The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08
MR.. HILTz OUT OF 1T.
Hiahlandtoarn Sentinel.

A great many persons will be sorry to learn
that Mr.. John Hiltz has decided to withdraw
from the contest for the nomination on the
Republican ticket for County Commissioner.
The reason for the withdrawal is the opposition
of some local politicians who appear to be able
to muster up enough supporters amongst the
lesser political lights to make primary fight
necessary to enable Mr.. Hiltz to secure the nom-
ination.
Mr.. Hiltz stated before he concluded to make
the run that he would accept the nomination
only on condition of the practically unani-
nous endorsement of the leading Republicans
of the district. He does not want the place
badly enough to mix up in primary contest
to get it.
The main objection to Mr.. Hiltzs candidacy
comes from certain Republicans of the ''see-
me-first" variety. They were not consulted
before the announcement was published, hence
their opposition. Unfortunately they have
enough backing to cause trouble. They
were unable to rise above self in The present
emergency, and while acknowledging Mr..
Hitz's personal fitness for the position, they
are afraid someone else might get the glory if
he we're to be elected.
The amusing feature is that the gentlemen
who wish to control are unable to agree among
themselves as to a candidate or set of delegates
to the convention, and from latest reports, Mr..
Mace, the chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, has been forced to take the bull by the
horns, so to speak, and name delegation
himself
in the he State IS not Blame
for conditions in the 18th district. 1t kept
hands off, as promised, as long as 1t was posi-
BILE, and patiently awaited developments. But
yesterday FRIDAY 3lst) was the last day for in
action and something had to be done, as the
time limit for filing lists of delegates had ex-
PRED. As the contending district leaders could
not agree, the committee had to step in
between.
No ONE pities Keene for his losses or any
other gambler in the stock market. But there
is one feature in the recent slump in stocks
which should not be overlooked, and that is
the ethical position of the bear He is man
who deliberately tries to weaken confidence,
the prime motive power of all capital, by de-
preciating the real value of securities He
lives and thrives on panics, and he is ever
scheming to make one. Of course, the law
cannot touch him, but the court of morals
must condemn. In sense he is public
enemy, for were he successful in all his schemes
to pull down values and destroy confidence
the country would be paralyzed. The bull
has many sins to answer for, but be is not as
bad as the bear There is less decentralization
from products being made artifcially high
than ruinously low. Recently the bulls have
upset the cotton market by running the price
of cotton up so high that mills here and else
where had to STOP while the farmer was not
benefited much, if any. But this was not half
so bad or dangerous as the bear endeavor re-
Gently to bankrupt everything in sight. In
the high court of morals the bear must always
be beaten with many stripes.
In THE County Court at Albany, N. Y, on
Wednesday Judge Gregory, in rejecting sixty
applications for naturalization papers, estab-
lished precedent by making the following
highly commendable declaration: II will
not naturalize any person who comes before
me and is unable to speak the English Ian
guage sufficiently to make himself understood.
l will compel them to answer questions re-
garding their age, place Of nativity, when they
arrived in the United States and any other
questions which 1 deem essential to good
citizenship, and if they fail to make satisfac-
tory answers, 1 will refuse to grant them the
necessary papers. When a man has been in
this country five years and is unable to talk
our language, in my opinion he is not fit to be
admitted to citizenship, and / will act &C.
cordingly."
A CURIOUS prophecy is that which looks for
ward to a continuous city from Boston to
Washington before the end of the present GEN.
tury. The trolley cars are at work building
up suburbs in all directions and marking out
the roads along which the population gathers.
Rapid transit brings cities more closely to-
gether every year and also swiftly extends the
limits of municipalities.
SPEAKING OF Bryan, a Democratic paper in
Philadelphia says: ut is well that people
should be reminded from time to time of the
wooden idols they have foolishly worshiped
for winged Mercuries." What is to hinder the
Democratic statuary from being in even worse
shape next year,
ENGLAND's LATEST and biggest battle ship
will cost S7,5O000O. Her tonnage is 1880
which is but small fraction greater than that
of two American battle ships under construc-
ton. 1t takes long purse to keep in the
modern naval swim.
THE NEW Hotel Belvedere, corner Charles
and Chase streets, Baltimore, will be COM
pleted by December LIST. The work is now
being pushed rapidly, 425 men being employed
on the building. The malachite used in fire.
proofing the hotel cost $4,000.
THE AMATEURS who are backing away from
the Kansas harvest fields were cut out to work
in the shade. If farmers had been afraid of
hard labor, with plenty of sunshine and pers-
piration, their business would have persisted
long ago.
THE KEARsARGE crossed the Atlantic at the
average rate of sixteen miles an hour, and her
machinery was in perfect order at the end of
the run. Uncle Sans builders of battle ships
are masters of their business.
A WRITER in the London Times locates Oys-
ter Bay in South Florida. But inhabitants of