Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-09
INDICTMENT
OF the Republican Party Before
the Bar of Public Reason.
SERIOUS CHARGES
That Will he Sustained Allega
tions That Will BE Proven.
published 10y Authority Of the MaryIan,
ncmnrrnilr Ehitnrs' Assnelniinn

Maryland. after nearly four
years rule i'm state and Balti-
more city affairs. is seeking
another lease of power In
Baltimore its record was SO no
toriously bad and incompetent
the people in May last. by the
decisive majority of over 5000,
condemned its candidates and
elected a Democratic Mayor.
made one branch of the City
Council entirely Democratic
and the other branch nearly so.
To save the city. and thus re
tain control of the state. every
Republican state official. from
Gov. Lowndes down. Senators
Wellington and McComas. Con
gresham Mudd and Pearre. and
other Republican state leaders.
took part in the city campaign
and plead for the election of
Malster They knew of the
incompetency and worse of the
Malster administration. They
knew the Malster machine was
merely an aggregation of spoils-
men. They knew that il was
dominated by the worst ele-
ments of the party in the city.
They knew that Masters sue
cess meant a continuation of
incompetencv and corruption
in city affairs: Il continuation
of police disorganization and
negro crime and disorder; II
continuation of high taxation
and debt augmentation. but this
did not concern them. 1t did
not concern them that Balti-
more's trade and growth were
suffering on account of high
taxation. increasing debt and
insecurity of person and pro
perty, partisan success was
their object. that the favored
few-the Allegany Ring and
its satellites-might continue
To fatten on public office. They
believed. and so declared. that
the salvation of the party in
the state depended upon the
success of the Malster machine.
and they went TO its rescue.
They plead earnestly for Nal
ster's election, and in doing so
gave positive evidence of being
no better than the element in
control of the city. No fair
minded man will contend other
wise. II be consistent. erery roter
IN Baltimore 'cho cast his baitot againSt
Mdi>ter must rotc against Lo,cnles and
the .lHegang Ring.
Having lost the first battle
in the campaign for continued
power, they hope for success
in November upon the allie
cation of pledges fulfilled and
the assumed fairness. impair
TALLY and nonpartisanship of
Gov Lowndes' administration.
We charge. and we will prove.
that the Republican party is SO
constituted that il is incapable
of giving to this state that capa-
BILE government which the PEG
pie need and demand. No party
is fit To rule this state whose
freedom is clogged with an ig-
norant. non-taXpaying element.
constituting eighty per cent. of
its vote in some counties and
comprising fifty per cent. of the
whole in the state. That ele
ment has been embroidered. by
promises in the past. to demand
a share of the offices. and that
demand has been acceded to in
Il measure in Baltimore. and
will be acceded to in the state
and counties in larger degree.
in the event of Republican sue
cess, III order to hold its loyalty
for future contests.
We charge. and we willprove.
that Republican ascendancy
has been construed by the negro
race To mean license To commit
crime. and we will show that
assaults upon white men and
women have been constantly on
the increase. We allege. too.
that "A Republican government
has been negligent in suppress
sion of negro violence for fear
of losing negro votes.
We charge, and we will prove
that no reform or beneficial
Legislation has been accom-
pllshed that was not initiated
by the Democrats in the Legis-
latnre or carried through by
their aid and assistance. The
assessment law all its good
features was the work of
Democrats: the free school book
law was a Democratic concep-
ton and legislative enactment
before the advent of the Re
publlcans to power, and its full
accomplishment later was due
to Democratic support. The
good features of the regis
tration and election law are due
To Democratic amendments: its
antiquities. its cumbersome
ness and its eXpensiveneSs are
all chargeable To the Republican
party. The change in the to-
bacco inspection law was the
conception of a Democratic
State Senator. and il was en-
acted by the solid vote of the
Democrats in the Legislature
We charge, and we will
prove, that a considerable elc-
ment of the Republican party
IN the Legislature opposed all
wholesome measures and de-
layed organization of the
House and wasted the peoples
time and money in a disagree
Bile contest for the spoils Of
office.
We charge, and we will
prove. that the Republican
party cast aside and ignored
an ancient and honored law.
commonly known as the East
ern Shore law. i'm order to put
the chief manipulation of the
/ AlleganV Ring into the United