The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-30


be affected by the examination in Constitu-
tional law provided for in the Poe amendment.
The Governor of Indiana has removed a
State auditor who was handling State funds
illegally. The Indiana stuff that great Gov
ernors are made ofwas evidently not exhausted
in Oliver P. Morton.
Hon. CHARLES J. BoNAPARTE. chairman, has
called the adjourned meeting of the Republic
can State convention to assemble at Germania
Maennerchor Hall, Al West Lombard street,
Baltimore, on Wednesday. October 4th, at s
o'clock P. N.
s: THE HOUNDS are sometimes thrown off the
scent when herring is dragged across the trail.
The foolish negro domination cry is the her
ring and the citizens of Maryland are the
hounds. The sly old fox will soon be run to
cover, however.
IT Is currently rumored in Washington that
before July LIST, next. Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte will be transferred to the Depart
ment of Justice, to succeed Secretary Moody.
It is said that Attorney General Moody will
shortly leave the Cabinet.
IT IS said in St. Louis that the wealthy men
ofthat city have over $500. 900, 900 invested in
. bank stocks while the assessment records show
the Insignificant sum of SOS, 900. The grand
jury is now looking into the matter and it is
hoped these tax.dodging scamps may be
brought up to the rack:
Ar THE Talbot county fair last week MIR.
William L. Amoss, director of farmers in
stitutes in Maryland, gave lecture every hour
upon the proper selection of seed corn, illus
trating the same with pictures. These talks
attracted great deal of attention, thousands
ofpeople listening to them during the week.
Nor ONLY is the Poe amendment designed
for use against the negro voter and the white
Republican, but is to be used to satisfy the can
nibalistic lusts of the bosses for the political
life blood of those of their own people who
show signs of INSTRUMENTATION. Justice Gar
land was a little late in seeing this point but
he saw it.
THE ONLY way to stop large contributions to
campaign funds is law compelling publicity,
not only on the part of corporations, but of
those who manage campaigns and all candi-
dates themselves. It is true that any good law
may be evaded to certain extent, but its
value is to make it harder for those who are
corrupt to ply their trade.
In TWO of the election precincts in Hartford
county in the late Democratic primary colored
men are said to have voted freely, this being
particularly true of Havrede Grace and Perry
man precincts. If niger votes the Dem
ocratc ticket he's all right, but if be votes the
Republican ticket he's the lowest thing on
earth. How do the organization" people ex.
plain this
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION met at
Ford's Opera House. Baltimore, on Thursday.
DR.. Gordon 7. Atkinson was unanimously re-
nominated for Comptroller of the Treasury.
A lengthy platform was adopted devoted al
most exclusively to defense of the proposed
Poe constitutional amendment. Senator Cor
man was prominent figure at the convention
and made speech. He said that if the Poe
amendment is approved he will not again be
candidate for Office.
Mr. FAIRFAX s. LANDsTREET, vice-president
of the Western Maryland Railroad Company,
who is a resident of that State is being talked
of as a possible candidate for the United States
Senate from West Virginia, to succeed Senator
Elkins. He is an active Republican and is
closely identified with the Davis Elkins coal,
railroad and lumber interests Mr.. Landstreet.
with his family, spent the past summer near
Lutherville and is frequently seen passing
through Towson in his automobile, on bis way
to and from Baltimore
In THE last two weeks we have talked with
many Baltimore county Republicans relative
to the expediency of nominating candidates
for judges in opposition to Judge Burke and
Mr.. Duncan and, with very few exceptions,
they think it would be better for the Republic
cans not to do so. The feeling in favor of
non-partisan judiciary is strong among intelli-
gent Republicans, but some think there can
not be non-partisan judges if the Democrats
are not opposed, but are always permitted to
without opposition. There may be something
in this, yet at the same time wecannot see how
matters can be improved just now by nominal
ing candidates in opposition to the Democratic
nominees. This might result in an acrimoni-
Gus and unpleasant contest and this can best
be avoided by the Republicans doing their ut
most for their local ticket and leaving the ju-
dietary question severely alone.
AT THE last meeting of the Crescent Cuba
leading Democratic organization of Baltimore
city-Mr. Charles Morris Howard, a well
known independent Democrat and secretary
of the Reform League of Maryland. made an
address in which he literally handled the pro-
posed Poe amendment without gloves. Among
other things he said: 1.-THE so-called suffrage
amendment is un-American. 1t is I'M Demo-
cratic. 1t is based upon false pretense-false
as to what it pretends to accomplish and false
in concealing its actual purpose. 1t not only
threatens the political rights of negroes, but of
all foreign born voters. 1t is ostensibly leveled
at color, but may equally be applied to whites.
In fact. under its provisions the colored man
might vote and the white man be disfranchised. |
If the color line is to be drawn it is unconsti-
Eutional and will necessitate perjury and other |
crimes It will demoralize our public life, in |
french political machine and seriously ham,
per the material progress of this common
wealth -