The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-03
ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH APPEARED
ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE BAL
TIMORE "AAGERICAN."

ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH APPEARED
ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE BAL
TIMoRE AMERICAN"
The Baltimore American claims 10 Be shs mouth
piece Of the Republican party In the State Of
Maryland. In the late municipal campaign In
the city Il eovsrtly supported the ring candidate
for Mayor a. against the independent candidate
who had been endorsed BY the Republicans and
Reform Democrats. Now itprofessss 20 be giving
its support to Mr.. IIolton for Governor, but when
u says anything In his behalf or In favor Of the
whole State ticket, you must look In its advertising
columns to find Il. The following truths, which
We are pleased TO transfer to our columns, ap.
Psared as PAID sArrER on the hrst page Of the
AmsrieaA on Tuesday:
"voters. 10 you want the pure registration pre.
served, and fair elections guaranteed, vote for
Holton and reform"
"The Work Of reform begun BY Governor Ham.
ilton must be continued. McLane cannot do H.
Holton, then Is the man.
None Of tho Democratic Cicero, have dared IN
tackle Hoton on reform issues. His plain talk
on that question siAggers the bravsst Of thsm."
"If Mr.. McLAno is elected. the people Of Mary
land may expect to pay for the free lunches which
are now being served throughout the State wher.
ever Mr.. McLane makes . speech"
The ring Democrats are vainly trying 10 eight
this campaign the issues Of the war. They
dare not march boldly to the front and declare
emrhaiically for reform, ~ Mr.. lioitOn has done"
"During the contest between Hol,on and DR..
Maeklin. Gorman supported IlOl,on and u there
was anything wrong in seating llolton, German
was party to IL. lie was at that time federal
ofhee-holder in Washington"
The fact that Mr.. Hoiton was twice elected
from districts overwhelmingly Democratic shows
that he Is . man Of the people, whom the people
want 20 occupy the governors chair at Annapolis.
They know that their interests are cafe In his
trusted hands"
$50 invuinerable 10 Mr.. Hoitons record that
the Democratic papers and DemoerHtie orators
have 20 20 way back TO war times. in order 10 get
stun TO talk and write about. And, worst Of al.
they revive only the unfounded rumors without At
once touching on legitimate history
"Mr. liolton isa man whose actions speak louder
than words. lie promises the people that he will
give them reform. Those promises he will sacred.
iy keep. His past record shows that he IL person
who makes II pOin, to carry out what be says he
will do. The people can trust him implicitly"
The only way 10 crush out ring rule in this
State Is to elect liolton. McLane, the political
friend OF the bosses. can never do IT, Hell handi.
capped on every side. Holton Is untrammeied,
and when he goes into that Office he will carry
out every reform that he has promised TO tho
people"
The Frantic Efforts Of the Democratic press to
impeach Mr.. liOlton's character are as ridiculous
a. they are unsuccessful. The Republican eandi.
a lala kaaV. .sttae elw 4
that be means reform and gathering new votes
every day. The bigger the fuss the ring makes
the larger the support Mr.. HoltOn gets"
"PIease remember that McLane, when in the
State Senate in 1878, tied the hands Of tho state
aud engineered a bill through the legislature re.
lieving tho Baltimore and Ohio from their agree.
ment 20 pay one Gfth Of the gross receipts derived
from their Washington Branch to the State, and
forever exemPting the road FROM county and munis.
ipal taxes"
"Mr. HoltOn has not made ngthly speeches
during the campaign. because they were unneces.
sary. lie simply tells the people in plain, clear.
cut language that he means 10 carry out every
principle Of reform advocated in the Republican
platform. This Is all that 10 wanted. A i've.
minute speech Of this kind is worth n whole can.
paign of McLanes addresses, dealing, as they do.
in the dead issues Of twenty years back"
"If the political ghouls Of the Democracy wan,
anything to do. let them dig into the House Jour
nal Of 1878. There they will End Mr.. MeLane on
record. acting continually in conjunction with
Gorman and other noted ring bosses. For that
reason McLane cannot free the State from machine
rule. because he Is part Of the Machine himself
Holton Is the only man that can deliver Maryland
from the thraidom which Il has already too long
sufered Remember that . vote for IIoion IL O
vote for reform and a vote for pure adtninistra-
ton"
"McLene has cOnsorted with ring managers
during his whole political life. Ills nomination
was the work Of the ring, and his should
that extraordinary event Ocsur--would mean the
continuation Of ring influences in the state govern
meni. HoltOn. on the other hand. represents the
people. He stands solidly on specific, emphatic
platform. His whole life has been in the interests
Of the workingmen. He is the friend Of labor, the
advocate OF reform. aud the harbinger Of Q purer
political atmosphere in the state. II elected gov
ernor, he will give the people pure aud eeOno.
micai administration"
1sthere anything in any Of the above paragraphs
that will not meet with the hearty Enforcement Of
every honest Republican Yet these truths are
no, allowed TO appear in the editorial columns Of
the AH'sriedn, but are crowded in amons its ad-
vsrtisements as paid matter! II this profes,ed
Republican organ sincere in its support Of the
Republican State ticket would Il he ashamed 10
allow such paragraphs as these TO be printed in
its editorial columns: Mr.. Holton may we'll ex-
claim, "Saye me from such friends as these ="