Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28


would have been to rest our claim for
popular support equally upon the Chi
cago platform. | think know and I'M
dcrstand the position of those who
shaped the Baltimore platform. 1t was
done to placate and enlist the support
of the Gold Democrats and Press that
antagonized our party last fall. This
action of our leaders | have no doubt
was well meant, still doubt its wisdom
The public like nothing so well as bold,
manly and determined stand for prin-
ciple. Even should our party gain a
present advantage | fear it will be at
our future success. | am satisfied the
vast bulk of the Democrats Of Maryland
anchor their faith and hopes upon our
platform Of principles as enunciated by
the assembled wisdom of our party at
Chicago in 1896 and whenever they are
left forced from party "eXpediency" and
"entangled alliances will so declare yet
because some us should differ as to the
well meant action of our leaders, it is no
reason we should antagonize our party.
am Just one who believes our party
immaculate. Bad men may get into her
councils but whatever the short com
ings of our party as to men and measures
may be, it is always better than the Re-
publican party.
And now as to Hon. Arthur p Cor
man, the leader of the Maryland Democ-
racy and reputed author Of our late Bal
timore platform, the man who for all
these years has uncomplainingly brayed
the malicious onslaught of designing
men and yirile press, masquerading
under the cloak of Democracy, what
shall be said have never claimed that
Mr.. German is saint neither have
endorsed his every political action in
the past. He is but human, and il may
be that his own political aspirations in
some cases have influenced his course.
But he is hundred times better than
those who have persistently abused him.
AT every State and National election he
has always buckled on his armor and
worked valiantly for the party. Have
his deriders, those who claim to be the
quintescence of Democracy, done the
same? Did they do it last fall Are
they doing it now? have no doubt
that his incessent denunciation of Sen
ator German, led by IA hostile press, has
misled many honest men. 1t could
hardly be otherwise, when the Baltimore
city press, almost without exception, has
persistently misrepresented his every
act. Chief among these is the Sun, II
wealthy gold-monametallic organ, built
up and sustained mainly by the Demo-
Gratis of the State, now and for some
years enlisted heart and soul in an eff
fort to destroy the party who has built
it up. Like the adder in the fable it is
singing the hand of its benefactor who
warmed it into life. And all because of
its feigned hostility to "Gormanism,"
But the people are getting their eyes
open. They are fast learning that. This
animosity to German is only a subti-
fuge. The SIM needed some excuse, and
"Gormansm' has furnished it. But its
fight against the party would be all the
same if German were in his grave. AM
other pretext would then be Matched,
The ISL yer craze or some other obiec-
ton would be put forward as its contin-
ued and wanton fight against the best
interest of the party and the people,
The Sun does nat iRtend ether h0p or in
tie future to support tie Democratic party.
Make note of this. Germans manly
and open letter to the Senior Editor of
this paper few days ago, coupled with
the SIMS reioinder clearly portrays this,
and sooner we, who in the past patron
lied and believed in, understand it the
better We had better have an open foe
thana covert enemy
The position Of the Maryland DemOc-
racy in the present canvass is, to say the
least, unique. They are conducting a
manly, determined and believe a sue
cessful fight in the teeth of an almost
unanimously hostile city press. The
Hfrdld, it is true, is advocating the cleo
ton of Mr., Henry Williams, worthy
gentleman, for Mayor. But she, in com
mon with the other daily papers of the
city, is gold organ, and has unmistaka-
BILE leanings to Republicanism upon gen
eral principles. We all know where to
place the ImcricaR. She is straight
Republican paper and gold-monomet-
allist. So also are the SIN and NcrS,
and more violent in their fight against
Democracy than the 1mcricaH As yet
the majority of the people of the city
are Democrats, and | believe will so
prove unless doodle" shall convince
them of the error of their ways Frant-
ic efforts are being made by the Repub-
lican leaders to raise it, and, as in New
York, they arc going outside Of the city
and State to do so, Let us trust the peo-
pie of Baltimore, and especially the Dem
ocrats of St Mary's are not for sale.
We owe it to ourselves, our wives and
the little ones, who of necessity will
soon take our places TO do all in our
power to right the many wrongs under
which we labor. Our government, both
State and National should be known
rather by its blessings than its burdens.
Let not the promise or hope of some lit
tie office or reward today make us barter
our hirthright for this, mess Of potage