Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-10-19
''LetMarylandBeWare.
Let Her Ponder Our Politics
and Avoid Our Folly"

land is awakened throughout this
state both by the stirring nature OF
the campaign in the state and by the
further fact that there is singular
parallelism in the politics Of Mary
land and the campaign which resulted
as disastrously to the Democracy Of
North Carolina.
"All OF our troubles, eliminating in
the domination of a negro party in
this state, began with the same phases
of independentism as now mark the
assaults on the regular Democracy of
Maryland. The first distinct dissen.
tient notes came from a class of Dem
ocrats who, like the independents in
Maryland, protessed fealty to puer
and lotiier 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 to another, bequeathing to the
people one of the best and most econ
omical governments on the earth. But
in North Carolina, as in Maryland,
there were too many candidates for
the United States Senate, and in
every direction too many men who
felt that talents heiitting them for
office were wrapped, by others than
themselves, in napkins and hid away
in the earth.
'In Mary land the cry is raised that
the party needs reforming, and, as in
North Carolina, plan, is on foot
which will result, should it succeed,
not in reforming the Democratic
party, but in performing Il transfor
misunderstanding the control by
Democracy by replacing the control of
the Republicans, which, in Maryland,
will mean exactly what took place in
North Carolina the domination of
negro party, with negroes on the Off
cial roll Of the state.
''Our usually able contemporary,
the Baltimore San, 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 there
by showing its fidelity to Mr.. Cleve-
land.
The .lryus does not yield to any
paper Il more iervent or lasting devo-
ton to Grover Cleveland than that
which has marked its own career since
the name of our now great President
was first before the country for the
office OF Chief Magistrate. We did
not withhold our criticism of the
North Carolina delegation at Chicago
when it failed 10 support Cleveland,
nor have we tor a single moment fail
ed 10 keep ourselves foremost among
those who uphold his administrative
policies. But it is no friendship to
national Democracy to seek to over
throw the Democratic party in any
state in the Union.
I'VE would advise the Democrats
of Maryland To make no concession to
the independent element in their state.
Expediencies will be their ruin. Let
them fight the enemies of their organ
ization, whether they be inside or out
side the party. Concessions to those
who wish to overturn our leaders in
North Carolina worked our ruin by
leaving us, at least, without leader,
without potent organization, and,
withal, gave us Republican legsla-
ture, with its riot OF corruption, its
registry of negro officers, and, more
than that, its appointment of negro
magistrates throughout the state.
"But we are tightening our armor
about our loins 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
Democracy give to us the shibboleth
which new victory for Democracy in
that State will cause to be uttered in
refrain from seaboard to mountain in
the old Tar Heel commonwealth.
mo man nor newspaper can esti-
mate the moral effect of Republican
victory in Maryland on the Democracy
of this State and other Southern States
Should Nr. Hurst be defeated and the
successor of Mr.. Gibson in the United
States Senate he Republican, then