The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-31
A CAMPAIGN THAT ATTRACTS AT
TE\IION.

The campaign now In progress in Mary
land is attracting more attention than
any that has taken place in the United
States for long time. a great body OF
Maryland's best Democrats. many Of
whom are citizens Of national reputation
and of unspotted character have refused
10 support the nominee for Governor Of
the Democratic Convention. and. while
some declare that they will not vote a
all. the great body of them declare that
they will vote for the Republican candi-
date They say that Mr.. Hurst is
not the nominee Of the Democratic party.
but the personal nominee Of the boss Of
the State. German. and OF the boss OF
Baltimore city. j Freeman Kaisin They
say that these two men have established
q rule of ring and machine and corrupt
politics in the State which has become
uncomfortable. and that they prefer the
temporary rule Of the Republican party
10 further submission 10 the intolerable
humiliation and insult OF Germans furth-
er rule.
a vast deal seems 10 he involved in
this contest. We have copied a good deal
of material from the Baltimore sun which
seems TO prove that "A vast conspiracy
has been operated TO pad the registration
lists of Baltimore city with false names
that are TO be voted next Tuesday by re-
peaters and imported roughs, and the
most respectable authorities I'm Baltimore
put the false names on the city's rolls
as high as 1900 There may be some
partisanry in these representations. but
we freely confess that they do not seem
unreasonable, but this most remarkable
fact is beyond dispute The Washington
Post is. and always has been. most de-
voted supporter of German, and it has
had a correspondent going from one end
OF Maryland 10 another making reports
OF the canvass ever since ii started high
~ colored in favor OF Germans side of the
case. In last Mondays Post this cor
respondent had a letter from Baltimore
making general resume of the situation.
He said in that letter 1.-THE party in pow
er uhat is. Corman) has also the advant-
age OF controlling the election machinery,
which is no small factor in the result"
And again "As against the normal ma
jority and the control of the election ma
chinery-two material points in favor of
the Democrats chat is, Gorman)-must be
placed the opposition of two daily pa
pers TO the Democratic ticket" &c.
If the election is TO be a fair election.
of what possible advantage can it be TO
German TO control the election ma
cninery? The control of the election ma
chinery will be useful 10 a man who in
tends to vote 200 fraudulent names in
Baltimore city with repeaiers and cleo
III. 4.
and New York. but ii Is Of 10 possible
advantage TO party which proposes 10
have a perfectly fair election. except to
keep the other party from cheating it,
and there is no prctence of any orsaniza-
ton by the Republicans and Independents
In Maryland 10 practice frauds. Ii would
be absurd IN them to attempt it with no
voice whatever in the conduct Of the
elections. We take this letter from the
Posts correspondent. who Is a part of
Germans campaign. 10 be an unluckv
admission of the secrets of the German
gang and To be. therefore. a complete
confession OF what that leading and
staunch Democratic newspaper the Balti-
more sun. has been charging that Cor
man contemplated. In enc of its most
recent discussions OF German. Tie sun
used these trenchant words:
THE poison OF moral slavery is En- the
spoils system. The boss is the creator OF
a breed OF men that is grovcllins and dis
tinctly -American--fawning toadies and
cringing sycophants. men who carry into
politics the same spirit that Jcamcs. the
fnglish nunkcy. shows in the service Of
his noble master-Icady to render any
service however mean. which may be
demanded C him. our TWO Mar land
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Maryland bosses have been steadily az
work FOR years building ifp a following OF
this sort The Official atmosphere OF this
fected with the idea that servility to the
bosses Is the price that must be paid by
all who desire 10 keep Office or get Office
IN Maryland or Baltimore"