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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27
IItRTTT'L FREAK LEGISLATION.

One of the chief emparrassments OF a gather
ing of legislative body is the carelessness with
which reports of Its actions are received and
disseminated.
The gentleman from Falling Waters gets up in
the House and In impassoned speech intro
duces a measure making 1t misdemeanor for
women to wear rooster feathers In their hats
He descants at length the degeneIacy of
womanly modesty and manly prerogative Some
tired solon makes facetious reply. There is
debate. The newspapers have story"
In nine cases out of ten such freak bill dies
'abornin', or is referred to the Committee on
Hospitals for the insane Occasionally. in tho
spirit of the moment. the body gives rein to
it's levity and passes it, trusting to It's co-ordi-
nate branch to give 1t tho hook, or to the Gov
ernor to put upon 1t the quetus of his veto, The
bill is dead so far as the Legislature Is con.
cerned: but so far as the reputation Of the State
is concerned. 1t Is not bill introduced rs u
Jest, but regularly enacted law of the Com
monwealth. so that II be sufficiently foolish, It
runs through the press of the country like wild
gets the bad advertising the cranky reputation.
of the vagary of an idle legislative mind.
On Saturday the House of Delegates passed Il
measure providing for the punishment by the
lash Of any one who shall be found guilty Of
beating wife or mother. without justification"
With this absurdity a text. We have no doubt
that a serious publicity will be given tie canard
that Virginia has Joined the ranks of those
States which retain, or have foolishly revived
the brutal and almost obsolete custom of cor
poral punishment or course. nothing could be
farther from the mark. The bin in question
certainly did not represent the calm opinion OF
the House It's fate III the Senate Is rs certain
as sunrise tomorrow morning. Yet, for all that
The State must suffer for general reputation
easy to manufacture. but impossible to ado
quately refute.
1t has been among our experiences to see II
white man dashed for wife beating. The bare
back OF the exposed upon the post to which
his body was drawn to the arms of which his
extended hands were tied The brawny under.
sheriff with his whistling whip. with its nine
thongs. The shrinking knees the Quiverng
flesh as the instrument of torture seemed TO
lnger and smack its lips rs 1t landed like
vipers tongues upon its prey. The red welts
staring up In ridges on the white skin, only 10
turn a sicky blue The sickenng iteration
second after long second. OF the law punishns
brutality by, brutishness.
OF COURSE. saeit Il punishment sonis destroys
.,,;. n,,+ha
II is indicted II helps the wife not at all 1t ts
AZ species and an example of the outworn phil
osophy of remedy by revenge. To all who know
Virginia il is uncomfortable that such = practice
should become a law. But doubt that. after
the action of the House OH Saturday It will be
possible TO persuade the country that such is
not the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27
THEN AND NOW.


More than twenty months ago, TO DO exact on
juno is. 1910. Theodore Roosevelt returned TO
this country, after having supposedly "lost HIM
self in African jungles in company with several
correspondents. park of artillery, troop OF
cavalry. and a battery of typewriters.
According to the advance notices, this jaunt
which rich friends financed, and to which the
government lent assistance and encouragement,
was taken in the interests of natural history
SO far it's political aspects were concerned.
1t was given forth or cathedrn that It's pun pose
was to leave Mr.. Taft free to work out his
destiny.
Yet when Roosevelt returned. after having
shocked the sensibilities of half dozen royal
courts which rendered him entertainment, after
having slapped the Pope on one cheek and the
Methodist par son on the other, 1t was also
after having met and plotted with Pinchot in
Paris against that same Taft whom a short year
before he had all but kissed in public.
On the occasion of this return. when the easy
hysteria of the moment had the public In It's
grip. The Tirginian counter to the current
" e''o ''""'~' .'"' "'N" ~ ''"sAe" a. any
"a warning that would be esteemed almost sacri-
ligious at the moment. On June 49, 1910, We
said, In part:
II tho people of Americana, in Justice let us
say, IL the people OF the word--were accustomed
TO use the logic OF which they are capable; If
We're true may al .his RIO. anu .n,si,
followed upon thoughtful analyses. then this
ereht nnn.tr rsso .;, n.'a ,nra,a rn
world intelligence. 1t is forever the truth tn
ms man VINO mas oeen ~ .ut n ~ me 60,
to sst himself at the head Of the law making
sn "a" n...... ~ ,s tr,'a .b .e ,,ss n,, 81
ton ia as ruthless as that Of any OF the
o%.,. :. ,s cyn;ca, in ouaiitv ne tho. Of -
Mac hiavelii. 1t is true that he is not only not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27

