Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-10-12

COY. LOWNDES.
a Picture By zaynsr ana . charsc-
tsrisaticr By Wellington.


charge, and We will prove, that
Gov. Lowndes has usually acted
contrary to his public utterances. +"
It has already been proven that
Gov. Lowndes, after deliberately
and knowingly Republicanizing ev-
erv board Of county school commits
sioners in the State. as was shown
by giving the political status Of ey-
erY board By. counties on January
/, 1896, and January l, 1899, said
in an interview published in the
Baltimore Sun Of May 20, 1899
81 believe that il 10 OF the high
est importance that politics should
be eliminated from the practical
management Of the public school
system"
The only non-partisan act Of the
Governor has ever done in the mat
ter OF public education, was to vote
to retain the present able ani COM
petent principal Of the State Nor
NAL School. For this act he claims
great credit, but he never knew,
perhaps, that the Democrats kept
Prof. Newell, q Republican, in the
same position for about twenty
years. The fact was not heralded
abroad, for the Democrats did not
use the public school system for po-
litIcal ends, like Gov. Lowndes and
the Republican party is doing,
Gov. LoWndes. has lately said
much in the public press about be-
lieving in lifting the judiciary
above partisan politics. Since he
became Governor three vacancies
have occurred on the bench By rea-
son Of the deaths of three Demo
Gratis. In two instances he ap-
pointed straight and pronounced
Republicans, Judges Russum and
Schumacher. Judge Russian had
been one Of the most active Repub.
licans on the Eastern Shore, and
Immediately resumed his partisan
activity when he retired from the
bench. In the third instance Gov,
Lowndes gave Republican the re-
fusal Of the appointment. 1t wai
not his fault that Republican did
not succeed Judge Roberts. And
when he did fill the vacancy he Sc
lected Q gentleman who had mate
rally aided the Republican party
lately.
He said that public Office was {
public trust, to be administered fol
The good OF the public interests. mo-
made the rewards for partisan &C
tivity. He was scarcely warm il
the Executive Mansion before b.
began dealing out Offices to max,
Wellington Senator and enable Mr.
Mudd to get q nomination for Con
gress.
In no instance can it be showr
that the Governors practice hal
harmonized with his public utter
ance. 1t is inconceivable how b,
can have the effrontery, with hi
record altogether to the contrary
to 60 into print and say that pub
lie Office should be used solely TO
the public good and not as reward
for partisanship; that the iudicia
ry should be taken ont of politics
and that politics should be elimi
mated from the practical manage
ment Of the public school system
Gov. Lowndes is an extreme par
tisan, and has shown it in ever,
act since he was inangurated. Hi
published views to the contrary ar
only intended to deceive and drav
attention from his record. Hon
Isidor Rayner, in his speech o
Frederick, on September 81, drev
. very good picture of the Govern
or Ms purist in politics. He said
she lGov. Lowndes) is o shrew,
and as scheming a politician al wa
ever graduated from the politica
seminaries Of Allegany. When b
10 framing his political contracts q
the Maryland Club. be is en- arden
reformer, but when he 10 dinin,
aud wining at Republican league
and banquets he is as bitter an en-
emy Of the Democratic party as tn
extremist fanatic from the shore
of New England. When he leave
his home among the celestial re
gions of Allegany county and land
in Baltimore city, he envelops him
self in his dazzling domino Of re
form, 80 that be can dirt graceful
" with the Independent vote of tn
CITY,"