The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-19
THE REPUBLICAN RECORD
Mai. A. M. Hancock Tells Of Repu
lican Fraud and Corruption.
INCOMPETENT LEADERSHIP.
Severe Scoring of Gov Lowndes

Maj A. NJ. Hancock, prominent Repub-
lican and campaign speaker for some years,
and who was once the Republican nominee
for Congress in this congressional district,
made speech refore Republican club in
Baltimore last week. He made a severe ar
raignment of the leaders of his party, and
was particularly severe on Gov. Lowndes.
Here is what he said
''No party ever came into power with great
er promise Of permanency than did the Repub
lican party in 1895. We promised the peo-
pie honest government and pure politics, and
they believed us and gave us their confidence.
Unfortunately, however, a number of men
foated on the surface in the political upheaval
of that year whose only apparent aim, so far,
has been to satisfy greed and achieve their
own personal aggrandizement. We, who
preached purity in politics, and meant exactly
what we said, have been chagrined at the
political corruption that these men have prac-
ticed, and which now threatens our longer
hold upon both city and state. With shame
and modification we have recently seen the
honest and conservative men in our party
before the State Central Committee earnestly
pleading for honest primaries, soon to be held
in this city.
''The better sentiment of the Republican
party, however, was shocked and outraged to
find those who assumed to be our leaders
opposing these just demands and seeking to
continue the corrupt and dishonest practices
that prevailed at the primaries a year ago,
and disguste1 and humliated hundreds and
thousands of Republicans in both city and
state.
''The selfish purpose of this movement was
made manifest few days before the meeting
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Supplee, an aspirant for the mayoralty nomi-
nation, vauntingly declared that Senator Well
ington and Mr.. Stoae had become his friends
and that was equivalent to the nomination.
We should not forget that, on the 9th day
of March last, Mr.. William f. Stone openly
declared in the public papers of the city that
the Republicans did not favor Colonel Sup
plee's nomination, and, therefore, he was not
for him. If the signs that are apparent are
to be trusted, the Republicans of Baltimore,
rising in the might and majesty of their man
hood, will show that they are not sheep to be
driven to the shambles, nor slaves to do the
bidding of an imperious master.
LowNDEs AND THE sENAToRsHIP.
''The second part of this selfish plan, and
that which lies closest to the hearts of our So
called bosses, is to secure the nomination of Il
legislative ticket favOring the election of
Lloyd LowndeS to the Senate They care
little or nothing for Supplee, and simply use
him with the hope of accomplishing their end
There is not, in my judgment, even respect
able minority of the people who favor the
senatorial aspirations of Mr.. Lloyd Lowndes,
for he has been a sere and grievons disap-
pointment to the Republicans of Maryland,
He came into power with the promise trem-
bling upon his lips that the patronage of his
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Of any man, and Immediately handed it over
to George L. Wellington to be corruptly used
TO procure his election to the United States
Senate.
''He has shown hostility to laboring men
that violates all the traditions of the Repub-
| lican party, and in violent contradiction of
his own promises when a candidate before
the people. On the 29th of April, 1895, the
people of his own county expressed their
Indignation toward him for vetoing a bill ben
efcial to the miners of that county that was
pushed through the legislature, against his
opposition, by Hons. David E. Dick and Jas.
NJ. Campbell, members of the Legislature from
his own county,
"Mr. Campbell denounced him in unmeas-
ured terms, and the people, his neighbors
and friends, applauded the denunciation.
And Mr. Dick, no less complimentary, re-
ceived perfect ovation from the thousand
people packed in the Frostburg Opera House
to hear him.
OPENED THE PRISON DOORS.
"Last winter when hundreds and thousands
of laboring men in county and town we're idle,
and their wives and little ones asking for
bread, Governor Lowndes was planning to
turn the criminals of the House Of Correction
upon the public roads, instead of giving that
work to honest laboring men who needed it.
:.Hhe patronage which he had at his dis
posal was, in the main, given to men who
! did not need the places, while honest, deserv-
! ing, patriotic men, who had been faithful and
true to their party allegiance, and needed
| places, we're left unprovided for.
"When no purpose was to be served, eX-
cept to keep Democrats in Places under the
whip and spur of Democratic Senator Bruce,
in the winter of 1856 he tried to force and
corrupt the legislature to pass so-called
civil service bill that was maliciously hostile
to every Republican in the state.
"Aided and abetted by a few Democratic
members Of the legislature he forced through
that bod. so-called civil-service amendment
that has been condemned by every person
who has seriously considered it; and no longer
ago than last January he declared that it was
! a Republican party measure, favored by his
administration, and would be adopted by the
Republican State Convention soon to assem-,