Killing off presidential candidates often re-
suits in the survival Of the unfittest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27

II the government continues to find indict
ments against the National Cash Register Com
pany, it will need one to count them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-27

politics what cannot be made party question
without mutual loss both to tho prohibition sen-
timent and to the party. While in Virginia.
the question 10 whether or not the dominant
Democratic party will recognize the right OF the
people to settle for themselves sush social
and moral and non.poitical matter
Strictly speaking, this is not a party ques-
ton IL constitutes however. a question as
TO how democratic the Democratic party sees
its way clear to be.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Schools ReOpen.

The Academy of the Visitation, B. V.
NJ, opened on Wednesday morning
@eptember nth, with a good attendance.
Upon the completion of the enrolment
which will not be until the arrival of
many Of the boarding students. it is ex-
pected that the number will be over one
hundred.
There IS no change in the faculty, the
school being in charge of Mother Austin.
the Mother Superior. who will be as
sisted by about twenty, who are also
sisters. The only outside teacher is Miss
EHnor Markey, teacher of music.
The one hundred and fifth session of
Mount Saint Mary's College, near En-
mitsburg, this county. opened on Thurs.
day. September 18th, with an attendance
which will break all previous records of
this venerable institution. Under the
able presidency of the Rev. DR.. Bradley.
Mount Saint Mary's has entered upon an
era OF prosperity which is far ahead of
any period of its past history.
Professor c. w. Ely, Principal of the
Maryland School for the Deaf. accom-.
panied by several members OF the faculty
were in Baltimore on Wednesday, the
10th inst, and returned in the afternoon
with the pupils OF the school, which re-
opened on Thursday morning for the
season OF 1912 and 1918.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Taft Men on Ticket.

The Republican State convention rcas-
sembled at Albuugh's Theatre, Balti-
more, Wednesday last, and under the
domination of the organization leaders
rid the Republican ticket of electors who
are supporting Colonel Roosevelt and
placed in the field a loyal TAFT ticket
Only two Of the electors who were noml-
mated by the convention last May remain
on the ticket Six others either resigned
or were ousted.
The electoral ticket now is as follows:
AT Large-G. Spearman Lancaster.
Charles county; |. Henry Ford, Cecil
county.
First District-Wiliam H. Kemp, Tai
bot county.
Second-Frank E. Baker, Baltimore
county.
Third-John Kronmiller; Baltimore
city.
Fourth-Clinton o. Richardson, Balti-
more city.
Fifth = Richard N. Ryon, Prince
Georges county.
Sixth-Abraham f. Albert, Washing
ton county.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
intermediate Registration
FOR FREDERICK COUNTY, MD.

The Board of Supervisors Of Elections
hereby give notice that the Boards of Reg
istry for the several Precincts and Districts
of the County, will be in session at the
times and places hereinafter described. for
the purpose of revising the list of registered
voters. At these sittings all persons whose
names have not been heretofore registered.
and all persons who will he twenty one
years of age on the 9TH day of November
next, may have their names entered on the
list. All who have removed from the dis
trict in which they lived in J9l1 must OBJ
tain (by applying in person. a Removal
Certificate to enable them to register in the
Precinct and District in which they now
reside, and application must be made in
person to the Board of Registry, on the 1st
day of October, OF on the Sth day of Octo-
Der, 1912 The sessions will be continuous,
opening at s o'clock, a. M, and closing at
Z O'Clock, p. m.
First Sitting-TUESDAY, OCTOBER LIST,
1912.
Second Sitting TUESDAY, OCTOBER
Sth. 1912.
For Revision Only-TUESDAY, OCTOBER
18th, 1912.
Buckeystown, District No l, Precinct l.
AT Cleve Cromwelfs house, Adj
amst0wn
Buckeystown, District No l. Precinct 3
At John c. Writer'S house, Adj
amstown.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13

