Washington sentinel., 1900-05-05
The Baltimore Correspondent.

1t has lately been sta ted inRe-
publican circles in this city that
the Republican party has secured
the Baltimore C0YyeSbondeRt, so
long a Democratic paper, and hat
this paper will bring to McKin-
ley 5000 German votes in that
city. We do not know positively
whether or not this is true, but we
do remember that four years ago
the editor OF the Correspondent,
Edward LeYh, made a most bitter
fight against Bryan and the Dem
ocratic ticket, though the proprie-
tor Of the raper, E, Raine, was one
OF the Presidential electors for the
Democratic party from the State
of MARYLAND. Even now the edi-
tor OF that paper has not ceased in
his onslaughts on Bryan and the
Chicago platform, In our last
number we said:
We would like TO have Hon, E Raine,
the editor and proprietor of the Balti
more COyregb02asHk, define his position.
He says he is a Democrat but neverthe-
less he always talks disparagingly and
in an unCOmplmentarY manner in his
paper about Bryan, the greatest leader
the Democratic party has had since the
days of Andrew Jackson Is he gCing
to knife the party in the next campaign
again, or will he, like a true Democrat,
stand by the old party'
We did not ask Mr.. Leyh, the
employe Of the proprietor oil the
Correspondent. to define his posi-
ton, but the question was put to
Mr.. Raine, the editor and proprie-
tor OF that journal. We knew be-
iorehand what Mr.. Leyh's answer
would be, because he has never at
heart been a true Democrat. Be-
sides we knew also that, whatever
Mr.. Leyh's answer would be, it
would as usual bristle with low,
ungentlemanly and boorish cpl
thets which we could not notice.
Mr.. Leyh says I'VE are not
owned by any party or anyone else,
but true Democracy has ever had
our support since the days Of Pres
ident Polk. Mr.. Schade must not
think that his poli>y Of 10 to l is
the gospel OF true Democracy"
etc. II Mr.. Leyh had been better
acquainted with the true Demo-
cratic history OF the party, he
would have known that up to 1873,
when silver was demonetized by
English money interests and IN
fiuence, r6 to and bimetallism
had always up to that time
been chamPioned by the Demo.
cratic party. During all that time
the country enjoved prosperity.
Our old friend Col Fred. Raine,
who was the proprietor Of the C0y-
reSP0HaeNt in those days, pub
lished his paper on true Demo.
cratic lines. He was respected for
his fidelity, sincerity and steadfast-
ness to his party, by every man
who knew him. Mr.. Fred. Raine
never bolted his party; he stood
up and fought for all the principles
It advocated, inclu ding the I6-I
money standard which the present
editor Of that paper so deudes.
If old Col. Raine could know
today what is being done with his
paper he would turn in his grave
IN astonishnent and disgust.
Mr.. LeYh mentions as an excuse
The TACT that we have been fre-
luentlY attacked on similar
grounds by some Western German
papers, but he iorgets to say that
Ill those papers were Republican,
Ind fought US IRON a partisan
standpoint.
Probably Mr.. Leyh intends TO
occupy a like position, and do the
iame. In reply to the question
whether or not he intends to stand
oy the ticket in the next campaign,
lie says that he never crosses a
bridge until he gets to it.
We call the attention OF our fel.
ow German American citizens oil
Baltimore to the doubtful position
leld at present bYl the Baltimore
CoyyesBONdsHL That paper must
low show its colors and declare
it will stand for the old
'rinciples of the Democratic party
s they existed prior to 1873, when
hey all stood on the I6-I plat
orm, or whether it will side with
and the English gold
tandard platform, militarism, in
reased taxation, destruction Of
he Beers and imperialism in its
yorst form.
We hope our old friend Raine
'ill not allow the CoygFSboAasRt to
rift away from its former proud
osition in the Democratic party.