The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-09
A MANLY CONFESSION.
And Severe oastigation of the Bal
timore Sun.

Two years ago, under the lead Of the Balti-
more San, which deliberately and with malice
misrepresented Mr.. German and set about to
defeat the Democratic party, many Democrats
not only voted the Republican ticket but were
severe in their denunciation of Mr.. German.
The great majority of these have discovered
their mistake and realized that they have been
misled and deceived by the SIN, which
simply reflects the spleen of Ed. Abel.
Among the number was Mr.. John Henry
Keene. Two years ago he wrote some articles
against Mr.. German, one of which was re-
produced in the SIN of Friday of last week.
Here is Mr.. Keenes reply to that article,
published as an advertisement ia the SIM the
next day:
TO THE READERS OF THE sun:
BY its republication in yesterdays Sun of
his letter in 1895, the Sun affords the writer
an opportunity for heartfelt confession of
the grievous wreng and error of that letter,
aud many similar contributions during that
canvass. The explanation of the cause and
occasion of the writing OF that letter is not Il
difficult one. In common with many Mary
landers. the writer had grown up i'll the faith
that The sun ["LiGHT FOR ALL was, SO to
speak, the Bible OF Maryland Democracy.
With implicit faith, year alter year, he had
read The Sun, and in 1895 he became-as
many Democrats the atehets of whose shoes
he is unworthy 10 unloose- with lis
virus and venom against Senator German.
The Sun with more than punic cunning. form
ed a coalition and misled himself and others,
and after two years of acknowledged Repub-
lican misruIe even now is striving to effect the
destruction of the Democratic party-still
governed by the same insane hatred of Sena-
tor German. When, however, after the can
vass of 1895, the columns of The Sun began
again to flow, and swell and overflow with
living gall against Mr. German. the writer
and many other true Democrats began
to reflect that the Democratic party in
Baltimore had no organ to fairly represent
Senator German s side of the question. Upon
frequent consultations with various public men
of the country in Washington and elsewhere,
the writer found that without exception and
irrespective of party, they all entertaine' the
highest estimate Of Maryland Senior Senator.
The writer fails to discover any good reason
why a citizen Of Maryland, who stands so
high in the councils of the nation, should
be bound upon a Scythian rock to feast the
malice of an ugtirng vulture. In two recent
letters, published in The Sun, the writer has
already trespassed Overmnch upon the public
patience in unfolding the reasons of his
friendly attitude towards Senator German.
May he trust that an example so humble as
his own will lead other Democrats who, like
himself. have been miSed by The Sun into
aiding and ahetting the BETRAYED of the Demo
cratic party into the hands of its adversaries
to use their own judgments and not trust too
implicitly to the GREAT LUNINARY which,
while it claims to be only ''IIGHT FOR ALL,
shines with an especial reference to its own
interests and intense prejudices.
JOHN HENRY kERNE.