The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-06
A Democratic Paper Speaks.

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The BGlimOredn, one of the
staunchest Democratic papers pub
lished in Baltimore, in an editorial
on the State convention, speaks the
sentiment of hundreds of Democrats
throughout our State. 1t says:
Gas the candidate for governor is
the most important, and the one of
all others who should be the least OBJ
jectionable, we do not hesitate to say,
that probably the convention could
not have selected one who is more yul-
nerable and less popular than Mr., Me-
Lane. Ofhis private character, we say
nothing, but heis known to be one with
whom the great masses of the people
have no personal acquaintance, one
who has kept aloof from the voters,
and who has really spent more of his
time abroad than at home. He does
not possess a particle of magnetism,
and although having talent, as a
speaker he is a failure. because of
weak voice and lack of physical Wig
or. On the hastings. therefore, he
will be allie to accomplish but little.
In his address Of acceptance we know
he declared himself for the rights Of
the working men, but then his ante
cedents have the semblance of little
sympathy with this very large and
important voting element of our State
and city.
ellis commendatiOn of the reform
instituted by Governor Carroll must
have been intended as bit sarcasm,
for if the remark was not irony,
we have totally Inexperienced the
meaning Of the word. There are
scores Of gentlemen in the Democratic
party against whom there could have
been but little if any objection, hut
these were not sought for, they did
not suit the members Of the Bling
Lobby. We say this because we know
that it was just the men who are now
and have been long identified with
the Ring, who months ago saIuted
Mr.. McLane as their candidate for
Governor, wherever they met him,
and would not for a moment listen
to the name Of any other man in con-
nectiOn with the high Office,
"Since the nominations on Mon
day, scores and hundreds of Demo-
Gratis in Baltimore have declared the
| head of the ticket to be the weakest
that could have been made, and I'M
hesitatingly assert that they will not
vote for Mr.. McLane in November.
The Democracy desire a man of the
people and for the people-one who
is the same yesterday, to-day and to-
morrow. For such IA man they have
liking and sympathy that would
enlist their whole heart, and for
whose election they would labor with
will. There are many such men in
the Democratic party of this State,
but they were all ignored, and the
seeming rule or ruin policy adopted.
"There has never been period in
the history of the Democratic party
in this State when a conciIiatory
policy was more needed than now.
The loss of South Maryland, the dis
affection in many other counties, and
the conceded ascendency of the Re-
publicans in the extreme Western
section of the State, are we'll known
facts, and the Democratic party cam
not afford 10 shut its eyes, and crv
'all is WELL when the reverse il the
thruth.
Furthermore, the thousands of
Democratic voters who did not attend
the primary election last Monday
who are thoroughly disguised with
the Rings method--ought to have
been a powerful argument with the
members of the convention for the