Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-04-25
BlgI aud Little You

or Al Important ceDtFes OF INDUSTRY and
population, can. IN the main, be trusted
TO discuss imp orisnt political questions
intelligently. They are read daily by
tens OF thousands OF educated readers,
and cannot afford, In their discussion Of
political topics. 10 display gross ignor-
ance either Of political history or Of
elementary truths With the rural press,
we say II In no unfriendly or invidious
spirit, Il Is too often different There is
necessarily limited public and a local
circulation Read for the local and
neighborhood news they contain, they
have less 10 fear frsm criticism or eI-
posure OF the fsllacy Of their arguments,
and patronage OF Office, village post
masterships, court clerkships and the
Ike, have greater temptations than for
their brethren of the metropolitan press,
and they more easily ana frequently
yield 10 the temptation.
To which the Westminster AdUO-
ea'e one Of the leading rural journals
of the State, very properly replies as
follows:
"The above extract asserts that the
10 carat attorney who writes editor
ials for the Sun is able to discuss
important political questions intelli :
gently and that no editor of paper
published elsewhere in the state is;
"That city readers are educated
and can criticise, if errors are com
mitted, while the rural readers are
too dull to know whether an impor-
tant political question is treated
fairly or not;
That rural editors yield honest
conviction for patronage or Office
"This astounding assumption, un-
paralleled ssgotism and insult to rnral
editors and rural people has met with
sharp rsbuke from number of lead
ing county journals
"The Sun is notorious for its
inconsistency aud temerity in dealing
with public matters. Self.intersst
is its controlling impulse. 1t trims
for patronage continually. 1t has
never attempted TO expose an evil in
Baltimore for fear of incurring the
disfavor of those engaged in it. 1t
occasionally attacks generally the
city government, but does not speci-
fly acts of omission or commission, or
who is to blame.
at would exult in the downfall of
the Democratic organization in this
state. 1t has been striking at it
coyertly for several years, and it
would particularly rejoice at the
downfall of Senator German. 1t is
afraid to openly attack him, but it
does so in generalities. 1t argued
that it was no part of the duties of
Senators or Representatives to look
after offices for their constituents,
and it was oflicious intermedling for
them to suggest to the President
suitable persons for public position.
Aud this, too, in the face of the fact
that Senators, by the constitution,
are a part of the appointing power,
in that it requires their assent to any
appointment made by the President.
THE San knew better, but its OBJ
Jet was to break down Senator Cor
mans influence, and that of the
Representative from this State. 1t
could not hope to bamboozle the
President and his Cabinet, but his
object was to get applicants in this
state for public position to believe
that Senators and Representatives
would be regarded as ofiicious for
interesting themselves in behalf of
those wanting Office, and to induce
them to 20 direct to the appointing
power, independent and over the
heads of Senators German and Glib
son and the Representatives 1t thus
attempted TO make break between
the Administration aud our duly
chosen representatives at the nation
al capital. With this accomplished
the intention is to capture the Leg.
islature, in order that an assessment
bin may be passed to continue to the
tax dodgers the exemption from tax
alton they now enjoy
"When the fallscy of the Sans
position was exposed by the county
Democratic papers, it became exas-
peratsd and gave vent to its spleen
in an article of which an extract is
given above.
The ignorant rural editor is us
ually keen enough TO understand
some things that even a talented,
scholarly, pure and able city editor
may write, even if that precious spe-
cies be Ii carat attorney pleading
the cause of tax dodgers. And fur
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