The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-08-18
3 f. l. A L r, NJ d.
Friday Morning, August Is, 1882.
Views of Maryland Statesman.

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Mr.. F. A. Richardson, trustworthy cor
respondent of the Baltimore SIM, recently,
at Long Branch, interviewed Hon. VIM.
Pinkney Whyte, Mayor OF Baltimore, and
obtained his views on the political situation
in this State and in the country at large
Mayor Whyte did not believe the idea, which
is constantly inculcated by the Republicans,
and believed by some Democrats, that the
Democracy is torn to pieces by personal fac
tons. He said:
"There are personal grievances between par
ties prominent in the organization, which Will
be settled in time without inj ury to the party,
and they hold place in the public eye because
there are no distinctive issues dividing the ma
tional parties. Formerly the two parties were
kept compacty together fighting each other,
but now, in the absence of a better cause and
noblcr purposes, the adherents of each party are
fighting each other, and SO long as 1t continues
within their respective ranks it does no harm
1t is only when the vanquished deserts to the
enemy that its evil effects are felt. = y Il 4
But really the trouble with the Democracy
now is the want of distinctive policy, clear
cut and understood by the people. The oppor-
tunity is before us, and why the party leaders
do not advance and stand by distinct views and
measures of administration for the benefit of the
mass Of the people cannot understand"
Mayor Whyte outlined the proper course
for the Democratic party to pursue as fol.
lows
"In the first place we should have clear views
presented on the tariff question The old Dem
ocratic doctrine which won in 1874 was that the
tariff should be adjusted to procure revenue suf
fcient for governmental needs and no more, and
such tariff settled by competent men in an
equal and fair manner would give all the pro-
lection necessary for the rising industries of the
country Then all the internal taxes should be
abolished and the hordes of revenue collectors
and officers could be discharged, and this enor
nous fund of Republican election managers
would be removed. These are war taxes and
they can all now be dispensed with. If any
should be retained, whisky can probably stand
it better than any other American production
am so anxious for reduction of the burdens
of the people that / should have advised oul
friends in Congress- had | been there, to sup
port the tax reduction on Matches bank depos
its, &c, as beginning, Just as we voted Ia
make quinine duty free, without waiting for O
general reduction of the tariff You see by the
advance in the price of matches since Congress
adjourned that our friends not only gave the
people no relief but enabled the monopolists
to lay more grievous burdens on them
"Again, we should denounce the eXtrava-
gance of the Republicans and not help them in
their profligate raids upon the treasury.
1.-THE expenses of 1888 / see figure up, as APP.
pTopTldteu LOT, inc neat sum OF S2!iJ,UUU,UOO IN
round numbers, as against S215, 900, 600, oil
about SS0,O000OO more than last year. Now, al
time when the people are crying out for relief
it seemed to me the height of wickedness to
spend their money with such recklessness The
Democrats should have held up these expcndi.
lures to the reproach of the Republican party
but l regret to see that in making up the
$4,000, 900 of the river and harbor bin they had
large part and lot in lis enormitv / de.
nounced these river and harbor bills when they
were only 900 in size, and | should have
raised my voice against this bill and voted
against it with Bayard and Pcndlcton had
been in The Senate"
On the subject of city politics the Mayor
had little to say. He thought the present
judges had earned the good opinion of ma.
jority of the people, but that whoever would
be nominated would be elected, since the ex.
perience of the people with a good judiciary
for the past fifteen years will induce them tc
trust Democratic judges in the future rather
than fly to evils they know not Of
Mayor Whyte's political wisdom and So.
gacity are undoubted and to all that he saws
we yield our cordial assent