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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
Doctrine OF Wind And Water.

And. whatever Maryland Democrats may
desire, it Is not left to their choice whether
it shall be an issue. Maryland Democrats
must follow the party. just rs they fol-
lowed il in 1896 and SO the question Is an
issue whether they would have ii so or
not Colonel Smith, the Democratic cand-
date for Governor, is also II member of the
next Congress. Would it not have been
worth something to have had his party de-
clare for gold, and pledge him to support
such legislation rs will finally establish by
law the status which gold now maintains
as the result Of moral forces merely? II
this State, which beyond all question is Il
gold State, should go Democratic at the
next election on platform Of principles
which is silent on this question, after hav
ing gone Republican by 10000 in 1896,
would not such Il result hinder the cause
of sound money, particularly when the
Republicans had openly declared for gold,
and on this hypothesis were turned down?
There Is no pretense that the affairs Of
the State have not been well managed by
the Republicans. The Democrats, of
course, can point to nothing which they
have done for the last four years, because
they have not been in power, and, there
fore, they can only promise what they Will
do. The difference between the Republi-
can and Democratic parties is that the Re
publican can point to performance as an
earnest of the good faith in which it makes
Its promise. whereas the discredited Demo-
cratic party can simply hold out II PROMISE
and nothing more Credit Is the same the
world over-at the tailor's, the butchers
and the bank. The man who pays his
debts stands in good credit. and the man
who fails to do so has none. The Demo
cratic party kept none of its promises 10
hn L.. nj f,,p hitt NN-uS tIir ~
out of power.
The Republican party has kept every
promise it made, and yet it is gravcly pro
posed to put the Democrats back and turn
the Republicans out. Why? Because they
have kept their promises! The Republi
cans in their platform, which constitutes
the party pledge, promise that they will
place the Police Board on Il nOnpartisan
basis; and while Colonel Smith and DR..
Herring say they favor the same thing,
both of them are on record in the Senate
of the State MS voting for bipartisan
board. These gentlemen are very much
exercised about Western Maryland, but
the people there are taking Il deep interest
In the charge that Colonel Smith was
ready to sell the canal to IL paper corpora
ton for Il mere song and destroy the
means of livelihood of hundreds Of people
along the line of the canal in Montgomery,
Frederick, Washington and Allcgany cOun-
ties
There are other interests of Il CONNER
cia character underlying This campaign
which will make themselves known IT the
Democrats succeed. They will attack the
present law revalung the property in this
State, and they will lend their aid to the
permanent appropriation of our public
highways by private corporations.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

To those Independent Democrats who
have done me the honor Of being here on
this OCCASION and to those who gave me
their support four years ago, desire to
say that | have striven to give you good
government and economical administra-
ton in every department Of the State.
The record is before you; the books are
open. Your assistance helped to make me
Governor | now come before you for an in
dorsement of my acts and administration,
which can only be done by reelection. !
know rs fair-minded, intelligent men you
do not want this State to again fall under
the control Of those whom you helped to
displace four years ago and to go back to
their old frauds and misrule 1t is the
same old crowd that are fighting 10 get
back, ana while some of them are kept in
conccalment by those who are conducting
the campaign, yet you know and | know
who are responsible for the nominations
and what influence will control them il
elected. y repetition of the old miSrule Of
the political bosses is threatened again.
To thoS" who have the welfare Of the
State ut heart it is of the utmost impor-
tame" that every man who favors good
government should arouse himself and see
to 1t that we are not hindcrcd in the
course of prosperity and advancement.
We have given an election law through
which the humhleSt ana highest can regis
ter and have their vote honestly counted
An assessment law which has added $50
100000 to the aSScSSable basis of the State
Our finances have been ably and honor
ably managed. our debt reduced our credit
raised To the highest, so that today
Maryland stands forth as one of the most
progressive States, financially ana CONNER
cially, in the Union. The revenues larger
than ever before, have been promptly
nav" received larger sums for their sup
port. and new insane asylum has been
built, IL large addition to the penitentiary
and House of Correction, all without add
ing to taxation. In every department the
standard Of efficiency has been raised to a
higher level.
We have put down the bosses in the
Democratic party, and we have not sub
mittcd to any bosses in the Republican
party.
Maryland was never so prosperous as It
Is today; while some have made much
money and added greatly to their fortunes,
there is a general prosperity throughout
IN" State Never before We're so many
homes owned by the occupants. never
such good incomes. never such good wages.
as today.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