sistance of the leaders in the district but
also those of the city and counties.
Three South Baltimore wards are in the
district and the city leaders will pay spe-
cial attention to Mr.. Smiths campaign in
them.
For the purpose of ousting three presi-
dental electors who are supporting Colo
mel Roosevelt and to fill their places, to-
gether with three other vacancies, on the
electoral ticket, the Republican State
Convention will reassemble at Albaughs
Theatre on next Wednesday. After the
Bull Moose National Convention the Re
publican leaders gave the electors sup
porting Roosevelt ten DAYS in which to
get of the ticket. Three OF them, Joseph
X. Baldwin, William Allen, and David
Nj. NeWbold, IT,, have refused to resign
and will be deposed. Only two Of the
electors nominated by the state conven-
ton. Abraham f. Albert and William II.
Kemp, are supporting President Taft
They will not be disturbed. The con-
Ventlon will ele-t SIX new electors and it
can be taken for granted that thew will be
loyal and enthusiastic Taft men. The
convention will be dominated by the or
eanization leaders, headed by Governor
Goldsborough and Collector William F.
stone. Later the Progressive party will
hold a convention and nominate an cleo
toral ticket
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE:
GLENN II. WORTHINGTON,
of Frederick County.
THE EFFECT OF BRIBERY,
FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
IN THE NATION AL
ELECTION.

AT this time the question OF Corruptisn
at The National elections is a question OF
paramount importance 10 every intellI-
gent and patriouc citizen. 1t appeals, not
only to the voters, but also to every citi-
zen of this republic, because the well
being Of every citizen is vitality involved.
Never before in our history has this
question assumed such portentous pro-
portions as now Of the immediate effects
that followed the buying up of the venal
voters, or couupling the ballo, box.
or corruptiug hejudges. 1t is not only
because the people are defeated and
cheated in the exercise Of their rights.
great as tt evil and injustice may be
and all must concedc thatit is one Of the
greatest evils that afflict a free people.
1t is not simply the great wrong of
cheating one man or a number Of men
whom the people elect or would elect,
ii the election was honest. out of the
Offices and the emoluments that the
hoheSt vote would have elected.
But great and incalculable as these
great evils are, the far greater and more
destructive evil consists inthe effect that
they have e. the vast body of the citi-
zens in their sense of right and Justice,
and their patriotism and devotion to the
liberty and free Institutions of this free
government. such as no other people Of
this globe ever enjoyed before. To go
back in our history only a little more
than a generation to the case of Samuel
j. Tilden, who was elected by the people
honestly and fairly, and WHO was che ted
out Of the Presidency BY bribery, fraud.
and corruption at the ballot box, by dis
honest and INSCRIPTIONS election officers,
Supported by the Republican admins
tration at the capital IN Washington.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13

This outrage on the rights and free
dom of the people sent a shock through
the whole country, and from which the
people were slow to recover. The fraud
and corruption has been followed up
since then by such universal bribery and
corruption that we have reached the
stage when every national election has
been bought and sold for years-and the
people or at least majority Of them,
seem to have grown careless and callous
on the subject Of bribery and corruption
in the election OF President
They now seem to expect and look
at the Presidential office as a thing to
be bought and sold as regularly as
potatoes are bought and sold or any
other commodity. They look on without
the slightest shock or even surprise at
the vast millions of dollars that are
raised and contributed by the corrupt
money power, who tilch the money from
the people by unjust and special priv
Ieges, to elect corrupt public officials wi o
will contribute to the unjust system by
which they wiring from the people the
vast sums that fill their corrupt Golfers
The people look on in seeming indiffer-
ence while their rights are trampled
under foot and their Liberties are de
stroyed, and the very life of the govern
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Sunday School Convention.

