New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-24
REPUBLICAN, OPPORTUNITY IN MARYLAND

REPC BLICAN OPPORTUNITY IN MARYLAND
Evidences are multiplying that the grip or the
Democratic machine that has so long held Mary
land in It's grasp Is about TO be roughly shaken.
Indeed, there are excellent reasons to hope that
Maryland will be one of the numerous States
that are going 10 be redeemed from long course
OF Democratic corruption and misrule this ai-
timn-that are going to come into the Union,
so 10 speak II Utah. In her formal entrance.
shall be attended into the company Of decency
and good order by New-Jersey, Kentucky and
MARYLAND there will be cause for rejoicing by
every friend Of good government in the land,
and for none Of the rescued ssterhood will the
rejoicing be hearticr than for Maryland. North
rrnmost though she Is of the Southern States.
she has been as relentlessly held in the clutches
Of the Bourbon Democracy, and her elections
have been as unscrupulously used to promote
the fortunes Of a few Democratic leaders AS has
been the case In any Of the other States In the
South.
The further the present campaign advances
the palmer ii seems TO be that the Democratic
ring ruled by Senator German has oyerreached
itself this time and that the resentment Of the
people at the repeated betrayal Of their interests
and the repeated violation Of the rings promises
will sweep the Democrats from power through
ont the State The course OF the Republican
candidate for Governor Mr.. Lloyd Lowndes,
whose nomination was an extremely fortunate
one and has been gaining In popularity ever
since II was made, has materially h"iped 10
swell the tide in favor Of his party. The lndlg
nation aroused by the circumstances OF ME-
Hursts nomination by the German clique mas
shown no signs OF dimnuion; In fact the dis-
content OF the voters Of Maryland with this pro
cerding has only increased as It's significance
has become clear and the barefaced, cynical
treachery il involved has been exhibited TO them.
lis purpose was TO throw over the chief issue
that the people had in view, TO put off again in
definitely the fulfilment Of the demand for a re-
form in the tax system, by which fair assess
ment on the property OF rich and poor alike
shall be made possible This is at present the
point which the people Of Maryland most desire
TO have settled and settled right. Senator Cor
man has long been on record as promising the
desired legislation; the record also sets forth
how his henchmen in the Governors chair have
repeatedly vetoed bills embodylng it. This year
the Democratic nomination was generally I'M
derstood to have been promised by the boss to
Senator Hayes, of Baltimore, a wellknown
friend Of the new tax measure. At the last mo-
men, he was deliberately sacrlnoad in the CON
vention in favor Of the present candidate. Mr..
Hurst equally well known as strong opponent
Of the reform.
Mr. German and his assistants now see the
seriousness of the mistake they have committed.
They are making desperate efforts to stay the
detection Of their Democratic subjects; but the
prospect at present is that they will not
succeed in winning back all the seceders
or stemming the tide of public sentiment.
The alarm they feel is shown by the announce
ment that they will import prominent Demo-
Gratis from outside the State stump speakers
in the attempt to make the election turn on Ma
tional issues. instead Of the abuses in Mary
lands own political household that are crying
aloud for rcforne There Is, fortunately, little
chance Of success In this. There seems to be
a Republican victory in sight in Maryland.