The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23

u1Oh1N 1NO, JUL Cd
Congress are in power, and while. from
a Democratic standpoint, they have be
gun the process of restoring prosperity
the wrong way, still they must be given
a reasonable time to get their plans en-
bodied in legal enactment
No national issue OF importance is in
volved in the election in Maryland this
year. The legislature to be elected in
November will elect United States
Senator to succeed Mr. German, but in
this is involved only the question OF
whether he shall be a Democrat or Re-
publican. Mr.. Germans term will not
expire until March 4, 1890, and the
money question will have been settled
by that ti1ne unless the Republican
party is incompetent to satisfactorily
deal with it. Ii it should prove incom-
petent, as seems most likely, then the
reason is far stronger why Mr..
Germans successor sho lid be Demo
crat and not a Republican. 1t would be
folly to increase the strength oil an in
competent party in Congress with
weak and unfit Lowndes or Mudd.
No national issue being at stake in the
campaign this year, the election turns
upon the record Of the Republican party
which is bidding for further lease OF
powers That record will be truthfully
presented to the people, and upon it the
party must stand or fall. The Republi-
can press and speakers may dwell upon
national matters if they choose, the
Democratic press, some 10 ty odd pap
ers with combined circulation OF about
10000, propose to lay bare the Republi-
can record OF incompetency and worse
in this State.
hartford DEMOCRAT.
The article is one of series prepared
nnder the direction OF the Democratic
Editors Association, and shows the
shallowness OF the Republican effort to
divert attention from their own mis-
deeds and raise false issue, in the hope
of distracting Democratic voters and di-
viding party counsels to prevent the res
cue of the State from Republican mis-
rule. Their special effort is to delude
electors into the belief that the money
question is involved in the election OF a
legislature this fall-when it is patent to
all but the willfully blind that the ques-
ton OF monetary standard is not even
remotely connected with the election of
legislators or any officers they may ap-
point. The only possible connection
would be in the election OF a United
States Senator. . How closely connected
that is will be known as soon as it is
stated that the term of the present in
cumbent does not expire for two years,
and that any legislation by the Republi
can Congress on the gold and silver
question will be settled, if settled at all,
before a new Senator from this State
would have a vote in that body. How
futile, then, for the people Of this State
to be wasting their energies in discuss
ing the opinions Of a man or body OF
men who will not be called on to ex-
press that opinion during the incum-
bency of their Office.
That the Republicans outside of
Maryland have acknowledged the de-
ceit practiced on honest and credulous
Democrats last fall, is apparent from the
action of their leaders in Congress in
passing the bill for international bimet-
tallism, thus abandoning the gold stand
ard
ELLIcoTT CITY TIMES.
Every unfair artihce known in politics
will be employed by the Republicans
this fall to direct the minds OF voters
frem the true issues affecting this State.
Notwithstanding Republican Congress
(the Republicans voting solidly on the
question in both branches) sounded the
keynote OF the party's policy by passing
the international monetary conference
bill, the Republican leaders of this State
are endeavoring to inject into the cam
paign the idea that the party is solely
committed to the gold standard with no
thought OF bimetallism. By this they
hope to retain the several thousand gold
Democrats who voted for Mckinley
last fall.
With what sort Of consistency can the
Republicans of Maryland take refuge
behind the financial question? They
proclaim their purpose to take mo step
backward" in respect to promises by
which Maryland Democrats were once
deceived, but which have been deliber-
atelv repudiated by the Republican ad-
ministration and Congress.
The true questions at issue are: Have
the Republicans carried out the pledges
made to the people concerning the con-
duct OF our State affairs AID what have
we gained by Republican ascendency?
These questions are distinctly before the
people. Gold standard men have been
deceived, good government" people
have been disappointed and honest men
are Disguised.
TowsoN JOURNAL.
The Democratic Editors Association
of MARYLAND, in their paper thii week,
have hit the nail on the head in the
statement that the Republicans are
seeking subterfuge" in their efforts
to direct the attention OF the people
away from the true issues in the State
campaign, and endeavor to lug in an
outside issue-that of the money ques-
ton.
The money issue does not fit in the
present State campaign. The Republi-
cans will be obliged, therefore, to con-
hne themselves to State issueS which
particularly concern our people, and the
outside National issue of the currency is
not pertinent except in the most isolat-
ed character. We hope the Democratic
editors will chew to the line" and not
allow the Republicans to sneal; away
from the true issues, which are the i'm
portant issues among the people-our
State affairs. No wonder the Republ-
cans don't want to defend their conduct
of State affairs, for it will be painful
task for them to do, and everybody
knows that pain is avoided by every
body, either physical or political
In not single Republican newspap-
er do we find them defending their CON
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