The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-06-19

the Republican leaders of Baltimore, which Republicans
of the balance of the State have the right expect Of Them
there can be good why Republican victory shall
not be again achieved in Maryland this fall.
If this desirable end is attained it no less plain
proposition that the victory be achieved by the consolidated
vote of the entire Republican party of the State augmented by
the conservative and independent Democratic VOTE
campaigns of 1895 and 1896 went the Republican candidates
Recognizing the Importance of the of Baltimore city in
determining the result the State the Republicans of the counties
observing with concern, the
that city, the Republican nomination for the Mayoay
The fact most patent the outsde observer of epub
can conditions existing in that city that the organiza
ton has taken hand in the selection the candidate for the
Mayoralty.
By the Organization is to be understood chairman
the Republican State Central Committee the chairman of the City
Committee with the small coterie of personal and political
advisers who in parlance constitute the of
machine of the party
Now the WING contends, that the Organization
posed has and should have anything the
Of candidates
the business the Organization to aid and facilitate
the election of the party candidates after they have been selected
by the peopehe voters of the party through their duly
appointed methods in popular Democratic form of govern
mente primary elections and the nominating conventions that
follow them.
The moment the official heads of the organizaon lay
their hands the machinery the party be Democratic
Republican for the purpose of controlling nominations
begins.
Indeed it this offensive personal assumption power
in shaping nominations after long aggressive individual
dcaon in all Democratic nominations om the Governor
to the oscures constable that finally downfall that
party in this State
Instead of remaining by the people which
the Inherent right Of the select their
conceded the Democratic party organization became
'machne whose power could he used
man not suervient to its uses could matte any pabr
enough to be used by it.
In the Czarac growth developments the old Democratic
ring machine in Maryland, disappeared last vese popular
government in this State.
Up 1896 Maryland far individual aspiration or per
sonal right aspire Office outside of the party machne' was
concerned absolute political arstocacy Russia
Germany today.
In that under the popular demand for relief from
iron hand of personal rng that dictated dispensed
relenssy the Kaiser the Democratic organized machine
overtown and the Republican party organization installed in
its stead.
With the plain Democratic defeat before our eyes
the Republicans OF Maryland afford if they expect to
power in the State follow in Mr. Germans footsteps
repeat the hundes and mistakes of the old Democratic machnc
They not risk disaster by allowing new Republican
nRcne to be erected upon the ruins of the old Democratic
one.
The gentlemen constitute official heads OF the Eepun
lican organization must keep hands off in nominations.
As speaker recent Republican meeting in Baltimore
forcby said: he day for selecting candidates by privileged
few without consulting the voters has passed. people
propose take the of power in their hands"
The WING has disposition to make offensive personal
application this truth any Republican official prominence
but because believes in the unostructed right people
of Baltimore to select their rulers it depecate the personal
official interference of the chairman of the Republican
Central Committee in the selection of Republican candidate
the Mayoralty OF that city.
The dogmatc and therefore offensive that one
candidate get and that another will be knocked
better adapted the atmosphere of the Smuggling Ring
the atmosphere of the Grand Old Party high
IDEAS which proposes better government and puer politics.
than its Boss-rued predecessor afforded in Maryland