Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-25
WELLINGTON THE BOSS.

pers IN Maryland which pro-
TESS to detest bosses and they
utter not protest. Have they
made a deals
Commenting on Boss Wei
lington, Editor ]. Frank Tur-
ner of the Easton Star says ::
We were told in the recent
campaign in Maryland by
those democrats who refused
to support the Democratic
nominees. that they were go
ing to rid Maryland OF boss
rule. 1t must be refreshing to
those gentlemen to read MIR.
Wellington's ultimatum on the
Senatorial question.
He says, "But for my ef-
forts he (LowndeS) could not
have been nominated and per-
haps not elected, and | natur-
ally now want TO know where
he stands. told him | en-
pected him to be my friend in
this fight. and he assured me
that he was friendly. | expect
in the distribution Of patronage
that some of my friends will
receive recognition, and that
others who are eXpectants will
not be recognized. Who can
object to that? That is poll
tics, and we are engaged in
politics. | expect to have my
friends who helped to put this
administration into power re-
warded. That's politics too !;
and it is the practical way OF
doing things. My understand
ing with Governor Lowndes
was satisfactory. We do not
expect to repeal the Eastern
Shore law, but 10 ignore IT,"
Dissatisfied democrats read
this and ponder upon it.
You would not believe that
the Republicans in Maryland
in 'o5 had any politics in them.
You thought they were all
patriots engaged in a great
struggle to save the State
from ruin at the hands OF those
whom they claimed to be the
bosses. Some OF the best and
purest men in Maryland were
sacrificed under the cry, ANY
thing to beat German. The
Democratic party was beaten,
and the Republican party has
been duly installed into pow
er. But during the long reign
Of democratic power in Mary.
land, no democrat, great or
small, high or low, ever dared
to speak about a Democratic
governor as Mr.. Wellington
has spoken about Governor
Lowndes. Nor no Democrat
during that whole period OF
democratic reign ever arroga-
ted to himself such supreme
distinction and power as Mr..
Wellington has Just announ-
ced for himself And yet Mr..
Lowndes as Governor was Just
two days old when these words
were spoken.
And how delightful this
must be to the Baltimore SIN
and a eaoS, who waged such an
unrelentless war against what
they termed as bossism. How
puny and insignificant does
Mr.. Rasin as a Boss appear
in comparison with Yelling
ton.
Mr.. Wellington, in SO many
words. says, Il nominated Mr..
Lowndes as Governor and
Totally ignoring the efforts OF
the Baltimore SIN and Meas.
who supported Lowndes, and
the thousands OF Democrats
who voted for HIM declares.
81 elected him, and IS a mat
ter Of course Mr.. Lowndes
cannot help from lending me
all the aid in his power, and
the men who support me for
United States Senator are the
friends who are to get the pat
ronage. The Eastern Shore
law be id. What do |
care about law when it comes
in the way OF my ambition"
We have SAID all along that
our friends who refused to
vote the Democratic ticket at
the last election were miStak-
en-. That the Democratic
party was not bossed by any
body = < : We are
sure now, after this exhibition
of MIR. Wellington's Dictator
ship, that the men who have
controlled Democratic politics
in Maryland were not bosses,
but by the side of such men as
Wellington were really faithful
servants of the people.
OF course the Republicans
will say in answer to all this