The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-05-09
BALTIMORE LETTER.

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tivities of the various candidates for the
different offices and the people appar-
emily are talking less politics today than
they have been at any time for some
months. This is probably due to the
fact that the primaries for the nomina
ton of county State and legislative can
didates will not be held until the last
week in August, and also TO the fact that
there is a wide difference of opinion
among the lawyers as to whether or not
the United States Senatorial candidates
can be nominated under the present gen
eral primary law, or whether it is nee
essary to call an extra session of the Leg
isature to enact a law governing the
nomination OF senatorial candidates.
Political observers do not look for re-
vival OF interest IN the general situation
for several weeks. They believe that
the people have had enough politics and
campaigns. during the past several years
and that they want rest. Prospective
candidates for Office, high or low, are
very anxious for the present situation to
continue Campaigning Tor them Is not
only hard but expensive work, and for
that reason every prospective candidate
prefers a short, Snappy and vigorous
campaign rather than a long drawn out
one. SO far as the political leaders are
concerned, they too, want a short CAM
paign. They believe that they can &C
compish as much work in one month IN
political contest as they could IN three
months and for that reason they are now
very desirious of postponing the hostil-
tiles as long as possible.
Tho M,r,I,n1 at
are chiefly interested in the work Of the
extraordinary session Of Congress. They
are much interested in the tariff sched-
ues which are now under consideration
in Washington. d. c. The Democrats
OF Maryland want the party to redeem
every pledge that it made to the people
in the last Democratic campaign. They
also want the principles OF the Demo.
cratic party TO be carried out in full.
Throughout Maryland there is wide
spread sentiment in favor of the Under
wood Tariff Bills. These bills are de
signed to relieve and help the poor and
the middle classes by greatly reducing
the cost of living. The companion meas
IRE to the tariff schedule, the Income
Tax, is also a popular measure with the
MARYLAND Democrats, for it does not
work a hardship upon the people of
means. These two measures, which go
hand in hand, aim to reduce the cost of
living while at the same time they are
supposed to provide sufficient revenue
for the maintenance and conduct Of the
government. In the past the govern
ment has been conducted largely BY
money collected by the tariff Now it is
proposed to raise very large portion of
this money by the direct tax on
the incomes of persons who receive
s.. 600 Or more year The fight on the
tariff schedules and the Income Tax has
just began in the House of Represent
atves. 1t is expected that it will take
at least month or more to pass the
the Tariff Bill through the House OF
Representatives, after which it will 90 to
the United States Senate. While the
Democrats believe that the Tariff Bills
framed hv Mr.. Underwood and endorsed
by President Wilson will eventually be
passed by the House of Representatives
| and the Senate they do not believe that
| they will go through before the middle
part of the summer. There is no doubt
but that the Republicans will use every
| possible tactics TO prevent their passage
by the House of Representatives and the
Senate. Amendments by the hundreds
will undoubtedly be introduced.
The Republicans and certain Progress,
sives are making vigilaut efforts to unite
the two parties. Governor Goldsbor-
ough and Chairman John B. Hanna, of
the Republican State Central Committee,
and Colonel f. c. Darlington and
former Congressman Charles K. Schrm.
representing the Progressives, are now
using every influence in their power to
bring the Progressive and the Republi-
can parties together. They are holding
daily conferences with the members OF
their respective parties and urging an
amalgamaton OF The two parties, 50 that
they will line up behind the same candi-
dates for the State and local Offices in
the approaching campaign. While 1t is
very true that, during the past week, a
number OF the leaders of these two par
ties have gotten together and from all
appearances they will support the same
candidates, vet it is also true that there
are thousands of Progressives, men who
do not style themselves as party leaders.
declare that under no condition will they
join hands with the Republicans in this
State. These Progressives say that they
are determined 10 nominate a full city
and State ticket this year, and that thew
will make their campaign and battle ire.
spective of the attitude of the so.called
leaders OF either the Progressive or Re
publican parties. The friends of former
United States Senator George L. Wei
llngton and former Attorney General
Charles Bonaparle believe that they
will take the lead in keeping the Progress
sve party in existence by nominating
full and complete tickets
United States Senator John Walter
Smith, who will be a candidate to sue
coed himself, is conducting very quiet
campaign. Senator Smith is devoting
all OF his time to his work as a Senator
He realizes his fight to a great extent
rests upon the record that he will make
during the extra session of Congress-
His fight will not be made until the spring
and summer of 1914, and thus he has an
abundance of time before beginning his
contest. Senator Smiths friends believe
that he will make an exceptionally strong
record during the extra session OF Con.
gress. They say that his vote and voice
will be in the interest of the Democratic
p'"'O' ii' duu III dSOoludlICe WIN tne pol
lcies OF his party. There is no. doubt
that upon his record in the extraordi-
nary session of Congress Senator Smith
will make his campaign for reelection.
If this record is IN sympathy with the be-
lieis Of the Democrats of Maryland, it
will mean much to Senator Smith. In
the meantime William L. Marbury and
Isaac Lobe Straus, the two avowed can
dldates for the long term, are doing all