The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
The German and Raisin Road to Ruin

last fall.
The German and Raisin Road to Ruin.
The history of the Democratic par
ty in Maryland during the past thir
teen years, both in State and nation.
al elections, demonstrates that when
the party was true to principle il
commanded the support of a major
ity Of the people. Its growth was
steady and healthy as long as its adj
ministration of affairs was honest
and efficient and it's declarations
were in harmony with the teachings
OF the founders of the democracy
In 1884 Mr.. Cleveland received the
electoral vote of the State upon a
platform Of principles which embod-
led the true democratic faith. His
plurality over Mr.. Blaine was HIS
the vote standing as follows: CIeve-
land, 9G,S6G; Blaine, IS, 74S. In RaIti-
more the democratic vote was "A 1923
and the republican 1855. Four
years later Mr.. Cleveland was defeat
ed, but Maryland was still in the dem
q S,s !; risti column. Mr.. Cleveland re-
ceived 106, 16S votes, an Increase of
$500 over 1884. The republican vote
had also grown, Mr.. Harrison getting
80, $50 votes, or 13,248 more than Mr..
Blaine did in 1884 In 1892 democracy
triumphed as never before. Mr.
Cleveland was for the second time
elected President, Maryland giving
him o popular vote of 1886, as
against %, 1877 for Mr.. Harrison, a
plurality of 81, 1870 over his opponent.
The democratic vote of Baltimore
had increased from 81 289 il 1884 to
81 ,O98 in 1882, while the republican
vote had also grown from 1856 to
sc, 1872.
From 1892 TO 1896 the democratic
leaders steadily forfeited the respect
and confidence of the people. The
party was entrapped into an aband-
onment OF the principles of Jefferson,
jackson and Tilden and became sat
urated with populistic heresies. Tar
if reform, ciyil-service reform and a
sound currency system were repudi-
ated, and then the people arose in
their Indignation and Overwhelm-
ed and repudiated the spurious demOc-
racy and its platform of popuiistic
principles promulgated at the Chica-
go convention Maryland, which in
| 1882 had given Mr.. Cleveland a plur-
aIity of q, 1886 over Mr.. Harrison, in
1896 gave Mr.. Mckinley q plurality of
32, 232, over Mr. Bryan. Baltimore,
which fonr years before had given Mr.
Cleveland 1906 plurality over Mr.
Harrison, gave Mr.. Mckinley 81, 100
more votes than the candidate OF the
MOI Julistic democracy received.
In State affairs the decline of the
Maryland democracy has been as sure
and steady as in the broader field Of
national politics. In 1895 the people
punished the iniquities and oppres-
sions of the Gorman-Rasin ring by
administering crushing defeat to the
State and city ticket nominated by
the machine In 1891 Governor Brown
was elected by a plurality Of over
10000, but four years later Governor
LOwndes, a republican, Who received
the support Of thousands OF democrats
who would no longer tolerate the
abuses of the ring, was elected and
the bosses overthrown. He received
124, 936 votes, as against 10G, 169 for Mr..
Hurst In Baltimore the vote was
Lowndes, 1920: Hurst, 1920 Mr..
Williams, who was the democratic
candidate for Mayor, also went down
to defeat, the people being in no
humOr to discriminate between can
didates and the influences which had
placed them in nomination.
Next Tuesday the voters of Balti-
more and of Maryland will have the
opportunity to administer the finish
ing stroke to the German Rasin ring.
The registration this year in Balti-
more is only few hundred less votes
than it was last year, and about $500
| less than in 1895. 1t is large enough
to insure the complete overthrow of
German and Rasin and their retire
ment to private life, where their
malign influence will never again be
felt in the democratic party. Then
I the Maryland denaooraoy7 can return
no the true faith and, under wiser and
nurer leadership, demonstrate its
4 right to control the administration OF
affairs in State and city.-Balto Sun.
NEXT Tuesday large majority OF
the voters of Garrett county VIII
+boir ballots in favor of sound