The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-01

sues, you have been treated to a campaign
OF abuse, villification, falsehood and per
sonal ISLANDERS. Without Democratic
daily paper published in the English Ian
guage, and with majority of the leading
papers in the city of Baltimore openly of.
fensively and unfairly against US, we have
been obliged to depend chiefly upon the
presentation of our cause to the people of
the state by those who have represented
the party upon the hastings.
The Republican party and its supporters
have sought by every means, and by per-
sistent effort, to hoodwink the people, both
as to their rea! policy and purposes, and
as to the policy and purposes of the Demo
cratic party. The absurdity and inconsis-
tency ofthe Republican leaders, and of the
platform and orators of that party in this
state, are so glazing that no man unless he
discounts his own character for intelli.
gence, can accept their propositions as
true. They tell us this is local campaign,
that national issues are not involved, in
spite of the Endorsement in theinplatform,
of the national Republican party and it's
platform. They seek to impress you with
this idea, with full knowledge of the fact
that the Legislature to be elected by the
people on the 9TH of November will be call
ed upon early in its session to elect rep
resentative of the state in the Senate of
the United States. They tell us that they
are for better government in the state and
have had the hardihood to say that they
are for local self-government.
DEMOCRATS FOR FREE SCHOOLS AND FAIR ELECTIONS.
This plea is made to intelligent men in
the face of the fact that the Republican
party, from its inception up to this day,
has invariably maintained that the Federal
power should override the state authorities
i'll local elections. They tell us that they
are for a free school system, in face of the
fact that the present free school system of
the State of Maryland was adopted by a
Democratic Legislature, and the bill sign
us they are in favor of free books to the
pupils in the public schools, and fail to tell
the people that bill for this purpose was
introduced by Democrat Senator, passed
by Democratic Legislature, and only
failed because the Governor thought the
treasury was not then in condition to make
the necessary appropriation.
They tell us that they propose to give to
the State of Maryland a better government
than it has had, in face of the fact that no
man with intelligence can or will deny
that no State in the Union has been more
fairly, honestly, economically and success
fully administered than has the State of
Maryland for the past % years by the
Democratic party.
LOWDEzs AND THE ASSESSMENT Bill.
The platform and their candidate an
nounce that they are par excellence in ia
vor of a reassessment bill, in face of the
fact that their candidate for Governor
used his influence at Annapolis to defeat
last session eff the Legislature, and a ma
jority of the Republicans in that Legisla
ture voted against a reassessment bill 1t
is true that he now denies that he oppos-
all in his power to defeat it is too explicit
and full to be overcome by his denial.
they say that the gentleman at the head of
our ticket was also opposed to reassess-
ment bill. He has in a manly, candid and
explicit statement so said to the people Of
the State, and has given his reasons for
his course, and pledged his words, which
no man ever knew to be broken, that if
elected Governor he will support and sign
proper assessment bill Choose you
which of these you will trust.
Forsooth, these people propose to give
us better government and freer schools.
In what respect can they make the public
schools of the State freer?
There is but one respect in which they
can make them freer-and if they mean
that they are logical, if not, their de-
claratiOn to this effect is absolutely child
ish and meaning less-that is to open the
doors of the same schools houses to both
races in the State. But this they deny.
THIS they dare not openly avow, and yet
in every state north of us this has been
done, and in the only state south of us
where the Republicans have obtained
power upon the very theory and pleas
which they are using in this State, name
ly the State of North Carolina, they have
practically inaugurated the same policy.
As TO CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
But, says the Republican candidate for
Governor, if elected, he will give us good
and he will adhere to the
principles and policy of the civil service
rules, and in SO applying these rules he
will treat white and black alike. The alb
surdity of this proposition is easily de-
Would he have competitive
examinations for Supervisors of Election
in this State. Would he have COMPETE
tive examinations for justices of the peace
in the City of Baltimore and the several
districts in the various counties. Would
appointment of various offices in his gift?
Most assuredly not. Does Mr.. Lowndes
know the people intimately enough to en-
able him of his own motion to select APP
pointees for the several offices which we
have suggested without consultation with
his personal and political friends in the
several counties and the City of Baltimore,
and when he comes to select his appoint
ees in the city and counties, he will, of
necessity, be compelled to rely for gui-
dance upon the men who conducted his
canvass for him, and who are universally
as the most ultra and rad
ical of practical politicians.
REMEMBER THE PAST.
Now fellow Democrats, this case is in your
hands. We beg and implore you to consider
well the results which are to follow from
this selection, should you turn your backs
upon the party, which has never deceived
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