the defeat which it generally
receives when it locks hands with
any candidate whose career, public
or private, cannot bear the bright
sunlight of an honest investigation
by an intelligent public.
ROOSEVELT VERSUS THE SOUTH.
Those of us who have been looking
forward to reunited country, can
find little solace in the speech of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, which was delivered
on Decoration Day at Arlington
cemetery. The speech has been termed
ill-advised by many the Presidents
warmest friends, but so far as we can
see, it was characteristic of the man
and nothing more could have been
expected. A short time ago the
President paid visit to the South
ern people and his action while in
that portion of the country seemed
to betoken a spirit Of forgetfulness
concerning the past and looking only
to the future. 1t will be with deep
regret that many of the friends that
he made while on that trip will read
his anti-southern expressions on the
day Of days when party strife should
have been forgotten. We all honor
the brave who gave up their life
blood in defense Of their principle,
whether thy wore the blue or the
gray, and a proper sense of propriety
has dictated that simply their
bravery should be recognized and the
causes which brought about the
bloody chasm should be entirely OBJ
liberated.
In the Presidents speech, however,
it seemed to be his desire to stir up
sectional feeling. He alluded to the
recent army outrages in the Philip
pine Islands and attempted in
measure to palliate these outrages
by bringing up the lynchings that
have recently occurred amongst us.
How he can make out that these are
analogous cases is beyond compre-
hension by the ordinary man. In the
one case, the Philippine soldier is in
spired by the same longing for liberty
thatinbued this countryin the memo
rable days of 1776. 1t seems un-
necessary orehash this matter either
from the standpoint of for or against
imperialism, but the subject must be
gone into in order to try to draw the
Lines. 1t is we'll known that the