The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-13
The Maryland Issue Defined.

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the 5th inst, the Baltimore Sun has
/ told us definitely what it objects to in
the Maryland situation. OF course, we
have known all along that the SUn was
real vexed' aud that it could not be
smoothed down anyhow. We have
known that the .Sun and its following
were determined to turn the State over
to the Republicans if they could. But
We did not know exactly what the
grievance was, and now, greatly to
our relief, the Sun has told us.
The grievance is that German APP
proves the nomination of Hon. John
+. Hurst for Governor of the State of
! Maryland. This announcement is en-
veloped in vast wealth of rhetoric
and Is more or less obscured by mug
wump verbiage, but the announcement
is there. The SUMS proclamation
means that and nothing else. There
is no objection to Mr. Hurst personally.
On the contrary, the Sun testfies to
his high character, his honorable rec
ord and his unsullied reputation. In-
deed II says in so many words that sit
is a gratifying feature of the present
political contest in this State that no
matter how hotly it may be waged the
high personal character of all the NOM
inees for high State offices will pre-
clude the possibility of the campaign
from degenerating into one of person.
alities, and especially of personal abuse
or detracton."
1t speaks of Mr.. Hurst in another
place as being "a frank as well as All
honorable man." And, generally, it
pays eloquent and evidently sincere
tribute to his admirable qualities as a
citizen and patriot. There is nothing
to he said against him, nothing what
soeVer. The SUMS grievance is that
German approves of the nomination.
| The SIMS determination is that Mr..
Hurst shall be beaten and the Mary
land Democracy wrecked rather than
have Mr.. German gratified by the cleo
ton of a gentleman whom he admires
and supports.
In the SUMS manifesto, of the 4th
/ instant, we find no protest against the
manner in which the primaries were
/ conducted; no denial of the integrity
OF the convention that nominated Mr..
Hurst. The Sun does not pretend that
the assembled delegates did not repre-
sent the Democratic party in the State
or that any faint rests upon their ere
dentials. Its grievance is, simply, that
the convention nominated candidate
acceptable to MIR. German instead of
following the Suns advice and nomi-
natsng one Of Mr.. Gorman's enemies.
Mr. Hurst is loyal Democrat, ca
pable man of affairs, high-lnindea,
honorable gentleman, and the almost
unanimous choice Of party conven-
ton regularly constituted and conven-
ed. But all this goes for nothing in
view Of the fact that German thinks
well of him. The Sun recognizes but
one question before the American peo-
pie and that is the question of over
throwing, humiliatiug and destroying
German. In pursuit Of that consum-
nation, it is ready to betray its party
ana deliver it, bound hand and foot,
to the enemy. Delenda est Gormanus!
1t knows no other battle cry.
If we had this from any source ex.
cept the Sun itself, we should reject it
as incredible. That party candidate
regularly nominated by a party con-
ventlon should be opposed by party
organ on the sole ground of his not be-
ing an enemy of a certain party leader,
presents a proposition so extraordinary,
SO unlntelligible, SO monstrous, as to
overw helm one with amazement. We
know that feuds and factions are the
inevitable concomitants of party poll
tics. Rival aspirations and clashing
purposes are ever present in the pro-
cesses OF Tree government. Men dis
agree as to policies aud leaders. They
divide upon questions of party discp-
line and conduct. Their jealousies and
wrangles, and cross purposes make up
the wholesome ferment that furnishes
vitality to our institutions. But when
the battle has been fought, the popular
feeling ascertained and the party's pref
erence Enthusiastically expressed, is that
time for the defeated minority to say
that they will dismantle the organiza-
ton unless the majority will yield
that they will join hands with the en-
envy, and betray a candidate against
whom personally they can bring no ac-
cusation, simply because that candi-
date was the choice of the victorious
faction?
Such, however, is the Baltimore
Suns position as declared by itself on
Wednesday morning, the 4th instant
1t rejects the ticket created by the par
ty convention last month, and calls
upon its followers to overthrow the
Democratic party-not because the
convention was tainted with invalid
ity, not because the delegates did not
represent the wishes of the Democracy,
not because the candidates are unwor-
tny-but because in the formation of
that ticket the convention failed to hu-
initiate and wound the ablest leader