The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-25
A Warning to MaryIanders.

A Warning to Marylanders.
The Goldsboro Daily Argus, of North
Carolina, issues the following warning
to Marylanders:
Interest in the contest in Maryland
is awakened throughout this State
both 10y the stirring nature of the CAM
paign in that State, and by the further
Tact that there is a singular PARALLEL
ism in the politics of Maryland and the
campaign which resulted so DISASTROUS
ly to the Democracy of North Caro-
lima.
San of our troubles, eliminating in
the domination of a negro party in this
State, began with The same phases Of
independentsm as now marks the as
saats on the regular Democracy of
Maryland. The first distinct dissent.
eI uotes came from class of Demo-
Gratis who, like the independents of
Mary land, professed fealty to "a purer
and loftier aspect of Democracy than
was apparent To their critical sight in
the organization of the regular man
agement, which by reason of its COM
pactness was preserving, and, from one
election 10 another, bequeathing to the
people one of the best and most eco
nomical governments on the earth.
But in North Carolina, as in Mary
land, there were too many candidates
for the United States Senate, and in
every direction too many men who felt
that their talents befitting them for of
flee were wrapped, by others than
themselves, in napkins and hid away
in the earth.
"In Maryland the cry is raised that
the party needs reforming, and as in
North Carolina, plan is Oh foot which
will result, should it succeed, not in re-
forming the Democratic party, but in
performing IA transformai pn-displac-
ing the control by Democracy by re-
placing the control of the Republicans,
which, in Maryland, will mean exact
ly what took place in North Carolina
the domination of negro party, with
negroes on the official roll of the
State.
Our usually able contemporary, the
Baltimore Sun, since it has ceased to
support the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party and has become the organ
of the negro party in Maryland, con-
tends that by opposing the candidates
OF the regular organization it is thereby
showing its fidelity to Mr. Cleveland.
The argus does not yield to any
paper a more fervent or lasting devO-
tiou to Grover Cleveland than that
which has marked its own career since
the name of our great President was
first before the country for the office of
Chief Magistrate. We did not with
hold our criticism of the North Caro-
lima delegation at Chicago, when it
failed to support Cleveland, nor have
We for single moment failed to Keep
ourselves foremost among those who
uphold his administrative policies.
But it is no friendship to national De-
mocracy to seek to overthrow the Dem
ocratic party in any State in the
Union.
1--WE would advise the Democrats of
Maryland to make no concession to the
independent movement in their State.
EXpediencies would be their ruin.
Let them fight the enemies of their or
ganization whether they be inside or
outside the party. Concessions to those
who wish To overturn our leaders in
North Carolina worked our ruin by
leaving us at least, without a leader.
without potent organization, aud
wlthal, gave us Republican Legisla-
ture, with lis weigh. of corruption, its
registry OF negro officers, aud, more
than that, its appointment of negro
magistrates throughout the State.
but We are tightening our armor
about our loiDs and intend If possible,
to redeem North Carolina. We want,
by the help of God and white men. to
replace her in the Democratic column.
But what we hope to regain we trust
Will not be offset by the folly of Mary
land. This country cannot prosper
under Republican rule. Let North
Carolina return and let Maryland De-
mocracy give to us the shibboleth,
which new victory in that State will
cause to be uttered in refrain from sea-
board to mountain in the old Tar Heel
commonwealth.
mo man or newspaper can estimate
the moral effect Of a Republican victory
in Maryland on the Democracy of this
State and other Southern States.
Should Mr.. Hurst be defeated and the
successor of MIR. Gibson in the United
States Senate be a Republican, then
what has been won for tariff reform
and an honest dollar will count as
nothing.
IF the people of such a great conf
mercial and industrial city as Balti-
more are to declare to North Carolina.
which is so closely allied by business
intercourse with 1t, that their expert
ence under Democratic government is
such that they hope for better things
under Republican rule, then, we our
selves, with this example of distrust of
our party, will have little heart to
venture forth for the restoration of
our State to the supremacy Of white
mans government. We appeal to
Maryland for better example and for
holder assertion Of Democracy than
10 foresbadowed by the purpose ofinde-
pendentism linked with the infamv of