The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-07
The Political Situation.

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during the last year, has been strange
and mysterious; but light begins to
break uDon the plans of the politi
clans. 1t appears now that the
enmity between the managers and
Mayor Whyte extended only as far
as the disposition of the spells, and
that on the question of reform they
were never very seriously estranged
from each other. Having slipped
into the mayors chair in the most
adroit manner imaginable. Mr..
Whyte seems to have lost interest in
the reforms of the o. L. DPS and it
Is now publicly asserted that a rup-
ture has taken place between the
Mayor and the Governor. The fact
is, we suppose. that there never was
any real community of interests be-
tween them. Mr.. Whyte, having
been retired to private life at the in.
stance of Manager German, was
naturally anxious to get back again.
and chose what appeared to be the
only practicable way of accomplish
ing his object. He will teny this, of
course. Everybody who knows Mr..
Whyte. knows also that he is accus.
toned to declare in the presence OF
excellent witnesses that public honors
have always been thrust upon him,
and that he has accepted them only
to the serious detriment of his exten.
sive law practice. The fact remains.
however, that there being no direct
road from Chase street to the Senate,
Mr.. Whyte took the shortest cut
possible. 1t Is not necessary at this
moment to relate the secret history
of the bargains, the outcome of which
was the retirement of Mayor Latrobe,
and the elections of Mayor Whyte.
1t is interesting history and will not
spoil by keeping. The ring managers
in Baltimore, apprehensive OF a po-
litical storm. fastened to get in out
of the rain, and they did not even
have the politeness to lend Mayor
Latrobe an umbrella. The mayor,
like very sensible man, turned up
his coat collar and went home with.
out loss of dignity, but we fancy his
nOnf1 damn In tho hanar re l. ;e ,,..I;.:
cal friend was. for once, very serious.
ly shaken. The new mayor, upon
his entrance into the Office, seized
the first opportunity to attack his
predecessor, and he did it with such
delicate indirectness that we suppose
he is still under the impression that
he said nothing in his inaugural that
was not entirely complimentary. We
cannot recall, at this moment, all the
reforms which Mr.. Whyte promised
the public in that inaugural-and it
does not much matter. The fact that
the new mayor has surrounded him
self with political associates whose
business seems to be principally the
building up of new political ma.
chine is sufficient to arouse the APP
prehension of honest citizens. The
very rupture which is said to have
taken place between Gov. Hamilton
and Mayor Whyte had its origin in
the struggle which the mayor made
for the retention of an official who
has eked out his salary with the
profits of council lobbying. Whether
business understanding has been
reached between Mayor Whyte and
the State or not we do not know. but
we most sincerely congratulate Gov.
upon his determination to
carry on the struggle for reform
without the aid Of the gentleman
who abandoned reform as soon as it
mad served his purpose. The Goyer-
nor has made great many political
in the past. He has negelct-
I'd to strike at the right time. and he
mas at times been very badly advised;
but it he will carry on the fight
title longer he will find that the
oeople-who are not by any means
Is helpless as the managers seem to
rally to his support, and
enable him to nut the German and
Whyte "managers" both to flight
Times.