The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-04
GOV. LOWNDES MUST ANSWER.
Some Pertinent Questions By a Cum
berland Paper.
From the Cumberland Times.

Some one has defined diplomacy to be the
fine art by which nations conceal their motives.
This campaign about to close seems to have
been conducted on the same principle. One
week more will show whether the people of
Maryland will allow any party, in the matter
OF high issues, to shuttle and fausify, and at
the polls TO escape the penalty of righteous
Reproduction. Governor Lowndes has refused
to give us any satisfactory information in re-
gard TO quite number of questions, upon
which the people have a right to be informed.
In all conscience-in all common honesty.
before he meets the freemen of Maryland at
the polls, HE OUGHT, and, if close questioning
can force him to do so, HE SHALL MAKE AN
swER TO a few questions, which will throw
light on this campaign. They vi &c plainly
numbered so as to afford no pletext for
DoDGING clear, unequivocal answer to each
one of them. Gov. LowNDEs, WILL you AN
SwER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS?
First-ls this campaign in Maryland and
upon plain, State issues. or are the people Of
this State on next Tuesday to vote upon I'm
perialism, Trusts, Militarism, Currency? Is
Lloyd I4owndes or VIM. Mckinley on trial
before the people this fall? Answer plainly
Governor, so that the people may understand
you.
Second-What proportion of votes to the
Republican party in Maryland is furnished by
the negroes Do you regard your party. thus
composed, as representing more or less of the
virtue, intelligence, tax paying power of the
State than you find in the ranks of the Demo.
cratic party-did you and DIR. George Well
ington Bryant go to the Eastern Shore of
Maryland together? In this campaign are
you and Bryant cooperating
Third-When you went into power, did you
or did yen not make certain specific promises
as to reforms, in the management of the pub
lie schools, tobacco warehouses and oyster
service of the State, so as to make them as
fully non partisan as possible Have you
kept these promises? If not, why? Why do
You suggest law TO MAKE you make good these
promises
Fourth-State plainly your political rela-
tons with Cowen and through him with the
B. L o. r. r., and tell US all about the pro-
posed deal by which you are to forward the
sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to said
b. and o. 4. r., and upon what terms
This is an important matter.
Fiith-In what is known as the Black Belt
in the State and also in the counties of the
Eastern Shore, are the offices Of Magistrates.
County Commissioners, Constables, Sheriff
and others filed by the best citizens Of those
counties If not, why?
Sixth-Has there been any increase of
crime and vice during your term Of office
Ii so. how do you account for it
Seyeuth-From what you see and know of
the negro as a voter in Maryland, do you re-
gard him, in his present relation to the politics
of the State, as the safest guardian of her cit
izens within her borders?
Eighth-If the Republican party is con
tinued in power as il will be by your election,
will not Nudd, in lower Maryland, go on from
bad to worse. and demanding your support
for senator. join McComas in his gIoat over
Wellington