The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-11-04
The Same Old Gang Running Things.


Baltimore A1ericdn.
- The Democratic bosses. who are now
trying to force the Poe amendment through and
make it part of the State Constitution, seem to
resent all reference to the work they have done |
in former years, and put forth the claim that |
whatever may be their past records, whatever
methods they may have pursued to gain their
ends in days that have gone. they are now work
ing for the good Of the State-andsof the whole |
people. In passing judgmentsupon them and
'their schemes for a change in the suffrage
voters cannot and will not be disbarredsfrom
looking up their past records and studying them
for the purpose of deciding whether there is
any reason to believe that these bosses have
changed, have altered their purposes or modi-
fed their aims. A fewsdays ago members of
their own party-men whose Democracy cannot
be called in question-made against these bosses
the following charges, which.have not lyet been
answered. and which can be proven by their
record: "These linen have never believed in
honest elections. On the contrary, they have
delighted in balIot-box stufingiand fraudulent
counts. You will remember their acts in 1876
1879 1885, 1887, 1895 and other years. They fought
desperately the adoption of the Australian Bal
lot Law. You will recall that Mr.. Germans
defiant declaration Immediately before the 1895
election, We are in possession and propose to
remain there was thought by many fair minded
people to have been largely responsible for the
many assaults and outrages at that election.
Since the adoption in 1895, of an excellent cleo
ton law these men have constantly sought to
deface that law. In abolishing annual registra-
ton, introducing trick ballots and the practice
of placing almost indiscernible pencil marks on
the ballots. necessitating their rejection. these
men have succeeded to a certain extent in their
dishonest purposes. No desire on their part to
act unselfishy or for the best interests of Mary
land has ever been manifested"
u. S. SENATOR RAYNER has placed
himself on record as violent oppo-
nent of the Poe constitutional amend
ment. He says: 81 am utterly OPP
posed to this amendment, with the
strongest convictions of my life
against the principles that itembodies,
and l believe that its adoption would
bind the chains of political slavery
around this State, would sound the
death-knell of our political hopes and
aspirations in Maryland, and would
be as great calamity as could posi-
bly, be inflicted upon our people.
This is my deliberate judgment, for
which no one else is in the slightest
degree responsible. This is the
prompting of my heart, the dictate
of my conscience and the result of as
patient an investigation as I have
ever devoted to any matter that has
fallen under my consideration.
THE BALTIMORE Society of Friends has sent
the following letter to President Roosevelt:
1.-THE Baltimore yearly meeting of the religious
Society of Friends, assembled in its two hum
dred and thirty fourth annual meeting, de-
sires to express to thee heartfelt appreciation
of thy courageous and unwavering efforts so
successfully directed toward securing peace be-
tween Russia and Japan. We are grateful to
the God of Peace that He has so directed thee
and so strengthened thee that thou hast been
instrumental in bringing about. a result that
not only secures to their families the lives of
lieve to be step toward the time when Ma
ton shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more May
the Power that has guided thee thus far as ou-
Chief Executive be with thee and strengthen
thee in calm and in troubled days.
Hon. JOHN G. ROSE, of Baltimore county,
spoke at large Republican mass meeting at
Middletown, Md, on Saturday night last. He
thoroughly exposed the whole subject of the
Poe amendment which he declared was a
scheme to beat the Constitution of the United
States. He said the amendment would dis
franchise $4,000 white citizens of the State
He ridculed the efforts of the Democratic or
ganization to fool the people over the dangers
of negro domination, and used figures to prove
the utter falsity of such assertions.
Mr.. LLOYD LowNDEs, clerk in the office of
the State Fishery Force in Annapolis, died
suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy, in his
room in the Maryland Hotel, in that city, on
Friday of last week. He was &c years of age
and son of the late Commodore Lowndes, of
the o. s. Navy. Mr.. Lowndes, who was
cousin of the late Gov. lloyd Lowndes, was
udJlN6 Vi 1dluOt COuhtJs 1uu'i oAN oSA seu ~
the Confederate army during the Civil War.
He was unmarried.
THE FOLLOWING is one of the
"planks" adopted.by the Republican
State convention of Maryland, held
in Baltimore, September 9th: 1.-THE
Republican party Of the State of
Maryland favors no social equality
among the races, favors no negro
domination over the white people
here or elsewhere, and can be depended
upon to guard against the establish
ment of either of these conditions
here in Maryland"
IT'S given out in Philadelphia that more than