The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-06
Friday. Aug. 6. 1856.
VINO Govern Us?

Frederick Bucheimer, who is known
by his friends as Fritz - is the City
Executive of the Second Ward. He was
appointed by Mayor Hodge Clerk of
Fel's Point Market. He keeps a beer
saloon on Eastern avenue which is head
quarters of ring politics in that ward.
He is so we'll known that it is unneces-
sary to describe him infinitely. He has
figured as principal in number of
bloody atfrays. in one of which he re-
ceiyed the three bullet. wounds which
he now carries in his body, and to
which he proudly calls attention. In
another of these affrays he is SAID to
have killed his antagonist. Fritz"
is a typical ward ''boss." He has gain
ed his political power chiefly by his eff
frontery and the magnitude of his Of
lenses against the law. He retains it bv
the same means, and by his control
and manipulation of the city offices in
his ward He has acquired considerable
means, which he Uses to strengthen
his power, and has the reputation of be-
ing generous with his followers. He is
the leader OF the criminal classes in his
ward and they are willing agents to
his unclean work. A ose friend of
Mr.. William Pinkney Whyte says that
''Fritz' has recently twice been to the
ex.Governor's office to proffer him his
undivided support TO- Congress-
The above paragraph is clipped from
''The Grill Serrice Retormer,' a paper pub
lished in the interest ofthis purifica ion
branch of politics. How men of Will
liam Pinkney Whyre's character and
culture must loathe such company.
may be readily imagined, and vet. as
our political matters have grown, they
are compelled to humble themselves
and accept their services, and become
in large measure, subservientto their
demands if they have any ambitious
political aspirations.
In the large cities the saloon alliance
and combinations control and use all
the vicious classes of every type Every
species of devilment has for it's council
chamber the saloon, and the whiskey
alliance has got complete control of
all our political party machinery. This
Frederick Bucheimer is type of the
division bosses which are appointed to
manage party machinery in every ward
of the large cities. The voting force
which these organizations absolutely
control is used as a Greek Phalanx or
Roman Legion was used in the wars of
these nations. The present Democrat
and Republican parties are pretty near
ly balanced as all opposing political
~; hn
this reserve, composed of the vicious
element of society, always in hand to
control nominations and hurl against
any candidate or any party that shows
symptoms of, or which they suspect of,
harboring opposition to their complete
control. The taXes-and the sums are
enormous of the cites which are ponr
ed into their Golfers, help to replenish
their treasury, and their time and
thought are almost wholly given to po-
litical matters. The offices are filled
with their tools, and this power has
added to its strength recently the for
eign comunistic and anarchist element
which has strengthened it immensely.
From the cities this power is reaching
out into the rural districts, and nomi :
mating. rls cling on the tickets in oppo-
sition to the wishes of the best class of
both the present political parties. ciph-
ers, men whom they can control in the
legislatures or Congress; and so thor
,ough, and well systematized has this
whiskey organization been made, that
the best men of the acknowledge
political parties, are powerl,ss unless
the bosses CT this whiskey and vicious
class are consulted, that defeat at the
polls is certain if it is deemed proper to
hurl their phalanX against them.
Hence the chivalrous and high toned
w. Pinkney Whyte has to play the
courtier to this coarse beer saloon bull
iy. In view of these facts is there any,
thing surprising that party is rising