Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-05-18
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

DEMWhAIlt PbAfFOiM.
The Democratic con 'cnt on which az
sembcd in Baltimere an Thursday of
last week, adopted pla'f,r'n IN which
thanks were returned u the Governor
and executive officers Of thi- State, and
81 the DE nocratic members " ihs : ~
ate and House cf Delegates for their
careful fulfil nent Of all pledges made on
their behalf by the lat State Democratic
Convention
When we consider fer y moment thu
actions Of the General Assembly, at its
recent session, the pledges left untitled
~, vehementiy and frsuticaIly made
when fear Of being driven from power NJ
the general election last oh We en-
oome % no other conclusion than this
that the trainers Of that platform. must
be fully convinced, the people Of Mary
land are not only gulhble, bat idio'le
One Of the pledges made was that az
election law would be passed which
would not only embrace all .he benefi
cial features Of tde Tli,n law but
would embody other safeguards which
had hccu found by actual experience to
bc necessary to protect the ballot box
from continued pollution Has TIL.
pledge been carried out, To an iutelli-
gent Aan an answer is unnecessary A
shango has been made IN the law which
may prove a slight improvement on the
old one. Amendments we're proposed
which would have made it an imrossi-
hiity TO practice wholesale fraud at elec
tious, but all such amendments were
voted down, and the law introduced BY
The managers was passed. That we are
correct in our statement that in the cleo
bion laws Il e Democratic party have vio-
lated their pledges. We refer our readers
to the able letter written by the Hon
James A. Pearco, a Democrat Of prom
inenc2, who denounced his party in
strong and emphatic language for their
fiilure in this particular TO carry out
their pledges In another sec ion OF
the platform. President Cleveland is com
mended for his earnest efforts to conform
10 his pledges made, Know
ing at the same time that in
reference TO his civil service re-
cord, aud in many other particulars he
had signally failed, and was entirely vul-
neraLle. Ills letter Of acceptance de-
elAIcd that the Republicans had failed to
enfrsce the civil service law, and that
h@Ac,t Democrats ought to he placed in
npwer so thar tins law could be properly
enforced That letter was beautifully
prepared on silk, aud each of the letter
carriers in the Baltimore postoiiice had
ane framed, so confident were they that
the pledges made therein wonld be en-
fDyeed Now how was it with those netl
/ PARKER eaay was appoined POST
MASTER of Baltimore city, and soon eye-
~ one of those employees were removed
frou their positions, hut the scoundrel
official was on account OF his
dishonesty, soon after forced to
leave the city of his nativity -
As it was in this State, 50 was it in In-
diana, aud other States where removals
were thought necessary to strengthen the
ADMINISTRATION. And now, the admins
tratiou is eng"ge.i IN determined fort,
which is Us nupractlcable as IL IL unpa
trio,ie, to force tariff system upon the
country that will strike greater blow
~ american industries than has ever
been gwen. Inc simple agitation of the
SUBJECT by the dominant party has already
caused u stagnation III business, and ii
carried to the point where lis rgina-
tion wish to carry it, will throw thou
sands of happy aud prosperous workers
ont OF employment. In tue cities
Mobs will be- seen ike unto the Que
which recently assembled in Trafllga
Square, London, where seventy thousand
men were crying for bread Ifths Demo-
cratic administration State or National,
deserves praise for good done the people
we are unable to see it, and consequent
" we believe, should receive condemua-
ton. not praise For cheek and
audacity the Democratic State platform
beats all emanations from tina. fruitful
source of great promises, and few
fulhllmeuts.