The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-03

ent. Vegetable ivory, diamonds and other
precious stones, in the rough, fence posts.
grease, painting and statuary, emery ore
and several other things equally essential
to the comfort of the masses and the poor
man out of work, were allowed to remain
on the free list in the tariff bill.
Laurel Democrat
There have been bosses and bosses, but
now in the State of Maryland there is but
one slogan of the ''onliest boss is, See
me first IF good Republican wants
an Office and secures the endorsement of
all the representatives from Maryland, the
boss hangs up the appointment and says
"See me first. - IF Republican wants
the nomination for State Office, theman-
date goes forth, s'See me first IF there
is an asiprant for a municipal Office the
exclamation is the same, "See me first
Should there be two candidates for the
same Office, the boss says to one, sCome
off, y and to the other, eff you do not
decline [ must knock you out.
Denton Journal
In the recent apportionment of State
School funds by the Comptroller the coun
ties get far less than usual School pa
irons, especially those charged with the
management of educational matters must
keenly feel the shortage just now. The
authorities whose duty it is to collect and
distribute this fund ought to know that
the people will not tolerate dilatorness in
the matter
Snow Hill Messenger.
We are informed that owing to the pros
porous times brought about by McKinleys
election that nearly all of the men employ
ed at the whip factory in this town will be
thrown out of employment indefinitely,
that is to say, until business reyiyes and
confidence is restored. This is no fault
of Mr.. Irwin, the manager; he would be
pleased to give permanent employment,
but he can't help it, when there is no sale
for the goods.
We are also informed that W. II. Jack
son & Co., the lumber manufacturers of
Salisbury, have been compelled to reduce
the wages of their employees.
It would be good thing for the coun-
try if the manufactured reports of an in
dustrial revival were true instead of the
fimsy patches of deceits which they really
are.
Annapolis Republican.
In 1895 the Baltimore Sun and News
based their objection and opposition to the
Democratic State ticket and the Demo
cratic city ticket in Baltimore on the
ground that the tickets were machine and
boss made These same papers, at least
the Sun, for the News Is trimming, are
advocating the nomination of Mr.. Theo-
dore Marburg for Mayor of Baltimore on
the Republican ticket IF Mr. Marburg
is nominated it will be solely through ma
chine and boss dictation and manipulation.
Further, if he is nominated, his nomina
ton will be due to a bargain and deal made,
between See Me First Wellington and
Boss Stone, on the one side and John k.
Cowen and the Sun on the other. So ap
parent is this that the News, which we
have said is trimming, has warned the Re
publican bosses and all parties to the deal
that they must be careful how they nomi-
nate Mr.. Marburg The News seems to
fear that the power of the bosses and the
other parties to the deal will not be strong
enough to nominate Mr.. Marburg by fair
means and that other and questionable
methods will have to be resorted to to make
Mr. Marburg the seeming choice Of the
Republicans of Baltimore Yet the News
does not seem to be so much concerned
about the methods of accomplishing his
nomination as it does of the effect any
doubtful and questionable methods will
have upon the election. The News,
therefore, while hoping that the bosses
may be strong enough TO carry out their
deal and nominate Mr. AIarburg, is leav
ing itself a loop-hole to oppose him if the
Republican primaries should turn out to
be farces and frauds, as now seems likely,
particularly IN view of "See Me First
Wellington expressed and avowed deter
mination to s'knock out candidates who
dare to oppose his will.
The SIM, being party to the deal to
nominate Mr. Marburg, after its first boom
for him, has kept silence, the usual course
of parties to deals. Whether it viii justify
any and all methods used TO carry out the
deal remains to be seen.
ts We have called attention to the attitude
of these two papers in the matter OF this
nomination. for the purpose of showing to
the peoplehow little of them is worthy to
lead the people In 1895 and since they
have made many loud professions Of their
opposition to bosses and bossism, yet in
1897 we find them playing the role of
bosses and endeavoring to foist, by machine
methods and manipulation, a candidate
upon the Republican voters of Baltimore
whom they hope later to seat in the Mayor
chair. There is not, we believe, a single
man in the whole State of Maryland who
believes that Theodore Marburg would have
the slightest possible chance of being nom
mated for Mayor of Baltimore by the Re
publicans without the united aid of bosses
Wellington and Stone and the use of all
the powers of the machine Yet this is
the man whom these papers hope to make
Mayor of Baltimore by first making him
the Republican nominee by the aid of the
bosses and the machine.
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