The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-10-31

Fred. {. Talbot, needed no intro
duction to the voters. IIcis known,
at least, by reputation, in almost
every household in Hartford county.
The Republican nominee, Mr.. Viii
liam Tyler Page, being an entirely
new man in the district, was COM
PEELED to mingle more among the
voters i'll order to make their personal
acquaintance. 1t may be said with
entire candor, that all who have met
him have found an agreeable courtly
gentleman.
In this, the closing hours of the
campaign, the only thing for the
voter to consider is the principles for
each stand as a representative, and
each citizen should carefully decide
which of the the two nominees will
support the measures of the people in
preference to those ofthe monopolies.
Mr.. Talbot stands as an opponent
to the present high tariff, which is
taking from the people not only large
sums of money in a direct manner,
but also by protecting certain trusts
or combinations, who, with this wall
built around them, can demand and
compel the producers to pay price
far above the value of the products
could they be imported into this
country free ofduty. The Democratic
party throughout the country is max
ing fight against the trusts. 1t
has been proclaimed from one end to
the other that, with the necessary
vote, they will take active steps
towards passing legislation which
will be of such a nature that even a
Republican Attorney General willnot
be able to claim to say is Intellectual.
On the other hand, should Mr.. Page
be elected, the people can expect him
to stand by his party in their perpet-
uation of the pernicious legislation,
which has from time to time been
fastened upon the country by sue
ceeding acts Of Congress, all ofwhich
have had one single object in view,
and that was the protection of the
manufacturing interests. Webelieve
some Of the Republican leaders who
state that they are sincere in their
opposition to the trusts. No doubt
they feel it is a condition of affairs
that ought not to exist, but their
remedy is of such a nature that its
impracticability is apparent on the
very face.
Another thing that the voters should
consider is the political experience OF
the Democratic nominee. We have
heretofore in these columns shown
that every session of Congress Of
which he has been a member he has
received signal recognition in the
shape of appointment on influential
committees. His ability has always
been more thoroughly appreciated
in Washington circles than among
his constituency. While members
from other States have been lauded to
the skies by their local constituency.
there has been more of a spirit to find
fault with our representative, and, as
a rule, very scanty thanks are accord
ed the man no matter how brilliant
his work has been or the useful enc
that he has accomplished. Mr.. Tai
bolts record on the Naval Commit
never received proper appreciation
and doubtless if he was a member
from some Northern commonwealth
his people would see to it that not
only his own State, but the country
at large as well, should be justly ap
preciative of the great services that
he has performed.
The voters have now had sufficient
time to consider the relative merits
of the two men and the parties that
they represent. If one is right the
other is wrong and it rests with the
people themselves to say which course
our country shallpursue in the future