The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-12-14
ENDORSES James 4. GERRY.
10 the Citizens Of baltimore and the
State Of Maryland:


10 the Citizens Of baltimore and the
State Of Maryland.
SIRs We are masters of the fields
We have made q Prussian campaign
of it, but If we are lions in battle, we
are lambliae when the victory is won.
We will help the enemy to bury their
dead-if they will accept our aid-and
are ready, like good Samaritans, to
pour oil and wine into the wounds of
the disabled; or, if they prefer it, we
will pour the balsam OF sympathy
Into their hurts and wine down their
threats to cheer their spirits, which
must. under the circumstances, be
considerably below the freezing point
I of the moral thermometer. AS TO the
main body of the discounted, they
can either disband and go home 20
pray for better luck next time or enlist
/ in our triumphant ranks. l should
! advise the latter course as the most
/ expedient. because to the victors be-
long the spoils, and it is only by JON.
/ ing the yictOrs that they can expect
even to get a nibble at them. dare
say some of them will take that saga
! ciOus course, fc1 the cohesive power OF
nubIic nlunder is said to exceed all
other magnetic forces at present
known, and many of our opponents
are men of seven principles, and be-
Eeve in nothing so religiOusly as In tlVe
loaves and two fishes.
Our political success in November
was not due entirely to the e11orts Oh
Mr.. Wellington. There is a gentleman
who does O. great deal, but has SAID q
very little. and he has been the stand
ard.bparer of the Republican party for
the past twenty years, according TO
INV Judgment, and has given more
money for the interest of the party
than any one man in the city or state
of MARYLAND. And all sound minded
Republicans will agree with me that
that gentleman is the logical candldate
for the United States Senate Tile
Hon. James A. Geary. .,,;+;o.
We must not forget the posslbl1tleS
of the future. Let us reorganlze' cIo9e
IN orr ranks. strengthen our entrench
ments. Victories are sometimes as d6
mOraIizing as defeats; they are always
so when the victOrs are more ANXIOUS
to rpveI in the immediate fruits OF sue
cess than to provide against future
CONTINGENCIES Bear in mind that th'
ssonts'' are ever hungry, and that nun
GER is uniformly ingenious, waIcI lll.l
and energetic. An army without pro
visions. boots and breeches, Whel
struggling to obtain possession, % ol ~
commissariat of an enemy, fights ire re
mendously; it has everything SO gam
nothing to loose. 1t behooVeS us
therefore, to be on our guard agalns
the party we have just whipped an
whose ewes will roll with greed am
envy as they behold us drawing I'll
nav and rations so lately their own :,
don't mention these things 1or IN
!, nnrpose of throwing cold water o
; YoTF excitement, but merely to prov
The nroverb that although Brag is
GOOD dog. Hold Fast is a better, an a.
to impress upon you the fact that II J
imno8sible to enjoy for any grea4
length of time the comfortable resuls
Of 6oIiticaI success at any less prlc
than constant vigilance. AND no"
/ fellow citizens, having given you
o, niece of advice worthy of any sag
: from Solomon down to the late ApfS
ham Lincoln, entreat you to supper
the Hon. J. A. Geary as United 0taVe
Senator from Maryland.
Respectfully yours,
e JESSE J. CALLS,
{ 554 Baker st.