The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
VOL. XXXU.--NO. 80.

headed Seeking a Subterfuge" It yiv-
idly portrays the fallacy of Republican
professions and the bald hypocrisy of the
Baltimore S"w and other city papers, which
profess to be Independent in politics and
yet are always found on the side of the
corporations and trusts, and against the
people. The SIM and its followers sup
ported the Republican ticket two years ago
on the ground Of ''opposition to bossism, .
and again last year for fear of 'dishon-
est dollar ! They also professed great
concern for an improved civil service, and
the immaculate Bruce and Cowan, and
other corporation politicians knew no other
way t" save the great reform but to place
it in the keeping Of the Republican party!
What are the results 2
George L. Wellington is the most con
spicuous creature of the SIMS reform
Legislature, while lis acts in whole and in
detail were Il burlesque upon reform of any
kind And since that day-when the
ST." party took charge Of the Republican
party Maryland has been disgraced by
the pretensions Of the most autocratic boss
that ever dominated a political party in
this or any other State
The continued support Of this supreme
boss-W Wellington-an his coadjutors,
Mudd and Stone, is the best evidence in
the world Of the hypocrisy Of the SnD's
professions in %.
Again, the independents who professed
loudly their civil service and reform prin-
ciples find as the chief result of their ac-
ton in %, an utter disregard of civil ser
vice, and tariff made exclusively in the
interest Of the classes and against the
masses
Here again will be found the test of in
sincerity in those who continue to support
4 party after its wolf hand is 50 fully ex-
posed.
The S"" is at its old hypocritical tricks
again. 1t is purely c,roiu,4 of the cor
porations 1t hates with Il venom un-
equallcd any man and any party which
seeks the best interests of the masses OF
the people. 1t is always found with the
classes, though it prates ever so loudly of
the contrary Its opposition to the Demo
cratic party is wholly and solely because
Of its inability to use that grand organiza-
ton Of the people for its own selfish pur-
poses 1t is specially pleased now in hay
ING apparently the supreme command of
the Republican machine.
Cecil Democrat.
BY reason of the adoption by the Dem
ocrats of free silver and other consistent
planks, many heretofore sterling party men
were forced t" abandon the Democratic
platform and vote against the party candi-
dates This year however the election in
Maryland is purely local one and should
properly turn upon local issues, the most
important of which is the record made by
the Republicans since they have had con
/ trol uf the State This record is notOri-
orrsly bad and well do they themselves
know it, and they are making a desperate
effort 70 keep the silver question to the
| front for the double pupoa" of distracting
attention from their record and OF securing
| the votes of the cold Democrats who voted
with them last year.
This scheme Is :" transparent that 1t
will only require attention 10 be called to Ii
10 Illustrate it, The fight in Maryland
this year will be made upon tn" Republican
record. and they will not be permitted to
eyade it, That they have made dismal
failure at their attempt at government Is
conspicuous and nobody knows ii better
than the Democrats who helped put them
in power