men In our midst shall have all their civil
and political rights preserved, and under
| no circumstances shall be COMPOUNDED with
! ulSfeputable rowdies, who bring disgrace
! upon their race and State. If the Demo
cratic party wants to disfranchise the col.
ored man. let ii say so. Let it initiate
what has been done by the same party in
Louisiana and Mississippi. and what Is
| proposed now in North Carolina. This
would be position much manlicr in every
way than these insidious assaults upon n
Nh"ie people for the crimes of tramps ard
ScndhdrclS, whom honorable colOred men
ar" the first to dcnuuncc
But us to the prcpondcrancc of the in
irlIig"nc" and wealth among Democrats, a
caIcHlhllon made some Years ago showed
thAt the Republicans in this city did bv
no means suffer by the comparison. There
was quite as much wealth among the Re.
phDlIcanS. and, by Il curious circumstances.
nearly all our public charities were
founded by Republican hcnrticence. Next
III importanc" to the city are the great
counties of Baltimore, Frederick. Washing
ton ana Allcgany, by all odds the most
p"ruI"rS counties in the State. don't
. 'hlhk the Republicans would suffer by Il
comparison with their Democratic neigh
bors in these counties.
II ihcr" is one thing more than another
which the rCformerS have been pressing
upon tn" consideration of hutn parties. it is
the duty of retaining in office competent
oliiclalS, who understand the routine work
OF their particular desks better than any
novice possibly can. But this is Il weak
ness OF the Republican party, it seems and
yet everybody knows that the officials al
luded to were recommended for retention
by most members of the bar. and it has
b'ch WhiSpcrcd-with what TRUTH of
course. Know not-thHt the gentleman
ihakihS IN" change was among the indorS-
"rS. and not only so, but voted for some
OF the incompetent Republicans. who were
asked not to make any change.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
GOOD GOV ERNM EMIT"
That Is The Issue, Says Cover
nor Lloyd Lowndes.
The Following Is rho Speech OF
Republican Ratification Meeting
Al Music Hall Saturday Night.


NJ President, Fciior- Citi:cas of Baltimore:
We have met this evening formally to
open the Republican campaign. Four years
ago | was nominated for Governor upon
Il platform containing certain pledges
which | promised should be fulfilled if
was elected.
We appealed to the people of Maryland
no longer to submit to the misrule of the
Democratic party, and asked the friends
of good government to vote for the nomi
nces of the Republican party, and when
the votes were counted in November, 1895,
the Republican State candidates were
elected by $4,000 majority.
We again come before the people Of the
State and submit every act of our admin
istratiOn and the work of every depart
ment to their scrutiny. We ask them to
make Il comparison of what the Republican
party has done during the past four years
with what the Democratic party did when
1t was in power We think we met every
question boldly, and our opponents cannot
say that every department has not been
managed with honesty and economy.
Those who are opposed to us today are
those who were opposed to us In 1895.
Then, for the first time In 30 years, they
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

Legitimate. to influence the approaching
voter, but all this has passed Never has
there been more orderly election in Bal
timore than that of yesterday, and the new
law which authorized the posting of warn
ing placards was largely responsible for
the good results. There were patrOlmen
at all the polling places but. with few ex-
ccptions, they had an easy time
Another leading newspaper OF the city
said. cditOrially, on November ):
"Thc conduct of the election in Mary
land last Tuesday shows that the new
election law of the State is an excellent
one. notwithstanding the intense interest
in the issues. amounting in places To OK
element the election everywhere was
quiet and orderly, and every intelligent
man accepts the result 1t was Il fair vote
and an honest count. During the progress
of til" election every citizen when he cast
his ballot felt assured that it would be
counted as cast Such confidence is of in
cStimable value, and promotes, more than
anything else. peace and quiet and con
tent
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
Col. Smiths DiIatOry Tactics.

