The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
Democratic Desperation.

was procured to be written to initiate
Garfield's hand writing, wherein he
was made to say that he was In favor
OF unlimited Chinese immigration,
and of thus forcing down the wages
of labor to the lowest possible scale.
Having made the letter say what
they desired it to say, they procured
a william to swear to it, and the Dem.
ocratic speakers and Democratic pa.
pers all over the country declared
that the letter was genuine, and to
give all possible countenance and
responsibility to the lie, the Demo-
cratic National Committee telegraph.
ed it all over the county, declared it
authentic, had reams and tons of
large hand bills struck off. and had
all the public places in the county,
especially in the large cities and on
the Pacific Coast, placarded with this
perjured Williams lies, and sought to
carry the election by it.
So, also, four years ago, every ma
licious publication that could be ln-
vented about Blaine was fully IN
dulged in. and generally Giro & u
until by dint of bare, persistent. sYs-
tematic lying, a great mas people
were made believe that paine was
the worst scoundrel thatwent un-
hung, and by campaigrof vituper-
alton and SANDER they ucceeded in
getting their man countd in.
And now in the beginning of the
present canvass, realizing, no doubt,
Cleveland's vulnerabe record, the
Democrats begun by aying that this
was to be a clean canvass, there was
to be no mud-sIingin or villifylng OF
candidates. 1t was 10 be a battle Of
principle, conducteCon a high plane
But the average democratic politl'
clan can no more conduct a clean
canvass than he cal be clean himself
The first thing hey did was 70 &c
back to their old characteristic meth
DDS. They tolds lie and sWore to it
and are trying b elect their man by
regulation methods.
AS in the MDrey forgery in 1885,
they made Garfield say what they
wished he had said, so now they
make Harrison say that a dollar
day is enough for a laboring man
and that If he is not satisfied witt
that he ought to be shot down.
Now anybody with sense enough
to come in when it rains must know
that no public man would make such
a declaration, even if it could in any
way be to his interest to reduce the
working peoples wages. But thu
absurdity of the charge does not seen
to MAKE any difference.
The Democratic campaIon1s kao.v,
his party to be as false on general
principles as anything he can utter.
and acting on the theory that a lie
we'll stuck to is as good as the truth,
he depends on the Ignorance of his
dupes and continues to reiterate the
the charge. Harrison promptly of.
fers thousand dollars for the proof,
but with the Democratic politician
that makes no sort of difference they
stick to the lie though proven.
Now there are among the Demo.
cratic voters great many good and
honest citizens who would scorn to
stoop to crooked methods. much less
to lying and perjury, and yet strange
as it may seem, they 60 on voting
the Democratic ticket. If they could
believe but for a moment that there
is honor or integrity among the DEM
ocratic leaders, or that they are con.
trolled by honorable motives, or that
they care anything for the common
people only as means to get liv.
ing, let them take casual glance al
the condition of Garrett county to.
day. Let them take retrospect o.
what Democratic legislation in Mary
land, and especially for Garrett coun
ty. has done for their material vel
fare; and let them take that as ar
example of what it would do for tn,
county at large,
Let us look at the result of Demo
cratic management In our schoo
board; in our Legislative" roa,
system, and In the convenience of tn
political divisions of the county, 8
as to accommodate the voters or tf
county, for it is by the contemplate
of familiar examples that we lear
our most important and valuable les
sons.
The writer will endaavor to eluc
date some of these things, known Z
all men, in succeeding communities
lions.
Yours truly,
w.
The Rockville Convention