The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-05-29
Maryland Press Opinions.
From the centreyille Record.

From the CentreYllle Record
The Baltimore Sun promptly comes to the de-
fence Of Senator Wellington, the most INSCRIPTIONS
poictical boss the state has ever known. That
course was expected of the Sun in due time, hence
its readers are not surprised.
From the La Plata Crescent
Our esteemed contemporary. The Baltimore News
wants, to know why Mr.. Mudd went within the
confines Of the renowned Alegany county to select
his private secretary Perhaps it easier for our
Congressman to appoint from the men there who
had not been recognized than it was TO select from
the five thousand applicants in his own district
From the Kent News
The Baltimore Sun has found statesman after
its own heart Boss Wellington is now the SUMS
idol 1t makes frequent mention in its editorial
columns of Welingtons Senatorial greatness, and
even lauds his conservatism. We Gods and little
fishes what hypocrisy in journalism The sun
toadying to Wellington That paper is full recog-
nized as a Republican sheet but It was hardly ex-
pected to commend the ''pie distributor for con
servatisml
From the Cecil Democrat
The Maryland Democratic Editors Association
held its annual business session at Centreville this
week The Association at its business meeting
passed resolution which practically serves notice
upon the Baltimore city papers, that the Demo-
cratic rural press of the State proposes TO conduct
an aggressive campaign this FALL no matter what
position the city dailies may take. To this end
committee was appointed whose duty it will be to
prepare or have prepared articles bearing upon the
record of the Republican party both State and
National and have such articles published by all
the papers in the Association, and 10 give such
further aid TO the Democratic State Central Com
mittee may lie in its power. If Maryland is not
redeemed this Fall it win be the fault Of the
country Democratic press
From the Frederick Citizen
And 50 our so-caIled and would-be-independent
Democrats of Baltimore are beginning to realize
what reform means from a Republican standpoint.
Even the police department of our Monumental
City, which highly praised by the sun,
comes in for a general shaking up. Places
wanted for Republican ward workers and what bet
ter places there for the bosses than the police
force? old and reliable sergeants and others have
had trumped up charges preferred against them and
the two to one vote always settles the question. It
was generally understood that of the agree
ments with the managers or those interested in
securing the services of the Baltimore sun in help
ing to turn Maryland over into the hands Of the
Republicans, was, that there should be no interior
ence with the police force of Baltimore. Whether
the Sun considers the recent removals cause of
easiness for the welfare of the citizens of Baltimore
is matter they will make known at their own
pleasure. Many prominent citizens and taxpayers
of Baltimore, however, are more than apprehensive
that the men in power will not hesitate to do all
that is possible TO hold to what Democrats gave
them against their own party
From the Hartford Democrat
The decrease of $4,000, 600 in the assessment in
Baltimore means higher tax rate on county prop
erty and also means that the Baltimore assessors
stand in with the tax dodgers who helped TO install
the Republicans in power in Maryland and emascu-
lated the assessment bill prepared by Senator Hayes
that was intended to assess all the property of the
State in accordance with its true valuation. This
not the kind of assessment the Republicans
and their allies wanted but was the kind the
try people wanted when they asked for a new and
equitable assessment of all the property in the
State The indications are that the class of people
least able to bear additional oppression will have
their burdens increased by an assessment Inv that
should give them relief-and would have given
them relief if properly framed and honestly exeeu-
ed.
The provisions OF this law and its enforcement
may serve to convince the small taxpayers that the
Republican party in the State is like unto the
same party that controls the National Government,
more interested in placatng the large purses that
freely open to them at the elections, than in
ing the plain people who till the soil and honestly
pay the taxes on their small possessions that defray
the expenses of government that protects the lib
erty and property all the citizens.
From the Baltimore World
1t occurs to The World, that it will be we'll or at
least, better for the Republicans to name who
stand well in the community, both personally and
in business relations. The people are not so yio-
lently in love with the Republican party and its
peculiar style of reform, that they viii make
nomination equivalent to an election. As a matter
of fact unless good. clean, sensible men are nom-
mated we fear that the people will make the nom-
nation equivalent to defeat Baltimore is exceed
ingly weary of ioblot politicians and corporation
tools as public officials. They are also weary of
the wangle, iangle and tangle style ofeity govern
ment.