The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
The Republican Party in Mary
land.
Messrs. Editors of the Citiren:

In a free government there
must always be parties. They
are necessary, not only to carry
on the mechanical functions of
politics, but to create an OPPOSE
ton aud arouse the jealousy and
vigilance of the opposers. In
the very best sense OF the word,
a party is a great political body,
holding liberal sentiments and
aiming at patriotic objects.
Such party is entitled to, and
ever commands respect. But a
faction, a mongrel combination
of white spirits and black, blue
spirits and grey" whose whole
purpose is plumber, and which
POUNDS its power on the pretend
ed consent Of the people, is ever
regarded with distrust, and with
fear The turbulence, the inse-
curiSy, the violent commissions
that ever attend such parties, are
not only a constant dread to So
ciety, but dangerous to any we'll
regulated form of government.
The progress it may claim to in
stigate tor the good of the COM
monwealth is a name for ruin and
destruction, and the desire to re-
model the provisions of the statu-
tory law to the idea of vandals
and JacObins.
1t is by slow degrees and i'm
perceptible additions that all
great changes in nature are ac-
cOmplished. Vegetation COM
mencing with lichens, swells by
the riches and luxuriance of the
forest continents; the seat of en-
pires and the abode of millions.
formed by the deposits of innum-
cradle rills; animal life springing
from the torpid vitality of shell
fish, rises to the energy of man.
1t Is by similar steps aud as slow
a progress that the great fabric
OF party organizations is formed.
Its sincerity is to be tested, its
inherent virtues are TO be tried in
the stern school of experience.
Its whole machinery must be in
harmony with the wishes and in
the interest OF those for whom it
was organized.
There Is not man of any in.
telllgence in the State who does
not know that the Republican
party has no hold on the conf.
dence, the affections or the sym.
pathies Of the white masses of the
people Of the State of Maryland.
That its extreme high tariff acts.
its force bills, its reckless. adven.
turous spirit IA the conduct of
our foreign policy, the subordina-
ton OF the public interests to
party advantage, its demoraliz-
ing laNlshness i'll the expenditure
OF public money, its close associ-
alton with and pretended love for
the negro, an element now 50 dan.
gerouS and demoralizing to every
good interest of society, has
made 1t obnoxious to our people.
1t has shown its incapacity to
understand and serve the specific
needs of our time, outlived its
usefulness and thus forfeited the
confidence of the American peo-
pie.
There Is not man of ordinary
intelligence in the State. who
does not know that the suprema.
cy of the Republican party in
Maryland is not by reason of any
inherent strength or virtue it may
possess, but that it is the mere
creature of accident SO far as it
has control of Maryland; that
1t has no moral or political force
with the white people of the
State; that it owes it's present
pre-emlnence in the State to the
dlscord, nay riot, that had taken
possession of the Democratic
party, and thus demoralized it's
ponderOus strength at the time
of its triumph.
1t is easy to realize that a
party resting upon such "a rickety
foundation, the plaything of the
worst passions, stray leaf that
Is the sport of the wind, and of the
waves, cannot long exist because
it cannot long command the con.
tdence and support of the people.
More than all this, its base
treachery, its known prostitution
OF every public trust to partizan
and selfish purposes, it's loving.
Drotherly embrace for the negro.
who by his tiendish acts has
grown to be hideous nightmare
that has driven sleep from the
pillow of every homestead, its
care for his social and political
status has aroused cyclone of
Indignation that is sweeping
through every hamlet in the
State.
We are free to admit that there
are good, clean, honest and pa.
triotic white men in the Republi.
can party, and further, that
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