In regard to the pasSag" of the present
election law by the General Assembly Of
1S9i. Colonel Smith and other Democratic
speakers have claimed that its enactment
WAS due to the fact that the Democratic
majority in the State Senate favored it,
The truth is this bill would not have been
passed had Colonel Smith and the regular
Democrats in the Senate been able to pre-
vent it. There were two independents
however, in the persons of President W.
Cahell Bruce and Senator Michael OF Har
ford county, who were favorable to the
bill. and expressed their determined inten.
tion to aid the Republicans by their votes.
When it came mp in the Senate for final
action the record shows that the Demo
Gratis, under the leadership of Colonel
Smith and til" late Senator Charles &.
croth"rS, made all sorts of dlatory mo.
lions in tn" shape of proposed amend
mentS. motions to take recess. to adjourn
or to 20 into executive session. They
were defeated on every point. the Repub
licanS being aided by Senators Bruce and
Michael throughout. and. although Colonel
Smith voted for the final passage of the
bill. he only did so when he found that 1t
would be passed without his aid. and he.
therefore. made Il virtue of necessity AS
an indication of the real Democratic scnti-
munt on the subject the record shows that
Senators Finley, Talbot and rilghman,
all Democrats. voted against It, OF these
Senator Talbot was chairman Of the Dem
ocratic State Committee and WAS strong
ly opposed to the bill from the time it was
introduced
And just here it is timely to remind Col.
Smith, If the fact has slipped his memory,
that he voted against one Of the most salu-
tHry measures originated by the Republi-
cans in behalf OF fair clcctions-the bill to
redivide Baltimore city into wards. This
bill aimed to wipe out the unfair and IN
natural ward lines drawn by the Demo-
Gratis in their effort to retain control of the
city Council That result has been accom-
pliShed. The wards are now more logical
~ and c"mpactly arranged. and neither
party Is given any undue advantage. Yet
as | have said, from this emincntly jus.
measure Colonel Smith withheld his sup
port ana in this he was joined by his col
league on the Democratic ticket. DR.. Her.
ing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04
"Fnir Vote And Honest Count"

Az to the beneficial results of tn" Repub.
liran law one has only to contrast the first
election held under its operation in 1896
with the last held under the Democratic
regime the year before.
The election Of 1896, held under the Re
Publican auspices. WIS rs quiet as Sab
bath. In the old Seventeenth ward. where
there WAS Il riot and drunkenness the year
before" only six arrests We're made. and
these for minor oifcnSoS. To quote again
from the newspaper files If the day:
THE contrast with the former elections
was marked Before the Introduction of
the Australian ballot law into Maryland
II WAS exceedingly diHagr"cahi" to 20 to
til" polls To cast Il vote. Within Il square
of til" voting places the voter would be be
S'"grd ny Il swarm OF partiSanS. who would
i"stlc him ana argue With him thrust bal
lots into his face. ana make life miserable
for tn" time being, If they did not infict
bodily harm. Even when the Australian
ballot was introduced the same nuisance
was II menacing one There were no bal
lots To be distributed. bui there were still
votes to be solicited, and the solicitors
continued to do Il fair amount of work AS
recently as the State election If 1898 the
need of such law MS that which was en-
forced yesterday for the first time was
felt. Immediately in front of many poll
ing places Of the city, particularly at those
In which disorder prevailed. crowds of 50,
and sometimes 100 men were gathered last
year endeavorins by wilcs. legitimate and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

They say that they have large proper
ton Of the intelligence, the social worth
and property of the State. They certainly
had not in '96 and in 81. and how they
have succeeded TO it in 30 is not so clear.
The white people of this state undoubted-
~ compose by Il large majority the best
elements in the State, and no one Is so
foolish as to suppose that this element VIII
not control and govern the State. Ihat
scarccrow was pulled down in 30.
This Is the very element which Will see
to 1t that the large class of honest, indus.
trious, law-abiIing and intelligent colored
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

