The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-19
The Managers Propose an Uncondi-
tiOnal Surrender.


The Baltimore Gazette, the State
organ of the Democracy-or, more
properly speaking, of the Managers
wing has raised the white flag Last
Saturday the Gazette contained most
remarkable editorial, two columns in
length and dnuble-leaded, in which
it proposed an unconditional sur
render.
The article was headed "The Duty
of the Party-Peace, Harmony and
Reform" Almost at the outstart
the Gazette says:
with a thoroughly united De-
mocracy the insignificant Republican
minority in Maryland can never
secure the reins of government.
Without such a condition of affairs
Republican supremacy tive years
hence is TO be counted among the
possibilities, and as an indication of
the feeling in this connection there
have already been suggestions Re-
publican sources urging coali On of
Republicans and disaffected Demo-
crets," etc.
With loud lamenti0n the atazette
turns its back on the past, with its
disaffection, "bitter factional strife,"
etc., and in addressing itself to- the
future says:
"ln the interest of peace and har-
mony, in the interests of the future
OF the Democratic party, with the
interests of Democratic principles at
heart and desire to secure a solid
party organization we invite, in adj
vance OF the assemblage of the Leg
lslature, an informal conference of
all the party's representative leaders
with Gov. Hamilton"
"ln advance of the proposed con-
ference" the Gazette takes 1.-THE lib
erty of suggesting some legislature
measures of reform that we feel as.
sured will be received with approval
by the people," These measures are
seven in number, and are substanti-
ally what the Republicans have for
many years. and the Reform Demo-
crats more recently been contending
for, to wit:
l. A new registration bill.
=. Legislation enactment !egalizing
primary elections.
8. The adjustment of all useless
offices.
4. The question as to the taxation
of mortgages.
3. The question of the repeal of
our tobacco inspection law.
8. The remedeling of the police
system for Baltimore city.
Z. The question of local option.
The Gazette supports its extraordi.
nary proposition by specious argu-
mentor rather appeal, strongly
partisan, addressed to the two wings
OF the Democracy. 1t is the veal of
OF the party so seriously endangered
that has wrung from the Gazette its
remarkable suggestion, which cannot
fail to strike the public significantly
and unfavorably.
But the Gazette has undertaken tic
party reform movement teo late.
The disaffected members of the Dem
ocratic party have too often been de-
celved by the promises of the Man
ayers. The Hamilton nomination
and the Campaign and Legislative
session following were full of Dre-
fences on the part of the Managers
that they would meet the Just expec.
tation of the public and have the
matters of reform outlined bv the
Gazette Incorporated into the law of
the State. But the Managers will
not be trusted again. They have too
often failed in their promises. The
people have made up their minds to
dlslodge them from power, and with
anSther turn or two of the wheel fine
END will have come to Democratic
domination in Maryland. Climber
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