The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-05-17
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Upper M\RIHoRO' May

UPPER MARLBORO, May 10.
Mr. EDIToR:-The time is at hand for
harmony and peace in our party. Never
has quarreling one with another effected
any good Such thoughts are suggested
by the parade of complaints against the
leaders of the Democratic party, through
the columns of some of the press of the
State. who wish to be recognized as friend
" to the cause. We hear and see in print
expressions of anti-Gormanism, clubs are
organized upon that plan and the issue
made, and the sole issue is the defeat of
the Senator. The very papers. and some
of the very men, who are now engaged in
this untimelv and unnecessary, not to say
| unj ust crusade, forget that Il few years ago.
| they were trunpeting the splendid and
patriotic performance of the Senator in
aiding so materially in the defeat of the
| force bill. No man in public life has been
| truer to his friends and to the democratic
party, upon its great principles, than Sen
ator German. In this respect he may be
| termed the Tribune of the people But
we did not purpose to write eulogy up
on the Senator, but simply to call to the
mind of our readers, what these enemies
of the Democratic party are doing. Sena-
tor German is not an issue in the coming
/ campaign. There are greater issues at
stake to the people of the State than the
mere election of United States Senator.
The election of his successor will not take
place for almost three years from now, yet
his enemies taking advantage of what they
deem an oppOrtune time, are endeavorln%
to lead the minds of the people away from
the real issues, and the paramount ques-
ton of the hour 1t is time now that
| Democrats should take counsel one of an
other it is no time to be hunting after Sub
iects for trouble and matters that will
| create divisions in cur ranks. As we have
| so often reminded our readers, in this cor
| respondence now is the time for demo-
| Gratis to get together, not to divide. Inc
| Republicans are organising, and much OF
| their faith in the success of the campaign,
| is built upon dissensiOnS and differences
in the ranks of the Democracy. Are they
to be encouraged in the hope, by these re-
peated assaults upon our leaders wherein
| they are termed bosses? Will not the
people dismiss all this TRADE as the vapor-
ings of the same set of men who for years
! have been irving themselves to boss the
democratic party. Is it not after all the
threshing over of old straw of which the
| people have long since tircd2 This is after
| all the entire reason of the story.
| Now then is the time and the Oppor-
| tunitv. for the masses to come together,
and make a determined fight for that party,
whose principles strike nearer the best in
terests of all the people. We have said
that the question for the passage of a law
for the reassessment of the property of the
State will be the burning question. This
is without doubt true, but the clamor for
the passage of such law is not as univer
sal rs it was four years ago. Yet we be-
lieve that a ma ority of the people will de-
sire it, and legislative ticket viii be NOM
mated and elected favorable to that meas
| ure AS vet there is no definite express
ion as to the choice of this county for
Governor. That question will be soon de-
| termined as the time nearS for htl | II the
State convention Looking over the field
of the aspirants there will be a lively light
in convention for the honor. Mr.. Hayes
is making a vigorous campaign of the coun-
ties. and it is not at all unlikely that our
people will have the honor of a visit from
MIN. He is in earnest and is making
friends wherever he goes. as he well de-
| serves because of his candor, and his in
| tense earnestneSs for a rcaSsesSment of the
property of the State, we believe is what
is needed The inequalities are very great,
the free list is too large and the property
that escapes taxation altogether is believed
| to amount to millions. Under these cir
cumstances such a law is to be wished for.
| \ tax at best, Is a most grievOuS burden
and it is a debt that is hard to pay Yet
our people are ready to acquit themselves
of their obligation, when they know the
payment of it is necessary to carry out the
provisions of our State laws. But they
will hail even the least relief, and they aren
entitled to it, of course there will be great
objection to the passage of such law, as
there already is, from those sources, that
escapes taxation Or do not pay their just
proportion. Now then, the duty of the
hour is hot to listen to any arguments or
reasons that will distract our thoughts
from the real, the vital issues of the cam
paign, by following those who are opposed
to the passage of the law, and who set up
these arguments with view to distract
public attention from the real issue. Let
our people beware then of that class who
are striking at Senator German, for in
nearly every case he will be found to be
an opponent of the law for the reassess-
ment of the property of the State. Sena-
tor German is heartily in favor of a reas-
sessment law and that is his sin in the
eyes of the chief of his traducers. II.