The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-07-14
A Few Words to the Baltimorean.

The BaltimOredn excuses its complete
somersaut in regard to the Governor on the
plea that 'times change and men change with
them There has been no change, excepta
change for the worse, for the Governor IN
1882 followed his practices of 1880, and be-
came even more obnoxious to the Democratic
party His whole course since he became
Governor has been inconsistent with the plat
form upon which he was nominatedsand with
his utterances on the stump during the cam
paign, and has been very un-Democratic. AS
to his reforms saving "more than 100000"
to the state treasury, we have but to say that
he has not saved one cent to the treasury ex-
cept in the matter of publication of the laws,
and that was done in very questionable
manner, to say the least. How the Governor
can harmonic his ignoring a law of the state
with his oath to uphold the laws, is for him
alone to determine. All other acts by which
economy were effected were the work of the
Legislature, over which body the Governor had
noinfuence, by reason ofhis rude and I'M Dem
ocratic conduct, and in which those who sup
ported in part his measures did not constl-
tute one third of the membership. The Gov
ernor has not effected any economy, but has
nearly disrupted the party by his ambitious
desire to control it. He was elected by nearly
%, 900 majority, and since his incumbency
that majority has run down rapidly, until last
year it was less than 5000. If his admins
traton has been so wise and wholesome the
party should be strengthened, but the contra
nv appears, and the Governors course is re-
sponsible for it all. The Legislatures of 1880
and 1882 did great deal toward economizing
expenditures, yet the Governor has not COM
mended one act that we are aware Of On
the contrary, he did his best to discount any
commendable service of the Legislature OF
1880, and endeavored to prevent the re-elec-
ton of any Democrat of that body. He did
more. He made war upon the Comptroller,
because the lesser mind could not control the
greater, and endeavored to secure his defeat
for denomination. After his denomination we
do not recollect that he made one speech IN
favor of his election, and we would not be
surprised if he failed to vote for him. We do
not think it is proper for Governor to take
the stump, but as Gov. Hamilton entertalns
different views, and did stump his congress
sionaI district last fall for Hon. Montgomery
Blair, the fact that he did not publicly sup
port Mr.. Heating for Comptroller is circum-
stantial evidence that he was not deeply in
terested, at least, in his election.
However, we shall not pursue the Cover
nors record further. Although the Bahinao-
rean processes to be open to conviction, we
shall not do it even for its benefit. The Gov
ernOr has no show of denomination, and IS
politically dead. The three papers that are
urging his denomination are making no I'M
preston, and even the Governors own coun-
ty is not likely to support him.
In conclusion the BdltimOredn says:
1--WE think it quite probable that an eXami-
nation of the files of our Westminster cotem-
porary would convict it of inconsistency so far
as the support of public officials is concerned.
If our memory serves us correctly, the AdcO-
,.dte was opposed to Gov. Hamilton when the
Hon. John Lee Carroll was nominated for
Governor; but four years later it supported
the present Governor.
The BaltimoreaIt $ memory is at fault. The
ADVOCATE preferred Hamilton to Carroll in
1875. There was change in the edtorship
before 1879. The chief editorial writer then
was opposed to Hamilton's nomination, but
was silent because this county and section was
practically unanimous for him. He did not
regard Mr.. Hamilton as the proper man for
Governor, and events since have confirmed
the belief