The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-20
A Banquet.

general manager of transportation OF the BAL
timore & Ohio Railroad. The banquet was
given in recognition Of Mr.. Maroney's work
in organizing the ''Sound Money Democratic
League in Baltimore County"
The guest and participants y the banquet
called themselves Democrats, and the princi-
pal figures at the gathering we're mostly Bal
timore city people who moved to the county
TO escape city taxation.
ISere were toasts and speeches, and the
principal speakers we're Edgar H. Cans and
w. Cabell Bruce. Cans. il will be remem-
bered, fed long at the public crib as assistant
states attorney for Baltimore CITY, and his
falling out with the Democratic party dated
from, his failure to secure a nomination from
that party as states attorney.
He will be remembered, too, as the lawyer
who talked such nonsense at Sparow's Point
and elsewhere last fall on the money question.
W. Cabel Bruce was chosen State Senator
from Baltimore city. at the dictation of Boss
Raisin, and will be remembered as the all
legged Democrat at the organization Of the last
Senate who declined to go into Democratic
caucus, and who was so determined 10 be
president of the Senate that he would have
accepted nomination for that position from
the Republicans and voted with them all
through in return for their support
Cans and Bruce, are both assistant Re-
publicans. having voted with that party in
1895 and 1896. They called themselves
Democrats at the Maroney banquet, but both
declared that they and those who voted for
Mckinley must control matters or they would
defeat the party This is the plain meaning
of what they said.
To gain their support. every member OF the
Legislature must be pledged against German
reelection and for gold standard man for
United States Senator They do not propose
to go into the Democratic primaries and abide
by the decision Of the majority, but to stand
aloof, and if matters do not go their way to
vote against the ticket.
These men, in view of their position. should
not be permitted to participate in Democratic
primaries. They are not Democrats and have
not been, though masquerading as Demo
Gratis. They probably allied themselves with
the Democratic party because it was the domi-
nant party and they were ambitious for office
and political preferment. They probably now
think that Wellington and his gang are firmly
entrenched in power in this state and are
preparing to openly come out on the Repub-
lican side. Wellington will not likely well
come them, for they viii be seeking office
from the Republican party and will revolt
when their ambitions are not gratifed
Cans, Barucs, Brton. Davidson, Cowen,
Fisher. Whyte and other Mckinley Demo
Gratis may as well understand now as later
that they can never control the Democratic
party in this state. They are German haters
merely, and have staked their political all upon
his defeat. No platform, no candidates,
would they support if they thought any ad-
vantage would be derived by Mr.. German.
They are not moved by principles. In them
there is no sincere democracy. They stand
upon platform of hate, on the one hand,
and are the allies of corporate power and
greed upon the other. They believe in con-
traction of the currency, which means doub-
ling debts, interest and taxes. which means
lower values, lower prices for farm products,
and general bankruptcy except to the credi-
tor class.
They mean to stand by the gold standard
plutocracy. and against the people. They
have made their platform, these few thou
sand gold bugs. and they demand IFS ac-
ceptance by the 104, 600 Democrats who be
lieve in the teachings of Jefferson and Jack
son.
These gold bugs of Baltimore city, masquer-
aiding as Democrats, are gone from the party
The only course for the Democratic press is
to ,reat them as Republicans and political
enemies. They are net wanted in the party.
these men of the Cans and Bruce stripe.
They are narrow, selfish, self-impertant and
allied to the money power. They are AFRO
CANT and dictatorial and have no feelings or
sympathies in common with Democrats.
The Democracy of the state would rejoice
if they would meet and unanimously vote to
Join the Republican party, and quit their
'SS~N
to Democratic principles. They have no con-
ception of the teachings of Jefferson, but be-
long to the Hanna and Carnegie stripe, wor-
ship at the shrine of Mammon, believe IN
government by injunction, have contempt for
the plain people, and are allied to the inter
ests of corporate wealth, trusts and combines.
They voted for Lowndes and Mckinley, let
them stay in the Republican party. There is
no place for them in the Democratic. When
they formally announce their allegiance to
the Republican party, enough respectable
coIored voters will likely leave it to more than
balance the difference.
There could be no objection to their oppo-
sition to Senator Germans reelection, but
they, if they are Democrats, should be
willing to abide by majority rule and go
into primaries and conventions and acquiesce
in the will of the majority. But they will not
do this, and they go further and say they will
support no one for the Legislature or other
Office who is not gold monometallist. No
matter what the majority believe, they are
higher and better.
The ADVOCATE is not German organ, but
we would infinitely prefer Mr.. German as
leader to Cans, Bruce or Cowen, and prefer
him by far to another Wellington as Senator.
In this we represent the great majority of the
Democrats of Carroll, and we believe in the
state as well, and the rauting of these Balti-
more McKinleyites, posing as Sound Money
Democrats, is sclidifying the party in the
counties for German as against themselves
and Boss Wellington, whose allies they are.
Let Bruce and Cans be honest with the peo-
pie. Let them throw off their masks and re-
veal themselves to the public IN their true
light-as full hedged Republicans of the
Mckinley stripe, in favor of high protection,
gold recommendation, trusts and corporate
greed.
Hush Listen
Prosperity it is sure now. ''The Advance