The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-03
MARYLAND PRESS OPINIONS.
Opinions on Various Topics Discuss
ed by Maryland Papers
Cumberland Times.

Is this white mans Government?
Shall the Caucasian or the Ethiopian bal
lot rule? Shall Intelligence or hoodwinked
Ignorance prevail?
These sharp, resonant, thrilling inter
rogatories are the legitimate outcome of an
article found elsewhere in these columns,
significantly headed sThe Republican
Party of Maryland Its Character and
Component Parts.
1t is high time that, ill the old state OF
Maryland, the veil should be stripped away
from the situation and the cold, steel facts
should be placed before the people-we
are on the eve of great events and the time
has come when we must declare to the
other portions Of the country that the de-
scendants of Taney, a Carroll, Key
and many Others, have not and will not
discount the value of their heritage Of un-
sulhed and unmarketable manhood. The
continuance Of the present state OF things
is but the bitter first fruits of a state OF
things both revolving to and destructive OF
our Anglo-Saxon civilization. We might
as we'll now deal in no figures of speech,
but call spade spade and not an agricult-
ural implement. Things in their present
state can5.ot continue. They will 90 from bad
to worse. Under the lead of the compar-
atively few white men, who now, through
the negro ballot, dominate the interests OF
the State, will follow in quick sequence, a
fearful state of affairs. Under the touch
of this electric age, the rapid development
of social evils which will sap the Govern
ment of every form of healthy existence,
will shadow every hearthstone of Maryland
from the Alleghanies to the Chesapeake.
Ianrel Journal.
Boss Wellington is certainly an admir-
able leader. If a candidate does not suit
him he will ''knock him out . The party
workers who do not agree to his dictatlons
are ''scalawags and dangerous and the
whole lot of them can be bought for a
few dollars or a small office. Verify, Mr..
Wellington is a gentlemanly leader.
Port Tobacco Times.
Congressman Mudd says that if a
Lowndes legislative delegation is put up in
Prince George it will be knocked down
at the polls There are some knowing
Republicans in Prince Georges who talk
the same way about Mudd delegation.
Oakland Democrat.
The Board of Control and Review OF
Hartford county, believing that property
was assessed too high, decided to make a
twenty per cent. reduction on all the land
in the county assessed above five dollar,
per acre, except land owned by quanymen,
railroad, telegraph, telephone and oil pipe
companies. The reverse has been the case
in this county-the corporations and bis
land owners getting the benefit OF any re-
ductions and the solid, substantial yeom-
anry being compelled to pay higher taxes
than before-in some instances double anc
treble their old taxation. But this L
some of that Republican reform that Gov
ernor Lowndes and his cohorts promised
before the last State election. How de
you like it, Republicans and Democratic
'treformers?'
Baltimore World.
There is some chance yet Of prosperlt.
being wooed and welded to the country by
the legislation of Congress. The leader
skies of stagnation already show the ap
pearance of bright streak Of hope, anC
The action of the Senate Wednesday shoulC
tend to encourage even the most despond