Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-09-14
TOLD YOI so,

say that all was not as serene in the
Republican ranks rs the Baltimore
Sun and other Republican newspapers
have tried to pretend oh, no. the
Republican ticket was not influenced
by bosses :" No indeed just rs pure
and undcflcd as new born angel
As white n snow As innocent Of
wrong rs the lilly which blooms in the
field. oh. its daisy BY the way,
have you read the news from Wicumi
CO. Have YOU read about how Master
carried the Republican primaries and
how the county was forced into line
for hoss Luwndes? You will find
truthful statement Of it IN our news
columns You will there read the
condemnation by Republicans Of the
Republican candidate for Comptroller
because he roughed the county convcn.
ton, because he j, opposed to the free
school system, bccau>e he said the Re.
publican party was unfit for his sup
port. Why did not the Baltimore
SIM oi "Wednesday print the Resolu-
tions Of these revolving Republicans
in iull Simply and solely because it
l. an unfair newspaper and il would
cndeavor 10 make the affair appear as
insignificant ~ possible. Because il
j, not il accord with the policy of the
paper to attack or allow to be attack.
ed the Republican State ticket. II
such n thing had happened in conncc-
ton with any nominee Of the Demo.
cratic Ticket the SIM would have put
the item at the top of column, with n
scare head" and then the matter"
would have been loaded and double
loaded Where are the noble men of
Dorchester Why don't the SIN
come out in double loaded type aud
say that they are doing their duty us
Democrats and are enthusiastically
supporting the Democratic tickle,
Where are the "bravc men Of Kent -
Why don't the SIM come out and say
they are in the front ranks Of Dcmoc-
racy fighting for Hurst. Smith and
Cro,hers Because il is not the policy
Ola Republican newspaper 10 do 80.
Yet. when the Cleveland Democracy
Of Dorchester voted for Fisher at the
State Convention they were the Noble
men OF Dorchester. But we have not
heard anything more through the Sm
about the noble men of Dorchester
since the day after the convention.
Whv? Because the mobile men of
Dorchester. to u man are fighting in
the ranks Of the Democratic party for
Hurst. Smith aud Crothcrs. They rec.
ognlzed they were in Democratic
convention composed of Democrats
from the various counties in the State
and that the convention voted for
Mr. Hurst and he was nominated
That i the way Dorchester men fight
at home and they will sustain their
principles They know, and we who
were there know. that every effort pos
,iblc was made to form combination
10 nominate Fisher but il could not be
worked. Fisher had two rooms, one
well filled with his admirers and the
other well filled with whiskey. but the
delegates could not be stampecded.
What Of poor Tom Hayes Why was
he not nominated Because, in the
utmost sincerity, he was defeated by
the Baltimore SIM 1t brought every
possible argument To bear against him,
until il finally labeled him rs a candi.
date which Baltimore City was oppos-
ed to. therefore Tom llayes had to be
( turned down. He was also accused Of
being Germans candidate, as was
Spencer Jones and John Walter Smith.
50, to John T.. Hurst went the nomi-
nation. A man Of independent char
acter-no mans man, and we want to
add right here that the wisdom of his
nomination grows more apparent every
day He will keep on gaining until
election day when he will be elected
by such Il majority As to silence for.
ever the claims Of the Republicans to
rule Maryland. The Baltimore SIN
knows these facts Of Mr. Hurst's nomi
nation n well as we 10 and il also
knows the facts concerning the fraud
pcrpetrated 10 secure the nomination
Of I.ownde, but it is 50 blinded with
malice toward German that it would
sink the whole Democratic party into
oblivion il it could. But it will not
accomplish it, deyili,h ends this year.
LAST Saturday several prominent