Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-23
MARYLAND POLITICS
President Criticised for Attempt.
Ing To settle fractional Diff
fcrences
OUTLOOK FOR CUBAN TREATY
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, u. G. Oct. 23.
Amid impressive ceremonies a bronze
equestrian statue OF William Tecum
sch Sherman w0s unveiled here last
Thursday. The statue stands at the
head Of Pennsylvania avenue. directly
south OF. and facing the treasury. II
was on this point that General Sher.
man watched. In 1865, tho grand 70
view Of the troops who marched from
Atlantn to tho sea. Tho unwilling
was preceded by o parade ana d re.
view OF all the regular troops sta
toned In or near Washington and OF
the District OF Columbia National
guard. The president accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt, several members OF
the cabinet, and all members Of the
diplomatic corps who were In Wash.
ingt0n, attended the ceremony. Az
the two large flags which covered the
statue were drawn aside by William
Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke. the
ninc-year-oli grandson OF the general.
the Fourth artillery fred a salute OF
seventeen guns. the Marine band play
cd the Star Spangled Banner and the
veterans who surrounded the statue
cheered. Addresses were delivered
by the president. by General David y.
Henderson for the army OF the Cum
bertrand. General Daniel r.. sickles for
the army Of the Potomac, General
Charles il. Grosyenor for the army
OF the Tennessee and General Thomas
j. Henderson for the army OF the Ohio
The president made an appeal FOL
the upbuilding OF the army and navy
condemned dishonesty In public ser
vice and expressed a hope that there
would 500 be an appropriate statu.
or Lincoln at the National capital
Speaking Of dishonesty In public scr
vice he said: I'VE a as little al
ford 70 tolerate d dishonest man II
public service as a coward In th,
army. The murderer takes n singh
life: the corruptionist In public life
whether he be brIbc glver or bribI
taker, strikes AZ the heart of IN,
commonwealth. In every public SCI
vice, as In every army, there will b,
wrong doors, there Will be misdeed
This cannot be avoided: but vigilan
watch must be kept. ami as soon a
discovered wrongdoing must be stoI
ped and the wrong doors punished
Maryland politics have virtual.
monoplized the attention Of the pol
tlcians during the last week. This 1
due In part 10 the efforts Of Pres
ident Roosevelt 10 bring about haI
mony between the republican faction
of the state and 10 Senator German
resentment Of this alleged in%terefci
ence Of the chief executive in stat
politics. The followers OF Senator III
Comas and Representative Mudd hav
carried on a long and bitter struggl
pnd these factlonal differences secn
ssd 10 benefit the democrats who ar
carrying on an aggressive campaign
with the a question as the issu,
= land conscious Of the fact that ~
4 outcome Of the election will have
Z marked influence upon the polltics
= fortunes OF Senator German. IN
States candidate for the iomoerati
presidential nomination. In ralain
be negro problem To an issue, III
Maryland democrats have virtual
made n direct attack on Preslden
Roosevelt, and his attitude on thi
question is continually mentioned an
ondemned. This gives more tina
sual importance 10 The feet that =,
PRESIDENT has made earnest appeals I
pc two republican factions TO unit
s'nG elect q republican governor ~
q legislature. lie declares that he q