The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-24

State in both Houses.
They our Republican Senator and
Members have greatly helped Balti-
more city and Maryland by the wise
appropriationsfrom the Federal Treas
ury obtained for our buildings, our
rivers, our harbors and national pub
lie works.
The Democratic party obtained
power in Maryland four years agoun-
der false pretenses by promises it has
not kept, with purposes it did not dare
avow.
1t elected Governor who called an
extraordinary session of the Legisla-
ture for purely partisan advantage,
against the protest of an enlightened
public opinion and at great needless
public expenses.
As part of this conspiracy he aid
ed the same leaders in procuring
useless and Enthusiastically State
census-another false pretense-at
heavy cost to the taxpayers.
He condoned the ticket-b ballot fraud
and rewarded the faithless Supervi-
sors of Elections by reappointing them
to the trust they had just betrayed.
He has been careless as to the reputa-
ton and antecedents of public officers
appointed to prominent positions.
He has exercised the pardoning
power partially and unequally and to
che detriment of the public interest.
In the words of our own Declaration
of Rights, we declare that 1.-The rights
of the people to participate in the
Legislature is the best security of lib
erty and the foundation of all free
government, and every male citizen
having the qualifications prescribed
by the Constitution ought to have
the right of suffrage
We further demand that the Legis-
lature shall remedy the ascertained
defeats in our present Election law,
resulting solely from the changes
made in that law by the Democratic
managers at the special session in the
interests of fraud and oppression.
We must put an end to the increas-
ing disfranchisement of many citizens
through accident or fraudulent marks
on the ballots.
We must insure the canvas of the
vote by the Supervisors without error
or confusion due to any uncertainty
or commission in the law.
a Republican Governor and Legis-
lature will bring back to the people
fair election laws. A Democratic Coy
ernOr and Legislature are pledged to
complicate the ballot, to confuse the
voter, to throw out the the vote after
it is cast and to extend the disfran-
chisement of the people.
We condemn the employment of
the Police Board and forces of Balti-
more city and the Board of Liquor
License Commissioners in the interest
of the Democratic party and in fur
therance of the political ambitions
and fortunes of individual members
of that party.
1t is of the utmost Importance to
the people of Baltimore city that
these agencies should be taken out
of politics and we pledge the Repub-
lican party of maryland to such a:ts
as will accomplish that purpose.
We favor the enactment of pri-
mary election law and corrupt prac-
tees act applicable to the entire State.
We favor the delegation of the leg
islative power to grant charters to
public officer, under liberal and GER
tain rules as being the most effective
method of curbing the lobby and di-
verting the revenues regularly deriv-
ed therefrom by its members into the
treasury of the State.
We favor a system of public road
improvement to be aided by both ma
tional and State appropriations and
to be applied on equal terms through
out the State. These appropriation
should supplement, on reasonable
terms, the money raised for that pur-
pose by the counties and individuals.
We favor such additional appropri-
ations for our public school system as
will aid each county in lengthening
its school year and in increasing the
salaries of its corps of teachers.
The schools should be kept free
from partisan political influence of
every kind.
The oyster and crab industries of
Maryland are of paramount impor-
lance and shall be protected by wise
and liberal legislation.
First-We condemn the Democratic