The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-09-28
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
WHAT TAFT PROPOSED.

The letter containing the pr"pos:-
tions sent by Secretary Taft IL Pres1
dent Palma declares tn It tile cJnmis-
sioners are inclined to- bell ". that il.
LOCALITIES were Committed in stle prfnI
ary elt ct ,ons held Sepaetnf er 23rd,
1905; that Is 600 men al4-sr to be IN
arms against the government, and
that d m.j ,riry Ok tire p~fFf1a seean IL
be i'm favor Of che reVuTueiMdsts.
Tie letter adds that Aching Score
tary OF the Interior Montaivt' testified
th 1t the Government WAS unuabfe 10
suppress the revolution. and se'ts f RIB
that even il the Government c,mld
prevent the revolution it could prevent
the damage continuing Throughout.
the country. 1t praises Pres1dtns
Palma and declares bis work To have
been benevolent aud beneficial. IL
expresses the opinion that it is propet
tor President P alma TO continue al The
head of the Government. az otherwise
contr oil would be lacking.
Regarding his reelection, the lette'
saws that even had the Liberals vo'ed.
he would have been elected, not oa'y
because he was a suitable candidate.
but because he bad been tho first Pres
President OF the republic and had
governed with the APPROVAL OF all.
G ,ncerning the election u Congress.
men, Senators and pr ovinciaI officers.
a good solution would H. tl'e re~'Yna
ton of all those elected ri 1908 with
the exception OF President Palma.
The commissioners recO IL mended that
the new elections be held January /.
1907.
The designations Of Sanstors aud
Representatives should be presented
immt d1ately, AMI those Of provincial
officers Is days ate. the election OF
their successors. Regar ding the RI
moval of municipal officers befors the
elections, the commissioners sre Of the
opinion that id some instances remov.
ais would be necessary to win the
elections, and that in others they
would b. just. The letter recon mends
that the municipal elections also be
held January I, 1907.
The com missioners say they believe
Presldens Palma was moved ny nSiri
Otto motives in governing Aasint bis
second term With partisan govern
ment, which ordinarily i rise uads.
a constitutional government. bat On
wise in G lbs, where tho ohiy differ
ences between politieat parties are
personalities. For this reason and r..
speeding the LOFTY mo,ivss Of sas Pre-.
ident, the commissioners Advist him
to rnle With the help o. ell parties
and TO accept the rssi9nasie4s which
his Secretaries are snxious 70 pre-.
ent.
The letter recommends the snset-
ment of new electoral and nspldpsl
laws Immediately BY . esmnissss O!
lawyers drawn ron every psfsy sod
under the presidency u =, leading
American lawyer. II advises turthsr
the enactment Of judicial civil serviee
laws.
In conclusion the doeauens e1
presses the fsars OF til. oou mi sAioa ers
that this action may lead President
Palma to resign his ONCE, bu, adds
that if he can present cone otheF 90
luton to the difficulty the Z mui.
sioners will be glhd TO endssvor TO
have 1t accepted.
The letter begs President Palma
to sacrifice himself once moro for the
benefit Of the public and TO write an.
other fair page in his life as . patriot
by continuing in the Presidency.
The final Recommendation 10 that 40
soon as the resignation Of the officials
and Congressman have been presented,
the rebels surrender their arms and
return to their homes.