Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-29
COMMUNICATIVE

Our enemy beholds with delight on
family quarrel, and is smacking his lipsf
the gubernatorial pie and the Senate
dainty. But, If / mistake not the ten
and spirit of the people Of Marylar
republican friends will not hA
hungry palates gratifed by any su,
cacies. However, the issue Of the CO.
conflict is by no means certain, and it,
hooves the friends Of democracy 20 be ~
and doing, and permit no conviction Of
victory TO lull them into an inglcrious
quietude.
Monifestly. dissensions in the Democratic
party have alone planted hope of victory
in the bosom Of the republican party of
Maryland; and it pains ME TO see some
democrats doing all they can 20 widen the
breach in the democratic family.
Foremost among the foulenters of strife
and discord in tue democratic household
is the Baltimore Sun. What wrongs this
journal has suffered at the hands Of the
democratic party, / know not, that il
should be exerting al iis influence to lead
the party captive into the camp of the
Philistines.
Some years ago, when the municipal
government of Baltimore city was reeking
with corruption; when criminals and ex-
convicts flied therein offices OF honor and
trust, and every true Marylander blushed
with shame for the fair fame of the Monu-
mental city. The Sun arrayed itself on
the side of the ring, on the side of Mr.. Cor
man, defended him against the assaults Of
his enemies; held him up to the public
gaze as the paragon Of perfection, and ex-
hausted the whole vocabulary of ridicule
and invective against the noble i1.en and
spotless patriots who led the retorm move
ment. Mr.. German, according to the Sun,
was the great apostle OF democracy then;
and Wallis, and Marshall, and Cowen,
were apostates from the democratic faith.
When the news of the defeat of the Force
Bill was flashed over the land, making
jubilant the Southern heart, the credit of
this great victory in behalf of local self.
government was everywhere accorded Mr..
German, and no paper in the land more
loudly sounded his praises than the Balti-
more Sun. But, now, the Sun stultifies
itself by giving republican Senators ex-
elusive credit for defeating that obnoxious
measure. Oh! consistency, thou art jewel,
but jewel of little value TO the Baltimore
Sun when it would elect q republican
Governor and a republican L. s. Senator.
recall these facts, not for the purpose
of defending Mr.. German, but to evidence
the unfairness and the ridiculous incon.
sistency of the Sun. What mysterious
agencies have wrought this revolution in
the views and sentiments of the Sun,
know not. But certain it is, that not long
since the Sun was the adm;rer and friend
of BOSS German" and "Boss Rasin," and
Jealous defender of their political meth
DDS. Yesterday, this paper said it was
crime against the democratic party to
refuse 10 vote for the nominees of the
Bosses" and denounced as republicans all
who asserted that the honor and welfare
of the State and OF Baltimore City required
that they should vote against the candi-
dates of Messrs. German and Rasin To-
day, il falsifies its utterances of yesterday,
by declaring that patriotism9nd loyalty to
the democratic party demand that the
democrats of the State should vote against
the nominees of the "Bosses." Strange,
passing strange this sudden and complete
change in the views of the Sun! Is il love
OF the democratic party or burning hatred
Of Gormsn and Rasin? Perhaps some
admirer Of this consistent and democratic
paper can explain the matter. For my
part, give it up-it is riddle that can
no. unriddle. Be not deceived, friends.
The iss,..a in this contest is not Gormanism;
but whether cur next governor, our next
legislature, and b,v consequence, our next
U. s Senator, shall te democratic or re-
publican, this is the issue, 'he only issue;
and he who would have yoI bs!ieve that
there is any other is an enemy to the
democratic party, wolf in sleeps cloth
ing. How is Mr.. German an issue in this
campaign? He is not candidate; and il
the State go republican, he will still be
our representative in the Senate, the leader
of the democracy Of Maryland, and the
acknowledged leader OF the democratic
side Of the Senate. Should the State go
republican this time, it may be democratic
when Mr.. German is u candidate for re-
election, and unless the anti-Gormanites
have majority in the Legislature at that
time. he will doubtlessly be elected, and In
that event, would still be the leader of the
democracy of Maryland. Hence, it is
evident that Mr.. Germans fate as politi-
cal leader cannot be decided in this cam
paign, and for that reason he is not legiti-
mately nor logically an issue.
II a portion of the democrats of the
State believe that Mr.. German has been
false TO his trust, and therefore, unworthy
of leadership, let them fight him within
the party, let them see TO il that his friends
are not nominated for the various offices of
honor and trust. This is the manly, the
proper mode Of procedure But now is
not the time TO make such a fight, for the
reason that Mr.. German cannot be serious
ly affected by it, though any democrat can
honorably make such fight at any time.
The proper, the opportune time for the
anti German element to bestir itself, is