The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-10-17

| In few more days the political
campaign in Maryland will be in full
blast and from one end of the State
to the other the oratorical efforts of
speakers of both political parties will
! ring out clear and bold.
Keener politicians of both parties,
now that the registration is closed,
begin to see the finish. The profile
matte effect of the new election law
has developed unusually interesting
features. In spite of the elections in
Frederick, Annapolis and Baltimore
in the spring both parties concede
that the new law has not yet had
practical test.
Below will be found signed state
ment issued by Chairman Goldsbor-
ough setting for his views as to the
political conditions, the outlook and
the reasons why the Republican party
should be supported and why it
| should win:
THE voters of Maryland have never
been confronted with a more impor-
tant election than will be that to be
held in November next. The result
will be far-reaching in its effects. 1t
means to the people of this State
whether or not they will permit Mr..
German and Mr.. Rasin, with all they
stand for, to control and dominate
the affairs of Baltimore city and the
counties of the State. 1t means
whether or not good government is
desired, or government Gf l may so
misuse the world of that form seen
and experienced in its worst phase
from 1875 to 1896.
THE success of Democracy in this
State, under its present leaders,
stands for the return of Mr.. German
to the United States Senate and the
hand of Mr.. Rasin upon the affairs of
the Monumental City. Dothe people
of Maryland desire the enactment of
Corrupt Practices act ? Do they
wish to take the police of Baltimore
out of politics? Do they desire a
compulsory primary election law, the
repeal of the election law enacted at
the recent extraordinary session of
the Legislature and the restoration
of manhood suffrage, the divorcing of
schools from political control and the
passage and enforcement of laws that
will build up the fast-declining oyster
industry, by the planting of shells by
the State on the barren bottoms of
our rivers and bays?
"These things the Republican party
will do if intrusted with the affairs
of the State. These things the Dem
ocratic party will not do.
"As guarantee that such will be
done by the Republican party, Ipoint
to the redemption of every pledge
made by that party in 1895. That
| they will not be done by the Demo-
cratic party need but to recall that
for years that party has been promis-
ing many measures of good govern
ment to the voters of this Common
wealth, but with promises it beg an,
with promises it ended.
For quarter of a century the
Republican and Independent voters
of Maryland fought to throw off the
yoke of political tyranny. After
long and heroic struggle they did it,
and if read Alright the times they are
not now in frame of mind to permit
those self-same tyrants to again de-
spoil the fair name of Maryland.
But, say the leaders of Democ-
racy, beware of the negro We white
men of Maryland And upon this
silly cry alone they appeal to the
voters. l have said beforehand re-
peat it here-there has never been a
white mans government in Mary
land, and as the percentage of colored
people has steadily decreased in the
State each decade since 1910, when it
was 1929 per cent, to the present,
when it is but 1878 per cent, the
puerility and absurdity of crying
aloud a white mans government is
apparent to all. The more than so
per cent. of the white population of
Maryland is not in jeopardy from any
standpoint from the less than 90 per
cent. of negro population. To say it
! l.. l. 4
gent people.
For these reasons | confidently
predict that the voters of Maryland
will administer a stinging rebuke to
those Democratic leaders who are
seeking to place themselves in power
by methods so successfully carried
out in days gone by. But the old