The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-09-13
RANDOLPH BARTON.
THE MARYLAND ISSUE DEFINED.

At last the Baltimore Sun has told us
definitely what it objects to in the Mary
land situation. OF course, we have known
all along that the Sun was real vexed'
and that it could not be smoothed down
anyhow. We have known that the Sun
and its following were determined to turn
the State over to the Republicans if they
could. But we did not know exactly what
the grievance was, and now, greatly to
our relief, the Sun has told us.
The grievance is that German approves
the nomination of Hon. John E. Hurst for
Governor of the State of Maryland This
announcement is enveioped in vast
wealth of rhetoric and more or less OBJ
scured by Mugwump verbiage, but the an
nouncement is there. The Suns prOcla-
nation means that and nothing else There
is no objection to Mr.. Hurst personally
On the contrary the Sun testifies to his
high character, his honorable record and
his uusullied reputation. Indeed, it says
in so many words that ''it is a gratifying
this State that no matter how hotly it may
be waged the high personal character of
all the nominees for high State offices will
preclude the possibility of the campaign
from degeneratng into one of personali-
ties, and especially of personal abuse or
detraction."
1t speaks of Mr. Hurst in another place
as being "a frank as well as an honorable
man" And, generally, it pays eloquent
| and evidently sincere tribute to his admir-
able qualities as citizen and patriot.
| There is nothing to be said against him,
nothing whatsoever The Suns grievance
is that German approves of the nomina-
| ton The Suns determination is that Mr..
Hurst shall be beaten and the Maryland
Democracy wrecked rather than have Mr..
G6rman gratified by the election of gen
Etleman whom he admires and supports.
I In the Suns manifesto, of the 4th in
slant, we find no protest against the man
ner in which the primaries were conduct
ed, no denial of the integrity of the con-
vention that nominated Mr.. Hurst. The
Sun does not pretend that the assembled
delegates did not represent the Democrat
| ic party in the State or that any taint rests
upon their credentials. Its grievance is
simply, that the convention nominated a
candidate acceptable to Mr. German in
stead of following the Suns advice and
nominating one of MIR. Germans enemies
Mr. Hurst is loyal Democrat, capable
man of affairs, a high minded, honorable
gentlemen, and the almost unanimous
choice of party convention regularly
constituted and convened. But all thi:
goes for nothing in view of the fact that
German thinks well of him. The Sur
recognizes but one question before the
American people and that is the question
of overthrowing, humiliating and destroy
ing German. In pursuit of that cOnsum
nation, it is ready to betray its party anC
deliver it, bound hand and foot, to the en-
envy. Delenda est Gormanus! 1t knows
no other battle cry.
If we had this from any source except
the Sun itself, we should reject it as in,
credible That a party candidate regular
ly nominated by party convention should
be opposed by party organ on the sole
ground of his not being an enemy of {
certain party leader, presents PROPOSE
ton so extraordinary, so unintelligible, sc
monstrous, as to overwhelm one with
amazement We know that feuds and
factions are the inevitable concomitants
of party politics. Rival aspirations ane