The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-11
The Sun and the Advocate.

The sun ana Lne AOVOcdLG.
The WESTMINSTER ADVOCATE, in one OF
its peculiar articles, undertakes to say that
The Sun has no right to speak for the Demo.
cratic party. 1t does not seem to occur to
our scolding friend that the Westminster Ad-
vocate has no right to speak for The Sun
no right to say what it shall say or what 1t
shall not say. The Sun speaks for the peo-
pie, for the Democrat and for the Republican,
and against every form of tyranny, whether
of parties, factions, cliques or individuals
1t is for fair play in politics, and for the right
of the people to demand honesty and etficien-
cy of their servants in office. II 1.-THE Advocate
enjoys any special rights to which The Sun
is not entitled, it obtained them under some
OF her form of government than that which
rests upon the basis of Jeffersonian Democ-
racy.-BaitimoTe Sun, July 1.
In the above article the SIN states,
First that the ADVOCATE has no right to
speak for the San;
Second, that the San has right to speak
for the Democratic party;
Third, that the SIN is for the people, and
has right TO speak for Democrats and Re-
publicans;
Fourth, that the SIN is for fair play in
politics;
Fifth, that if the ADVOCATE has any special
privileges the San is not entitled to, it OBJ
tanned them under some other form of gov
eminent than that which rests upon the basis
of ,Jeifersonian Democracy.
Now in reply
First.-The ADVOCATE does not pretend to
speak for the San; only of it. Gifts devious
ways, of its sinister designs, of its deception
and demagogy, of its attempt to mislead the
people, and its attempt to destroy Democratic
harmony.
Second.-The Sun has no right to speak
for the Democratic party. 1t is not Demo-
cratic paper, and holds to no creed and no
party. 1t has so said, and we have the proof
at hand. In May and Jane Of last year its
columns teemed with such declarations. The
winter before it embarrassed the Democratic
party in all its plans, so far as it could, and
it was insoleut and overbearing to all who
would not yield to its lash. Its course was
far from that ofreputable journalism, and the
ADVOCATE so characterized it at the time.
Third. Who authorizes the San to speak
for the people? The people are divided into
parties. The Sun not belonging to any party
ofcourse has no political constituency to speak
for. Its own concet makes it peoples
paper. 1t is a good newspaper, and that is
why its circulation is larger that of any other
Maryland daily. Nopaper is so highly priced
at this office for its RerS departments; none
so cordially despised for its editorial course.
An honest. open foe is respected. An in
sincere, tortuous, deceptive, insolent, AFRO
giant, mercenary and conceited one is not.
Fourth.-As to being for fair play in poll
tics, the Sun cannot misead the Democratic
press in Maryland. A number Of papers be-
sides the ADVOCATE have severely criticised
its insincerty. 1t has felt the sharp thrusts
of the Easton Ledger, the Towson Journal,
the Chestertown Ne,cs, the Rockville Adc0-
cate, the Port Tobacco Times, the Hagers-
town IL all and others. The Sun has been
anything else than fair. 1t has been endeav.
oring 10 do covertly what it is afraid to do
openly. 1t is opposed to Senator German
reelection, but afraid to openly declare it.
Ii was partly instrumental in getting up an
organization with that purpose in view,
which was strangled at its birth by criticisms
from the Democratic press. 1t has prefer
ence for Governor, but is afraid to name him,
because other candidates might withdraw
their publications from its columns.
Fifth.-The ADVOCATE enjoys no special
privileges to which the SIN is not entitled.
But it holds to political faith and boldly
proclaims it. 1t belongs to the Jefferson
school. and neither practices deception nor
trims for Doodle.