The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-08
INDICTMENT
REPUBLICAN PARTY
BAR OF PUBLIC JUSTICE.
Charges That Will Be Sustained
Allegations That VIII BE Proved.

ekohS AHat VIII ne FfOVeOs
published by Authority of the Maryland Dem
ocratic Editors AssociationD
The Republican party of MARYLAND
after nearly four years rule in Stat,
and Baltimore city affairs, is seeking
another lease of power In Baltimore
its record is so VIGOROUSLY bad and in
competent the people in May last, by
the decisive majority of over 5000
condemned its candidates and elected
Democratic Mayor, made one branch
of the City Council entirely Demo
cratic and the other branch nearly so
To save the city, and thus retain con
troll of the State, every Republican
State official, from Gov. Lowndet
down, Senators Wellington and Nc
Comas, Congressman Mudd anG
Pearre, and other Republican State
leaders, took part in the city campaign
and plead for the election of Malster.
They knew of the incompetency and
worse of the Master administration,
They knew the Master machine was
merely an aggregation of spoilsmen.
They knew that it was dominated by
the worst elements of the party in the
city. They knew that Masters sue
cess meant a continuation of incom-
potency and corruption in city affairs:
a continuation of police disorganiza.
ton and Negro crime and disorder;
a continuation of high taxation and
debt augmentation, but all this did
not concern them. 1t did not concern
them that Baltimore's trade and
growth were suffering on account Of
high taxation, increasing debt and in
security of person and property, par
tisan success was their object. that the
favored few-the Allegany Ring and
its safe llites--mightc continue to fatten
on public office. They believed, and
so declared, that the salvation of the
party in the State depended upon the
success of the Master machine, and
they went TO its rescue. They plead
earnestly for Masters election, and in
doing 50 gave positive evidence of
being no better than the element in
control of the city. No fair-minded
man will contend otherwise. To be
consistent, ecery cOter in Baltimore
zCho cast has ballot against AdIster
must cote against LoaCndeS and the
AUegany Ring.
Having lost the first battle in the
campaign for continued power, they
the allegation of pledges fulfilled and
the assumed fairness, impartiality and
nonpartisanship of Gov. Lowndes' ad-
ministration.
We charge, and we will prove, that
the Republican party is so constituted
that it is incapable OF giving to this
State that capable government which
the people need and demand. No
party is fit to rule this State whose
freedom is clogged with an ignorant,
non-taxpaying element, constituting
eighty per cent. OF its vote in some
counties and comprising fifty per cent.
of the whole in the State. That ele-
Inent has been embodied, by promises
in the past, to demand share of the
offices, and that demand has been ac
coded to in measure in Baltimore,
and will be acceded to in the State and
counties in a larger degree, in the
event of Republican success, in d" 'ler
to hold its loyalty for future contests.
We charge, and we will prove, that
Republican ascendancy has been con-
strued by the negro race to mean
license to commit crime, and we will
show that assaults upon white men
and women have been constantly on
the increase. We allege, too, that a
government has been
negligent in Suppression of Negro vio-
lence for fear of losing negro votes.
We charge, and will prove, that no
reform or beneficial legislation has
been accomplished that was not initi-
ated by the Democrats in the Legisla-
ture or carried through by their aid
and assistance. The assessment law
all its good features--was the work of
the free school book law
was a Democratic conception and
legislative enactment before the ad-
vent of the Republicans to power, and
its full accomplishment later was due
to Democratic support. The good
features of the registration and cleo.
ton law are due to Democratic amend
ment; its antiquities, its cumbersome
ness and its expensfveness are all
cbargeabie to the Republican party.
The change in the tobacco inspection
law was the conception of a Demo-
cratic State Senator, and it was en-
acted by the solid vote of the Demo
Gratis in the Legislature,
We charge, and we will prove, that
q considerable element of the Repub-
ican party in the legislature opposed
all wholesome measures, and delayed
of the House and wasted
the peoples time and money in dis.
agreeable contest forthe spoils of office.
We charge, and we will prove, that
the Republican party cast aside and
ignored an ancient and honored law,
known as the Eastern
Shore Law, in order to put the chief
of the Allegany Rug into
the United States Senate, and that
Governor Lowpdes, who went about
the State in his canvass four years ago
speaking OF public office being u trust
for the benefit of the people, prosti
tuted every Office in his gift to accom-
plish the election of his Master.
We charge, and we will prove, that
Gov. Lowndes while asserting in an in
terview published in the Baltimore
Sun that there should be no partisan
ship in the conduct of the public
schools, has invariably appointed Re-
publicans as School Commissioners to
succeed Democrats whose terms had
expired.
We charge, and we will prove, that
Gov. Lowndes has usually acted con-
trary to his public utterances, and we
allege that he has neither the capacity
to acceptably perform the duties of
Governor of Maryland, nor the cour-
age to act contrary to the orders of
Wellington, if he had.
This is the Indictment, not full, but
sufficient, if sustained bv competent
proof, to condemn Republican rule in
Maryland, and in future articles we
will produce the evidence. After this
Is done, and the case summed up and
aid before the people of this State
the white people, who pay the taxes
and are interested in having capable
and honest administration of affairs
we confidently expect a verdict of