The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-08-01
Chairman Compton on the Sun.

In calling the Democratic Convention to
order on Thursday, Chairman Compton of
the State Central Committee alluded to
attacks on the Democratic party from quar-
ter where better manners, if not judgment,
were expected. He said
1.-The duty devolves upon me, as chairman
of the Democratic State Central Committee,
to call this body to order, and esteem it not
only distinguished honor, but high prlvl-
lege Notwithstanding that it has been said
almost in totidem verbs from quarter where
we had right TO expect at least better man
ners, if not better judgment, that this conyen-
ton was machine-m made and boss ridden, l
unhesitatingy say that after over thirty hive
years Of active participation in politics do
not believe that any political convention ever
assembled within the city of Baltimore more
fairly elected and more thoroughly represent
alive than the one which have the honor to
call to order.
Mr.. Compton's words were very warmly
paudits of the multitude. He mentioned no
one, but his auditors applied them at once to
the Baltimore San, and the Sim so applied
them, for ii made haste yesterday TO deny the
accusation. 1t said
The chairman of the Democratic State
= Central Committee, in calling the state con-
veniion of the party to order, yesterday,
thought it necessary TO defend that reputable
and representative assemblage from the charge
of being a "machine made convention, and
to denounce as unmannerly the unnamed
person or persons by whom that charge had
been circulated. 1t would have been more
to the point if Mr.. Compton had specified
when, where and by whom that charge had
been made: otherwise, we fear, he has laid
himself open to the accusation of having
invented man of straw-a creation Of his
own imagination-for the sole pleasure of
knocking it down. Nobody in Maryland
that We are aware of has made any such charge
as Mr.. Compton supposes
The cratic, inconsistent, intolerant and
malignant Sun on Monday commenced an
article on the kind of platform the Demo
cratic convention ought to adopt in these
words:
BY the grace of the machine and the favor
of the bosses, the masses of the Democratic
party of Maryland, being relieved of all care
and trouble in regard to the nomination of
candidates for state officers to be made by
the state convention about to assemble in this
city, it would seem nothing but fair that those
masses should have full clear and explicit
declaration of their views and opinions on
the important and vital questions of national
and state policy in the platform of principles
TO be put forth by that convention.
If this does not mean that the convention
was machine made and boss ridden language
has no meaning. The Sun has been in an
exasperated mood for some months because
it could not control the Democratic masses
and dictate the ticket, and it has done its
best to create distrust, division and to defeat
the party. When it finds criticism of its
course so warmly applauded by delegates
fresh from the people, selected by the people
and representing the people, it deliberately
denies its own words, and gives an example
of debased journalism unparalleled in this
state