The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-09-13

MR.. RANDOLPH BARTON'S LETTER.

of the political parties it is best to commit
the government of the State. The situa
ton is perplexing. With every inclina-
ton to continue Democratic supremacy,
many men resent the influence Mr.. German
and Mr. Rasin have secured in the State
at large and in the city of Baltimore, and
in their anger are strongly disposed to run
amuck through all the reasons against
trusting the Republican party, and deliver
themselves into the hands of the enemies.
If ever they were called upon to act judi
ciously now is the time. Now if ever is it
of the highest importance that they should
repress angry impulses and carefully look
before they leap,
1t may be that German and Rasin have
acquired too much power. 1t may be that
they have used their power selhshly, and
that they have arrogated to themselves too
much influence in the selection of individ-
pal necessary to our government. And
it may be that they have abused the power
committed to them to place in important
positiOnt in many instances raScally men
whose only merit was their subserviency
to the wishes of their two masters. Grant
ing all this, it sums up the entire objection
to continuance of Democratic rule
If German and Rasn can be driven by
public opinion to use the leadership they
have acquired to fill the Legislature and
City Council with honest and able men,
then, unless the policy of the Republican
party is after all our hostility to it to be
accepted as the true policy, the Democrat
lie party should be sustained
Thus the issue is this: Personally and
politically German and Rasin are hated
To spite and defeat them we are asked to
surrender to the Republicans Now grant
ing for the sake of argument that as poll
ticians they are debased and degraded, let
us consider whether the proposed remedy
is an Improvement. Personally compared
not a Democrat questions the entire equal
ity of Mr.. Hurst and Mr.. Lowndes The
closest scrutiny of Mr. Hurst in his domes-
tic, business and public relations reveals
him as an excellent nominee for the high
office of Governor of this State. 1t is
thoughtless, angry, idle talk to say if eec
ted he will be subject to the influence of
German or Rasin. If Il character. formed
after 30 years of friction with men for in
dependence of thought and action and a
reputation of being infinitely out of the
hf ipt
thing, the force of circumstances has con-
strained German and Rasin to unite upon
a man distinguished for those virtues
Subtle, ingenious and bad as it is charged
they are, no one dares deliberately and
thoughtfully to say that Mr.. Hurst will
ever be their partner in any measure that
may be injurious to his people. And so it
is that the Democratic ticket is headed by
a capital candidate. The only charge
against him is that he got the nomination,
and because German and Rasin yielded to
the inevitable and agreed to support him,
we are asked to defeat him and to destroy
the Democratic party in this State. This
is revenge, resentment, the folly of mad
men.
Now grant all that can be said against
Mr.. Lownies is that he is a Republican.
Is not that enough? Wisely and shrewd
lv enough the Greeks were distrusted even
when they bore presents. Reflect for a mo-
ment upon the followers of Mr.. LOwndes.
Their best men in politics and business are
ohoI g. L.,, ;,,
the Democratic ranks. Descend a grade
or two in the ranks of the two parties, and
you will find exactly the same human ma
ture, only the Democrats represent the
''ins" and the Republicans the "outs."
Analyze his following little more closely
and you find him supported by every col
ored man in the State. Now the consider
alton of this element in the ranks of his
supporters is a matter of first Importance.
| 1t is not an obsolete bug-a boo, the Sun to
the contrary notwithstanding. No one
considers it woGn-out objection to the
Republican party in Virginia, the Carroll
mas, Georgia and other Southern States
| The presence of the negro in these States,
their political and social aspirations, have
| been the cementing force which for 30
wears has tied the Southern States togeth
| er Look at the counties in this State on
| the Eastern and Western Shores, coming
up even in Anne Arundel county to the
| city of Baltimore, and in the city of Balti-
| more consider their presence i'll one of its
most popular and wealthy wards. Re-
member that from the time in 1865, when
| Thaddeus Stevens and the strong wing of
the Republican party led by him proposed
to confiscate the Southern lands and par
| eel them out among the former slaves and
Northern soldiers, the Republican party
has never lost an opportunity to urge the
advancement of the negro race politically
and socially, upon every spot in the South.
| That it did SO upon broad and lofty ground
of humanity and fairness was a nonscns-
danger of being goared. In New England
and in the Middle States there was no
danger of negro political supremacy and
miscegenation. The Republicans in those
! States, of which Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts is the modern type were ruthless
| ly and cold bloodedly willing to expert
ment with negro equality at the expense
of the Southern whites, as witness the re
cent impudent and outrageous action of
the Massachusetts, delegation taking their
colored fellow member in their train to
| North Carolina, and then permitting him
to force himself into the parors of Gov
ernor O. Ferralrs mansion, whose civility
and hospitality Were extended to them.
And this is exactly the elements Mr.. Lown-
DIES and his white followers are bound to
cater TO, and if successful to reward. And
this is exactly the element Maryland will
not tolerate. And in saying this | will
measure most fearlessly my friendship for
the colored people against that of the rank
est Republican living. am ready at any