The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16

snip or tnaU honest representative of
the people and uncompromising Re
publican, William T. Malster, the
Republican party was given a renew
al of power in that city.
-Four years of Republican power
in the city and state brought an era
of party pledges redeemed, honest
and economical administration, pro-
gressive legislation, reduction of taxa
tion and of the public debt, elevation
of public credit, liberal education,
honest elections, and prosperity to
the people. The prosperity and pow
er of the party seemed indefinitely
assured, until the May election of
1899, when the cupidity and blindness
of self-seeking men, failing to control
the party organization, or its nomi-
nations, sought revenge in alliance
with the Democracy, and treacher-
ously conspired for the defeat of the
party which had bestowed upon
many of them personal honOrs and
emoluments, and from which alone
they could reasonably expect future
recognition or consideration.
The success of their conspiracy,
whereby the party was defeated, and
its loyal followers, who had struggled
for years for party success, were hu-
Iniliatpd cona aC q crucbinr blovr
which alienated the support of the
floating vote, which always follows
the victorious army, and drove them
to the Democratic. party, with the re
suit that Notwithstanding the loyal
and unfaltering support of the great
majority of the followers of the Col
umbian Club, and other loyal Repub-
lican organizations, the party, in this
city, and in the counties, to which
this moral effect extended, has re-
Gently sustained a temporary, but
most undeserved defeat.
"Reviewing the party history in
the State and city since 1875, and the
causes and results leading to present
conditions, the Columbian Club
maintains:
That the Republican party must
maintain its honor and integrity by
appealing to the people upon the the
DRY that it has the honesty, patriotism
and intelligence to entitle its leader
ship, its hOnors and its power to be
vested in the hands of true Republi-
cans, who have the courage and man
illness to declare their faith in its
THAT the Republicanparty is not
a party of spols nor of spoilsmen, nor
should it allow itself to be made the
machinery of bringing spoils and pow
er to those pretenders who simply
seek to use it's prestige in national
politics and its strong following to
subserve personal interests and am
bitions. The party is broad enough
to receive the confession of faith of
every citizen who subscribes to its
doctrines, but it is too strong and in
dependent to be made the stepping
stone for men who have no political
conviction or allegiance beyond tenn
porary expediency.
Believing the great Republican
party to be right, honest and under
the control of wise leadership in the
nation, state and city, we commend
loyalty and allegiance, and denounce
treachery and Indifference. We ap-
prove the bestowal of public honors
and party official rewards upon men
of intelligence and integrity who are
in sympathy with and are loyal to
party principles and policies. We are
proud of the record of Republican
administration in the nation, state
and city, and, in the interest of good
government, deeply deplore the de-
feat of Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, who
gave the sta-e able, clean and reform
government, and the betrayal of our
gallant leader, William Il. Malster,
whose record crowns him as an hon
est and progressive executive, stall
wart Republican and a champion of
the rights of the plain people.
I'VE pledge our loyalty and fidelity
to the Republican organization of the
state and city and the official heads
and leaders of the party, being as
sured that they will deal with the
people and the party in fairness and
justice, and bend their best energies
to attain straight-out Republican
party success.
For the future the Republican
party should be bold, uncompromis-
ing, defiant and aggressive. 1t has
everything of which to boast, and
nothing for which to apologize. Com
promising and temporizing for imag-
mary expediency must be disccunte-
nanced.
Party difference, if any exist,
should be settled honorably at the
primaries and in conventions by the
decree of the majority of the votes,
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