Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-22
To Abolish Ring Rule,

The Allegany county men went home
with blood in their eye 1t was expected
by the campaign managers that the party
split would heal by election day and tina
the republicans of Allegany would come
forward and vote for Mr.. Wellington as
the republican candidate, however much
they might dislike his nomination. 1t was
never thought that the opposition to him
would extend TO the length of absolutely
toltihg the ticket. Yet such has proven To
be the case. In the city of Cumberland in
the towns of Frostburg, Homecoming and
barton, AMI in the outlying precincts of
the county anti-Welington clubs have been
formed among the republicans In ,,unn-
berland the club has a membership of 10g
all republicans, and is Increasing its
strength. The members not only subscribe
to the doctrine of opposition to the So
called ring rule in the county, but What
Is far more important, they pledge them
selves to vote for MIR. Williams, the demo-
cratic candidate.
A circular has been issued by the Anti
Ring Republican Club as follows:
The campaign between MIR. Wellington
and Mr.. Williams is now at its height and
we believe 1t TO be the duty of all good citi-
Zens TO take an active and aggressive in
terest in the approaching election We
think that you, as a fair-minded man. must
know that the nomination of Mr.. yelling
ton was accomplished by means which are
not only not justified by political decency
and clean citizenship but that they were
in violation of sound party policy and a dis
grace to the integrity of republicanism II
has become notorious that the republican
party in this county Is and for some wears
past has been under the tyrannicaI domi-
nation of a corrupt set of machine poll
ticians, who, forgetful of the lofty princi-
pies which gave birth to the republican
party, and which should chara cterfze its
administra ton of public affairs, have made
this party of the people the vehicle for the
qualification of their own selfish ends, rath-
err than the chosen instrument for the pro-
motion of the peoples welfare.
We are republicans, and as such believe
that the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der can be best subserved by the admins
tration of public affairs by the republican
citizens who believe that the best recon-
mendation q party can have is an unselfish
devotion to peoples interest by their pub
lie officers. When this essential is lost by
the corrupt practice of a lawless and ar
rogant minority, who by methods which
suggest the necessity of Lexow investi-
CATION thwart the win Of the people by
political Vaccinations, then the time has
arrived for all honest men who love their
country and desire purity in politics to
make a stand and determined stand for
their country's good. .
the ring In violation of every party pre-
cedent, has again foisted its defeated
and discarded candidate upon the people
His own party In this county has repu-
dated him after determined contest by a
popular majority of 13S, and yet, by intimi-
known to the lowest politics, he has again
been put forward as the standard-bearer In
the sixth congressional district The whole
matter has now resolved itself to a cues
ton of honest citizenship
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