Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-27
rHK poL1rIuAL ComsDY IN MARYLAND

And now the war has broken out in
Maryland, and the Democracy is all at sea.
It was brought about by the Democratic
Governor, who has had the manlineas and
courage to write letter criticising the ao.
lions of his own party. The letter covers
six columns of fne print, aud every line of
it is an Indictment of the Democratic
bosses sad factions in Maryland. And
This from Governor the party bosses put
mp for the especial purpose of shielding
themselves and their dirty tricks, all OF
which Governor Hamilton drags to the
light and leaves to be deoderizsd in the
beat of the SIN IF public criticism. II ap-
pears that there are several factions in the
party, and each is led BY boss bound TO
rule or ruin. For five years these parties
have besn az war, and the State Treasury,
the patronage Of sll the departments, the
power of oficisl holdings and other in
Auences, have been employed by each as
they could command them. In such 8
contest the people must suffer. When
politicians begin to fight for power and the
spoils. the citizen who ia mere spectator
catches the bullets and pays for the music,
just as in other riots. Governor Hamilton
commands following that embraces, since
his election, the best elements of the party
men who have come consideration for the
welfare Of the State. The Governor gave
notice Of bis hostility t0 the vsnal bosses
! by crushing some Of their pot schomes be-
fors, Chs Legislature, just IS Cleveland did
in New Fork. Nsxs he drove the bosses
out Of bis presence rho came with pre-
pared Iis.s OF Appointees for him TO name,
and proceeded TO select io- Office such citi-
Gems as he Judged would best subserve the
public interest first, and the party second
We confess that If the Democracy could
produce goodly number of such men we
should entertain some fears that
the Republican party would receive
trouncing at The polls in 1884. Bet Ham.
iltoa is Democratic phenomenon, and af.
Ter all strong party man. When be
came up for denomination the bosses of the
respective factions covered the hatchsts
with earth enough to keep them ont of
sight for The time being, bat not so deeply
that they could not be resurrected at
moments notice Then they joined forces
80 punish Hamilton. He had exposed she
party skeleton he had presumed to make
public the party sins he had undertaken
to bend the party cplprits over his official
knee, and for these things he must suffer
political death as an example 60 all other
presumptipus and independent Governors.
In response to all THE preparation comes
Hsmilton's letter 20 the voters of the
State, in which the whole situation is re-
viewed. the hypocritiosl efforts of the
bosses 80 promote needed reforms exposed
and all their triokery laid bare. No more
interesting spectacle in the political field
than the outoome of the comedy struggle
now invites attention. In the meantime
q marked contrast is made between Iowa
and Maryland. In the first State the Re.
publican Governor, Sherman, delivers
speech, thas stands uncontradicted, in
which he alleges that his party has had
control in Iowa since 1856 that the State
has been brought wholly out of de5t by
the party, and has collected and dicbursed
in public affairs S24, COO. 600 without the
loss of single dollar, or the preferri7g Of
q solitary charge of detalcstion or irregu-
larity. On the other hand, Democratic
Governor Hamilton, of Maryland, writes
a letter wherein he makes astounding
charges agsinst his party ard Its admins
trasion Of affairs. which, if srue, ought to
sink the organization out Of eight in thai
St4se forever and day.