Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-09-12

Published by Reauess.l

Oeunlteiy Nhat II oDlects 10 ~ me nary
land situation. OF course, we have Known
al along that the SEa was 'real vezed'
and thst !; couli not be sn.cotbed down
anyhow. We have known that the Sur
and its following were determined 20 turn
the State over 20 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 approves
the nomination of Hos. John &. Hurst for
Governor OF the State Of Maryland. This
announcement is enveioped in a vas;
wealth Of rhetoric aud more or less OBJ
scuFed by Gugwump verbiage, but the an
nouncemeB; IS there. The SsR's prOcla-
nation maans that and nothing else
There is No objection 81 Mr. Hurst person
ally. Do the contrary the SU. tcstifies to
his high character, his honorable record
and his unsullied reputation. Indeed, il
says ID so m ny words that '-it is crafty
ing feature Of The present political contest
In this State that no matter how hotly II
may be " gei the high personal character
OF all the nominees for high State Offices
VIII preclude the possibility Of the cam
paign from degeueratiDg into one OF per.
sonslIics, md especially OF personal abuse
or detraction."
II speaks Of Mr.. Hurst in another place
as being "a frank as well as an honorable
man" And, generally, it pays eloquent
anu evidently sincere tribute 10 his admir-
able qualities rs citizen and patriot.
There is nothing 10 lie said against him,
nothing whatsoever. The Suns grievance
Il that Gormln approves of the nomination.
The Suns determination is that Mr.. Hurs.
shall be b ten snd the Maryland Demo-
Grey wrecked rather than have Mr. Cor
man grAtified by the election Of gentle
man whom be admires and supports.
In the Suns manifesto, of the 4th in
slant, we find no protest against the man.
ner IN which the primaries were conduct.
cd. or denis! of the integrity of the con-
yention that nominated Mr.. Hurst. The
Sun does not pretend that the assembled
delegates did not represent the Democratic
party in the State or that any faint rests
upon their credentials. It's grievance is,
simply, that the convention nominated a
candidate acceptable TO Mr.. German in.
stead of following the SUMS advice and
nominating one Of Mr.. Germans eDemies.
Mr.. Hurst is loyal Democrat, a capable
man of affdirs, "A high.mindeo, honorable
gentleman, and the almost unanimous
choice ola party convention regularly con-
s'ituied and convened. 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
people and that is the question of over
throwing, humiliating and destroying Cor
man. In pursuit of that consummaiion, it
is ready to bctray its party and deliver it,
bound hand and foot, 10 the enemy. De-
lenda est Gormanus! 1t knows no other
battle cry.
If we had this from any source except
the Sun itself, We should reject il as in
credible. That a party candidate regular
ly nominated by party convention should
be opposed by party organ on the sole
ground of his not being an enemy of q GER.
tain party leader, presents proposition so
extraordinary, so unintelligible, 80 mon
s'rous, as 10 ovcrwhelm one with amaze
ment. We know that feuds and factions
are the inevitable concomitants Of party
politics. Rival aspirants and cashing pur.
poses are ever present in the processes of
free government. Men disagree as 10 poll
cies and leaders. They divide upon ques-
tons Of party discipline and conduct.
Their jealousies and wrangles, and cross.
purposes make up the wholesome ferment
tha. furnish"< vitality to our institutions.
But when the battle has been fought, the
popular feeling lscer.ained, and the party's
preference unmist. k2bly expressed, is that
? time for Inc defeated minority to say that
they will dismantc the organization unless
tie majority will yield-ihat they will Join
hands with the enemy, and betray a cam
didate against whom personally they can
bring no accusation, simply because that
candidate was the choice of the victorious
faction?
Such, however, is the Baltimore SUMS
position as declared by itself ON Wednes-
day morning. Ii rejects the ticket created
by the party convention last month, aud
calls upon lis followers 20 overthrow the
Democratic party-not because the con-
ven'ion was tainted with invalidiiy, not
because the delegates did not represent the
wishes Of tue Democracy, not because the
candidates axe unworthy-but because in
the formation OF that ticket the convention
failed to humiliatc and wound the ablest
leader the Maryland Democracy has ever
had!-Washington Post
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