The 'orty-ninth annual convention Of
Mar and Sunday Schools began a three
day session on Wednesday last, Sept1m
Der nth. About 800 delegates repre-
senuug the schools from all sections of
the State attended. The sessions were
held daily. morning, afternoon and night
The sessions were held in The Grace
Reformed Church, Lutheran Chapel and
the Wollans' College. President Chas
w Dorsey, OF Baltimare, delivered his
annual address on Wednesday. Devo-
tionai exercises were presided over by
Rev. L. l.. Mclean Addresses of vel
come were made and responded to by
President w. w. Doub of the Fred
erick County Association, welcoming the
delegates on the part of The CITY, which
was responded to by Rev. B. w. Kind
ley, General Secretary of the State As.
sociatiOn. The main address was de-
livered by W. c Pierce, of Chicago,
Associate General Secretary of the Inter
national Sunday School Association.
The parade on Thursday was partici-
pated in by the young men connected
with the Sunday School work OF the
county. Captain Marley was the Chief
Marshal OF the parade The convention
closed on Friday evening with elaborate
services.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Haines Republican Carries Maine.

The Republicans joined by the Bull
Moose party carried Maine on Tuesday
last by a majority Of s. 800.
The Republicans used State issues en-
tirely as the weapons of attack and re-
fused to be drawn into any discussion of
national affairs The Progressive ele.
ment OF the Republicans was in full CON
troll of party machinery, but with the ap
proval of Colonel Roosevelt. a split was
postponed until after Tuesdays struggle.
Many of the leading State speakers in The
campaign which ended with the election.
announced that they were no longer in
the Republican ranks but would take the
stump Immediately for Colonel Roosevelt
for President
The Democrats went into the State
struggle this tall on the defensive, having
won control Of the State Government in
the election Of 1910. They based their
campaign almost wholly on national is
sues, although defending their course in
the State administration.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
ROOSEVELT WOULD BE I'M
POTENT.

There are many arguments. based
upon the personal defects of Theodore
Roosevelt, why he should not be elected
President, but an all powerful reason
with every thoughtful voter should be
the consideration that. if he were chosen,
he would be able to accomplish little
or nothing. The Colonel talks gliblv
in his campaigning tour of what he will
do, if made President for a third term,
10 regulate the corporations, to correct
tariff Injustice. to reduce the cost of liv-
ing and to bring about the millennium
generally; but the fact remains that no
President would be so impotent as he if
an unkiud fate should again place
him in the White House.
While the Colonel Chatters volumi-
nouSly about his vague reforms. the fact
remains that. under our Republican form
OF government, the Executive can do
very little in the face Of a hostile Con
gress. Nosone doubts for a moment that
the Democrats will control the House of
Representatives by an Overwhelming
vote, and the probabilities strongly favor
their restoration to power in the Senate
They have no particular love for Mr.
Roosevelt and even less would be cher
ished by the regular Republicans in the
House and Senate The ProgresSves
promise to be but a small minority in
either chamber. Under such CirCum-
stances the hands OF the President would
be absolutely tied so far as concerns
the carrying out Of any definite policy of
legislation. Much as he would doubtless
like to, the Colonel could not carry on
ha /:
own rather muddled ideas.
lust as the election OF Roosevelt would
ms an an absolute deadlock between Con-
gresS and the President, in which little
would be accomplished and much par
lisan ranCor would be excited, so the
choice of Woodrow Wilson, backed up
by both Houses of Congress. would
mean a government harmonious in itself,
and with all OF the branches cooperating
10 secure the best results for the people
Governor Wilson has shown that he has
a firm grip on public questions, and the
Democratic congressman and Senators
have been sympathetic with his views
The New York EveNiHg Post puts the
case We'll when It says:
Governor Wilson has lived up to his
theory that the Executive should be a
party leader If chosen to the White
House he will inevitably act on the same
theory as led him TO indicate in the New
Jersey Legislature what measure he felt
should be enacted. As a result. there
was passed Corrupt Practices Act, and
thorough direct primaries law. The
Public Utilities Law has often been de.
scrlbed, and so, 100, has the Workmen's
Compensation Act The long list of
measures signed by Governor Wilson
improving the lot of women and children
among them tine first law relating to
women wage-earners ever enacted in
New Jersey which has been recently
compiled, speaks for Itself Ii spells
true progress at once, effective and quiet:
and it is a sure guarantee of what will
happen if Mr. Wilson is chosen Presi-
dent -
Roosevelt in the White House could
accomplish practically nothing. Wilson
could achieve wonders. Why, then,
should any sane man hesitate for mo-
ment in his choice between the two2
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Prince Monocacy Wins at Pros
pect Park

