The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-05-05
A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

On Wednesday, March %. The
American printed the following edi-
torial:
notwithstanding the bad wea Their,
the Democrats succeeded in polling
large vote at their primaries yester-
day.
The candidates who will be nomi'
mated by the convention tomorrow
will be Hon. Thomas q. Hayes, for
Mayor; Skipwith Wilmer, Esq, for
president of the Second Branch of
the City Council, and Mr.. james H.
Smith for city comptroller. The dele
gates elected are for these gentlemen
who were put forward by the move
ruent inaugurated by Ex-Governor
Frank Brown. All are leading citi-
zens and gentlemen of high standing.
Mr.. Hayes has made an enviable re
cord at the bar. and has held several
elective offices, in which he has dis
played much force of character and
the courage of his convictions. He
has, like al! men who have been il
public life, taken positions on certain
questions that are opposed by large
classes of people, and it is this fact
which will determine his strength or
weakness as canpidate. Mr.. Wilmer
is one of thu best known lawyers OF
the city, and citizen of high char
acter, and Mr.. Smith has served in the
City Council. and his record there
commanded the respect of everyone.
On both tickets this year the aver
age of character is high, and, as far
as is known, there are no scandals
connected, with any of the names.
The prospect, therefore, as The Amer
ican predicted, is for q clean, inter
esting campaign, without mud-sling-
ing or abuse, contamination de-
voutly to be wished.
Although the ticket advocated by
The american did not win, we can still
join in the congratulations Of the day
for it was in all respects the cleanest
and most interesting local fight we
have ever had in Baltimore, and ali
ought to be glad that our municipal
politics have made distinct gain in
moderation, reason and responsibility.
AS to the gentlemen chosen yesterday
we can do nothing better than to re-
new the assurances Of our distinguish
ed consideration as given in the eGi-
torial which we have reprinted. They
are all good men, and Republicans as
we'll as Democrats-indeed even The
MISREPRESENTATION trust them to DO
their duty in their responsible posi-
tions and to bear worthily the great
honor Of representing this great city.
To Mayor Master, who will con-
tinue to be our mayor for almost seven
months, nothing but the highest praise
can be given. He did have provoca-
ton to be bitter towards few per-
sons, but from the beginning to the
end OF the campaign he exhibited the
strong balance and the wise magma
nfmity which have made him respect
ed even by those who have opposed
him the most. There never was a
finer instance of the increasing repu-
tation of public man in this city
than the case of Mayor Master. He
has steadily won his way into the ad-
miration Of the people, and although
circumstances for which he was not
responsible encompassed his defeat,
they did not and cannot lessen his
standing in this community. Good
men have been defeated before and
have come up again stronger than
ever. Mayor Master will leave a
splendid public record, and it is idle to
think anything else than that he will
again be called to some high duty of
public responsibility. We congratu-
late him cordially on his clean, manly
fight and the party that stood behind
him.