Turning to the State, what would fol
low on change Contrast 30 with %
Contrast the time when Governor Brown
was sustaining his Board of Supervisors,
and pandem"nium rcigned in the city,with
the Sunday quiet of our elections.
IL" says there WAS only Il little trouble
IN the Seventeenth ward. Let the indie
P"ndcHts. who took their lives in their
hands and stood ut the polls all over town,
refresh his recollection.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

sustained defeat. They made a desperate
fight to hold on to that absolute power
which they possessed, and now they are
straining every effort that the State gov
eminent which they controlled so long
may again come into their hands.
l have known my opponent Colonel
Smith, for long time. For % years he
has been seeking office, and for 10 years
he has held office. He was Il State Sena-
tor when elected to Congress, and he is
now member of Congress when II candi-
date for Governor: yet he says he is not
professional office seeker. He has during
these years been, and Is now, Il personal
and political friend Of thos" men who had
absolute sway in the affairs of the State
up to 1893. He is their nominee, and II
elected will he dominated by them. He
was one of the chief members of the ring
during the General Assembly from 1890
to 1888, and he took no step or cast no
vote until he had first consulted the bosses
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

In my letter Of acceptance | tried to
make my position as to the reorganization
Of the Police Department OF Baltimore
city plain and unmistakabc | have al
ways been in favor of legislation that
would lift that branch of the public service
rs far as possible out of politics. and ut
tn" last session of the General Assembly
favored the passage of the PutZel bill.
That 1t might become Il law | asked the
aid of certain Democratic Senators, among
them Colonel Smith and DR.. Herring. They
would listen to no plan that did not provide
for bipartisan board, and even this was
objected to by nearly all Of the Democratic
members. The platform of the late Demo-
cratic Stat" Convention is as silent as the
tomb on this important subject, and it was
not until they heard the popular approval
of the Republican declaration on police re-
organization that the gentlemen on the OPP
posing ticket gave any expression on the
matter.
Not only did favor the passage of lcgis.
lation to take the police force of Baltimore
city out of the control of party politics.
but | used all my personal and official in
iluencc in behalf of the measure before the
General Assembly. | urged my friends to
vote for the bill, and held numerous CON
ferenceS with the leaders of both sides on
lHe SUBJECT. l TOOK the matter uD early in
the session. and did not cease working for
it until the final Adjournment Everything
that could be done was done, and that we
failed was largely the fault of the Demo
cratic members. who were numerous
enough in the House of Delegates to block
the passage of many measures to which
they wer" opposed.
Their policy, as announced by their lead
ers was to "hold up" as far as they could
all beneficial or reform legislation. and thus
prevent the Republicans from gaining any
credit from the people They were con-
trolled by partisan feeling from start to fin
iSh ut Annapolis, and the question with
them was not how they might aid in the
passage of laws beneficial to the people of
the State. but how they might best hamper
the majority in their efforts to bring about
reforms. and, above all else, how they might
be able to put the Republican party as they
openly boaSted, in "a hole" | expressed
myself in favor of minority representation
on the Police Board. | told them | was
ready to name. as the minority member
any man whom they might select. provided
lie was lit and competent to perform the
duties. But they were unwilling to aid in
passing the bill. and that it failed to be-
come law may be justly attributed to
their hostility. In pursuance of this policy,
when Commissioner Schryver's term OK
pred last March, | declined to make an ap-
poinimcnt in his place, in order that the
minority might still retain representative
on the Board Today | favor the bill pre-
pared by the Reform League Of Baltimore
city. My party is pledged to it. and If we
are successful such law will be enacted.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

Republican column in Maryland. Neither
DO believe single one of my friends will
faltcr ut the polls.
They will vote the Republican ticket
from top 10 bottom ana permit the Y rnvs
of doubt, to degree of glistenng. to shine
upon them without nndiug II less degree
"t true Repubiicanism than was shown in
the 10000 loyal voters of last spring. NV
dear friends, for the success of that which
Is 50 dear to us all, let us unite. and by so
doing march on to victory and roll M n
majority that will nStonish even ourselves
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

