The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-06-06
For the Democratic Advo cate.
Democratic Outlook in Baltimore.

Never before in the history of the Demo-
cratic party of Baltimore city, especially in
Presidential election year, was there such
lethergy or aonehdldRce as at present exists.
1t is most remarkable fact, and, to our
county Democrats most distressing fact, that
Democratic politics in the Monumental city
in 1896, is as dead apparently as that city's
much boosted and universally advertised
Centennial Exposition for 1897 is
The therefore, and so-called Democratic
''bosses. or more properlys peaking, leaders,
are as dumb as CLAIMS and consequently in the
condition of ''the boy that the COW ran over,
ie they have nothing TO say. They are evil
IDENTITY politically paralyzed from their last
Falls drubblng and consequently incompe
tent TO renew the fight. 1t was evidently to
them u demoralizing Democratic Bull Run,
and they are decidedly tardy in a reorganiza-
ton of their forces.
This is a sad and sorry outlook; yet, it is
the truth and the greater truth may be that
the late Baltimore city leaders were not true
grit, or, else incompetent, or otherwise they
would now be upon the alert and up and at
their political foes with confidence of certain
victory in November. Their failure to do so
smatters of one or two things Incompetence
or party treason The differences of opin-
ions between our state and city leaders last
year lost the Democracy the state and city
too. A house divided against itself in a cy-
clone certainly cannot stand. Under these
conditions in our metropolis it is the duty of
the Democratic state press to call a rally and
reorganization of those log, 600 Democrats
that stood honestly, squarely and Loyalty to
their party's standard in 1895 in perfect con-
fidence of rallying also some 10000 Demo-
cratic deserters who in voting to censure one
man came well nigh destroying majority of
the white peoples rights in the Common
wealth. There is no gold, silver or tariff in
our local elections but their is right Of self
government involved, and that implies that
our state and citizens shall not jeopardize the
control of their own affairs through personal
prejudice of any one tndiridudl. The present
condition Of affairs at Baltimore should de-
monstrate the folly and injustice of such per-
sonal spleen.
The Democrats of Maryland, and especially
of Baltimore, had better make up their minds
at once that it is pernicious, bad and de-
Structive policy to parley with deserters and
traitors and certainly the quintessence of bad
management to attempt to put any such in the
fore ranks as leaders. Until the party man
ayers of Baltimore took up such men as
Cowen, Marbury and War6eid and their les
ser lights, as representatives, their party was
upon as firm basis as the rock of Gibralter,
and after which impolitic policy the party was
betrayed and went to pieces. John K Cow
ems nomination to Congress was the opening
of the gates for the entry of Republican rule
in Maryland His election to the Democratic
National Convention will lose the state to
the Democracy this fall The fact is that the
Baltimore d Ohio railroad, with its extraor-
binary privileges Of exemption from taxation,
and its infamous political interferences for
years past in the affairs of our state and city,
has been the Alpha and Omega of the Repub-
Termination of Maryland.
This road and its miserable mismanagement
in connection with its lavish expenditure of
money for political purposes for twenty-five
years or more has not only wrecked its friends
but has at last gotten itself into the hands of
receivers, and one of whom is IA political
guerilla with strong appearance of playing
into the hands of New Yorl's instead Of Balti-
more's interests,
With these facts staring them in the face
let the Democrats Of Baltimore bestir them
selves, buckle on their armor, get to work,
and together, in solid phalanx, and put TO the
front and upon guard none but true, tried
native Marylanders this fall-aud let them
remember that the French people would
hardly put Count Marshal Moltke in command
of their army if they proposed to have sec
ond war with Germany. In fact the Demo-
Gratis of Baltimore would do better to select
Lloyd Lowndes as delegate TO their conven-
ton than Cowen, especially as most of that
city's business men last fall supported the
former in preference TO Hurst, and very likely
Cowen did, too.
This is strange world and its inhabitants
make it still stranger; but, how much more
strange is the Baltimore Democracy when il
allies itself to such strangers as John X.
Cowen?