The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-08

the conferees unanimously agreed up
on commission. Upon this com
mittee were such loyal Democrats as
Senators Robinson, Bryan and Moses,
and Delegates Peter j. Campbell and
Stephen G.. Little. A Democratic
Senatorial caucus was then called to
which the Baltimore City Democrats
were not invited The conference
committees report was rejected be-
cause S. Davies Warfield was mem
Der of the commission. 1t was open
ly stated by Democra tic Senators that
this effort to kill the sewerage bill
was made by the same power that
had defeated the corrupt practices
act. 1t was also openly stated by
Democratic Senators that the Haman
oyster bill met its fate at the same
hands.
THE Senate was overwhelmingly
Democratic, and it's work shows clear
ly what the Democratic managers
would have done had they maintain
ed their control over the Rouse of
Delegates. The Senate was motor
iously corporation ridden. The bill
files of the Senate will show that
great majority of the Senators were
named as incorporators in valuable
charters. | have never witnessed
more careless legislation than during
the session of the Senate of 1902 The
Court of Appeals will be kept busy in
constituting the various acts of the
Legislature. The customs and tradi-
tions of the Senate were treated with
contempt. The climax was reached
when the leader of the Democrats
made a motion in the Senate to limit
debate to two minutes and called the
previous question upon his motion.
Unless more Conservative men are sent
to the Senate to remedy the work of
the last Senate it will result in a per-
manent evil in legislation. The Sen
ate has always had the reputation of
being conservative body, but an
other session like the last will utterly
destroy such belief. 1t was not an
unusual thing to see committees com
posed entirely of Democrats. All FIVE
conferees upon the Shepherd oyster
bill were Democrats. | have not the
least doubt that a majority of the
Democratic members of the Senate
were appointed members of the en-
crossing committee and received each
an additional compensation of 800.
1t would be interesting to learn how
many of these individuals voted
against the appropriation bill at the
extra session.
The people cannot be too grateful
for the evils that they have escaped.
The Democratic managers are capa-
BILE of passing any law or committing
any act that may have tendency to
intrench them in power. The result
Of the last election, in spite of trick
ballots and fraud, frightened them.
They were ready to pass another cleo
ton law that would have prevented
their overthrow by the people. 1t
was a common report during the ear
ly part Of the session that the mana
gers intended to get control of the
window and they that would de-
stroy the equal representation at the
polls. Their party discipline was
strong enough to have secured this
had it not been for the fortunate COM
bination of circumstances in the
House of Delegates. In the Senate
they defeated an amendment to the
election law that would have separ-
ated the names of the candidates
from the party designation by the
space of quarter of an inch. Their
party discipline reminds me of what
was once said by member of Con-
gress when speaking of the members
of the opposition party in the House
of Representatives, when he said that
individually the members were gen.
tlemen, but collectively they were
lot of scoundrels. Let the people of
Maryland rejoice at their narrow es-
cape from partisan and corrupt legis-
lation. Mr.. Straus and the members
of the Anne Arundel county delega-
ton should be remembered by the
people Of Maryland"
MEADOW MAINTAIN