The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-23
HOW IS THIS FOR RANK
METHODS IN POLITICS?

Last week Mr.. Charles Fulton of
Baltimore was the guest of Mr.. Ralph
Robinson at Waverly. Mr.. Fulton
is a young lawyer, and an active
practitioner at the Baltimore bar.
Though not engaged in matters polit-
ical he is nevertheless close observ-
err of political events and of the trend
of political opinion. In this campaign
Mr. Fulton is somewhat of the gold
standard persuasion: but he proposes
to vote for Bryan. In an interview
with a representative of the Observer
Mr.. Fulton said, 1.-The division be-
tween the two political forces in this
campaign is clearly marked in Balti-
more city. While there may be found
a large number of prominent Demo
Gratis who will vote either for Palmer
or Mckinley the laboring classes of
all shades of political opinion are al
most unanimously supporting Bryan.
People who believe Baltimore to be a
nest of gold standard advocates are
greatly in error. 1t is somewhat diff
cult to make accurate prophecies as to
the result; tut the current of opinion
is setting in strongly towards Bryan.
The managers of and sympathiZers
with the gold scheme are themselves
ipjuring their own cause. For inst
ance. 1t is well known fact that
large corporations like the street rail
ways are bitterly hostile to Bryan.
About four weeks ago large Demo
cratic meeting was held at Darcy
Park. TO say that the meeting at
tracted large attendance would be
repeating a fact too well known.
The Baltimore papers which are fight
ing Bryan, estimated the number to
count them by half. An immense
throng tiocked out to barley Park,
i'll such mu!titudes that, the corpora
ton magnates became alarmed at its
significance In order to check this
rallying under the Democratic flag
orders were issued to stop the running
Of the street cars SO that the people
would be unable to reach the place
of meeting. The Baltimore papers,
of course, said nothing about this.
And yet the order was obeyed. These
common carriers of Baltimore city,
operated under a franchise guaran-
teeing the public convenience, were
utilized at the time in question to
hinder the travelling public from
reaching Il desired destination. 1t
was evidently case where these So
called sticklers for fairness and free
speech were afraid to provide the
opportunity to allow the people to
hear the silver cause argued, But
despite these distractions a tremen-
dous crowd was present. Some had
walked distance of over two miles.
And successful meeting it was too!
This effort on the part of the city's
street railway corporations to injure
the free study of the issues in the
campaign has done their own cause
mucn damage in the eyes of the
masses OF Baltimore city,
Let the corporations continue their
evil work. If they believe they can
crush popular convictions by such
methods as these perhaps little eX
perence will disabuse them of their
error. 1t is a dangerous expedicnt
to excite popular fury. But the
scourge of imposition with which
corporations are lashing the peoples
back will sting them into a rage of
resentment which will leave its i'm
press long after the day of election"
CeHtreriWe Observer