The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
APATHY EXISTS.
Ex-GOv. Brown Has Touched Off Bomb
Shell Among Maryland Democrats.

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and Murray Vandiver will remain
as chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee. This summar-
ICES the situation as it now appears.
Conflict and dissension, however, has
been precipitated by former Governor
Frank Brown, who in a published in
terview declared that the Democratic
party could not hope to achieve sue
cess unless new men and new methods
were employed.
1.-The greatest levers of success in
political battles says Ex-Governor
Brown, "are:
"First-Good nominations.
''Second-Good platforms, followed
by the declaration that to the victor
belongs the spoils,' with the old
maxim that reasonable rotation in
Office is healthy for all political par
ties.
Every man in this State who has
held political office by election or APP
pointment, no matter how marked
his ability or how well qualified he is
or was for the position he may have
held, should recognize that there are
other people in the State who are
possibly as equally well qualified as
he and who would like to have an op-
portunity to show their qualifications
for some of the offices at the disposal
of the successful party. No man or
party can continuously succeed I'M
less some liberality is shown in dis
tributing the honors at the hands of
the party, both as to elective offices
and public patronage.
There is an old saying that Moth
ing succeeds like success No army
of soldiers can be enthused to follow
a continuously defeated leader or
commanding officer. A successful
campaign in the city or State can
only be made when the whole party
is thoroughly aroused and are conf
dent of victory. Many of the so-called
leaders, officeholders and ex-office-
holders have become 'shop-worn.
They are like old maids at ball.
They will dance without being asked
and frequently without a partner.
These self-appointed leaders could
not make 'cakewalk' a success, be-
cause the first requisite to make a
success of a cakewalk would be to
have new people to do the dancing.
Therefore, | say, these so-called
leaders should of their own volition
retire and call upon the young men
of the State TO come to the front,
while they step to the rear and help
push the young men on to their
party's success. The party that will
first throw out this inducement to
the young men of the State will dom
mate the State politically in two
years.
Now if the Democrats of this State
want their party to succeed locally
in the State of Maryland they must
put before the people of this State ac-
ceptable candidates and a State plat
form that is in harmony with the ver-
dict of the people in the national con-
tests referred to.
"The defeat of the Democratic
ticket in the city election a few days
ago in Baltimore city was, in my
judgment, caused
First. By bad management and a
want of energy in the leadership.
Second. By an effort on the part
of some Democrats to force an en-
dorsement of the present city admin
istration into the campaign.
Third. The city and State cam
paign committee seemed unable to
realize the apathy of the party.
Therefore, with the strongest per-
sonal and political friendship for the
present chairman of the State Cen
trail committee, and for each and all
of those who have formed part or
parcel of this and the campaign com
lnittees of the State, l say to them
that it is, in my judgment, absolutely
essential that the head of this com
mittee should be changed and that
some vigorous, ambitious young man,
representing the younger element of
the party in this State, should be
placed in charge of this committee,
and that he should be surrounded by
men of similar type, so far as it is pos
sible and practical, throughout the
State, and take my word for it that if
the party is given this opportunity,
and there is a united effort through
out the State to put ON the tickets of
the various counties of the State and
the city of Baltimore none but the
best material that the party can pos
sibly select, there will be no question
as to the victory in November next.
II was of the opinion in the fall of
1900 that this campaign had best be
made directly as a senatorial fight,
but within the past few weeks my
mind has changed. l am under the
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