The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-08

session the legislature was extrava
giant and corrupt beyond precedent
and in eXtr& ordinary session wasted
| money on a partisan census, useless
to the State, but valuable to the
Democratic campaign workers, at the
tax payers expense perpetrated a
most unfair gerrymander of Balti.
more city districts and made itself in.
famous by its unconstitutional dis
franchising election law.
1t twice defeated the corrupt prac-
tices act which it promised to enact.
1t promised non-partisan admins
tration of the public schools, and yet
promptly so empowered a partisan
governor that he forthwith turned
out non-partisan boards and put the
public schools in every county upon
a political basis.
The Republican party which re-
deemed all its pledges to the people
of our State, now gives these new
promises, which it will assuredly per-
form.
In the words of our own declaration
of rights, we reaffirm that "the right
of the people to participate il the
legislature is the best security of lib
erty and the foundation of all free
governme nt. \ And every male
citizen having the qualifications pre-
scribed by the constitution ought to
have the right of ruffrage." There
fore Republican legislature will re-
peal our unconstitutional election
law and enact the bill prepared by
the same association that formulated
the election law of 1896, and restore
manhood suffrage in Maryland.
1t will enact the corrupt practices
bill prepared by the same organiza-
ton, and thereby decrease or prevent
the bribery of voters.
1t will take out of politics the po-
lice of Baltimore city, secure appoint
ments by the merit system, and put
an end to promotions and dismissals
for political reasons. 1t will pass a
new police, bill prepared by the same
organization.
1t will regulate primary elections.
1t will adopt a compulsory primary
election law, and make the primaries
as fair as it has made our general
elections.
1t will bring the local control of the
schools in the counties near to the
school districts, and yet remove it
further from partisan politics.
1t never legislates in reckless disre-
gard of business interests, but it is
ready by law to curb and defeat Or
ganized trusts which stifie competi-
ton in trade and to suppress all COM
binations which create a monopoly.
1t passed the only Federal laws
against trusts, and in this State will
handle these problems with conserva-
tism and courage.
In regard to ex-senator German it
says: We appeal to all good citizens
to unite in defeating the selfish polit-
zeal bosses in their conspiracy, begun
with the extra session, to perpetuate
themselves and their methods, by
one sided elections, and to thwart the
first purpose of that conspiracy by
defeating the election to the United
States Senate of the Democratic
leader who dictated the disfranchis-
ing election law to servile assembly.
Their victory would again fasten up
on our State the reign of corruption
and violence oyerthrown in 1895, and
enable them to entrench themselves
for generation behind a far worse
DISTINGUISHING election law than the
un-American law we are pledged to
repeal.
If we succeed, we will defeat the
election to the United States Senate
of man whose views ON tariff and
finance fiuctuate with political ext.
gencies, who is stable only in unvary-
ing control of the Democratic party
machine. If we succeed, we will for
ever destroy the power of that Demo.
cratic city boss, who, beyond the
average span of human life, has tolled
legislation and controlled Baltimore
politics for revenue only.