The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-12-05
THE Wall OF THE DISAPPOINTED
DICTATORS.

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THE Wall OF THE DISAPPOINTED
DICTATORS.
as the Democratic party entirely
satisfied with the chairman and his
work." The above is the text of a
column and a half sermon recently
preached by the Baltimore Sun on
the Democratic outlook in Maryland.
Written in the characteristic manner
of our esteemed contemporary, it
it makes readable matter, and to the
uniniate, presents a fairly strong
argument tending to show that on
the shoulders of Mr. Vandiver rests
the responsibility of the repeated de-
feats that our party has met in the
State of Maryland. unfortunate
occurrences have occurred so often
under his regime that the raven of
i'll luck seems forever sitting over the
pallid bust of defeat at his head
quarters continually murmuring
never more to all anxious inquiries
for Democratic vitory. Would not
the Democratic party be better off
with 4 new State Central Committee
Chairman who has Il horse shoe in
stead of a raven and with whom the
bad habit Of reporting unfortunate
occurrences has not become fixed"
If this charge came from almost
any other source than that of the
leading newspaper of Maryland it
could be accepted with better grace
than what it will be received by the
people of this State. Let us for few
moments see how much the Sun itself
has contributed to feed this craven
of i'll luck" in order that it mi ght con-
tinue to quote the words 'never
more" when the success of the Demo-
cratic party was at stake. The be-
ginning of the Democratic downfall
was in 1895, when Mr.. John E. Hurst
was nominated for Governor. He
stood then and is regarded today as
a most upright, honorable and con-
scientious gentleman free from the EN-
tanglements of a previous political
record, and his nomination, coming
as it did in all entirely spontaneous
manner, made him under no obliga-
ton to reward those who had helped
to place him at the head ofhis party
For some fancied reason our esteemed
contemporary turned its back upon
him and conducted a most vi gorous,
and we might say undignifed, CAM
paign of TRADE against his election.
In its convincing manner, it held
forth in no uncertain terms the dire
calamity that would overtake and
befall the State Of Maryland should
he be chosen as its Chief Executive.
The influence ofthis journal must not
be underestimated, and no doubt
Mr.. Hurst owes his defeat as much
to the attitude of the Baltimore Sun
as to any other single incident.
In1S96, when the Republicans were
in power in every branch Of State
Government, the Sun took up and
espoused the cause of William Nc
Kinley. He carried the State of
Maryland the first time that it had
gone Republican an national issues
for many day, and no one rejoiced
in our second downfall more than
those who were debating the policy
of this journal.
Succeeding years ofRepublican rule
in Maryland commenced, however,
to make itself felt and the policy of
the Baltimore Sun became less bitter
towards Democratic success. In 1899
we elected Democrat to succeed Mr..
Lowndes. In the campaign of 1900,
after many dire threats as to what
would occur should Mr.. Bryan be
re-nominatcd, the Sun took the op-
posite course and supported him for
President. However, Mr.. Mckinley
carried the State by larger ma
iority than in 1896, and a full Re-
publican delegation was also elected
to Congress.
In 1901 the Democrats succeeded
in electing a majority of both the
House of Delegates and the State SEN
ate andin 1902 they carried two Con-
gressional Districts out of the six. 1t
will thus be seen that at the COM
mencement of our downfall, and only
once during that period, namely-in
1900, this paper supported the DEM
ocratic ticket. Is it necessary for us
to go further and criticise a journal,
who after doing all that it could to
drag down the party it processes to
admire, to then, at this late date, at
tempt to step in and in the name Of
the Democratic party Of Maryland,
demand the resignation of one who
has borne the brunt ofbattle through
all these wearisome years of defeat.
Mr.. Vandiver has his faults and
possibly he may not be the right man