The Democratic advocate., 1891-04-18
A New Political Move.

The NEW political move mentioned IL
another column was born in Baltimore on
Wednesday night. 1t is a move ''within the
Democratic parry it is said, ito promote
those principles of legislative, administrative
and tariff reform which have been advocated
by President Cleveland, and TO promote
economy in state, county and municipal ex-
penditures. &C. The objects Of the new club
are very we'll but we never could see the
utility of parties within n party. All such
organizations developinto factions, and usually
breed discomfort and finally become disorgan
izers. Frequently the members become the
personal foil overs of the chief officer, and
they are usually more interested in individual
ambitions than in the spread of Democratic
principles and their inculcation in rising gen
erations.
The incorporators of the new club are Philip
ID. Laird. of Montgomery; John ). Writ, of
Cecil: Gen. Edmund l.. +. Hardcastle, VIM.
H. Adkins and Preston B. Spring, of Talbot;
Edward Wootton, of Montgomery; DIR. Robert
+. Bromwell, of Cecil; Edward Lloyd, of
Talbot; Thomas 5. Baer, Joseph Packard,
Jr., Henry o. Thompson, Henry j. Bowdoin,
j. Hall Peasants, Thomas w. Hall, William
Clotworthy, l. Henry Ferguson, Jr., Prof
Fabian Franklin, Roger W. Gull, Thomas h.
Worthington, Charles NJ. Howard and VIM.
L. Hoffman, of Baltimore city.
These gentlemen, or some Of them, are in
no position to teach Democracy or pure
methods Their records in the party are not
such as TO inspire confidence among the rank
and file. In the past ten years some have not
cast Democratic ballot, except in national
contests, and have been disorganizers.
Apart from the records of these gentlemen,
and supposng them to be men of answering
Democracy and devotion to the party, what
excuse is there for separate organization?
As to their platform, there is little in it upon
which the people need enlightenment, or upon
which there are serious differences Of opinion.
This being true some other motive for organ
zation must be sought. Men don't band
together for the mere sake of doing so. Some
object is in view. If not to further principles
it must be personal. 1t is opposition TO the
recognized leader and the ginators-three
in nunber-cannot escape the imputatlon.
They have IL perfect right to oppose Mr.. Cor
mans re election. They have Il right to say,
by their opposition, they do not concede that
he had any part in the fight against the OPP
pressive Mckinley tax bill, or in the defeat
of the Force bill. By opposition they have a
right to tell the Democracy of the country he
is an unfit leader, and to weaken him, aud
even destroy the high national estimate of his
ability, and remove him from the management
of the national campaign next year. All this
they have a right TO do, but they have no
right AS protesting Democrats to attempt to
deceive aud misead the people by pretending
to be interested in legislation, state and
national, when they are in reality endeavorlng
to defeat one who was the chosen leader Of
his party in both the House and Senate, and
10 whom the great mass Of the Democrats
throughout the Union are looking for leader
ship to national success next year. Make the
contest square and honestly. That is the
Democratic way. Mr.. Germans friends,
while not welcoming the contest, will not
shrink from it. They are not for the man,
but desire to retain his services for the benefit
of the party.