The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-04-19

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

l PIPER MARLBORO n lfll L.
Mr.. EDIToR:-It is quite usual to hear.
nowadays. the comment aS to the failure
of democratic Congress to redeem the
pledges made the people rs Il reason for
discomfort and the want of that interest
| in party matters that is necessary for sue
cess In the first place, suppose the
National Congress did fail. from the van
tage ground of view taken by those who
hold that opinion. to carry out the pledges
made the people, WHY'S that any reason
to visit the party of the county and State
with opposition: 1t is altogether qucS-
tionahlc whether Congress did not accom-
pliSh all that most desirable IN the
best interests of the people, when it form
ed the late tariff bill, and rs this measure
is the text of the opposition, il is we'll t"
state right here. that experience is now
showing the wisdom of that law. 1t is a
revenue producing bill, and this is what
was needed. But it is a little curious, that
| all the short cOminys of the entire body OF
| the democratic Congress are laid AT the
| door of the senior Senator of Maryland.
! 1t is somewhat in the line of an anccdotc
that is told of the early political history
of Senator German. In one of the cam
paignS of the State there happened at a
| large political gathcrir e in Baltimore City,
that the meeting, a republican meeting.
was being addressed by young man who
| knew nothing about politics but supposed
he knew a great deal about ancient history.
| He. as was the practice of all the speak
crs. undertook to scorn the democratic
party, its rule and its mission. To effect
uallv do SO, he drew Il parallel from Ro-
man history, but in the maze of his flight
| of fancy. forgot the name of the actor who
caused so much ruin to the people and
turning to his promptcrS asked the name
of the particular individual. The reply
| came quickly back. charge it all to Cor
man and 90 ahead. SO it is with the OPP
ponents of to-day they seek every oppor-
tunity, in fact they go out of their way to
find them, to pile up all the charges posi-
bic against him. But our people must
learn one important fact. and it is this,
suppose all that is said of the Senator to
be true. after all it is the democratic party
| and its principles that are now being at
| tackled, and it is the duty of every demo-
crat to Sift out the matter. and decide for
| himself. We have much at stake in the
coming election than the mere success or
elevation of individuals. Our state demo-
cratic government is being attacked. and
we should not for Il moment lose sight of the
| importance of the momentous issues that
confront us, to 90 heaping up dead acts.
1t is far more needful to us to-day, to see
|
is nominated. and then to do all in our
power to elect 1t. than to repine and Sulk
| over what has gone with the irrevOcable
past The republican party of the county
| is getting into line. and it will meet us with
an organized rank and file. They mean
business. The offices to be filled are prizes
in the way of rmnlumentS that are well
worth the contention. But when we re-
fleet what a state election. may and does
mean for us, the situation is intensified
and becomes hourly important. That we
will have a strong candidate for Governor,
| is without question. and who he is to be
will depend upon the people expressed in
| their conventions. 1t is folly to say that
the ring. and the bosses, will have their
way in this make up of the State ticket
This is only another manner of the at
tempt to discount the action of the demo
cratic convention. Such charges have
been made before and it is ready made
objection always handy for use, by those
who are eternallv carping. This is the in
Sidious beginning that is ever made by
those who wish to cultivate discomfort 1t
| is as easy to make such a declaration. as
any other, and better. because it answers
| the purpose of causing the belief of dom
inant rule or ring in the party, against
| which it is needless to make any fl ght We
have leaders in our party, and without
them we would he but an unorganiZed
mob. What would an army he without its
generals. 1t is a familiar example of what
is thought of good generalshp. when one
of the most renowned of all the heroes of
antiquity declared. that he would rather
have an army of sheep, commanded by a
lion. than an army of lions commanded by
sheep. Public opinion must be shaped,
must be drilled. to become effective. Just
as much so as the physical elements of
man. We have lessons in our own State
which have carried us to history in the
| past and we see no reason that we should
reject their counsel now. The people will
assemble il primary, county and state con-
ventionS, and make known their wishes
as respects The candidates on. then will
come the time for advice as to the organi
zation of the party, and the lines upon
which the fl ght is to be made. SO far there
has been no expression as to the candidate
for Governor, from any source, not even
from the meeting at the Carrollton where
| il is said the machine was dominant.