Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-03-21
TOLD YOU so:

during the last campaign we WARM
ed the voters of Maryland against
George l.. Wellington, Chairman Of
the Republican State Committee. We
said he was bad mainland unscrup-
ulous politician that the claims of
reform he proposed to give the people
would never materialize. That he
was deceiving the people and the Bal
timOre San and Neics were doing the
same thing. The election went Wei
lington's way. Now things are going
our way. The people Of Worcester
county may learn from the Republi-
cans Baltimore American the true
estimate of Wellington's worth. OF
course the american is not admitting
that the whole Republican party as
party is rotten and not TO he trusted
but il is fact nevertheless. The
1mericdn Of last Wednesday calls
upon Mr.. Wellington to resign as
chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee 1t says:
III he does not voluntarily do this,
the Republicans. out of regard for
their own self-respect and the welfare
of the party, should tell him that he is
no longer needed. Fortunately. mat.
tiers are rapidly tending to this end.
He led the legislature into contempt of
law when, as chairman of the Repub-
lican Committee, he was bound hy
every obligation of decency and honor
TO do otherwise, and the methods used
to elect him United States senator
we've as corrupt as any ever known in
this state. A complacent Governor.
IN the face of all protestations to the
contrary, handed over TO him the
whole patronage Of his Office. All this
is an open scandal at Annapolis. and
it is becoming well known throughout
the state. Its effect has startled and
discouraged the respectable Republi-
cans of all sections, and to-day if
either Wellington or Lowndes were
to run for any office in Maryland each
or both of them would be showed
under by the most crushing majority
the state ever knew. Being discredi
ted hy his own work, and beaten nv
the honesty and Indignation Of his
party. Wellington now tries to crawl
into the national convention under in
sincere compliments To Mr.. Gary, aud
actually has the audacity to announce
that Maryland's vote for president
will he cast for Governor Lowndes,
and adds: Il shall he delegate.at-
large o the next national convention.
There are enough Republicans in
Maryland to elect me, and they will
do it" II was thought that this self
constituted loss had about reached
the limit o. presumptuousness. but it
seems that there is still higher i'm
pertinence than his previous matchless
performances.
Ii has been keen struggle to hold
the party together during the past
quarter of a century, and one Of the
largest sources Of weakness came from
the few who got into office and tried
to run things TO their own ends. OF
all this number. Wellington has been
the most rapaeious, the most selfish,
the most demoralizing and the most
destructive. That the Republicans
are finding this out nj rather late
date is all the more unfortunate. be-
cause they have allowed him to be
elected by corrupt means TO the great
est of our legislative bodies. But
they can, to limited extent. repair
the damage that has been done by
showing the people of the state that
they no longer trust him. \ man
with Wellington record at Annapo
liz cannot he trusted to Il national
convention, or ~ the chairman Of the
managing committee of a great party.
II j. lime for him to get out.