The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-01-02

private life among his professional associates.
Since he entered the public services not only
has their judgment been abundantly confirm
ed, but the American people have recognized
in him craftsmanship of high order and I'M
swerving devotion to the broadcast national
interests. Pennsylvania will lose Senator
who has reflected great credit on that Common
wealth; but the country is to be congratulated
on his advancement to the first place in Mr..
Taft's Cabinet"
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS compilation of the
total popular vote of the Presidential candi-
dates in the recent election contains the fol-
lowing totals: Taft (RepubIican), 1851, 676;
Bryan Democratic 6, 1893, 1877 Debs (Socialist),
1861; Chain (Prohibition). 241, 252; Hisgen
Independently 1885, Watson (Populist),
1881; Gilhaus Social Labor, 15,42l. Total
for all candidates, IA, S52, 23O. This is 1341, 5S1
more than the number of votes cast in 1904.
The Democratic party made the largest gains,
the vote for Bryan being 1,S55,2l1 more than
that cast for Parker. Taft received IA, 100 votes
more than Roosevelt in 1904, and Debs gained
45, 1868. The Prohibitionists lost 1900, the
Populists SO. 900.
In recent address Governor Hughes, of
New York, said: "Oh, the hours that are
wasted III me discussion of whether a thing
will take, instead of considering the question
whether it is right! Oh, the waste of ingenu-
ity and talent in trying to simply give an ad-
ministration that is palatable, instead of one
that is square The mistake of it lies in the
misjudgment of the American people, because
the one thing they will not tolerate is the do
ing of that particular thing if they catch
man at it. They will stand for opposition if
they think man means what he says. They
will recognize the quality ofo who is opposed
to them if they think he is straightforward,
lbut if any officer in responsible position tries
to gain by duplicity what he cannot win by
candor, he will generally live long enough to
see that be has made sad mistake in bis es-
innate of his fellow countrymen."
In 1860 the United States held the fourth
rank among the manufacturing nations, says
Leslie's Weekley. Great Britain. France and
Germany were ahead Of US, in the order named.
We passed Great Britain in 1880 and today the
aggregate of our manufactures equals that of
The value Of our products of manufactures has
doubled since 1893. The value of our exports
of manufactures has doubled since 1898. In
value of the property represented, manufac.
ture ranks third among the great activities of
the United States, agriculture being first and
the railroads being second but in the number
of persons employed agriculture is the only
suforoct rrh ;nb loads manufactures The mon
ey invested in manufactures represents an
eighth of the value of all the real and personal
property in the country. The United States
manufactures 35 per cent. of all the manufac-
tured products of the world.
Mr.. WALTER R. TOWNSEND, of Baltimore
county, reading clerk of the Maryland Senate,
favors the proposed increase of representation
in the Legislature for Baltimore city and even
goes so far as to advocate an extra session of
the Legislature in order to speedily bring about
this result. In an interview in Baltimore a
few days ago Mr.. Townsend said: There is
no question but that the city should get the
increase it is asking and should get it without
delay If we wait until the next session to
pass the Constitutional amendment required,
following fall year. and the increase would
not become effective till 1914. 1t seems to me
that this is making the city wait entirely too
long for what it should have got long ago. 1
can see no reason why, with both parties
united on the plan, an extra session of the
Legislature could not be called and the amend
ment adopted without delay. The call could
be limited to this one purpose and the thing
could be done in three or four days. The ex-
pense would not be great, but whatever it was,
and, in my judgment, it would be money we'll
spent if it would obviate the necessity of max
ing the city wait five years for the increase in
representation it wants aud is entitled to-"
Hon. CHARLES EDWARD PHELPS, formerly
chief judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
city, died at his home at Walbrook, on Sun
day morning last aged 70 years. He was born
at Guilford, Vt. and when a boy came to
Maryland with his parents. He completed his
education at Princeton and at the Harvard
Law School in 1853, and three years later COM
menced the practice of law in Baltimore
When the Civil War broke out he was among
the first to volunteer in the defense of the
Union and became colonel of the Seventh
Maryland Regiment in 1868. There were
number of Baltimore county men in this regi-
ment and they shared with their brave COM
mander the hardships and dangers of many
campaigns. His horse was killed under him
at the battle of the Wilderness, and in May
1864, while leading charge on 1.-THE crater" at
Spottsylvania, he was wounded and taken
prisoner. but was later rescued by Sheridan's
Cavalry. AT the conclusion of the war Col.
Phelps returned to Baltimore and resumed
the practice of his profession. He was twice
elected to Congress and in 1882 be was elected
to the bench on what was known as the new
Judge ticket" He retired from the bench last
May on account of age. Judge Phelps was a
Judge of great legal ability and man of stain
less character. He leaves family, his wife
being daughter of the late William Wood
ward, prominent merchant in his day.