The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-24
wErL1NaToN As BOSS.
How the Dictator is Viewed by
Some County Journals.
From the Kent New,

From the Kent News.
Wellington isacknowledged By Gary, Mckinley
and the others to he King Of the Castle! Barber,
Clabaugh, Burehinal and others are squirming
under the edet, but the boss holds the key tight.
From the snow Hill Messenger.
The pariizanship management and the selfish
bossism Of George L. Wellington has not only
brought reproaeh on him, but dishonor on his
party. Never before in this State has such dictator
ship been attempted.
From the Maryland Republican.
In turning down Mr.. Henninghausen, the boss
took occasion to serve notice upon all Republicans
in Maryland that he win not permit the President
to appoint of them to Office, unless they first
get his bosships sanction. This is bossism with
Vengeance We wonder how the Republicans of
Maryland, who according TO their own protesta
tons and declarations, have been fighting bossism
for so many years in this state, will take to this
new and arrogant style of bossism the like OF
which has never before been seen. We wonder
what the civil service reoers and other reformers
viii say about President Mckinney for permitting
himself to be thus used by this boss.
From the Frederick Citizen.
The Baltimore sun reels OIL half column edi-
torial in condemnation of Senator WeIlington's
course in the -Hennighausen case, which has at
tracted so much attention lately. IN helping to
j
man, the sun directly aided with full consent the
advancement Of Mr.. Wellington and the Republi-
can ring Of bosses to power, "a devil for witch)
and is reaping the whirlwind Of popular disap-
prevail The SUN took more than an active interest
i'll the campaign of 1895, and many voters were be-
guiled into following its advice to down Cor
man" and elect the Republican candidate 1t was
only an indirect blow, however and now the Senior
Senator of Maryland has doubly more friends than
the sun was ever able to deprive lin Of Senator
German never i'll all his political actions so stulthed
his position senator Wellington in the short
time ne has been in Washington. Senator German
may have had his preferences in dealing out the
patronage of his State, but he never intimated
expressed himself in such dictatorship language
is attributed to the Republican boss The palms OF
victory are waving oyera disgruntled and disor-
gained party in Maryland, and now is the time for
active Democratic organization and work.
From the Cambridge Democrat and News.
Wellington, fearing that his exact position in re-
lation to controlling appointments to office in
Maryland might be misunderstood, has again said
most emphatieally that no man shall be appointed
70 office in this State without his endorsement first
had and obtained And the whole trucking crew
of Office hunters, intending such men us Comptroller
Graham, Shell Pile Dryden, Republican King Bees
in Baltimore, and such newspapers the Crisfield
Leader and others not so far away, all of whom
fought one man power in Democratic politics, and
even now try to eoniure with the cry of Demo
cratic Ring, proclaim that Wellington is right In
the name Of all that is good and honest why should
men so stulhfy themselves in order to bask in the
sunshine of braggart's favor and pick up few
crumbs that drop from his table? Wellington came
up from the slums and it might be too much to ex
pect him to act otherwise than as Il bully, but
body expected the whole kit of Republicans TO
make jdckasses of themselves us they persist i'll
doing. And to help him along i'll his course to de
struction the Hon. VIM Mckinley will name for
Office only such men as Wellington endorses, and
these must first pledge themselves to be in favor of
Lloyd Lowndes for United States Senator The
public interests are made play-ball of; quallfca
ton is no recommendation individual greed and
ambitions ola ring have suppanted the rule of the
people. No wonder that wall of disappointment
goes up from those who left their party to place
such men in power.
Daily the conviction is forcing itself upon the
Republicans that the rule of their party in this
State is to be Of short DURATION and the grand rush
for Office is before the last chance is sweptaway
Rushing after Wellington like wolves in search Of
prey they implore his assistance but he withdrdws
within the lines of the Civil Service Law and points
to it as line he cannot pass but which he neither
respects or oDeyS.
In connection with this office hunting plight in
which the Republicans find themselves, the great
masses of the American people are expressing their
rage the robber tariff that is already raising the
price OF everything the poor man consumes, from
the sugar that sweetens his coffee in the morning
to the blanket that him at night, while the
products of the soil, shut Off from the markets Of
the world are constantly dwindlng in price, affect
ing the value of the farm and creating uneasiness
and alarm.
No advance agent of prosperity has come with
MeKinley's induction into office, though the gold
ensign floats over the National Capital and every
custom house and banking house in the country.
On all sides the cry of harder times is heard, and
everywhere the conviction is growing that the
robbcr tariff and single gold standard, the main
principles of the Republican party, not the best
for the prosperity of this country.