Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-07-15
Asuoossr,on TO MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
Published b. authority Of the Maryland
Democratic Editors 4AsAzJeiasii9z.D

Democratic Editors AsAzjeia,is9n.D
The "Rspublieza League Of EusIness Men,"
recently formed in Balsirsore Cay. with =
vis~ 70 maintaining she fortunes Of their party
in the corning campaign. Commence their dee
lara;ion Of principles IS soIIO=s:
In is95 the Republican party Of this State
IN IT'S rsaffogm made three distinct promises
20 the people IL has fuhIed az ssree
ERst-Ikzf Il would enact an election Law
by Nhieh the people should be guaranteed
'.Seeond-That IL would enae. an equitable
assessment law: and
Third-Thsi il would submit a civil service
act 20 the people AZ the polls.
FOR the accomplishment Of these reforms
the people Of this city and State witnessed
Ter fifteen g twenty years one q the most
Cnion- How well the party kept the pledges
Of IT'S platform is well known
Thea. apparently taking alarm At the painful
truth conveyed By the last sentence, they ali
ruptly leave the question OF their stewardship
OF the tras; eon6ded 10 them IN State matters
and dwell At much length and with amusing
sigor upon the extent 70 which the financial
qukstioa was ! factor in the last campaign.
State and national. and AFFIRM that ''there mus;
be no step backward in the coming campaign"
They declare that in 1880 men Of all parties
came together for the protection Of the ma
tion's credit and the sound money candidate
fer the Presidency was elected" and eonclude:
"If is idle, therefore, 10 say that only local IS
sues are involved IN the present campaign"
This same spirit Of fleeing from . defense
Of their record in State affairs and taking
refuge behind the financial question as . ma
iionai Issue is manifested by the Republican
press and politicians throughout the State, who
have shown Disposition 20 run TO their bomb
proofs al along the line upon the first shots
ksed by the Democratic press into their sham
reforms in State matters.
The previous articles OF the Democratic Ed
ifSss' Association have been devoted 20 show
the Republican party has kept that pledge Of
its platform" first above enumerated, as TO
fair election law" and they here promise, n
future articles during the psndSncy of the
campaign. 20 demonstrate in an equally cir
cumstanfi3I and conclusive manner how com
pletely false 20 It's trust IL has proved in re-
spect 70 che two other enumerated reforms
an equitable assessment law" and the civil
the public records the absolute bad faith ct
the Maryland Republicans in taeir Effort 10
again deceive the people by injecting he In
ane'ai question into ne State campaign
II g quite true. as stated in the above QUOT
ga declaration of principles" tina many
democrats contributed sheir votes n rs06 ~
"a s'eeas S q Major Mckinley. They did so,
a. a.
port the d standard u moae,sT p0" vs Y sup
emu IN the Indianapolis platform. and
tnat IN Difference to the influence which thus
secured has election. the Republican adrninis-
,Taiion would adopt conservative course on
Grafton to The principle Of sound moaev'" AZ
nus interpreted To this mistaken belief on
~, rs Psrt q Democrats the astrfe managers az
and aside from the frank adma,,;s;a1, 70 SS1'
Ia ~ "a ms New York speech, il may be
-; .ssd tnai the whole Republican campaign in
.ne Ess'e I'm States was run with the "soyind
money idea, as expounded AZ IndiananoIis
-, ~! ths paramount principle Especially was
inns the case IN Maryland, where the Reoub-
lean press and campaixners with ore xo;re
hordiy proclaimed that the election az MrK;1
ry meant the permanent establishment Of the
E1ld standard Deceived and delrdcd By these
Elise promises, several thousand low tariff
democrats in Baltimore City and eIsewhere
cast ' her votes for William Mckinley. the
S-' "'s" priest OF extreme protection
But the records OF Congress afford eoueiu-
siye proof that these promises by which Mary
a Republican President were deIibera.-I1 re-
pudiafed Is soon as the Republican, n,ere IN
poEsr instead Of holding the tzrsz qzestion
Ing measures looking 10 The permanent estsb-
hshmeni OF the gold standard the two dis;inc.
tive measures q the Republican Congress.
which assembled one month after the election,
were IN precisely the opposite direction
!. The tariff bill dpon which they immedi-
aieiJ sSA 10 work. and which after eight
months OF contention among themselves over
the division Of the spoils Of protection il car
Ties. has hnsliy been enacted into law is gen
orally conceded 90 be. measure OF extreme
protection. "a advance even Of the famous Law
OF fsee, which bore the name OF Mckinley.
= The international monetary conference
lili. prepared by Senator WolcOtt, the great
friend 81 free silver lwho claimed TO have
stood between his party and defeat by preach
ing in the West ! financial doctrine exactly
the converse a that promised IN Maryiandl
which sutrS6rcrd in Congress in the FIRST
days 81 the December session. and which, By
TIE solid su-pcrt Of the Republicans Of bath
branches vas promptly passed, was an open.
Uncduivocai endorsement 81 the doctrine OF
tie free courage OF both silver and gold and
essrntiaify based Upon that idea
This monetary conference bill was openly
denounced on the floor Of the Senate By
Senator Villas. She confidential friend Of Mr..
1iexrlsni. speaking for the gold Democrats.
as , breach 81 faith with the Sound money"
senfirserf e the Democratic party, aad prac-
ts-ai cNEccssiou Of "the fundamental assufap-
tion of THE Bryzn campaign"