The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-03
BY THEIR FRUITS YE
SHALL KNOW THEM.
# Republicans Cheat Each Other
What will They Not Do 70 Their
Opponents?
Is the State Government Safe in the
Hands Of BribGrS?
Facts For the People to Consider
published by authority of the Maryland
Democratic Editors Association.

If Republicans will deceive, defraud
and cheat each other, what would they
not do to the public to maintain power
in this State?
This is question for not only DEM
ocrats to consider but for all good cit
liens.
Waving the question as to whether
the Republican party, constituted as it
is, is competent and fit to administer
the affairs of the State of Maryland,
with its great and varied interests, aud
Including, as it does, one of the great
cities of the country, it is proposed
only to direct public attention to the
character of the white element that is
prominent in the party, and the means
employed by it TO remain potent in
party affairs.
Nearly every leader, State, county
and district, is a practical politician.
without care for public interests, and
in the contentious aud rivalries the
coIored voter, by reason of his pur-
chasable character, is the controlling
element. From Garrett to Worcester,
and from Cecil to st. Mary's the party
Is divided and torn by factions. A num-
Der of persons are striving for the
United States Senate; comfy leaders
ale struggling for the mastery, in Or
der to receive recognition in the dis
tribution of Federal patronage or in
securing the best of local offices, and
district leaders are struggling for minor
local, State and Federal positions.
No such disgraceful scramble and
struggle was ever witnessed in this
quiet aud peaceful State before. Fraud,
deceit and bribery have been every
where practiced.
Lowndes, the goody-goody Cover
nor, as he would pose, in order to reach
the goal of his ambition, has prostitute
ed the patronage of his office, and sent
his henchmen home to carry primaries
in his interest.
Mudd has invaded every county of
the Fifth Congressional District and
sought by foul means as well as fair to
put up tickets in his behalf
Clabaugh, more modest than the
others, has only dictated the legislative
nominees in his own county, Carroll,
but hoping through his friend and law
partner, Gather, to get a portion at
least of the Baltimore City delegation.
McComas, a Federal Judge, in the
City of Washington, left the bench
and manipulated the politics of his
county, Washington, where he clashed
interests with Wellington, his old po-
litical antagonist.
Wellington is gathering up so far as
he can, enough legislative nominees in
the Sixth Congressional District, to
hold the balance between the rivals for
the Senate. in order to be in position
to punifh his enemies and reward the
candidate who will be subservient to
him and be loyal to his leadership.
Not one of these Senatorial candi-
dates has the least interest in the pub
lie welfare. The legislative candidates
everywhere have not been selected be-
Cause of their fitness for legislative du-
ties; the rather, they have been select
ed because Of their loyalty to individ-
uals. The Republican leaders have
subordinated everything to self inter-
est. One would think, from their
course, that there was nothing to en-
list public attention at Annapolis next
winter but the election of United
States Senator.
In nearly every county Republican
primaries have been marked by bitter
ness, and those contendlng for the
mastery have hesitated at nothing to
accomplish their ends. The purchase
of voters has been open and shameful,
and corrupt bargains most general.
In Baltimore disgraceful spectacle
was presented. Three candidates were
contending for the Mayoralty nominal
ton. Wellington named Marburg, of
the Tobacco Trust, as the candidate,
because he was rich and would freely
spend his money, and the organization
backed him. Frank Supplee. subser-
tract to run side show to Marburg,
but went before the people almost
nightly and declared he was the bona
tide candidate for Mayor Master
would not agree to the organization
rules, and held separate primaries.
The count of ballots showed an I'M
usual vote polled, probably 10000
more than were cast. Each side ac-
cused the other of fraud and padding
and both accusations are doubtless
true.
What must be thought of men, high
up in the party council, some of them
holding distinguished places, engaging
in such practices, and what a specta-
Gle it is that Maryland, one of the
old ana proud original States, noted for
the culture, refinement and integrity
of its citizens, should be under the
control of such men? What must
those Democrats, who, misled by false
cries of bossism and mismanagement
think when they behold the spectacle?
What are their Thoughts when they
consider how they were deceived by
the honied words of Lowndes and the
promises of purity? What do they
think when they see patronage used
for personal ends rather than the good
of the public service? What do they
think when they discern that the Hit
crate cOlored voter is the determining
factor in controlling the party and in
reality controlling the State? What
do they think when they contrast the
past with the present?
Returning to the fraud, deceit,
treachery, bargaining and bribery used
by rivals for the mastery, it is not TO be
believed that if the Republicans will
use such means against each other,
they will use the same to maintain
their power in the State? If entrusted
to power again will they not so legIs-
late as 10 make themselves safe against