The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-13
Isador Rayner Speaks At D.
vile on Bribery.

Hon Isidor Rayner devote,
considerable portion 81 'eu ia
speech at Rockville, on Man., Ills
last the occasion being a 10y
mass meeting, to the condit;. O's
the counties under Rennhl; "@
domination and to the leyis, ru
tive ticket of the Rem6 Ii~''
party and to the purchase '' Il,
votes. He said: GAS a rule ,t u
Republican legislative tickot', Cue
the counties are about as ha5 Ill
they possibly can be; in fact n "'
respectable elements, of tbe VI p''
publican party have revolts,
against the nominations
number Of the counties. In
Democratic counties an effort :,
being made by the RennbI;.
party to purchase the srT,n
of the people. We will rehnE'
this scheme, and the attcmnt rin
be defeated by the triumnb.".
will of the people, and the coa
didates will be retired in ;nn
miny and oblivion" rApplanse
Mr.. Rayner depicted the cop0;
ton of a community in which IL,
purchase of votes is practical o.,
tolerated. He warned his su nIi
ence to trample upon this Svxtan
as they would stamp ont a ness
lence in their midst, and addoj.
'Men who are strangers in ou,
midst, who have nointereSt in ON,
institutions and no concern in on,
welfare, have placed their hama,
at the head Of these tickpt,
Applause]. The word has pMs
forth that they intend TO bpy tIs
election. They have no oualif. |
cations that entitle them TO ron.
resent our people. Their prq,,
ence in a legislative body is
disgrace, because the man WIN
will resort to this nefarious Dm.
cess is for sale himself. and if ba
succeeds he will be pointed ont
and isolated as the Representative
of bribery and corruption. Tbb
is one of the most fragrant crime,
against the people. 1t poison,
the veins and arteries of the body
polite; it degrades the STANDARD
of the public service; it is rank
otfense against the moral sent.
ment of every community in
which it prevails. and it ought to
be punished with the Seyerest
penalties in every commonwealth
in which it is practiced rAp
plause. We ought by all means
to enact corrupt practice act
and hedge it around so that there
can be no evasionS of its proyR
ions. The life of the State de-,
ponds upon far elections, anil
when they give away then liberty
crumbles and we perish We
want men in our Legislative bod.
les who cannot be bought, who
will stand immOvable when the
rights of the people are involved.
If they purchase their seats, then
the fountain source of political
power is poisoned and its tribu
tary streams carry their infec
tious distillment to the hearts
and homes of our people. The
Republican party, ever since tAe
war, unfortunately has been per
meated by corruption. The use
of a corruption fund has never
been INDUCED in by the Demo
cratic party. The Republican
party is in partnership with ele'
ments upon whom its demands
are never made in vain. Let u.s.
keep the temple of DemOcrac!
hallOwed by all the traditions of
the past, pure and undefiled' and
let us drive from its precincts The
invaders who swarm to us from
the haunts of Washington, repu'
dated by their own party i'll tue
States from which they have emil
grated, and who SOW the seeds OF
political corruption wherever the!
wander by the contagion of tlel1
presence
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