Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-04-28


The Baltimore News is authority for
the statement that the Democratic party
Of Baltimore city was never more united
than il is to-day in the Mayoralty fight
The News * good authority, and such
being fast, we are led to inquire who
controls that party at this time and d.
rected or manipulated The nominations
Of the Democratic candidates, for it is
fair to presume, that the same influence
that brought about then nominations will
control the actions Of the nominees it
elected, in all matters pertaining to the
government of that city II 1t was a
good influence that brought about the
nominations OF the candidates, then there
may be hope that there is something in
the cry Of "a better city government
and so rice rerso. Let US see: To
ascertain the fact we must have recourse
to a course Of sound reasoning. The
bad and venal element styling them
selves, 1.-THE Democratic party OF Balti-
more city" that robbed its treasury;
that fed upon the tax payers Of that city
and besmirched every branch Of the city
government with filth and slime, if we
may look to the same good authority -
the News, was controlled by Resin,
Soaey Mahon, Hack Quinn, Maurice
Thomas and such like personages. they
are still in the flesh; they are still in
Baltimore city; they are still practical
politicians, withou. any apparent mode
Of earning livelihood except through
politics. The Independents as they style
themselves, including Mr. Bonaparte
Col. Hodson, Leon Seliger and the
pusillanimous, hypOcritical and concelt-
ed human non-descript, Elliott, are 1
small minority. who have been hereto
fore affiliated with the Republican party
but who are now in the close and ANGEL,
fold Of the Hayes household Nov
which element made the nominations
the Rasin Democracy, or Mr. Bonapart'
and his friends? The majority o
course Then the citizens of Baltimore
city are confronted with the proposition
of consenting to new lease Of the citl
government to Rasin and his friends o
to continue the Republicans in power
Looking at the situation from such
standpoint, it is but choice Of two evils
and common sense suggests that th
lesser should be accepted rather than tn
greater Taking tho situation in it
worse alleged phase and say that Mi
Master and his Republican friends VIII
manage the coordinate branches Of tn
city government have not reached tn
standard of political perfection that mel
should possess to fill the Offices Of Balti
more city, it is generally admitted th
new order Of things is better than tn
old. The voters of Baltimore city
therefore in their own personal interes
cannot afford to take retrograde step
Much labor and some experience is re
quired to bring about good govern
ment out of such rotten condition o
affairs as existed when the Republican
assumed control Of the city governman
and reasonable time should be permittet
to accomplish that end. An effort ha
been made in that direction from whicl
a hope may be gathered that the goo
work may go on Nothing may be ex
pected from Rasin and his friends The
have been fully tried aud found wanting
The Independents are powerless Tn
Rasin crowd if again replaced in powe
will say to them: Yea, you dethrone
us, We have made you restore us t
political power. Now eet crow.