The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-05
VOTERS, READ THIS.

The following article was published in the
Frederick, Nd, Citizen of last week. We
hope every reader of the ADVOCATE will study
it carefully and not allow themselves to be
deceived by the utterances of the papers al
luded to. The weekly and daily San has a
fair circulation among our rural citizens, es-
pecially the daily along the several railroads,
and it is to them we especially commend the
article. Instead of Thomas j. Poffenber sub
stitute the name of RICHARD B. TIPPETT:
Newspaper Enemies of Democracy
Governor Lloyd Lowdes has appealed to
the Gold Democrats to support Pearre for
Congress in the Sixth District as well as the
other Republican candidates throughout the
State In this he is aided by the Baltimore
.Sup and NepS, two newspapers, which, like
the serpent in the Garden of Eden that wound
itself into the confidence of our first parents
only to destroy them, parade under the guise
of Democracy, go into the homes OF unsus-
pecting members of the party in the State and
bv the sacred freside disseminate doctrines
Of political treachery and Reorganization.
These papers are now openly against the
Democratic party in the State of Maryland.
In 1896 they began the opposition to what
thew called the "Bosses" and with the aid of
disappointed bogus refOrmerS, who suddenly
became politically purified and untainted by
seeing the light and having the handwriting
on the wall deciphered for them, accomplish
ed their purpose. That purpose was the de-
feat of the Democratic party, to remove from
office men who were their personal or polltl-
cal enemies. If their idea had been to down
the BOSSES" an opportunity would be theirs
nor. They have set up an empire OF bosslsm
al, hat
alone in the history it has made for the short
period of time at its disposal. Unprecedented
Justice would have fine chance here. Again
the next year these papers, aided by another
set of voters, defeated the party candidate
for President. That was on the gold and
silver issue and the same question has been
kept up ever since, even to the present cam
paign. The leopard cannot change its spots,
neither can the ",SuR'' its golden diadem.
1t claims life-l long Democracy and then turns
its power to the aid of the enemy. For one
issue it sacrifices its ninety nine sacred prin
ciples on the altar of the golden standard. 1t
is so welded to its new policy that no amount
of argument or persuasion can change its pro-
gram or deter its disposition to defeat the
Democratic candidates for Congress in Mary
land this year. Both the San and NelCS are
the most malignant enemies to the party and
call upon the loyal Democrats of this county
and State to repudiate them. This can be
done by refusing to follow these serpents of
discord and treachery. Let them throw off
the mask and come out in the open fairly and
squarely. 1t would be fair proposition
and then the people would know where to
place them. At present they deceive many
honest Democrats who have listened to their
teachings for years past and are not yet
schooled as to their duplicity. Hthe Sun and
Neus desired to show their loyalty to Democ-
racy, they would take quite different position
and try to promote harmony and not keep the
financial wound torn and bleeding by their
editorial TRADES and denunciations. The
party is better equipped for the campaign
than in the last four year. The platform de-
clared at Hagerstown is satisfactory to the
great body of voters and the candidate stands
squarelY upon it despite the allegations of
these newspapers. We will wage this fight
without the aid of the Sun and Ne,cs as we have |
done before and the consciousness of doing |
our duty, even in the face of odds and deser-
tons in our own ranks, will be ample justif
cation and reward. Let every true Dem
stand by his party this fall and do everything
to elect Thomas ]. P0ffenberger to Congress.