The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-09-20
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
UPPER MARLBORO, September


MIR EDlToR:-Thc position taken by the
sun and its cotorc of malcontcnts Is SIM
ply ridiculous The advice given hythcsc
patriots, is to the effect, that democrats
can assist in turnin" over the state t" the
republicans, because it will lie an easy
matter to recover possession of IT again
when desired 1t is to be an Indian @ltt,
the aid is to be protfercd upon the distinct
understanding, to use the dialect of the
bows that the rift i, not for keeps. But
Nj Lowndcs says differently, and clearly
dcsignatcS that it is not 50 nominated in
the bond. He distinctly says, IT'S the State
goes now SO will She 90 i'll SO. This is
enough to place all democrats upon guard,
and have them know how much risk they
take when they are called upon to support
the Republican ticket But why give the
State over to the Republican party: We
are now under democratic rule and have
been so for the past thirty years. The adj
minlStration of our State government in
all this time, has been such character, as
to place us in the front rank of the states
Of the Union. Our financial record is
equal to that of the best, and the State is
abreast of the times i'll all the fields of
progress and prosperity. There is then
nothing wrong with the management of
State affairs, and we have nominees who
are above reprOach in point of character
and business integrity. Then why should
any democrat think himself called upon to
aid the Republican party iii their effort to
capture the State: In the crusade of the
malcontcnt> there is but one reason as
signed, and that is to defeat the bosses.
But how does the election of Mr.. Lownlcs
and his state ticket defeat the bosses: Mr..
Hurst and his colleagues upon the demo-
ti.. t,t, ti.- At nnf IL i,rn a tod
these people as bosses. Not one word
can be said against either of them affect
ing his fitness for the office, for which he
has been nominated, yet their defeat III The
opinion of these enemies, will be the de
feat of the bosses. But the lamcst plea of
all is, that by defeat we can regain our
asccndcncy in the State, with a purified
party Then these great cvangclistS Of
the people, who are self confessed, mere
minority of the party, can wreck the en-
tire party, and then stand as the leaders
in the reorganization, that must take place
upon grounds of their own recommends
ton What is to become of the true and
faithful men who guided by principle are
loval to their party, when this general re-
organization and prcfacing process takes
place. What position are they to take i'll
the reconstructions Oh, what vcritablc
nonsense, to be seriously aired i'll daily
editorials, with the expectation that 1t VIII
succeed to any damaging extent. 1t Is
nonsense it is idle nonsense to use such
glamor for argument, and attempt to al
low any opposition, that must spring upln
the breast of every democrat, whether old
or young, when requested to be dlsloyal
to his party. The act cannot be excused,
and every democrat should know that his
vote must be either recorded tor his party
or against it, and if against 1t he is aiding
in its defeat and if the defeat of his party
is accomplished, that he thereby becomes
in part responsible for it, and must be
reckoned accordingly How can he eX-
pect them to be taken again i'll the coun
ellis of his party: by what right could he
claim any part i'll the reorganization OF
his party? His very act must exclude him,
because he represents mere minority,
and it seems that the vote has been figured
closely that Mr.. Lowndcs says that with
the help of 5000 democrats he can certain
" win But let us see what is in the ar
gument sown broadcast by the Sun to ease
the conscience of the unwary, and lead
them into revolt against their lifelong
principles. 1t is i'll effect that Maryland
being Il safe democratic state, it Is an easy
matter to regain it. We can see no sense
in this proposition. Wherever the repub-
llcan party mas lndtc Il lOi.llltnt IL - GILL
cult to ,nscat them. But it is somewhat
curious that democrats are called upon to
help the success of Il party, in order that
they may have the fun of defeating it at
another election. Every democrat should
know that the only issue is either Demo
cratic or Republican success. The situa
ton cannot be obscured by nicely drawn
propositions from ethics, and moral phil
osophy. Behind all the opposition to
the democratic ticket is something person
al and selfish. Many persons who have
been caught in the net, that has been so
nicely woven, have been mslead by the
cunning and plausible statements, that
have been SO frequently seen in public
print. But we know that the atmosphere
is fast clearing. and the persistent efforts
of the indictments are beginning to rccoil
upon themselves. Our position is daily
assuming strength Our people are daily
becoming more determined to rive every
effort towards party success The tide has
set i'll that viii bring the good old demo
cratic snip safely to her accustomed moor
ings Our county is in good shape Our
people are taking an active interest in the
political situation, and victory will be ours.