Middletown transcript., 1895-08-24

to liberate, any unhappy Benedict who
has shown an uts er lack of appreciation
Of free dom. We refused to assist in
severing the bonds of the ''joined to-
gether," one and all, when by the au-
thority of the State we could have done
so by simple ''yea." We shall not
exert ourselves now to release or re-
lieve those who have put their heads in
halter. Let them grin and bear it.
and follow where the other end of the
halter leads. 1t is educational. 1t
prepares the 'lords of creation" to
follow the dietation of the political
bosses of whom so much is heard these
days. Judging from results. the in
fuence and authority of the political
bosses, the acquiesence SO readily in
their wishes, it is apparent that
the training schools have been a
success, that the education in that
direction is complete. Great is
the political boss, greater is the do
mestic head of the home! How
much the politician owes the women
he will never know. How easy his
task is made for him, he can scarcely
appreciate. He should ever remem-
Der The "better half," gradually in
creasing to the three-quarter dimen-
sions, with gratitude. And all Of the
politician within and about US says,
amen.
Other bosses in other spheres may be
more cunning, may hide their crafti-
ness and appear to oppose their own
dearest wishes, but in the political
world none have surpassed Arthur P.
German. For quarter of century
he has dominated Maryland politics and
for nearly that time be has been a GEN.
tral figure in National politics. But
he has upon him now apparently the
fight of his life, though it is not his
seat in the Senate that is contested. 1t
is his colleagues, and the State ticket.
He has with him every Democratic
country paper in the State, such is
the power of the machine and the in
fuence of patronage. The Susser
Journal is the only Democratic paper
in this State that does not defend what
the Baltimore San calls "Gormanism.
The Ne,os. Baltimore's influential Dem
ocratic evening paper, joins the San in
its opposition to Mr.. German. They
are fighting for principle and it looks
as though the people of Maryland will
repudiate boss rule this fall. Thurs
days Sun says:
The possession of the party ma
chinery counts everything with the
boss and the possession of the boss's
favor is essential to the man who has
any political aspirations. And so it
has come to pass that there is no longer
any room for honorable political am
bition. No man need aspire to serve
the State unless he is prepared to bow
the knee to Baal and bend his neck to
the yoke. There is no room for indie |
pendent manhood. No one who is his |
own man need aspire ordinarily to
Office. If he is by chance nominated,
he is defeated at the polls by the men
who set themselves up for REGULARS"
but who are merely camp-followers and
bush-Whackers, who live upon the |
spoils Of battle won by others. Is this
to continue for ever? Must the strong,
intellectual, manly young men of Mary
land be ruled out of public service? In
short, must Mr.. German and his chum,
Mr.. Rasin, continue to rule the party I? |
Mr.. German, who defeated the party
last year, assaulted the President,
trampled the party principles under
foot and repudiated its platform-must
he continue to rule the party and select
it's candidates, or will the people take
turn at governing themselves? That
is the question to be decided at the
polls in November. This issue has
been forced upon the party by Mr..
German himself. He made his de-
cision with his eyes open and after full
notice. His decision was deliberate.
He must rule or ruin. If he cannot
dominate the party, the party may be
defeated. The personally of Mr..
Hurst and Mr.. Lowndes does not enter
into this election. The question of
Democratic rule or Republican rule in
Maryland does not arise. The thing
to be decided is whether there is to be
simply German party in Maryland,
opposed to the National Democratic
party and the Democratic President,
and leading contemplate existence
for the private emolument of Mr.. Cor
man and it's members, not free men,
but slavishly doing the bidding of the
boss and ratifying his DEGREES. That
is the question:"
Perhaps the man ranking next to
Senator German as the influential boss
is Matthew Stanley Quay. He, how
ever, has suffered sevea1 defeats in Penn
sylvania. Republicansrebel, and with
$4,000 Republican majority Pennsyl-
vania has, during the German reign in
Maryland, twice elected Democratic
Governor. The Democratic Maryland
papers said that was patriotic. The
Democratic papers in Delaware ap-
plauded the act. Now Mr.. Quay has
another fight on his hands, the election
of State Chairman, and though the
delegates are all chosen, the result ap-
pears uncertain, both sides claiming
the victory. 1t looks as though the
boss has again won.
Political bosses are necessary. Every
household should have a responsible
head. Every party requires a leader.
But leaders, and heads of households,
and bosses should be wise in the dis
play of authority, of power. Political