The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-11-03

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and good local self government could
fairly be claimed as in any way fixing the
| political status of Maryland upon that
| question.
arc to be chosen at the coming election
will vote for United States Senator in
1909, who will take his seat in the Senate
in December, 1903, but that single circum-
stance, so very far off in its practical bear
ing. did not seem to our convention to be
sufficiently strong reason for introducing
into the campaign subject upon which
honest differences of opinion exist in our
ranks and whose Introduction could only
be the occasion of liscord and weakness.
We appeal to you, therefore, fellow
legiance and to your convictions Of your
duty to your State in this time of her
need
Do not allow yourselves to be led astray
by false issues.
You will lave ample opportunity one
year from now to pass upon questions of
national concern, and can do SO intelligent
ly and wisely in the light of the facts as
they shall exist.
In your apprehension CT possible flu
ture contingencies and evils, affecting the
whole Union, do not shut your eyes to
present actual evils affecting most injuri-
r,ucIxy r,,r owp Stata oil
Listen to the despairing cry for relief
that comes to you from Southern Mary
land, once the seat of culture, refinement
and prosperity, but now whitening under
the deadly blight of Republican con-
troll
Heed the appeals for encouragement
and protection that our suffering counties
upon the Eastern Shore send up to you.
Help them to honest and intelligent local
government Relieve them in your gen.
erous strength and sympathy from the de-
structive rule of ignorance and corrup-
ton.
those who levy and expend the taxes
which they do not help to pay. Give
them security in their homes and fire.
sides against the most appalling form of
crime
Put in power State government in
sympathetic touch with the best elements
of society and not dependent for existence
upon the support of the very worst.
Elect as your Governor man who, in
his ten years of service IN the State Sen
ate, voted for every just and conservative
measure of progress and reform that came
before that body. Who will, indeed, give
you non-partisan judiciary in the persons
of honest; intelligent and upright justices
of the peace, every Yhere-who will indeed
keep politics out of our public schools and
not directly appeal to the teachers for
their votes by offering them an increase in
their salaries-and who will never permit
the patronage of his Office to be disposed
of and bartered, or dispose of or barter it
himself to elect United States Senator
as a reward for personal political support.
Fellow citizens, the cloims upon which
the Republicans now rest their appeal for
your votes are the same as those which
were considered and passed upon and re-
pudiated by the people in the municipal
campaign in Baltimore last May.
There is nothing new in this State cam
paign. The Republican orators are for
the most part the same and the arguments
are the same now as then.
We hear the same arrogant professions
of superior virtue. The same boastful as
sections of pledges redeemed, economy
practiced good government given. We
have now the same sort of denunciation
of Democratic measures, Democratic lead
ers, and Democratic masses, which was
poured upon US then. The same warn
ings against the evils which Democratic
success would bring upon the city are re-
peated now as arguments for reelection
of Gov. Lowndes
There is no good reason however why
the verdict that was then rendered against
continuance of Republican administra-
ton of the affairs of the City, shall not
be rendered now against renewal of Re-
State. Nor can any Independent Demo-
crat who voted for Tlomas G. Hayes give
a valid reason for now voting against
John Walter Smith. fit WAS right t. re-
pudiate Mayor Master, why is it not
equally right now to reouli Governor
Lowudes.
The Democrats who joined the Republi-
cans in 1895 and defeated us in the men,
orable contest of that year, declared that
their purpose was to cleanse and purify,
not to overthrow and destroy our grand
party.
The smaller number of them who in 1897
still considered that the work of punish
mcnt was not complete and still kept up
their association with the Republicans in
the contest of that year, insisted that
nothing was further from their purposes
than to send the Democracy into perma-
nent Punishment
They proved by their votes last May that
they still loved their party and desired its
success. They came back to their allegi-
ance.
They took part in its counciIs-aelped
to shape its management and policy-con
tributed vitality to its victory and joined
in the eXultation of its triumph
We appeal to them to finish now the
good work of political regeneration which
was then So gloriously begun and to join
with us in restoring to the hands of the
reunited Democracy the control of the
Senate as they SO effectively and enthusi-
astically joined us in recovering control
of the City.
Our adversares last May stimulated
their ranks by the cry that if they were
beaten then they would assuredly be beat
en- again in November.