The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
THE GOOD GOVERNMENT QUESTION.
w 7 It'll the election drawing hand, only few
wv days being left between now and November 9TH,
it is the duty OF every citizen of Maryland to

wv days being left between and November 9TH,
it is the duty of every citizen of Maryland to
slider seriously the various candidates and tickets
that will be found upon the official ballot their good points and
their bad their present and past political records what they
have done for against good government and what each
will do towards the grand he be elected for in
nearly every instance, mans future be judged by his
past We will take the candidates for Governor first and
and Judge their record in brief manner forgetting
time being all party lines judging them simply for
man.
In private life and business their characters spoes
Politically they have both been before the public long enough
to be pretty thoroughly known to nearly voter in the
State.
Col. John Walter Smith, the Democratic nominee has been
closely affiliated with his party for good many years and has
always been the strongest kind Of PARTISAN using his
effort to keep his party power when he knew that the
kind of crooked work being done by the old ring
that has had his party completely under its thumb and who
for years bought and sold Legislation the highest bidder
and who named the representatives every ticket that
nominated by its party for nearly quarter of century
During the past dozen of years Gel Smiths has
been continually the ticket in capacity another and
often said the General Assembly Annapolis not
complete if he absent If his actions at Aniiapos had
have been in accordance with his leaders, Messrs German
and Ran safe TO he would not have goua back year
after he did His record there anything but envable
tor if follow him. shall find that he fought bitter
end nearly every bill that introduced the cause of good
government that liable to in way weaken the al
solute control which German and Rasn exercised
State and city His attitude nearly every bill that was in
oduced by labor organization for their better protection was
not only hostile but in instances he took the floor and
spoke against the bill lie fought the election laws TO
the bitter end i'll the Senate when Mr. VIM Cabe Bruce was
president Of that body, fought openly and secretly until he
all hope gone, and finally voted for it, with other
Democrats. Today he is claiming have Championed this
bill that has given Maryland fair elections when in reality his
position of absolute hostility until for the appearance
OF things he compelled for it. With political
record like this is any wonder that German and Rasn have
nominated this gentleman with the hope of getting back some
Of their lost power Is the duty of who believes in
good government for such Answer it for YOUR
self and if you answer honestly Gov owndes will be re-
elected by the largest majority known history of the
that of Gov Lowndes and the of Republican party
-Four years ago this gentleman elected on platform
promising reform and good government pedgng itself to in
every way redeem the State from bossiSm and corruption
No will know by what majority he elected for the
Democrats had the election machinery and the new election
had been passed. he and in the past
four years he has redeemed his every promise comes be-
fore you today with clear record asking your support that he
may continue the good work which he has begun Looking
these brief summaries Of the deeds of these two gentle
only ask you for the you conscientousy
believe will do the most for his state.
As Col Roosevelt sad:-"We, GoYernor Lowndes and the
Republican party ask ck promising do as
we have DONE
The Democrats as put the< back promising not to
do they have done (which will you help? The men who
have lived their every promise who have mott
The question lies with you my friends Shall have lust
government or shall we not?"