Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-10-30
Gone Back on Publicity.
The Sun Censors It's Own Columns.

STOCKHOLDERS and Depositors In Nationa
and State Banks may not read Political
Discussions Affecting their Interests.
a,.A
Publicity 10 great thing. The Baltimore
San, as q leading Maryland newspaper, has
heretofore approved the general doctrine o
publiciy-that Is, printing all news. Thu
| proper post ton for q newspaper 10 to give
people the facts In the news columns a1d "a
| give them advice in the editorial columns. II
Ii contrary TO the doctrine Of publicity to cut
| out news that interferes with the advice or
shows the mistakes of the editorial position
of paper. The San was an esteemed mem.
Der Of the Democratic family few month";
ago, and, as such, was bound by the Demo-
cratic doctrine Of the rule Of the majority
1t has refused, however, TO follow this great
Jeffersonian principle and 10 opposing the
candidate of the Democratic party this year
after having supported the same candidate
in 1900. Worse than this, after opposing
Mr.. Roosevelt vigorously for seven years, It
| Is supporting Mr.. Taft, who proclaims him
self to be the successor of Mr.. Roosevelt and
tho vindicator Of his policies. All this is
pa thetlc vacillation and bad business for the
Sun. The party Iseems to be getting along
remarkably we'll, Notwithstanding. County
news nowadays in the San 10 quite scarce,
because such news Is now generally and
strongly Democratic.
very marked instance OF the Sans un-
friendly attitude to county news Of Demo-
cratic character and the arguments Of Demo-
cratic speakers, was given 10 the Sun Of the
18th.
A dispatch from Denton, Md, under date
of October 18th, In some way got into the
first edition OF the paper of the 10th and gave
an account Of the activity on the part OF the
Democrats Of Caroline county, with q report
Of Senator Lees argument In behalf Of the
State right bearing of the guaranty Of de-
osits. This was evidently not the kind OF
news the Sun wished to get out to Its readers,
especially in Baltimore City, so this dispatch
was struck out Of the general edition Of the
paper Of the Same day. 1t Is admitted a, the
S1ln Off &c that the diFpatch appeared In the
first edition OF the paper, but was cut out Of
the other and main editions Of the paper.
State and National Banks should take notice
that the Democratic platform aims to increase
! their business and improve their methods,
whereas the Republican proposition Of postal
savings banks means the introduction Of new
and strong competition with oil existing bank
ing institutions.
The suppressed telegram is as follows:
"DEsToN, Md, Oct. l8.-Caroline Demo-
Gratis are conducting most active campaign,
and have already held half dozen large
meetings. State Senator Blair Lee came into
Caroline yesterday and spoke at Hillsboro in
the afternoon and at this town hall In Dem
ton last night. He was greeted by O large,
representative audience, including many La
dies. He said the States rights maintained
by the makers Of our Constitution ought TO
be guarded jealously as the surest prevention
Of concentration OF political power he de-
clared II 10 now conceded by thinking peo-
pie, as set forth In Woodrow Wilson'S address
hAfz L. -. "a
that the oncentration Of power over capital
10 as dangerous to the welfare Of the public
as the Capitalization Of political power. He
cited the 100 men given by Senator La Fol-
lette as controlling the financial destlnies Of
the country. That power was shown disas-
trously 10 recent months, the speaker declar-
cd, and he said II 10 the aim OF the Democra T.
ic party TO control that power.
"The guarantee Of deposits In national
banks necessarily TO be followed By State
guarantee Mr.. Lee said, has a States
rights bearing on the finance Of the whole
people and implies greater independence and
far greater stability Of financial conditions.
With this suggestion Of the Democratic party
enacted into law, the panics like that from
which the country now suffers could not hap
pen. The wisdom Of the guarantee would be
like the Introduction Of the water-tight COM
partments in sea-going vessels. The guaran-
tee will increase public confidence In banks,
which 10 now far from complete, and greatly
extend the banking business, increasing the
deposits and the legitimate profits Of the
stockholders, 1t would strengthen the whole
system OF banking, national and local.
"He thought all those interested IN estab-
lished banks might we'll consider the propo-
sition OF the Republicans TO establish postal
savings banks, for thls will only introduce 9
big competitor into their fields. All local
banks should rather support the guarantee
plan, for the hundred rich men who want to
continue TO control the national finances are
resolately opposing it,