The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-11
Still After German.

Senator Gorman's recent speech totha
Maryland editors:
"SenatOr German Is finding n
a rather difficult feat to ride two
horses at once going IN opposite di.
rections. The recent development of
strength by the reform Democrats
has astonished the senior Senator
of Maryland, and he now finds 1t nee.
essary to assume a virtue, even he
has it not. He wants to see GOvernor
Jackson elected to the Senate, but
the best element of the Democracy
wants Senator Wilson re-elected.
But the best element also wants bal
lot reform, and Senator German
plainly says that the Australian bal.
lot system would simply turn the
State over to the Republicans. but
this does not alarm the reform Dem.
Ocrats nearly so much as it does Sen.
atOr German, In fact, that gentle.
| itiull 10 IuoL INV OC' "CVh lllC u6YIl
and the deep sea. He is afraid to do
anything, and is more afraid 10 do
nothing. He Is now coquetting with
Both factions of his party to see
which is the least dangerous course
for him. There is one thing rA1srs.
ell pretty certain by the recent Mss1
of Democracy in Maryland. AID that
is that Senator German vIll'not he
elected to succeed himself unless he
begins to recognize that the better
element of his party is entitled to
some voice in its management"
The Charleston rs. CT WorH says:
Senator German, of Narylard. has
lately put forward the most pitiful
and contemplate political document
that has for some time been hung
around the neck of A defeated party.
This spokesman, unfortunately. is a
Democrat, a. ! he has lately struck
what we notice Is styled keynote
with regard to the subject of ballot
reform. The serious condition of al
fairs which c0nfr0nts the Democratic
party, so says Senator German. is
that our majorities. from natural
causes, isgrowing less The Senator
then makes dark alluSiOn to white
faces which is quite vague, but
which may be understood as a con-
demnation of the habit of cOrrupting
voters. with a proviso excepting the
purchase of black votes. But sena.
tor German goes further. He does
not content himself with argument /;
he misstates facts. His remarks con.
corning the Boston election are uD-
true, and either indicate gross ign0r-
ance or an intention to deceive. AT
the last election Boston did 60 Re-.
publican by five thousand majority,
but so far from that being the first
time since 1864, the same mayor car.
ried the city the year before. and in.
augurated 80 many reforms ahdSaaeei
earthei such an amount of cracked.
ness in the last year that it was an
open secret before his re-plecti0nthat
the sturdy, honest portion of the De-
mncracy intended to support him.
The pretenSe made by Senator Cor.
man that ballot reform will increase
the opportunities for the corruption
Of the Northern voter is simply
puerile. while the Use of Grady's
name and fame to justify his own
weak, webbing and contradictory
policy for North and South il mex.
cusihle. At the last guhernatorial
election in Massachusetts under the
new law, the Democracy made
great gains. and at the last election
in Baltimore. without it, numbers
of the Democrats abandoned their
party's candidate, and, since we have
read the Maryland Senator's latest
speech. the World is not surprised
that they did. as no party can long
stand such a policy as the Maryland
Senator MAPS out for the Maryland
Democracy"