Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-09-08
Indictment Of the Republican Party
Before the Bar of Public Reason.
Charges that Will be Sustained-Alle-
cations the will be Proved.

published by authority of the Maryland
Democratic Editors Association.)
The Republican party of Maryland, after
nearly four years rule in State and Balti-
more city affairs, is seeking another lease of
power. In Baltimore its record was so
otoriously bad and incompetent the peo'
Pile 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 Demo-
cratic and the other branch nearly so. 10
save the city, and thus retain control OF the
State, every Republican State official, from
Gov Lowndes down, Senators Wellington
and McComas, Congressman Mudd, Pearre,
and other Republican State leaders, took
part in the city campaign and plead Tor the
election of Master. They knew of the in
competency and worse OF the Malster ad-
mInistration. They knew the Malster ma
chine was merely an aggregation OF spolls.
men. They knew that it was dominated
by the worst elements of the party in the
city. They knew that Masters success
meant continuation OF incompetency and
corruption in city affairs; u continuation OF
police DISCRIMINATION and Negro crime and
disorder continuation of high taxation
and debt augmentation, but all this did not
concern them 1t did not concern them
that Baltimore's trade and growth were suf-
fering ON account OF high taxation, increas'
ing debt and insecurity of person and prop.
erty, partisan success was their object, that
the favored few-the Allegany Ring and its
satellites-might continue to latten on pub
lie 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
Malo al "a
in doing 80 gave positive evidence of being
no better than the element in control OF the
city. No fair minded man will contend
otherwise. To be consistent, every voter in
Baltimore who cast his ballot against NAL
ster must vote against Lowndes AMI the AL
legany Ring.
Having lost the first battle in the cam
paign for continued power, they hope Tor
success In November upon the allegation OF
pledges fulfilled and the assumed fairness,
impartiality and nonpartisanship OF Gov.
Lowndes' administration
We charge, and we will prove, that the
| Republican party is so constituted that 1t is
incapable Of giving to this State that capa-
BILE government which the people need and
demand No party is fit 10 rule this State
whose freedom is clogged with an ignorant,
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 element has been emooldened,
by promises in the past, to demand share
OF the offices, and that demand has been &C.
| ceded to In a measure in Baltimore, and
will be acceded to in the State and counties
in a larger degree, in the event OF Republl'
can success, in order to hold its loyalty for
| future contests.
We charge, and we will prove, that Re-
publican ascendancy has been construed by
the Negro race to mean license to commit
crime, and will show that assaults upon
white men and women have been constantly
on the increase. We allege, too, that Ike
publican government has been gligent In
suppression of Negro violence Tor lear ol
losing Negro votes.
We charge, and will prove, that no reform
| or beneficial action has been accomplished
that was not initiated by the Democrats ID
the Legislature OF carried through by thell
| aid and assistance. The assessment law
| all its good ieatures-was the work OF Dem
ocrats; the tree school book law was Dem
ocratic conception and legislative enactment
before the advent of the Republicans Il
power, and its full accomplishment late
was due to Democratic support The gooC
features of the registration and electlon Ia"
are due to Democratic amendment It's am
biguites, its cumbersomeness and It's expen
siveness are all chargeable to the KepuDll
can party. The change in the tobacco IN
spection law was the conception oil Demo
cratic State Senator, and IL was enacted BY
the solid vote of the Democrats in the Leg
islature.
We charge, and we will prove, that con
siderable element of the Republican party
| in the Legislature opposed all wholesome
measures, and delayed organization oil the
House and wasted the peoples time and
money in a disgracclul contest for the spolls
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 Eastern Shore law, in order to put
the chief manipulation OF the Allegany Ring
into the United States Senate, and that Gov
| Lowndes, who went about the State in his
canvass four years ago speaking OF public
| Office being trust for the benefit OF the peo'
Die, prostituted every office in his gift 10
accomplish the election OF his Master.
We charge, and we will prove, that Gov
Lowndes, while asserting in an interview
published in the Baltimore Sun that there
should be no craftsmanship in the conduct OF
the public schools, has invariably appointed
| Republicans AZ Scnool NomHissIoneis W
succeed Democrats whose terms had ex-
pired.
We charge, and we will prove, that Gov
Lowndes has usually acted contrary TO his
public utterances, and we allege that he has
neither the capacity 10 acceptably perform
the duties of Governor OF Maryland, nor the
courage to act contrary to the orders OF Wei
lington, If he had.
This is the indictment, not full, but sum
Client, if sustained by competent proof, to
condemn Republican rule in Mary land, and
in future articles we will produce the evi'
dence. After this is done, and the case
summed up and laid before the people OF
this State-the white people, who pay the
taxes and are Interested in having capable
and honest administrat OF affaiTs-we
confidently expect a verdict Of guilty by an
overwhelming vote.