The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-01

THE MARYLAND NOMI>A1IoN~.
Rv the time these lines fall under the
readers eye. he will have learned, no
doubt whether Senator German has or
has not succeeded in imposing MS VIII
,pon the Democratic State Convention
that met in Maryland yesterday. g r.
nan has ruled Maryland for twenty
years by the most corrupt political nit
chine resting upon trades OF public oiii-c
for private service, tina; ever existed IL
this country. The disc )ntent OF the people
las been steadily growing all that uine'
until il has now assumed proportions that
mike II almost certain the Republicans
will carry the State. If German forces ms
convention Of Office holders 10 nominate
one Of his tools for the office OF Gov
ornor. The line is drawn in the STATE
upon the question Of Gorrnanism, ana
those Democrats who have come to learn
how corrupt mis- rule is. declare that they
Will vote for the Republican nominee Tor
Governor rather than FOR one OF MS
tools. If the convention attempts to force
one Of them On the party The most
significant thing possible happencu
week back 4 primary election was
held in Baltimore city. TO choose dele
gates TO the convention. and. out. oil
nearly 60.J0 Democratic voters IN the
citv. only S.soC attended the polls and II
Is freely charged that many OF these
we're ropeatcrs. The meaning Of TINS
was that the voters in Baltimore saw
that German would control the conNen-
ton with his oflce-holding delegates from
the counties. and they resolved That 'hey
would not vote in the primary 10 D.
bound TO vote for the nominee OF the con-
vent.on They stayed out of ne primary III
order that they might be free 10 vote TOT
the Rcr Gblican NOMINEES f German torcei
one of his tools on the convention
Tho Washington Post, which IS one oil
Germans dearest friends and most ar
dent admirers. and which directed some
of its most refined sarcasm'at The Times
a few days back for its denuncia'ion oil
Germans corrupt methods, says OF the
Maryland contest:
The sun divides the party into tNo
hostile and irreconcillble t1Ctions- IN
cleveland Democracy" aud the German
mocracy-declarng that they ca no
more mix than oil and water. ne stii
has been telling us Tor weeks thas "
issue was between integrity ana tuipiluut
between honor and diShOnOr Anu NV
the Democratic masses have spoken ana
sGormanism" carries everything ptlDic
IL In every locality I'm Maryland Mheie
Demcc racy exists in a concrete anu pO-
tent form "Gormanism mas Simply w.
vhcImed and overshadOwed the OPPOSE
tion If tie Baltimore sun be cuIItcl,,
If Nr. German and his friends De an
bad. and If the only virtue IN the Phi'y
is TO be sought for among MS en- .s
lam Democracy has parted company VIII
eelf-respect. with truth, with Iec'l'uuc'
with patriotism!
The Post occupies itself so unceasing-
IL with efforts TO find something 10 sheeF
AT in what simple and plain people revere
as true and good, that its energies are
all gone when 1t undertakes to reason IN
regard to any question. The Post causes
no surprise, therefore, when IL ASKS '''s
entirely illogical question. German anu
his frienls do control the machinery OF
the Democratic party, it is true put u
does not follow from that fact tnat 'he
MARYLAND Democracy is composed oil o"''
mon He has been able. by the use vi
public plumber. TO fiji all the places ol
marty authority with men who have SOFA
themselves into his slavery for the sai-
a,,es of the offices he gives them and
&, ,bis wav. he has been able TO dictate
20 tho Democracy the candidates lor
office that they have had 10 vote lot l"'
Democracy has not voted Tor these '~"-
hiaatcs because it was corrupt Ike "''
man and the managers Of the IaIly 'ha'
ne has imposed on the party but because
they are so loyal to their party 'nd'
thev endure his corrupt rude rather than
,isl. committing the state TO the kepuD-
ucons by RETAINING to vote for the can
didates that he forces on them. Inc as
tinct.on is a very obvious one, ana IS
seen without difficulty by any person
whose mind is not occupied by an cHor'
10 see something to sneer at in Whatever
ordinary reople regard as sacred. NO one
however. expected the Post TO see IL, be
cause its mind is given over 10 mockih"
AT all sacred things. The Times has had
a great deal TO say Of German ana MS
corrupt rule in Maryland. but this is not
because The Times cares anything about
German. Bad men had started German
politics in Virginia. and two years ago
Virginia was upon the verge OF raining
under their dominion. We have discussed
German to sIch an extent because the
discussion was useful as showing the
people of Virginia what was in store ior
them. and as means Of rousine them
TO trample all German methods under
their feet Surely no patr otto NirSnian
can utter a more earnest prayer than
that Virginia may never have another
German in tho Senate"