The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-05-29

cordlng the Cubans belllgerent rights. We
question whether there is a college president
in the country who would allow sophomore
to proclaim ideas so weak, so un-American,
so clearly in the interest of Toryism and so
repugnant to the nations sense of Justice as
that uttered by the pseudo-Senatorf from Mary
land.
From the Washington Times
With a sense of weary mystifcation we have
been looking over the pages of history to see
if we could discover anything of which the
State of Maryland ever has been guilty, to de-
serve the modification and humiliation of
representation in the United States Senate by
Mr.. George L. Wellington. We have found
but one thing in all the honorable and noble
record of the commonwealth that would seem
to justify the infiction of such a scathing re-
buke from Providence, and that is the fact
that, in the year 1895, Maryland for once
proved untrue to her ancient principles and
standards, and, unthinkir gly, more in spirit
of juvenile petulance than anything else,
abandoned the party of the people and of
humanity, and turned herself over to the party
OF gold contraction, trusts, monopolies and
persecution of a gallant nation struggling for
independence against the butcherly power of
Spain. 1t was a ridiculous as well as an un-
worthy thing to do, and in one of its principal
results the punishment fits the crime.
1t must be exhilarating to the good and
liberty glowing fathers and mothers of MARYLAND
to have it said on their behalf by one of their
Senators that the starvation of American citi-
zens by order of the hyena, Weyler; the
cowardly murder of wounded men, physi-
clans and nurses in hospitals; the public sale
at auction of Cuban girl prisoners to beastly
soldiery for abuse until death comes to relieve
their torture; the outrage and bntchery of
women and girls generally, and the fendish
Spanish troopers amusement of holding little
babies up by the legs and slicing them in bits
with machetes before the eyes of their shrek
ing, agonized mothers, are as nothing COM
pared with the debtwe owe 10 Spain for assist
ing Columbus to discover America.
The outrage which this position involves to
the manhood and womanhood of the State is
not the only offense of the statement 1t
covers a cold -blooded sneer at a race of peo-
pie, who, through all time, have been the
patient sufferers from Spains cruel and blood
thirsty greed and fanaticism, and who today
form one of the most respected, patriotic,
charitable and intelligent elements in the con-
stituency of Maryland
History of the little hatchet variety tells
u.s. and tells Us falsely, that Queen Isabella
assisted Columbus by sacrificing her jewels.
Every student of real history, and most read
ing people, among whom Mr.. Wellington
would wish to be classed, know that the money
to fit out Columbus did not come from the
sacrifice Of the Jewels but from the sacrifices
of the Jews Isabella wanted to help Colum-
bus, for share in whatever plunder he might
find, and also wanted Ferdinand to find the
cash. As he did not have it to spare, he sent
for one of the Weylers of that day. and or
dered him to ''pacify'' a sufficient number of
Jews to make up the amount. As it was de-
creed, so it was done The cheerful Spanish
dungeon, the boot the thumbscrew, the rack.
the red hot pincers and the haying knife-all
these historic financial devices of this most
Christian power were brought into play, and
the holy debt which we owe to Spain for the
discovery of America was duly taken out Of
the tortue, blood and tears of the poor Jews.
From the Rockville Advocate.
Mr.. Wellington, after his maiden speech in
the Senate on Monday. is said to have apollo
gized for his remarkable delivery by saying
that his constituents demanded such speech.
We suppose he refers to the Baltimore Sun
and News These journals are the only things
animate or inanimate, in Maryland, which
appear to take any delight from Geo. LIS re-
markable exhibitions. But we must not lose
sight of the fact that Geo. l.. stands out to the
world as the perfect fruit of the most thor
oughly cultivated ''Reform Bush.
From the Washington Star
Senator Wellington has shewn seme capac-
ity for party campaign work, and by reason
Of his activity has reached his present station
at an early age But it must be said in truth
that his debutin the Senate as party adviser,
which was accomplished last Monday, was a
dismal failure and woful disappointment to
his friends.
! That ii will injure him is a certainty but
| that is no great matter. The fear is that it
may iniure his party in Maryland, which is
newly invested with power there, and Is APP
preaching a campaign this year calculated 70
| test its power even more severely than did
the campaign of last year.
| What could have induced Mr. Wellington
to talk about iingoism when he had no defini
ton for the word? Mr.. Pettus, inquiry was
entirely in order. The Maryland Senator'S S
! discourse had shown that he did not know the
meaning of the word. Jingoism fits England
like glove. England is land-grabber and
has a record for bullying and conquering
| helpless people for their possessions She
has PLAYED that game all over the world. But
when did the United States ever play that
game, or show any disposition to play it?
This country is no swaggerer, or brow-beater
No party based upon such policy ever
existed in this country or could exist here.
And how nensensical in particular is such
talk as applied to the Cuban matter. The
people Of this country are rot seeking to
despoil the Cubans, but to assist them. The
purpose is to try to save not only the Cuban
people, but their possessions for their own
enjoyment. The man who calls this llngolsm
is without sufficient information to address a
town meeting on the subject much less the
Senate of the United States.
Was Mr. Wellington instructed by the 81
| lanco which crreatad his rPrnarkS cOmDared
with the hearty applause bestowed upon the
happy inquiry propounded by Mr.. Pettus
The people in the galleries knew, as did the
Alabama Senator, what constitutes lingo,
and they could not restrain themselves when
the Maryland Senator's inglorous outburst
was thus so effectively punctured.
MARYLAND is one of the best and proudesi
of states. Her people are American to the
core. 1t is to be regretted, therefore, that on
so important subject and in so august .
forum she should have been heard to such
disadvantage.
From the Washington Post.
Mr.. Wellington is in a fair way to earn fol
himself pet name. We can see it coming
and. to our prayerful vision, it takes the form
of ''the boy phenomenon. Mr.. Wellington
has already much to make him proud. dc
is very conspicuously the junior Senator iron
Maryland. He dispenses eloquence with
, trumpet and craftsmanship with shovel
He is willowy and tender and beautiful. Mos
men would be content with all these gifts ant
graces. Not so, Wellington He IS destined
to be the Boy Phenomenon.
We know of no surer sign of genius in
public man than his denunciation OF news
papers as being unprincipled and untrust
worthy. That is as infallible an indication
of intellectual superiority as the drum -maJo
| is of a brass band Mr. Wellington is not tn
patentee aud sole proprietor of the symptom
Genius has Illuminated every age. and Mr.
Wellington is young. But the stamp IS o.
his brow as certainly and as plainly as it eve
was upon any mortal in the past, and,
r Wellington is not the first inspired Statesman
in our history, he is at any rate the latest an
the most alluring. Fame lies in wait for him
GLORY crouches for a spring He cannot escape
= Soon. captured, crowned, anointed, envelope
in ROSY nimbus aud streaming with modes
unction at every pore the Boy Phenomenon
V will stand revealed.
!. We call attention to the fact that The Pos
. has always predicted great things for yelling
\ ton. When he first challenged the respectfu
. amazement of all Maryland by repeating tn
. unwritten law which gave one Senatorshlp
). the Eastern Shore for all time to come, W
= marked him as the object of our most estactl
= expectaiion. Something told us that he wa
y the coming statesman. We have never wa
!. yered in that faith Wellington is not alway
: coherent and sustained, but that is becaus
,to b,rpiuo thouohfe are too paSSlOnate an