The citizen., 1899-05-05
Murray Vandiver and Fran.
Brown-Reformer in 90
the Reformer of 'o7
To the Citizen:

Think of it! Destiny conseD,
ed to the irony, and the groa,
reform of '97 is reformed nv ~
sweeping reformer of 80. 90 fDn
of Titanic'scOrn, with hurrieaD.
breath, has swept from power n;
spotted brother of 'o7. Think =,
it! The germ of '97 has givos
birth to the mighty dawn of fnn
grOwn--goOd-governmentin,o in,oo
What does it all mean9 Tho,
the infusoria of Baltimore's Citr
Hall, the Larvae, have deyouraa
each other? Not wholly.
The election of Hayes mean,
that the legions ofenlightenmen,
decency and dignity, with the in
stinct, the intuition, the diyina
tiOn of self-protection have ma
jestically spoken to the rulers =,
the people. TO those gloomy mas
terpieces Of ignorance, who "a
| garded the municipality of Bali
more as their teudatory-tbs,
have exclaimed, sect you qom,
Knew We not that the magnificeDe
of this editice is cleanliness
/ The new cOnqueror has for,
down the inscription lately traced
by Wellington upon his City Han
breastworks, "BeWare of m0d coL
Canoes" and he has engraved
thereon, words Of deep signiB.
canoe to the newly-crOwned KIM,
OCCUPY TILL 1 CoMEuln
To the spectators of sorrow
great and little. mourning owe,
the gloomy pile of bones buried
i'll WellingtOn's intrenchmeny
to the owls and bats squattiug
and watching for spoils, saith
the newcomer: "Beware of th
young Vulture of Reform Heb.
all insatiate devourer. Beware Of
electric press illuminators. Be-
ware of that avalanche, the indp
pendent voter. Beware of tbs
aroused temper of people, lulled
apparently into complacent seryi|
tude by an illusory, sorry, pallia|
tive reformation.
This election means the modem
Wellington waited for BlQchs
and he came not, whilst the Reforn
Napoleon waited for Gr0achl
and he came, and a smouldering
ruin is all that remains OF til.
stragetic science of the gres
Cumberland Commander.
Formerly the right and the
wrong were of little consequena
compared to the IN and the oM
That ruling is now reversed and
hencetorth it hath been ordained
that cicic uirtue is the princiDh
of municipal government.
Hereafter the organs of mbhc
feeling and public opinion wiz
laugh to scorn and trample upWI
such a travesty upon good cd
ernment, such an anomaly, sud
bloated mass of morbid humOn
as the Malster administratiM F
Now that the din and confuSDl
of the strife is over, it is in ordi
to inquire what master spirits
have been engaged in thus work
ing out the salvation of good gov
ernment through the Democrats.
party. The question is readil!
answered. The robust facultie'
and the indefatigable industry dI
two heads, by grand strokes orig
mated and directed the campaglI
so skillfully, chat the real cauS
and effects of the great TRUMP
are now clearly discernible with
out being pointed at.
Murray Vandiver and Franz
Brown were the Generals in conf
mand of the allied forces. Uni
dOubtedly they were supported by
a rank and file of press and pei
pie almost Incompatible: by ii
Campaign Committee of Sera
which did so much for victory, b|
division commanders of the ChG
ter Union and the Reform LeagM
which did well their part in hoist
ing the cOlors and marching ul
der these Democratic commander;
and the independent Republicans
with a civic courage never
be forgotten, rose to the height
great argument for good goyerl
ment and entering their RepublI
can cabinet of sin, smashed th
Malster Vaccinations of might
mischief.
Nevertheless it never can
forgotten that Murray VandiU
and Frank Brown were the crei
tive spirits, the real instrument
the predominating powers in tn
great struggle for the maSte
and for the almost unspeakat
aggrandizement of the Democrat
party.
These young leaders Of The
party marshalled the DemoCral
hosts, which pierced and Owe
| turnnu tha Ram 1NIioon brpasA