Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-07-25
SENATOR SMITH
WINS FIGHT
Makes Address in Senate and
Secures Appropriation
for Key Monument

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The bill was introduced IN the House
several months ago. and when reported
vas almost hraten. senator lnomas.
supported ~ Senator, Kern and SNAIL
f"'h' objected TO attaching the amend
neni To the General Deficiency HiL
and raised point r ORDER parlla
tucn'rl discussion tncn "n-ioa. soma
TOR honas insisting "i hl- point - on
der anu u" question "a~ -ttlatte3 to
4 vote.
All of the Senators prescott Wth the
exception of senators Thomas. Kern.
and ShatTroth stood with senator
smith. and the point Of order failed
the unanimous support accorded Scna
tor smith being test Of his personal
popularity with his colleagues.
In his address in support of the meas
use. senator Smith said IN part
Whatever CONTROVERSY there mas
be- as to the propriety and business oi
the declaration Of war hy the United
States on Great Britain on June u.
lsI2. there is no controversy a. 70 the
Importance Of MARYLAND, part in that
war. The war was popular in MARY
land
"H.r rrnnl. we're. driven h., j doom
and sincere faith ia m, iustic, of IN.
cans. ~ rr.uopd IA presid.n, Madison {.
cali and the r.,,i.itior 80 m. TyyaIf,b
rorc,r.ss l., ~ concentration ,rad. a.,
an .xtra session If m. .yisiatur. of
so 600 = large sum for those DAYS to
mid IN war MARYLAND n ,b, sam.. tim.
raised >. too me-, n.,ysp.,,,..,. and II i.
,.d;,o, ,vb,. o,,nos.d ,ba war ,Y,.r.. ,o,,
he'd in Haltimor.
~ .,,.r af,er tn. i,,po,ripio5,. .ur
render liz General HIM NJ nrtroi,
Nar,.la,d r.i..d =, r.,,i,,..,, command
81 II, Col William WinJ.r and >l5 ooo
bv rnrular s,,hscrin,ior ,o ii, +, amt in
,d3;,;o, - ,,.,riro an ,b. fort. ,,J
cons, d.fan.cs wi,bip the Stat. vim
li,,l. ar M Federal aid and vh.n m.
Upit.J St,t.. Government asked &, war
loan of SID ooo 600 Narvland thnupb
small and ,b.r snars.lv nonnla,.d
STATE subscribed 70 ~ ooo oao f. IN,
loa,
The War of ISL might have ended
with an almost unhrokcn succession Of
defeats sustained by our soldiers on land
except for the battles of New Orleans,
when Andrew Jackson SO decisively de
feated the British and the Battle of
North Point. a few miles east Of Balti-
more. on September II. 1914.
The battle of North Point and the
futile bombardment % Fort McHenry
next day were not big battles. il is true
They resulted Immediately in prevent
ing the sack and pillage of Baltimore
and redeemed in u measure the earlier
notifying experiences Of the war, be-
sides making possible better and quick
er terms of peace. Such material re
suits are not to be despised.
Even now. however. it cannot he
doubted that the greatest good TO our
nation. growing out Of the two-dav
fight and the one thing which has done
most To foster and stimulate our ma
,riotism ms nation i entirely due To
an accident. or. perhaps it is wiser To
say Providence.
Francis Scott key.a very Young man
of extraordinary patriotism and talent.
had gone aboard one of the British ships
several DAYS before under a flag of
truce 10 render some service To a family
friend taken on board a British shin