The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-05
BRAVE OLD GOV. WHITE.
To Support Hurst He Thinks Would
be Treason to Democracy.

have you seen the open letter
addressed to you in the San by "A
Merchant and what do you think
of it?' said reporter to ex-Gover-
nor Whyte yesterday.
Eyes, | have seen it," he replied
"and regret that it has not fallen
to my lot to keep within the politi-
cal retirement which | had intended
after the transactions of July 81.
Grateful to the Democracy of
Maryland for all the honors which
they have showered on me, i consider
it due to them not 'to withhold my
views on the political situation of
to-day. Silence, under the circum-
stances, would be treason to the
Democratic party.
"The time has arrived when man.
hood demands of those who are
Democrats from principle that they
snoald not be led like sheep to the
slaughter by those who leap into
the saddle and constitute them
selves leaders do not recognize
the nomination of John 4. Hurst
as made by the Democratic party,
and | shall not support it.
81 have publicly, again and again,
warned the Democracy of Baltimore
that the masses of the party organ
ization, so that the views and wishes
of the majority of that party might
find expression in the nominating
bodies. Conventions and caucuses
were originally resorted to for con-
ference as to the fittest and most
popular candidate to secure the lar,
gest support from the mass of the
voters.
Gas far back as February, 1889,
| urged the people to take the party
management into their own hands,
and | have continued to plead with
them not to bow the neck to any
political magnate, State or city.
"The public understands how
this gubernatorial nomination was
made, how little the voters had to
do with it and how far short of duty
the convention fell, when, without
conference or consideration, it
obeyed orders and called upon the
party to ratify the outcome of such
a deliberatjve body!
"The situation is a serious one
for the Democracy, but now is the
acceptable time, when every man
of brave instincts and honorable as
pirations feels that this political
yoke is no longer bearable.
cit was hoped that we could find
some way 'out of the wilderness,
but freedom from political zone
man domination or slavery to high
handed usurpation has been def
antly thrust upon us as the issue of
this contest.
"To allow the State government
to be transferred to the Republicans
is painful to true Democrats, but
so is the loss of an arm, when its
decay and corruption compels d
patient to submit it to the surgeon s
knife. Under new organization
and better spirit, with the overwhel,
ming natural majority of our party,
it can be recovered.
"But to submit tamely to the
tyrannical dictation of one or two
men, actuated only by selfish mo-
tives, is worthy of the sons of men
who rose up against Great Britain
for daring to put upon them COVER
nors not of their own selection.
Our fathers laid down their lives in
such a cause, and are we to be de-
tered from emancipating ourselves
from the meanest political slavery by
the fear of Republican misgovern-
ment.
AS for me and my house we
will serve the living principles of
Democracy and not the plnchback
glitter masquerading in its name.
Republican ascendancy had no
fears for Mr.. Hurst in 1888, for he
was in an organization of young
Democrats, into whose presidency
he glided without the votes of his
constituents, and which organiza-