In the administration Of my office ii has
been my endeavOr to secure the enforce
mcnt of the law in such manner that the
homes of the people, regardless of color or
condition, would be protected. For this
have been criticised In some quarters, al
though such criticism has been unfounded
ana would not have been put forward had
my motives been understood. | have de-
sired in the past, and desire now, to use all
my influence in behalf Of the advancement
of all classes Of our people, both white and
colored, along the lines which will best tend
to their material and moral welfare. Ny ef-
forts, both personal and official. have been
used to that end, and. should be rc-clect-
ed, the experience OF the past four years
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

DDS that these tender gentry employed in
their work of registering the will of the
people. Here is paragraph from news
paper at that time:
'Men-white men-and for no other rea-
son than that they We're known to be Re-
publicans, would be surrounded by a crowd
OF toughS. who would close in on the vic
tim until the man could not move; then
lie would receive heavy blow in the face.
lie would be Knocked down, beaten and
kicked about the head and face before
help could get 10 him from the police
/ Then. If he managed to struggle to his
Feet, he would run down the street. fol
lowed by almost hundred toughs, shout
ing at the top of their voices, Kill him.
Kill HIM!
Snch cases were frequent, and 1t was sci
dom mat arrests We're made, although the
men had chased inofIcnsive citizens from
the polls After having given them a good
heating, frequently firing pistol shots in
the air as they ran after their Victims
they would return to the polls to wait for
the next man whose politics they did not
like.
names | recall to whom this method was
applied:
Dr. Howard Kelly. of the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, was struck in the face
Prof. W. j. \. Bliss. Reform League
watcher, was knocked down and kicked,
his jaw being broken.
Charles H. Hesse, watcher, was shot at
three times and an attempt made to rob
him.
Charles Galley, Jr., watcher was struck
in the face
Roy. Charles a. Fulton, of Emmanuel
Baptist Church, had COW itch rubbed on
him.
Charles G. Baldwin, watcher was
Knocked down and had his head cut.
Policeman Cox. of the Eastern district,
was struck in the back Of the head and
tainted.
Alfred s. Niles, watcher was struck in
the eye.
Leigh EonSal watcher. was struck a ter
rihlc blow on the ear
George Thornton, Republican challenger,
WAS knocked down and kicked in the
head.
William a. Peasants was knocked down
and beaten.
one hundred and one arrests were made
in one ward alone that day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

KcpHbli"nn Ratification Meeting,
Al Musi" iInH Last Saturday Night.
We are ON the ~kirmiSh line Of 1900. |
krow that it is claimed that there are
no national issues involved in thi,, cam
pai@h. but if this is so. inHSmuch MS rho
Democratic" platform raises no issue of any
Kind. II would follow that there were no is
sues nj all before the people The Demo
cratic caldidatrS say that the issue is tho
redemption Of Maryland from RrluilirHn
rule, but that only presents the common
case of the outs who want to get in and is
not 50 much an issue rs Il desire. The Re
publican party has not only declared for
the gold standard. but it has also promised
that ITS representatives in the next Con.
grcss will vote for such legislation MS vii!
put tn" question beyond assault and re-.
move it forever from the field of partisan
debate and controversy.
AS the case stands today on the stntutr
books of the United States the cause of
gold has not been advanced Il step beyond
its position in 1896, when Mr.. Mckinley
swept the State by mai0rity of over 30,
eco. Nothing stands in the way Of the
operation of the S0-callcd endless chain
but the moral sentiment which elected the
President and put Republican Congress
at his back. Now. the Democratic party
III this State. 100000 strong, voted for free
silver at the ratio of IL to /. and for W. j.
Bryan, the most pronounced apostle of the
creed. 1t matters not what ut least one
candidate on the Democratic State ticket
did in this crisis, or the extent of his fol.
lowing. The fact Is that the party as Il
whole supported its cnnddat" and the
LAT f,r ;,,I