Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-25


national elections ssparats-but 1t is
looked upon with the greatest interest.
it il expected to be guidepost to the
future, and to indicate whether the
natural Democratic sentiment of the
State, which has now been suppressed
Tor the last three years, Is to again lind
full expression and make Maryland
once more ono Of the reliable Demo-
cratic States of the country.
The causes that led to Republican
ascendency in Maryland are we'll
known. Ring rule was the chief. with
machine nominations and machine gov
ernment as natural attendants. Senator
German, feeling secure in the power Of
his machine. failed to head the protests
OF the independent Democrats, and
the Stats election of 1885 administered
to him his first defeat. 1t was crush
ing ono, as it swept the Legislature in
first Republican Senator from Mary
land in nearly thirty years. In 1896.
the free silver coinage folly and the
Chicago platform gave the electoral
vote OF Maryland TO Mckinley; and in
1897, tho folly of German in still re-
fuHinG to recognize the protests Of iE-
dependent Democrats against machine
domination completed the political
disaster, and compelled even German
himself to surrender his seat in the
United States Senate to Republican.
Two Republican Senators from Mary
land! Who wnud have thought OF it q
decade ago, to say nothing Of the city
of Baltimore placing itself under Re-
publican administrations at two elec-
tinps in succession.
In the course OF an editorial alluding
to the importance Ut the coming cleo
tion in Maryland, and 10 it's influence
upon the local election to be held next
year, the Baltimore Sun says:
Tbs present attitude of the Republi-
can party in Maryland affords an on
portunity to the Democrats to regain
lost power and lost prestige, and the
lost confidence of majority of the
people. which if the party is wias and
prudent it will seize. Notwithstanding
the result of the election in 1899 aud
| tina two succeeding ones, it has not
been established tnat Maryland IL a
| Republican State. The Repuh lican
| party is still in power upon suiferauce
| and can he iislodged rs soon as the
| Democrats have thoroughly learned the
bitter Lesson OF their defeat. At the
| State election in 1897 the eight coun-
ties composing the First Congressional
district gave Democratic ma jority oil
over fifteen hundred. II rropar
nomination 10 made In that disfrict
| this year there is no reason 10 expect
that majority to disappear The line.
| Of all the other districts of the State
except the Sixth were changed by tbs
General Assembly at the last session,
and SO comparisona are now difficult.
| But there is little doubt that the terri
tory now comprised In the Second dis
trict was also Democratic, although
there is nothing TO give the Democrat,
any assurance of auccsss this fal
unless they nominate candidate
acceptable to the people. Ths SIKH
district was Republican by ahou
twenty five hundred votes. The Fifth
was close, hut ia regarded as Republi
can. In both the Fifth and Sixth
however, the Republicans aeem to hav
made Democratic SUCCESS possible.
1t is of vital importance to the futur
of the Democratic party that especiall
good nominations should be made il
the four districts which ars in Who'll
or in part included in the city o
Baltimore. 1t was the design of th
charter commission to promote non
craftsmanship in city affairs by fixin
the municipal election in May. apas
from State and Federal elections. Blu
it is apparent that the result of tlra
election will have a marked iniluenc
upon the election for Governor an
Legislature. which will follow in th
: fall of 1889. The election in May wi
be upon the registration ninde for th
CongrssH election this fall anu th
, Democrats, il they are looking to III
future, should nominate candidates
all the four districts who will excii
enough interest among the masssH
tho party to induce them to get rsgi
terod and so qualify themselves to vol
at the municipal eiaction. 1t liz trl
a that tho registration Offices IN the Gil
-, will he open two days in the eprin,
namely, on tina first and second MOI
days of April. But this registration
, supplementary ono and tho grel
b work OF getting out the vote must |
Q accomplished this fail.
' With 30 much. therefore, dependir
upon the registration and election tn
!. fall, the management of the Dem
i cratic campaign becomes matter
o the utmost Importance. Nsvsr wi
Il TIERS greater necessity for uniting Il
Q Democratic party in common interos
a and upon common platform. But Il
q experience Of the past proves that sh
a cannot be done by continued d
i. psndenco upon the old German m
!. chine methods, or by conducting ii
v campaign for ths election of membe
,r Of Congress- upon the lines OF ths di
"a natrous Chicago platform of 1896. III
Democratic leaders who advocate til
II line of policy will be simply invitil
Ia political death.
IL With the knowledge Of the fact th
IL upon the fourth Of March next he mu
70 surrender his seat in the United Stat
70 Senate to Republican, MIR. CORN
10 may recognize the necessities OF t
h situation and the futility Of his Q
A. machine methods of keeping Mar, lu
10 within the Democratic fold. Perha
10 be and his followers may have earn
III wisdom by sad experiences. If 30, the
~ is hope in the future for Maryla
at Democrats, and the election of ne
November may prove that the Stats
still Democratic and will continue