The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-10-26
For the Democratic Advocate.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
ITS True InwardneSS Exposed by Dele
gate TO the Convention.


MEssRs. EDITORS: The platform adopted by the
late Republican County Convention, of which was
A member. makes the silly claim that the county
printing" is now distributed according TO favor
itism and demands that it be let to the lowest
resnonsible bidder" Everybody who can reason
knows that there is no such thing county print
ing strictly speaking. Some of the county officers
are REQUIRED by law to publish certain notices and
statements of public affairs from time to time lin
two newspapers if there be two in the county, the
intention obviously being to give such notices and
statements the widest publication possible under
the circumstances and bring them to the knowledge
of the greatest number of people.
By publishing their notices and statements in the
ADVOCATE and Senti1o the recognized organs of the
two political parties, our county officials have
carried out the purpose of the law exactly because
these are the only county papers which have gen
eral circulation in all parts Of the county ana among
all classes of the people.
To make the publications in any other way than
thrnurh the newspapers would not be in accordance
with the law. and to make them through other
papers. to the exclusion Of the two named which
have the largest and mosg general circulation, would
be "favoritism aud there could be no other reason
for such a course.
am now convinced that this nonSensical de
mand originated in the selfish personal interests OF
the few arbitrary dogmatsts who rushed 1t and the
laundering assault on the public schools through
the convention without giving large majority
of the delegates a chance TO know what they were
voting on.
These few selfappointed leaders some time since
put a little OF their own money, and enteed num-
Der their too creduous friends into the purchase
OF personal orgau to make sluice-gatc for their
ribald and veuomous abuse OF better men, which
the S,1l'iad refused % publish.
The venture has not realized the expectations of
its progeuitors The promised dividends have never
appeared and desperate financial straits drove its
praprict1rs to She desperate remedy Of making
s0lcmn party demand for the ~s'f8ers share Of what
they term "the county printing. hoping thereby to
stay the flight Of their scared stockholders aud keep
the thing going until ailer the election.
The miserable concern which the Republican
convention wA> thus duped into supporting, al
though many Of the delegates, like myself never
approved OF il OF saw any need Of H. has had a
chequered and unsavovv carer. Started in the be
ginning as the personal organ OF a wealthy and an
bilious Democratic politician. with first an alien
and then q Republican as manager, whose board
bills In your town are still unpaid il began is cir
culaiiou an the purchased subscription list Of an
amateur journal. which was non partisan and NUM-
bcrcd men Of both parties among its readers
The Republicans, not aucying the change. soon
withdrew lheir subscriptions and AFTER the election
lis owner having DO further usC for IT, offered the
concern for sale giving 90 the veuomous oiigarrhy
who now control il the desired opportunity % secure
a mud machine which they eagerly embraced,
An Imported crank from an English university p
"a ho was Taraiei as containing within himself the
entire round of scholastic and artistic accomplish
rsents. ana who hal toeu an ardent seeessonist b.
sides was secured as cii,os with his wife as chief
st5ckh0lder. The hybrid was rehapiincl and put
forth as the anIy strziEhtou:, stsiwari and simon
puro ar-au % she Republican party In Carroll
COUNTY and thasc who had put Is upon tac eutuaa5l
nifty in this ggisc 81 sb1si trying % make every
Republican he Jhs county subscribe f1s t and al
vssgise la a. Bar h did uag take The DEMOCRATS
stopped thef subscriptions and ghe dercni. coussr-
vasgve Republicans aerv dis-osse vita Us Iovrress
AMI alih. AnI sslck Co she Sias The crank c,iiios
sssa l,l vIthoas saying goodbye thoagh be IL SIN
yirAlly remembered slmc sevsa huudrci toIlars
worth His bagfer half u1w tp1g chzusc. buE
followed ,r1 after brief sad ssoruay d0mininn
daring whseh she iruozainleasly kickca Gus she
hasiasss ulsuasef ami usas. aaay dFtsssi % s0gue
% ths contributors vish gcuuiur assalnine vtEof.
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one % che bscs is said - have remarked. an ei
ita7 e7aiH BE- secuted paa voaia esiy have sSnss
enough b. DO ~ De- tsid. and uas pscsrod 90 a.
aF.alau % his owH.
fa Que i.lne sssssac.ary editor vas sceusri. and
according e. DE pan ssrVl upaa. the i1rAl talent
e1utnucsi g. d3 us isc editorial department ch'say
alih npcres3sis3 extracts f0-a lhH Sev Yosk rs
sss- snl unzrzzzsziscz' Hiazs ~ god racn "a al
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Scribe snd trcasa-gs fesseuci tie uas sss'ouiy mas
u reas ahaify ever caaucotra wish tha FaFef Aah
tn brsinlssg eA1ef Gre Republican parry ever bad
j. carroll cau=iy H.s rsigpat.aa icsg he nssi-
u,aehtue lbs tAa a&nis x usa3e pssi ~ h-oshcfs.
uho have r.Asca lHto poser thr1szh tAf popularity
q cand,ialr ~ postmaster IN WsssHiH'-es and
who bAyc sirgaly iiviaed ne paTsy - ,hcif dos
rszuc oauAaes aud ryislcui psrIae g. Frcugnisr ~
aas v h. s. n1l wilkins bau ihe kwsc % thctE an
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safs lsa.iers ana sacb ,rztessalp sfc rus o. me
vii, nos BE- paFsy - uuals-. unPa'fss'te and
sn.asstsasgc aaaal epoa ac psb4ie schools f.
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nscseat saAool FNssalnrc And I uill ua, All In a
sehene % 4evtailse she DYING ca-r7z-zs'sa AZ ne
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