The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-11-07
Virginia.
Not So Powerful AS 1t Was.

Not So Powerful AS 1t Was.
In calling attention some months ago to
the effort of the Baltimore SIN to distract
and disrupt the Democratic party and to
confuse issues. in order to accomplish by
indirect means what it was too hmld to
undertake openly, the defeat of Senator
| German, we took occasion to remark that
the Baltimore SIM did not reach one-thlrd
as many Democratic voters as the county
Democratic press, and that its influence,
once great, powerful and almost irreslst-
able, had been greatly lessened by Its dis
courteous, overbearing, vindictive, decep-
tive and mercenary course.
After the Democratic Editors had spoken
through public address, declaring there
were no state issues of over-shadowing i'm
portance, and giving precedence to national
issues, the Sun, fearing the combined in
huence of the Democratic press, which it
once led then affected to deSpise, joined in
and complimented the deliverance of the
Democratic Editorial Association.
The next move of the SIM was to form
an organization within the party, with
commendable objects, ostensibly, but the
Democratic press strangled this in its birth
by showing the real intent was the defeat
of Senator German, then the chosen Demo.
s%r,atic leader of both houses of Congress
and to whom the party at large was look
ing to lead it to victory in 1892.
The Suns next move was to engineer an
Independent fusion movement in the city,
the purpose of which was to beat the regu-
lar Democrats, then get up an alliance
between the Independents and the Repub-
| licans to secure the retirement of Mr..
German and the elevation of one Of the
pretended Democrats who have been assist
ant Republicans for some years. The
Democratic press fired broadside at this
movement also. but the San was too des-
perate to retreat. 1t was its last oppor-
tunity, its only hope, in defeating Senator
German and recognizing the party with
its own favOrites in power and itself as the
power behind them 1t labored hard, day
in and day out; told its readers national
issues were uppermost in a state campaign
in New York but had no place in a state
campaign in Maryland; assured voters that
while the contest in other states had Il great
bearing on the contest of 1892, the cleo
ton in Maryland had none. Such twad-
die having no effect, such inconsistency
being too apparent to even the way-faring
man, though a fool, the old luminary grew
desperate and launched a broadside at
Chairman Compton, at rings, bosses, &c. ,&e
But the SIM, Independents, Republi
cans, Assistant Republicans, Fusionists,
Political Preachers, who desecrated their
pulpits with political sermons, in which
alleged facts were mere imaginings, and
violated the Sunday law in holding politi-
cal meetings on Sunday, the RagTag
Bob Tail and all were routed. The Demo-
cratic majority in the city is the largest
given for many years, and with the Aus
tralian ballot law in full force to insure
absolute fairness, to free voters from him
drance and to minimize bribery.
The SIN neither owns Baltimore nor
the State, nor can it influence the Demo-
cratic party unless it promulgates Demo-
cratic principles aud deals fairly with men
and measures And the Democratic press
will be with the SIM next winter during
the meeting OF the Legislature and at all
/ other times when it needs attention.
TO the SIM, the compliments of the
Democratic press. While we would pre-
/ fer your assistance, recent events show we
don't need you. In fact the party has
won with your best efforts against it..
Behold the largest Democratic majority
since 1867, and under the leadership, too,
that the SIN would break down