The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-30
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


JrrEK VI \RLBoRo' AUGUST rs
Mr.. EDlToE:-W hat reason or excuse
has any democrat i'll the existing political
conditions to WAIVER in his fcaltv to his
party. or even more than this to vote the
republican ticket. Yet this advice is civ
en- by the press of the State that is in op-
position to. and inimcal to Senator Cor
man. Does the democrats think what
such advice means, when he i inclined to
follow IT. l. it a harmless act and one
that if followed. in sufficient numbers.
must result in the defeat of the party, or
is it only an act that must be Il rchukc to
TIE senator: 1t tends only in one drrc-
ton, and that is the defeat of the party
Let every one to whom such an argument
Is addressed understand its full force and
meaning. But no matter what may be the
political sins of Senator German, can the
people of the State afford to surrender its
government to the Republican party. Let
Us think for moment what this means.
| he change in every appointcc from Jus
tee of the Peace through the long list that
goes to make up the official roster of the
State But how has ii happened that We
have this condition of things in the demo-
cratic party, when the emblem of revolt
has been set up by the leading press of the
State: They still declare for democratic
principles, but are engaged in 4 personal
ii CHIT and are making war upon two men
in the party. neither of whom Is Il Candi-
date. 1t seems to us that it would be well
to draw the line at the proper place, and
come out squarelv and fight the men them
selves and not the party. Senator Cor
man is not Il candidate 1T this time. and
he election of his successor cannot come
OF for two wears. When that occurs one
half of the Senate will be elected, and the
entire house, and a> it requires a majority
of the two houses in Joint convention to
elect Il Senator, then it would appear will
be the time to make the issue, but not now.
When SO much depends upon democratic
success at this time ii is peculiarly unfOr-
tunatc that so much mud singing should
be indulg cd in. From all the indications
the tide has turned in favor of the party
in national politics. The infu>rmcnt in
all the business of the country, the return
Of prosperity after SO long 4 depression
are bound to yield their good fruits As
these results have been the fruit of demo
cratic legislation, that party must get the
credit for them, as ii had the blame for
the general stagnatiun that commenced at
the beginning of Mr.. Clcvcland's admins
tration. This State is reliably democratic
and She has maintained this distinction for
the past thirty years. In all that time
there is nothing to her liscrcdit. but every
thing to her praise We are one of the
| tier of southern States where Il large per
centagc of the voting population is of the
cOlorcd race. We can no more afford to
| lose this supremacy than our sister States,
and it would be Il disaster should such Il
result follow. 1t would be the means of
setting Us back, as it would certainly call
Il halt TO many an enterprise, and act ;ls I,
| blight upon our progress as Il state. We
| are not in favor of trying experiments.
certainly not Of this kind, and it is danger
| Gus to resort to any of such Il character
Now all this warfare against the State
| ticket stands upon such tlimsy ground. 1t
| has no foundation. 1t is admit ed that our
| nominees are men of exceptional character,
are true to the principles of thciI party,
| and can be truStedto carry out the pledges
| contained in the platform. What more
can he asked: Their sin in the ewes of the
| opposition is that they are the friends of
| Senator German, that is all. How small
| matter this is, when we consider the 50
much TraVcr one the success of democratic
| principles. As We have Frequently said
| in this correspondence, the true and real
| issue is democratic success. No democrat
should lose sight of this fact, and know
| that i! is more important now than ever
| that he gives his vote and influence for his
| party. because of the very existence of the
| fight that is being made against il. by its
| foes within and its foes without its party
| lines. No man can advise another TO vote
| the republican ticket, and still maintain
| his integrity as a democrat. He must be
| rated as much an enemy of the party as the
| original republican, and indeed more 50.
| because it is the right of the latter to act
| ~ IL If * mot of l,,, fA, u,
| the case is put so insiGiouSlv it is 50 apt to
mislead and do harm. The sun" and the
News have aS their battle cry, down
German and Rai>in and call upon demo
Gratis to join in the crusade. But why do
| they not reverse the cry, and call upon
| their followers to elect LOwndeS and the
! Republican ticket, and thus defeat the par
| ty, with all its adhcrcntS, both great and
| small. Why not come out in the open
| and say in so many words. it is our pur
| pose to defeat the democratic party and
we invite democrats to aid us in this self
mtrccd work of destruction, We think
| that the people of the State are beginning
| to awaken to the true situation and will
| make up their minds that it is by far safer
| to trust the administration OF the State
government to the hands of their friends,
| than to 90 into the ranks of the enemy
| for comfort. 1t would cost the party un-
told work TO WrCst the State from the hands
| of the Republicans if that should be our
fate, because the whole political machinery
would be in their hands. and it would be
used, as they only know how to use it. to
| cnurc to their success. Then let our peo-
| pie think we'll of the situation. and know
the full import and effect of the act advis-
| ed by the Sun to either stay at home or
vote the republican ticket and we believe
that such advice will not he tolerated nor
| put in practice. II.