The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-30
Nearly One Month of the Session
Passed and Very Little
Accomplished.
NOTHING NOW TO PREVENT BUSINESS
Garrett County's Representatives Highly
Esteemed BY Their Assoeiates-Meas-
ures introduced BY Them-Of Interest
to This County.
Special to The Republican. |

work and attend to the important
matters of legislation for which the
members were called together. The
reelection of Mr.. German to the Sen
ate and Mr.. Vandiver to the State
Treasurership has cleared the way of
political matters to such an extent
that no excuse remains for the major
ity to delay any longer and the peo-
pie may expect that prompt action
will be taken on the numerous mat
tiers of general and local legislation
which will come up from now on to
the closing hours.
Mr.. German has at last attained
the object for which he has been
scheming ever since his defeat by
Senator McComas four years ago and
has been chosen for a fourth term at
/ Washington. In order to accomplish
his purpose, however, he has been
obliged to overturn all the best tradi-
tions of Maryland as a State devoted
to popular suffrage and disfranchise
a large number of good citizens, for
the ballot law passed at the extra ses-
sion last March not only disfranchised
many colored voters but also deprived
of their rights large number of in
telligent white citizens, quite as many
of the latter as of the former. Indeed,
in Baltimore city an investigation
has shown that more white people
were deprived of their votes in No
vember than colored people, among
whom were many who could read and
write but who were so disguised with
the unfair ballot law that they did
not go to the polls. All of this can
be laid to the charge of Mr.. German,
and that is being done by people of
all classes Mr.. German has many
political sins to answer for, not the
least of which is the passage of the
law which defrauded over $1,000 citi-
zens of their right to vote at the last
election. Whether the present Legis-
lature will provide remedy for the
evil remains to be seen.
The present General Assembly
seems to the looker-on to be much
above the average in intelligence and
ability, and large proportion of the
men are young and prosperous look
ing. This is especially the case with
the Republican members, who num-
Der in their ranks some of the best of
the younger element in the State.
They appear to be alert to a greater
extent then usual and to be ready at
all times to do what they can for the
best interests of the State at large
and their party as well. AS the Dem
ocratic majority is very small in the
House, and by no means united in
purpose, the Republicans will no
doubt be able to prevent all bad and
bring about much good legislation.
One thing they ought certainly to be
able to accomplish without much
trouble and that is to prevent any
further attempts to disfranchise Re-
publican voters simply because they
are Republicans. There are enough
Independent Democrats here to aid
them in this matter and if any more
people are disfranchised by an act of
the present Legislature it will be be-
cause the Republicans will have lost
their skill and have thrown away
their opportunity. This is the opin-
ion here of all careful thinking OBJ
servers, and if the Democrats shall
succeed in carrying out any of their
nefarious plans it will be because the
Republicans have failed to live up to
their duty as members and have not
acted with unity of purpose through
out.
The Garrett county members have
already taken high rank and are es-
teemed by all members of both par
ties. Senator Ravenscroft and Mr..
Finzel as old members are of course
familiar with the work and have been
lat home" from the start. Mr.. Ashby
has made the acquaintance of a large
proportion of his associates and is al
ready looked upon as a man of care
full and conscientious judgment and
quiet but efficient working member.
1t is the general opinion here that
Garrett has one of the best delega-
lions in the State House and will
have no cause to regret sending her
present members here.
Mr.. Finzel has introduced Joint
resolution requesting the assistance
of the Maryland Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to use their in
fiuence to secure the location of one
of the national army camps in Gar
rett county. The resolution will be
passed and it is generally believed
that with the aid of the Maryland
delegation at Washington the camp
will be located at the desired place.
Senator Ravenscroft has introduced