The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-06
The Democratic Advocate.
WESTMINSTER, MD.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY g: 1897.
What the Editors Will Do.

The Baltimore .imericaM of Tuesday had an
article protesting TO give an outline OF the
Milan of campaign to be waged by the Demo-
cratic Editorial Association OF Maryland III
the next campaign. The substance OF tne
article is that the Association Is gong l" ue
mand the nomination of the strongest men l"
every county, and leave the matter l" Inc
Iao;sI,lurc AS to the election OF ME"
States Senator.
As the executive committee has ho' even
held a meeting. much less the Assoclanon'
the Americam s article is wholly speculative
The Nr,rs accepts the 1mericd"' theorlz-
ING. and hopes the Association Will not come
n any such agreement, and come out boldly
for dropping Mr.. German. If tins Is done
tbe Netrs thinks success is assured.
The Association is not so narrow OF VIM
d;ctive rs TO ostracise any man. lis mission
! 70 build up. not tear down the party. 10
welcome all aid, not spurn 1t.
In suggesting the dropping OF Mr. "orma"
,,o Ne,ry nubIisbes the following list OF Sena-
torial possibilities and would IKE I" A''""
what The Democratic press has to say "S 10
them:
Mr. Bernard Carter,
Judge i3n isr W m aired # ei' Pearcc.
Mr. Isidor R@ ;yinSrr,
Mr. Iie Edgar H. Cans,
Mr. John f. Hurst,
State Senator CrotherS.
Those saws the Ne,rs are all supposedly
sonnd ON the principles of Democracy as
.nuuci,ted Inv our State conventions. This
last ,notation from the NswS is puerile. The
declarotion of the last State convention was
only advisory to the delegates to the national
convention AS to the local sentiment III Mary
land If the Nc~S does not know this. 1t Is
,of cnmuctent 10 discuss party politics. ANA
r,hc N,,rx knew ANYTHING of public S"nll-
mept in this state last June. among Demo
Gratis. !, knows that the declaration ct the
State convention did not accurately represent
that sentiment
The platform of the Democratic National
Convention is the authoritative party "ec';'Fa
ton, and wiped out ali state declarail"'i>: "h"
in eecting a United States Senator the parry
should stand by some one VII" S""S''''''o ~
the chief piankS OF the Chica2" Pi'''o''
But to answer the .N""% INJURY
what the Democratic press 'I'i"N VI IT, ''>' VI
possibilities. 1t VIII be 'lih' e"o"S" ~ 'l'
after a Democratic Legislature j. '''H'"'
o is not the province "i 'h' ASs"''''''', ~
Their individual hho'''"">' Nv
mission Is /" lhcnica'' '""''
principles and I" point our '"' N'"" "
viduals that should D" ch"S'h !" l'''''
lions, leaving thelr 'e'ec.l"" ~ IL,
The position OF the ->'"" "
dcuIouS, III parry Ne"Se' " '''
desire tor DemoGfa'ic '"c''NH -
harmony ana c'"S' "''''" :,
voters Is eSSeh''ai I" S'''''
has large influence III inns ''"''' ,'''' :,
Democratic press l" "a''" "'S''"'! ""'
him he cannot aspire 10 P"pllc l'oS''lo" """'"
be equivalent L" inviting "llh anu ",e""' :"
the rear or out OF the party. H"ch "'''""
would be tyranny. And does the Ne"% Ne
live that the Democratic party can VIII VIII"
ont the aid and influence OIL MI ''"rii''" anu
his friends? The antl-""flh"h pe'h"c'"'H VI
this state, the .Ne,cS must Know ""ul" h'''"
prefer Mr.. Gormans election To the eiech"h
of another Wellington. These antl-"orhah
voters have right t" oppose ME- norma" !"
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