The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
Cannot Go Behind Their Record.

Is it possible that Republicans in
Maryland have the nerve to bring up
the currency or financial issues of the
late national campaign for use in their
battle for continued supremacy in this
State. Can it be that they have not
learned lesson from the action, or
more truly non-action of the admins
tration and their representatives in
Congress during the present session?
The Republican party won on the BIZ
metallic-sound money-gold platform
last fall, and all through the bitter
fight that preceded the election could
be heard their cry of "Bimetallism,"
Financial Reform" but very few
words about a change in the tariff, ex-
cept in the platform. The money ques-
ton was the paramount feature. When
they came into power the.financial re-
form racket was forgotten and high
tariff TO pay election fund contributors
was passed. Trusts are given more
power, and the people further kept in
bondage to these corrupt and grinding
corporations. The Republicans kept the
tariff question well in the background,
until they We're safely in power, and
then pushed it for all it could stand.
Now, what about Maryland Republic
cans. They are no different in any way
from their national opponents. They
joined in the cry of reform like the thief
in Dickens, they .trumped up all man.
ner OF promises to the people, they take
up the cry down with German and
the bosses" and then as reward for
the trust of the people they make
mockery out of reform, redeem their
promises in spurious coin, and set up
on the pinnacle of senatorial dignity a
man like Wellington, whose manner of
election was reproach to the good
name ofour State and whose record since
is one of impotency in craftsmanship
and ability. He has worked necessarily
for the Cumberland ring" which
helped him to his seat in the Senate,
and his late contest with i. H. War
ner, of Montgomery, against the con-
tirmation of the latter's son as consul
TO Leipsic, shows the political patron
age sharp off to perfection. The Re
publican party is also responsible for
the new re-assessment law that has add
ed so materially to the increase of our
county taxes this year. The expenses
all over the State were enormous and
the time taken to compute the result
much longer than stated or estimated
in the statutes. The people won't for
get the Observation-Disclosures deal,
by which the B. & o. Railroad was eX-
empted from taxation and which def
cheney thereby caused must necessarily
be made up on other taxable property.
Our assessors in this city had forcible
example of this fact when they at
tempted TO appraise the company's
property here The very latest outrage
was the discharge of Chief Marshal
Frey of the Baltimore Police Depart
ment for alleged neglect of duties, with
out the formality of a trial. Two of
the Police Board are Republicans and
one a Democrat. One of the former
was apparently so ashamed of his COM
plicity in the deal that he sent his vote
in by letter from summer resort
where he had fled few days previous.
The party wanted the place for another
and took this despicable course TO Sc
cure it. Even the Baltimore Sun de-
nounced the action, and that of itself
is saying a good deal. The Sun is the
Republican party's champion now.
These actions by party of reform are
enough to make the people who voted
for them turn back to the party they
forsook under the follies of the moment
and seek TO bring it back to power.
Hundreds of instances of minor weight
could be cited to show the fragrant
abuse of the government of the State
by the Republican party, but out of
charity we refrain. All over the State
the people are rising against the ursurp-
ers and will certainly dethrone them
next November. The Democratic par
~ has, under proper conditions, an
open sesame to the control of the sit
uation this fall Given good candidates
representing proper principles and the
old party will reclaim the ground it
lost by an overwhelming majority.