The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-31
STATE POLITICS.

0IlOIG OF lilt s0lANC ~ WHY idt EG HtAh
flowing audiences. He woke NJ the
Democrats and impressed upon them the
necessity of unity and cooperation. Mr..
Bryan will speak in Western Maryland
also in Baltimore City.
The idea OF most Democrats is that
there is nothing TO fight They report
that they can find no signs of real Re
publican opposition in the city wards and
in most o the counties. In several coun-
ties. particularly the ones in which the
oyster vote is large md aggressive, there
are sharp contests But as these are
strictly local and give no signs of endan-
gering either the election of the State
ticket or great Democratic majority in
the legislature their effect spreads but
slightly beyond the counties in question.
The simple truth is that the Democrats
are 50 sure of victory that they cannot be
excited. There Is no "kiCking" worthy
OF the name against the candidates, the
platform is eminentlv satisfactory, the
ranks and file of the party are deeply
conscious OF the approved efficiency of
the Democracy in managing the affairs of
the Government after years of ridicule
and are soldly organized, while the Re-
pubIlcaus are rent demoralized and dis
lIGSSt(, With llc Duh NlOOSSIS JIuSSluS
away at them increasingly.
The tone of the average Democratic
voter in the State is the best evidence of
the general situation. Wherever Blair
Lee and the other State candidates have
spoken whether reinforced by national
orators or not-there has been large
gathering The Democrats listen to
speeches commencing the party's work
with every indication of enthusiastic APP
proval. They separate in groups and
talk contentedly OF the partv's achieve
menS and future Then they go home,
and, according to the local leaders, there
follows little or no excitement. There is
feeling of proved merit and mastery Of
the situation that makes for calm GER
taintv.
Mayor Preston is speaking throughout
the State advocating the passage of the
city amendments TO the constitution ofthe
State.
Hon John Walter Smith and Col I.
Z. r. Wood, of this city, are campaign
ing in Worcester county and Champ
Clark will hold forth in Baltimore city. A
most vigorous campaign is progressing in
all parts of the state.
In Frederick county the local candi-
dates have been most untiring III the
work. They have been assisted by the
chairman Of the County Committee and
his assistants and much work has been
done. The County Central Committee
met on Thursday and made all necessary
arrangements for the election on Tues
day, November 4th
Saturday. November Ist, will be the
gela day when the Hon. VIM. Jennings
Bryan will address the good people of
Frederick county in the CITY Opera
House. Great preparations have been
made for his reception.
Voters remember August It.
Brust has been selected a candi-
date on the ticket for the House of
Delegates to succeed Christian
Smith, who died recent Y, Mr..
Brust receiving the highest num-
Der of votes Of the defeated can
didates at the primary on Sep
TENDER 9th.
American Dollars in Europe.
American dollars are rehabilitating
Europe, asserts an investigator. This
country is annually drained of sums which
rivai the fortunes of a Rockefeller or Car
ne9ie. The money is being taken out by
immigrants returning to the Old World.
where they invest it in farms Many OF
the newer immigrants, it is suggested.
look upon America as a workshop. They
have no thought of becoming citizens
here. Can this country afford, asks the
writer, to lose SO much money to Europe
annually?
The question has often been asked be-
fore, 1t is question that must be all
sweed by America. not by the immi-
grant. 1t is true, OF course, that certain
per cent. OF immigrants come 10 this
country with no other intention exceptto
return TO the Old World after they have
saved small fortune here. But large
number of immigrants return to the Old
World against their will and because
America has treated them in step
motherly manner.
No matter how crude the newer immi-
grant may be, how lacking in ideals
when compared with the immigrants of
two and three generations ago, he still
loves the freedom of the New World.
The earlier immigrant likes it because it
is more convenient, more comfortable.
The older immigrant hated despotism,
OffiCaliSm, spiritually. The newer imml-
grant hates the officialism of his country
because of the excessive taxes it heaps
upon his back Chicago Tribune.
Potomac Synod in Annual Ses-
sion at Frederick.
The first session of the fortv-first an
nual gathering of the Potomac Synod of
the Reformed Church OF the United
States, was held on Tuesday night, Oc-
tober 18th, in the Evangelical Reformed
Church, West Church street, this city.
Rev Henri l.. c. Kieffer pastor. The
Potomac Synod is the second largest
synod OF the church. The territory en-
braces a portion of Southern Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, West Virginia, Vir-
gina and North Carolina.
TUESDAYS session was devoted to the
annual address OF the President, Rev. +.
L. Mclean of Frederick. The service
was conducted by DR.. A. s. Weber,
of Baltimore. The synod will remain in
session throughout the week and will adj
journ on Monday. The meeting is de-
voted to church problems, and each
night special services will be held.
"Wednesday night the students of Hood
College rendered reception to the WIS.,
itors, and on Thursday night the Evan
gelca Reformed Church rendered re-
ception Ia The synod body.
The ministers and the delegates. mum
beriug more han. 200 have all arrived