The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-30
HOW ARETH MARYLAND DEMOCRATS

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course by pleading that there is no Demo
cratic ticket before the people of Mary
laud 1t insists that the Democrats of
the State were not consulted in the nominal
the ticket: hat the convention represented
only "GormaniSm." and that Democrats
having taken no pat i'll the transaction,
are not committed to a recognition or sup
port of the nomination. This as we under
stand it, is the Suns proposition in full
this the hypothesis upon which it proclaims
the gospel of Democratic irrcSponSihility
in the pending campaign.
OF course, if the Suns premises be cor
rect we can find no fault with its deduc-
tons. The case argues itself. But are
they correct: And, if they be not correct
what becomes of the deductions:
Our impression has been that it was u
Democratic convention which assembled
in Baltimore two or three weeks ago.
Certainly it was called by the duly con
stituted party authorities, and unques-
tionably the machinery that evolved ii
was recognized by the Baltimore Sun and
its adherents up to the point at which ii
became apparent that they could not con
troll the proceedings. There was an active
and enthusiastic canvass antccedent to
the primaries, during which the Sun
almost daily declared that the virtue and
intelligence of the Maryland Democracy
were at last aSScrtin" themselves and
trimuphantly predicted the overwhelming
defeat of "Gormanism'' through party
agencies >anctiticd by long custom and
| observance. At that time there was no
protest against the accepted method OF
settling questions Of party policy and
procedure. No one complained that Demo
Gratis had no voice in the matter or pre-
tended that Democrats were holding alOof.
Nor would such acomplaint have held good
| for it is notorious that the primaries were
abundantlv attended and that both fac
tions cXcrtcd their full strength Neither
is it true that the Democrats" whom the
sun claims to represent, withheld their
recognition of the Baltimore convention
| On the contrary, they gave it their sane
ton by participating in the proceedings, by
yielding to its authority and by ccrtitvin.
to its validity. Either the Suns Demo
Gratis are hypocriticai poltro0n> who
feared to speak their minds at u time
when such speech was demanded of Their
honor and courage, or there are no Sun
Democrats outside of the newspaper office
and a few snarling Muywump clubs.
Nevertheless, the Baltimore sun per
sists in asserting that no Democratic tick ct
is before the people of Maryland. and in
cncoura ring the inference that Democrats
may properly vote for the Republican
nominee. On this point, ii says:
The Democratic party has no can
didate i'll the field because it was not per
mittcd to nominate one. MesSrs. German
and Rasin would not allow it To have any
voice in the matter. They have virtually
declared the Democratic party of Mary
land non compos mcntiS. and have APP
pointed themselves Il standing committee
of two to manage its affairs But the
party rcsoutely refuses to wcarthc otraigh,
Jacket that has been prepared for it. and
| it looks very much IL if these ~rli-appuint-
| ed keepers would before long begin to
| doubt their own sanity in having under
are some things that BOSSES can do and