The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-09-08

fEfUBLlCAN PARll
BAR OF PUBLIC REASON
CHARGES THAT WILL BE
SUSTAINED.
ALLEGATIONS THAT WILL BE
PROVED.
| published hy Authority of the Maryland Demo-
cratic Editors A>socaton.)
The Republican party Of Maryland, af-
ter nearly four years rule in state and Bal
timore city affairs, is seeking another
lease of power. In Baltimore its record
was SO VIGOROUSLY bad and inc ompetent
the people in May last, by the decisive
majority of over 5000, condemned its can
didates and elected Democratic Mayor,
made one branch of the City Council en-
| tircly Democratic and the other branch
nearly so. To save the city, and thus re-
tain control of the state, every Republi-
can state official, from Governor Lowndes
down, Senators Wellington and Nc
Conlas, Congressman Mudd and Pearre,
and other Republican state leaders, took
part in the city campaign and plead for
the election of Master. They knew of
the incompetency and worse of the NAL
ster administration. They knew the NAL
ster 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 NAL
ster's success meant a continuation of in
competency and corruption in city affairs;
a continuation of police disorganiZation
and Negro crime and disorder; a contin-
uation of high taxation and debt augmen-
tation, but all this did not concern them.
1t did not concern them that Baltimores
trade and growth were suffering on &C
count of high taxation, increasing 2ebt
and insecurity of person and property,
partisan success was their object, that the
favored few-the Allegany Ring and its
satellites-might continue to fatten on
public office. They believed, and so de-
clared, 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 NAL
ster's election, and in doing so gave posi-
tive evidence of being no better than the
element in control of the city. No fair
minded man will contend otherwise. To
be consistent, erery roter in Bal imOre ,cho
| cast lis ballot against Master must rote
| against Loarndes and The AUegGny Ring.
Having lost the first battle in the cam
paign for continued power, they Ii pc for
success in November upon the allegation
of pledges fulfilled and the assumed fair
ness, impartiality and nonpartisanship of
Gov. Lowndes' administration.
We charge, and we will prove, that the
Republican party is SO constituted that it
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, con-
shutting eighty per cent. of its whole in
the state. That element has been en-
boldcned, By promises in the past, to de-
| mand share of the offices, and that de-
mand has been acceded to in measure
in Baltimore, and will be acceded to in the
state and counties in larger degree, in
| event of Republican success, in order to
hold its loyalty for future contests.
We charge, and we will prove. that
Republican ascendancy has been constru-
ed by the Negro race to mean license to
commit crime, and we will show the as
saults upon white men and women have
been constantly on the increase. We
allege, too, that Republican government
has been negligent in suppression of
N egro violence for fear of losing Negro
votes
We charge, and we will prove, that no
reform or beneficial legislation has been
accomplished that was not initiated by
the Democrats in the Legislature or car
ried through by their aid and assistance.
The assessment laval its good features,
was the work of Democrats the free
school book law was a Democratic con-
ception and legislative enactment before
the advent of the Republicans to power,
and its full accomplishment later due to
Democratic support. The good features
of the registration and election law are
due to Democratic amendment; its am
biguities, its cumbersomencss and its ex-
pensiveness are all chargeable to the Re-
publican party. The change in the tobac-
CO inspection law was the conception of a
Democratic State Senator, and it was en-
acted by the solid vote of the Democrats
in the Legislature.
We charge, and we will prove, that a
considerable element of the Republican
party in the Legislature opposed all whole
some measures, and delayed organization
of the House and wasted the peoples time
and money in a disagreeablc contest for
the spoils of office.
We charge, and we will prove, that the
Republican party cast aside and ignored
an ancient and honored law, commonly
known as the Eastern Shore law, in order
to put the chief manipulation Of the Ale
gany Ring into the United States Senate,
and that Gov. Lowndes, who went about
his state in the convass four years ago
speaking of public office being trust fer
the benefit of the people, prostituted every
Office in his gift to accomplish the election
of his Master
We charge, and we will prove, that
Gov. Lowndes, while asserting in an inter-
view published in the Baltimore "Sun"
that there should be no partisanship in
the conduct of the public schools, has in
variably appointed Republicans as School
Commissioners to succeed Democrats