The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-05-03
~NOTICE 10 CORRESPONDENTS
THE GOVERNORSHIP.


otherwise they will receive no attention.
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
Hon. Isidor Rayner started his cam
paign as candidate for the Deruocra-
tic nomination for Governor with re-
sounding boom last Tuesday night at
Music Hall, Baltimore. Eloquent and
highly entertaining speeches were
made by Mr.. Rayner, Mr.. Edgar H.
Cans, Ex-Governor William Pinkney
Whyte and by Mr.. James E. Tate, who
presided over the meeting. Three
thousand persons, including number
of ladies, were present and cheered
Mr.. Rayner to the echo. The speakers
frequently denounced Senator Cor
man, l Freeman Rasin and others, and
boldly attacked ring rule in Maryland.
State Senator Thomas G.. Hayes will
address similar meeting tonight at
Hollins Hall, Baltimore, and to-mor-
row evening will be in Hartford to tell
the Deer Creek Farmers Club why
their interests demand general re-
assessment. In this matter he will
find some farmers who agree with him
and some who do not.
The other candidates for Governor,
whom we might term in racing par
lance 1.-The field" are not making so
much noise but each is probably work
ing away actively on his own line
They are not a bad set of men all
around and it seems as if we stand a
pretty good chance of getting a good
Governor, no matter which one wins.
To this fact is probably attribute BILE
the comparative Indifference of the
people of this county to the whole mat
ter. Indeed, the people of the rural
districts throughout the State appear
to be well satisfied to let things take
their course, and it is doubtful if many
pledged delegations will be sent from
the counties to the nominating con-
vention. 1t is certain that there is no
such preponderance of sentiment in
favor of any particular candidate as
would warrant binding instructions to
the delegates from Hartford.
This does not indicate bad state of
affairs politically by any means-quite
the contrary. Mr.. Rayner and Mr..
Hayes, are both pure patriots, honest
in their motives and clean in their re-
cords, and either of them would make
fret To- 1.-Two hoe nrpno
be said of the other gentlemen who
are known to have aspirations to be
Governor. The personal success of
any one of those gentlemen, however,
is a matter of very small Importance
compared with the success of the
Democratic party. The Governor
ship of Maryland is proud position
and the ambition to obtain It'll quite
laudable, especially as is has become
regarded as sort of stepping stone to
the United States Senate, but can
didate should be wary about trying
to persuade the people that his own
nomination is a prerequisite to Demo-
cratic success.
When Mr.. Rayner attacks ring rule
he has the sympathyo of great MAORI
ty of the Democratic voters of Mary
land with him, and when Mr.. Hayes
speaks of the burdens of unequal tax
alton he touches a chord in many a
farmers breast which vibrates strong
ly, but Mr. Rayner, will find it good
policy to cover his gauntlets of steel
with gloves of velvet and Mr.. Hayes
must remember that there are two
sides to every question and that there
are very many men in this State who,
whether rightly or wrongly, hold views
very different from his ON the subject
of taxation. To speak right out plain
ly, harmonious Democracy can win
a big victory in this State this fall and
give the over confident enemy an as
founding surprise, but it will take a
united Democracy to do it. 1t will
take all the German men and all the
ante-Gorman men-all the honest men
and all the tax-dodgers, if you choose
to so classify those who differ on reas
sessment, and while it is right and
commendable for a man to hold decid-
ed views and stand up for them in a
manly way, virulence never wins
friends nor strengthens a cause. D-
plomacy is perhaps inferior to blunt
ness when the bluntness is entirely
honest, but i'll the management of the
affairs of great parties as well as of
great nations some diplomacy is al
ways necessary. Let all the candi-
dates go around and get acquainted
with the electors, the people, and let
them state their position fairly, but
let them be honestly conservative lest
they find that the course they have
taken to endear them to the mass of
the voters has embittered a small but
necessary minority.