Prince Monocacy, Dr. r. V. Smiths
fast horse, landed first place in the 2.27
trot at Prospect Park on Tuesday, Sep
tember 10th. Dr. Smith drove the race.
Il required five heats to decide the
Wnuct.
The race was stirring battle between
Prince MonoCaCy and Nellie McZues
owned and driven by DR.. P. McDon-
ough, of Richmond, Virginia Dr
Smiths horse annexed the initial heat by
a small margin. The next two heats
went 10 Nellie McZcus. Prince Monoc-
aCy came in strong ON the last two heats
and won them and the race. The Purse
was for $500.
Prince Monocacv was entered in the
2.23 trot on Wednesday, but did not
start.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Diphtheria at Mrs. Nelson Diehrs

BoarderS at the house of Mrs Nelson
Diehl hustled out of the house on Tues
day night, the 10th inst, to avoid being
quarantined for dphtheria. One case
has already developed
Mrs. Diehls boarding house is located
on East Third street For some weeks
past five ladies from Baltimore have been
living there and have been engaged in
distributing samples of Davis Baking
Powder aronnd the city. About three
days ago one of these ladies. Mrs. Elliott,
complained of feeling sick and DR..
Thomas b. Johnson was called in.
He pronounced the case diphtherla
and the house was ordered to be quar-
antined. Those who were rooming
there were given until twelve O'Clock
that night to vacate, and they did so in a
hurry. There were eight or ten people
rooming there and some others took
their meals at the house.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
MUNICIPAL NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 43.
of Ordinance No. II, entitled Streets "
notice is hereby given to William Crutch
ley, S. A. Pugh and The Frederick CITY
Manufacturing and Development Company,
corporation, all non-residents of Frederick
City, Maryland, and owners of certain
lot or lots of ground, unimproved, situated
on the south side of West Fifth street. be-
tween Bentz and Elm streets, in Frederick
City, Maryland, to construct sidewalks and
gutter backing as required by the Ordi-
nances of Frederick, in front of said lots
situated on the south side of West Fifth
street, on or before the expiration of sixty
days from the 9th day of September. A. D.
1912.
JOHN EDWARD SCHELL.
sep 10 st Mayor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
To Audit by Electricity.

Electrical devices now handle the
$4,000, 900 money orders returned annu-
ally to Washington to be audited which
will save 500, 600 a year for the govern
ment, according to the estimates fur
nished by Charles A. Kram, aditor of
the Postofice Department.
The tabuauons are accomplished
through system of punched cards and
electrical counters some what similar to
the machines used by the Federal Census
Bureau.
Heretofore the annual audit Of the
money order business OF the country
has taken nearly one year. With the
electric card punching and counting sys.
TEN the final settlement of all money
order accounts can be made within three
months of the end of the fiscal year.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Mr., Young, Cumberland 8 Mayo.
WEEDS.

Mayor George Gustave Young, of
Cumberland, Nd and Miss Irene Nc
Alpine, Secretary of the Associated
Charities, of Cumberland, at the Hotel
Plaza, New York City, by the brides
brother Rev. Charles A. McAlpne, of
Rochester, New York. The brides
mother was a witness of the ceremony.
Mayor and Mrs Young sailed at once
for tour of Europe. They will be gore
about ten weeks. Upon their return
they will occupy the new home that
Mayor Young is building on Washington
street, Cumberland.
Mrs. Young is native of Boston,
Mass, and is a graduate of Wellesley.
She came to Cumberland shortly over
year ago. This is Mayor Youngs Sec
ond marriage. His first wife died in
March, 1910.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13

We Will vote for a President,
Vice-President, Congressman and
Judge, a most important election,
and one vote may change the re-
suit, therefore neglect not a sim
gle voter entitled to register.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-13
Bank Statement Shows Marked
Increase

The aggregate bank deposits of the
Frederick banking institutions showed a
marked increase Tor the past three
months. The combined amounts in the
banks on deposit on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 4th, is SOFAS. $685. which is
gam of 5000, 36S.6o