The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-10-29

forget not the great Field Marshal of
Reform, Benjamin Andrews. From
his earliest days his policy has always
been reform, and, my friends, his re-
form has always been policy.
| THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
1t may be said that our party con-
tains elements just as Objectionable as
those that refer to. This is true, to
| some extent. am rot writing this
communication for the purpose Of pa.-
liating their presence There is one
thing, however, that can he said in our
favor, and that is, that we are not in
the habit of selecting characters like
these to represent us in high public
places. As rule, we have been care
| full about the men whom we have
chosen for public office. It is Il rare
instance in which the Democratic par
ty has presented men of doubtful char
acter for the sutterages OF the public.
and the whole history OF Mary land
shows that we have had in legislative
bodies and in the halls OF Congress, a
line of representatives against whose
fair frame not one has ever dared to
raise murmur of suspicion. served
il the legislature twenty years ago
with Philip Frank Thomas, Robert
NJ. McLanc, Montgomery Blair, John
[. Yellott and others who typified the
best traditions of the state, and had
the honor of serving in Congress with
Page and Compton, and Brattan and
Brown, and McKaig, and Rusk and
others, who, in point of character, were
the equal of any men that were ever
sent to Congress from any state. AS
4 rule, we try to keep our rascals in
the background, but the Republican
party delights to bring theirs to the
front Some times the Republican
party makes mistake and nominates
a good man for Office. They generally
do this when they have no idea of cleo
ing him, and then the people some
times take them at their word and
elect their candidates. This was no
tably the case in the election of Judge
Stockbridge and Jude Dobler, both of
whom are adding to the renown of our
judiciary by the learning and Impair
TALLY that distinguish them in the per-
formance of their work As aule,
however, if you give the Republican
party the choice between two candi-
dates it will always take the inferior
man.
OUR DUTY TO SUPPORT THE GOOD CAN
DIDATEs UPON THE TICKET
do not know that it is necessary
for me to add anything else to what l
have said. In writingt his commune
cation | have no intention of aban-
doning any Of the principles or convic.
tions for which l stand or recanting any
criticism that l may have made in the
past upon party methods, which are
just as Objectionable to me now as they
have ever been. | have given the sab
ject of these lines honest and thought
ful consideration, and have come to the
conclusion, right or wrong, that cam
not by indirection or silent acquies-
cence, contribute to the further con-
tinuance of the Republican party in
power in Maryland. l am not a cam
didate for any Office, nor do | look in
the remotest furture for any reward
or political recognition from anysource.
No such degrading motive influences
me. | ask no favor at the hands of the
Democratic organizations Of this city
and state. Bred in the str:ctest
school Of Democracy. inculcated with
its principles in early childhood and
in maturer years, advocating them as
Il representative of an intelligent and
patriotic constituency, | have come to
the conclusion that my place is within
my party, there to help to rectify the
abuses that have grown up in our
midst and change the methods
that have served our tanks and alienat-
ed our truest friends. OF course, gen
item IN who agree with me in my in
depreciation of Democratic principles
and whom | number among nv
warmest friends, believe that this is
the wrong course to persuc, and that
the onl ly way to restore the party to
its pristine health and vigor is now to
unite with it's political enemies and
defeat it rs at present organized and
| cannot proceed to this