The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-05-02
The SUMS Conversion.

The Baltimore Sun commends very highly
the address issued By the Democratic Editors
Association. notwithstanding the address
rlaces the national importance Of the cam
paipn above its state significance, while the
SIM has been declaring every few days tor the
past three months
The next election in Maryland Is purely ald a.,
eysre,, 4 state election for state of1eers only ana
.bould be determined upon stafe is6s AMI WIN re-
ference 10 aLie iHieScsis
The address declares
The importance the campaign upon which we
shall soon enter calls for greater vigilance aia ~
fiyity on our part than any for years past Inns y
nat a state campaign merely. II has national IN,
poriance, and the outcome viii De cI'7eY "ateHeu
throughout the country
The Sua has made a sudden and complete
turn. and goes even further than the address
in the matter Of national politics. Here Is
what the SIN now says
The address issued by the Maryland Democratic
Editorial Association % the DeInocraue y3ters o.
Inc state docs not insist whit TOO strongly upon
The Importance Of Democratic victory IN tins slate
next November and the necessity Of uniting an tle
forces Of the parry for the accomplishment Of that
result The success Of the Democratic party 10 thIs
state a. this time j. vitality Important ~hethst
viewed from the standpoint Of state o. nat2nal y
tics Il is important not On.y Tor the sake OI ulc
party itself and for the influence u may exert % at
n. this state is concerned, upOi the prospects o. NE
marty in is2 but 10 is desirable for the axe 81 e
rhGc TppIf. Of the state and the States bet inter
II has not been many weeks since the SIM
was recommending ticket cutting, and an
nouneing that the contest Of 1891 had no
bearing on thai Of next year.
In its comments the SIM uses the word re-
form quite frequently, and eudeavors to make
it appear that the Democratic editors have
recently taken new departure for reform.
Changes are not always reforms, aud the word
..reform" has been used 50 often in this state
TO conceal the real designs Of ambitious and
revengeful men, that it has become odious.
No reforms are advocated in the address, ana
Democratic editors don I care to be associated
with tn. modern reformers. The Democratic
party has always been progressive, ana has
ALWAYS advocated such changes in laws OF
systems as would promote the general welfare
The advocacy Of a new assessment Is not the
advocacy Of a reform. The extension OF az
election law. Is not a reform. and there are
no reforms in the proposed constitutions
amendments. There is nothing in the addres!
that has not been advocated by the leading
Democratic papers, aud some Of the amend
meut- to the constitution now proposed were
advocated when the SIM, the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad and the Republican party JOINED
hands aud were contending against any change
in the constitution. 4 new assessment Law
was advocated By part Of the Democratic pres
when the SIM was opposing ii.
We congratulate the Sun upon its change
and hope its conversion will last through the
campaign. So forciby did the views Of the
..rurals" strike the SIM. that 1t even accepts
the recognition in the address OF Senator
Germans leadership against the Force bill.