The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-13
THE RESPONSE.
some opinions Of ..The sum-
TO PROTECT THE TAx-DoDGERs.
From the baltimore Herald.


TO PROTECT THE TAx-DoDGERs-
From the Baltimore Herald.
The Westminster Democratic Ad1Ocdte, one
of the ablest papers in the state, remarks as
follows:
Truth is not regarded in the SUMS editorial course
Deception suits its purpose better and II constantly
uses l. For the presentit Is pretending To- bea Dem
sow dissension in the Democratic ranks. so that
enough members of the Legislature eau be elected
secure to the TaxDodgers, whose organ it is, the
exemptions they now enjoy,
The Suns scheme to defeat the passage OF
a reassessment bill by the next Legislature
is well known. 1t is notorious that the San
is at the head of formidable coterie organ
lied to protect the Tax Dodgers Is it again
possible to defy the honest property owners
of the state on this paramount issue?
FRETs UNDER MERITED REBUKEs.
From the Rockville Advocate.
The Sun frets under the merited rebukes it
has received. The points of difference be-
tween the AdUoedte and Sun can be quickly
stated. The AdUocdte believes that we should
have a new assessment and that the Hayes
bill should have become IA law; that President
Cleveland will find in our Senators and Rep
resentatives safe advisers in Maryland matters
and the people of Maryland commissioned
them for this among other purposes, and the
people do not approve of any conspired effort
to induce the President to impose slight
upon our Senators and Representatives. The
Sun holds to the contrary and impugns the
motives of those who differ with it. 1t is
welcome to all the consolation it can gather
out of the bilious editorials il sees proper to
to illuminate against the rural editor, and
hay seed communities in general. But it
should not get mad over the responsibilities
which follow the course it has pursued. Iu
our ''circumscribed" sphere we feel we have
a better right to speak about the interests Of
the Democratic party than our Baltimore
friend, because the Advocate $ Democracy new
err would permit it to give aid or comfort to
the enemy. and never would permit envy,
hatred, malice or patronage drive 1t into a
hunt after false gods, commonly known as
independent movements. In 'conclusioii,
we repeat our warning to the people OF tins
county-the cause of fair and new assess
ment demands vigilance to the selection OF
members of the next legislature, and these
members should be free from corporations in
fluence and ''tax-dodgersh heresies.
SALT ON A SORE SPOT.
From the Towson Journal.
From the caustic temper of an editorial III
the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday I'd it is appar
ent that salt has fallen upon sore spot. Oui
esteemed city contemporary never "hoilers
unless it is hurt. 1t seems to have nursed
its wrath for several days, and when forbear'
ance no longer ceased to be virtue, its pen
I'M feelings found vent. 1t larrups those
rural editors who have the bravery to speak
their sentiments in behalf of the Democracy
of Maryland, whom they represent, without
first asking permission Of the San. We teal
our neighbor has grown arrogant and d'cta
torial II knows very well there are more
than quartette, or a quintette, or an octette
in fact, all of the rural journals are not airait
TO speak their Democratic sentiments, aud to
vigorously advocate new assessment bill
which shall reach eueTy species of taxable
property in the State, stocks, bonds, or what
not-which the .Sm don't want. Hence 1T
excoriation of the rural press.
CHARACTERISTIC FOR DECEIT AND FALSE PRE-
TENSE.
From the Port Tobacco Times.
That Mugwampian Republican luminary
the Baltimore SIN, is crying out aloud again
1t is grieved that ii is so sorely abused by thu
State press and plaintively remarks that 1t I
a case of $50 much patronage and so muet
abuse of the Sun By that deceit and tals'
| pretense for which the old luminary is charac
teristic, it tries now to make it appear tina
| the Democratic press OF the State took IN
initiative in the matter OF ''abnse. Where
| as Just the converse is true. Some OF tn
| leading papers some weeks ago, referred de
corously to the absurd position OF the Bpti
more mugwumps in their modest demand Il
control the Federal patronage OF the State
the luminary of the mugwumps being ont
casually mentioned if at all. Then 1t wa
that the eight for ALL became lurid ant
vindictve and heaped abuse upon the Stat
press in the most angry, indecorous AM
vulgar fashion. 1t has since realized that 1t
armor IS too vulnerable to engage in sucf
warfare, since it is game that can be playe'
| from both sides. 1t is hurt and its braga
docio and bluff resorted to for the purpose @
concealment of its wounds only the NOR
plainly reveal them.
THE OLD LADY WAS HURT.
| From the ST. Mary's Beacon.
The Baltimore SUI, is shedding its mos
malignant rays upon what it denominates ;
little ..coterie of editors who have seen fl
| to find fault with the SIN. The criticism
of these country editors, says the Sun, don
hurt the SUM- yet the fact remains that theI
utterances have elected a twelve inch deliv
erance in the SUMS editorial column whie
demonstrates that something has been sal
by somebody which does hurt the SIN AM
over which the Sun is sore. Had our esteem
| ed contemporary gone on IN the even teno
of its way and paid no attention to the alleg
ed attacks upon it and its course, the genera
verdict would have been that 1t was not hurt
but its exhibition of temper in its edtorI'
of Tuesday last, reminds one forcibly OF tn
old story of the foxs encounter with the will
cat. After the fray, the rabbit asked the 70!
! if the cat hurt him. 'No, Br'e Rabbit,
was the reply, "dat creetur didn't hut me
but some awdacious william hit me wild
reapin' hook" Hiiic iilte tdch1ynaR.
We think the San great news paper, an
having ne controversy with it take the llbert
Of expressing the friendly opinion that 1t
| Tuesdays editorial was childish exhibition
of i'll temper.
THE sun is A TRIMMER.
A gentleman writes to the DENocRATI
ADVOCATE from Sykesvile, under date of Ma
9Th, as follows:
"a neighbor has been kindly handing tn
ADVOCATE to me 10 read your Just criticism
on the political rawlings of the Baltimore Sun
have been subscriber to it for years, ltade
protest lately. My wife would have it, but SD
said to me recently Take the Baltimore 4me'
ican | will do SO, for it is true to its he
publicanism and not unfair to Democracy
The Sun is trimmer, and mean one a
that 1t may say who cares for your SUI
scriptiong Very well, the interest of $40
/ will 20 elsewhere. Please find enclosed
check for 81. 90 for the ADVOCATE.
The ADvocATE's criticisms of the San an
expose of its object to break down the Dem
ocratic party and prevent the passage OF
Just assessment bill, have been very general
commended by Democrats of Carroll, an
other counties of the State and in Baltimore
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