The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-15
Hypocrisy.

A letter to the Baltimore Sun from Belair,
covering an interview with Stevenson A.
Williams, who was appointed a member of
the Republican National Committee for Mary
land by Chairman Cortelyou on Tuesday, says:
''He is strongly opposed TO the franchise
amendment and believes his party should light
it to the end. But he is not satisfied with
negative policy of opposition to what he con
siders a bad measure He thinks that the
Republican party should not only oppose bad
measures, but advocate good ones; to stand
for industrial aud political progress; to prom
Use the people something positive and advan-
tageous to the State.
Mr. Williams was a member OF the State
Senate at the extra session of 1901. de OPP
posed strenuously the bill providing for new
census to correct the frauds in the Federal
census of 1900. He voted against the bill
after the arrest of census enumerators and
their confession of frauds. He voted against
the bill after the Census Bureau at Washing
ton had proven the census returns were padd-
ed.
The Census Bureau was slow to take up the
suspicious against the correctness OF the re-
turns from Charles, St Mary's and Anne
Arundel counties. No move was made until
after Governor Smith called an extra session
of the Legislature to provide for a State
enumeration of inhabitants. The matter then
became serious and the Census Bureau deter
mined to investigate. The Bureau Investigated
to ascertain if frauds had been committed--it
had no power to change the figures as OIL
cialy returned. These had been certified to
| Congress and that body had passed reappor-
tionment bill based upon the census for the
whole country. The discrepancies in Mary
land were not sufficient to affect the general
returns nor the congressional representation
| of this State They were unalterable, how
ever, and the investigation forced one
was TO ascertain if the returns as officially
made up we're correct, and, if fraud had been
committed, to punish the perpetrators.
/ The frauds were sufficient to give undue
representation to the counties of Charles, st.
| Marys aud Anne Arundel in the Legislature
and to cause an unfair distribution Of the pub
lie school funds. These counties, too, would
have had an undue representation in State
conventions.
Mr.. Williams knew of the census frauds,
vet for partisan advantage he was willing thai
/ they should stand lie was anxious they
| should stand for he both spoke and voted
| against their correction. For partisan ad-
vantage he was anxious to have a dispropor-
/ iiouate representation ia the Legislature.
/ For partisan advantage he was willing TO have
| an unfair distribution Of school funds After
his record in the Maryland Seuats be should
not essay 10 critieise any measure. He Is IS
/ narrow partisan as any IN this State, aud Il
| there is Que Republican leader in the State
who would not go to any lengths to secure
Republican success in any and every form, We
| have not heard Of him
| When The census Of 1900 was challenged,
even the pious McComas expressed his belief
/ IN its eutire and complete accuracy. II We
remember correctly she viriuous Bouaparte
! opposed a State enumeration. Lowudes,
| tioldsboro. Gather and other winged saints
/ thought the Federal returns were correct and
I opposed State enumeration. Erey RepHb
ficaI, ia both branches Of The Legislature rooted
| against a State eeastss And IS u reward for
his services IN the Senate against correcting
confessed frauds. ami iu opposition 70 81
measures Of Democratic initiative, regardless
Of their merit. the Republican party ncmi-
mated Stevenson A. Williams for Governor
tWo years ago, as a representative Aad high
est exponent Of Republican principles aud
policies.
For hypocrisy and etfroniery the Republican
| leaders IN Maryland stand Preemiuent- There
are some not over scrupulous Democrats, but
( they are saints compared 20 ibe Republicans