Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
Ticket aud Platform of the Maryland
Democrata

To the average reader of the proceed |
ings OF the Maryland Democratic State |
convention, which was held in Balti- |
more Wednesday, it would appear that
good ticket was nominated and sound |
platform adopted. OF course, it was
Senator Germans ticket and Senator
Germans platform, but both are calcu-
lated to produce the impression that
some good can come out of Nazareth, a"
and that the willy Maryland politician
has deferred to public sentiment and
sound Democratic doctrine in naming
the standard bearers and declaring the
principles under which the Democracy
of Maryland shall make the great poll
Gcal fight that now lies before them.
Beyond doubt, the personnel of the
ticket nominated at Baltimore Wednes-
day is unexceptionabe. The nominees
are men Of character and ability, and
but for the fact that they stand for
German and Gormanism, would no
doubt be endorsed unanimously by the
Democratic voters of the State, which
would, Of course, mean their election
by convincing majority. The plat
form, too, breathes the essence Of true
Democratic principles. 1t warmly en-
dorses the administration of President
Cleveland, aiiirms devotion to the
principles of tariff reform, and declares
most emphatically against the free sill
yer coinage heresy. But still, il is
Germans platform; and the people of
Maryland and Of the country well know
that Senator German is hostile to the
national administration, tinctured with
the false dogma of protection, and has
proved cowardly temporizer with the
reckless advocates of free silver coin
age. These facts will naturally make
people skeptical about the sincerity of
the political declarations made by Sen
ator German through his Democratic
State convention at Baltimore yester-
day.
Despite the excellence Of the ticket
and the clear-cut declarations of the
platform, theIe is not an entirely har-
monious acquiescence in the work Of
the convention. Tho Baltimore ''Sun, -
which, although not party organ, is
regarded with confidence and affection
by the great body Of Maryland Demo-
Gratis, is far from satisfied with Cor
mans work, OF the ticket nominated |
il says
The result next November being ex-
tremely doubtful, the sun has felt it 10 |
be u duty TO urge upon the convention the /
selection OF such candidates as would be |
most likely TO harmonize and unite he |
party ana command ITS undivided support, |
without which we believed, and still be. |
lleye. success 10 be impossible Whether |
the candidates selected will fulfil tins reuui. |
site, next November alone can show. Me- |
assume that ii will be deliberate and we'll |
considered verdict for the reason that the |
campaign promises to be an lnusInliv |
active one. and because the Democratic |
party especially, from one end of the State |
10 the other, gives evidence already Of being |
thoroughly aroused and awakened to nh |
extraordinary degree. Men are asking them |
selves what y Democracy, and If am |
Democrat why am ! So And in the same !
spirit of rigid scrutiny and inquiry they ARE |
applying the same tests TO every candidate
who solicts their support. Are you Cleve-
land Democrat or German Democrat
And the question is asked with purpose.
The sun stands to-day just where il stood
fore that,
The platform adopted draws from the
Sun" the following cynical comments
The platform adopted by the Democratic
state convention Wednesday indorses the
national platform of 1882, expresses "uii-
abated confidence in the wisdom, patriotism
and fidelity OF President Cleveland points
with qualification to the repeal of the Sher-
man silver bill and the Mckinley tariff law
and speaks in complimentary phrase of the
administration of Gov. Brown. This is all
very pretty and as it should be, but fine
words butter no parsnips. Actions speak
louder than words The spectators at the
Academy seemed 10 take this view of the
subject, TO Judge by the remarks made by
them during the reading of the platform.
They seemed TO think it queer that Cor
mar convention should indorse as wise.
patriotic and faithful the President whom
our senior Senator denounced so bitterly
from his place in the Senate. Then rs to the
'epeal OF the silver act and tariff reform, III
'egard to both OF which Mr. German was at
variance with the national platform. how
could his own convention speak on these
subjects as It did? The platform approves
the man and the measures which Mr. Cor.
man opposed. But in practical politics If q
boss can name the candidate. the platform
is simply q matter Of words The platform
OF the Democratic state convention, in the
particulars we have mentioned is n good
one, but by implication ii strongly con.
dennis Mr. German. bid the convention
mean what il SAID iii its platform, or IL il nil
claptrap-simply an attempt 10 hook the
machine on to Mr.. Ceveland's popularity?
The campaign in Maryland, there
fore, promises to be unique as well as
interesting. 1t will find the Demo
cratic party fighting under sound
Democratic platform and with candi-
dates whose personality ia beyond nurs.