The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-17
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
MR.. GEORGE TO MR.. DUNCAN.

TowsoN. ND. May 10, 1902.
To the Editors Of The Union when you ex.
tended to me the courtesy few weeks ago OF
publishing letter of mine, dealing with some OIL
the political conditions In Maryland as saw
them, / had no idea that the humble opserva-
lions of private individual would be viewed in
the light of a public manifesto ana MADE the
subject of half-column editorial in such an
enlightened and influential luminary as the
Baltimore County Democrat.
1t is true as stated by the Democrat, that in
tend to give my humble support to the Kepuoii-
can party, and in my letter to THE UNION L
stated some of the chief reasons which have in
fiuenced me to do so, and respectfully supmlI
that the Democrat has failed utterly to show
that in so doing have done any injustice what
ever to any action, either OF the temperate
party or any member of it, otherwise the IN,
genious brain of its editor would not nave 1alleo
to break the mastery silence maintained by
him in regard to every other portion OF my leu
ter excepting that part relating to primary
elections, in which connection ne no oouDJ
unintentionally misquotes me by saying: Mr..
George is not correct in his statement lhat BAL
timore county has been exempted IRON LINE Ine
made any such statement, Tor was perfectly
familiar with the provisions of the Act OF l9Oz,
chapter 523, to which he refers, ana wnle upon
its face the law seems to be an improvement on
the old method, was convinced by close ex-
animation that in addition to many minor oe-
fects it was weakest just where 1t should be
strongest, in respect to the appointment OF the
Officers of election who are selected in the same
old way, thus multiplying all the good which
might otherwise be derived therefrom.
AS reference to my letter will show, stated
that Baltimore county had been exempted from
the provisions of the bill which finally pecame
law meaning, of course, the general primary
lar which was promised the people of Baltimore
county by the State Democratic platform in the
following words: I'VE favor the passage OF a
general law relating to primary elections and
applicable to the whole State" and think do
s she tBat thew in e1empting baltimore coun
ty from the operation OF this law, violated one
of the pledges upon which they were elected.
What has the Democrat to say in regard to the
extra session of 1901, the trick ballots, the Gov
ernor's reappointment of the election super
visors who were the main instruments IN the
Corrupt Practices Act. and the many other ac-
tions of the Democratic party in M Ma. U 10
public opinion and civic decency of which we
have potent evidence IN the past few days in
to fill the important position of Police Justice
in Baltimore city whose only qualifications, suffi-
dorsement of Mr.. Free Rasin and notorious
criminal record of many performances
Never in the history of the Democratic party
been more tightly grasped than at present by
the same old few who, for quarter of cen
fury, have stified all that was best of it's efforts
perpetuate their own selfish purposes, have
sunken their poisonous fangs deep in the party's
vitals and are slowly, but surely, sapping its
life blood away.
The making power of the State was CO.
creed at the will of Mr.. German into the passage
of an election law solely to secure his election
to the United States Senate, which, infamous
as it was. would have failed of its purpose had
not the Democratic supervisors of election in
certain counties resorted to the grossest fraud
and trickery and Violated the very law passed at
his dctation for his benefit and in pursuance of
his orders.
1t was bad enough for Mr.. German to receive,
at different times in his career, the severe and
well merited denunciation of such prominent
members of his own party as Wootten, Wallis,
Cotton, Cowen, Whyte, Raynor, Hayes. Brown,
Carter and Cleveland including as they do,
Mayors, Attorneys Generals, Governors, Con-
gressmen and even the only Democratic Presi-
dent elected in fifty years, but it has remained
for Baltimore county to furnish 1.-THE unkindest
cut of all" in the estimate placed upon Mr..
Germans political actions by no less person
than that distinguished high priest of the Demo
cratic faith. Mr.. Frank I. Duncan, the editor of
the Baltimore County Democrat. who declared in
1895. when he was the unsuccessful candidate
for States Attorney, that the gloomy outlook
of the Democratic party in the campaign of
that year was brought bout "ttrough the 0iHidny
Of the greatest n10unte6dRk Of the age" and that
the manly cOnduct' of those who opposed Mr..
German ''aCouId not be forgotten By decent Demo
Gratis certainly until German and GO7mGniSn is ef-
fectudlky stamped OUT
Harsh words, like chickens, come home to
roost."
If the corrupt political conditions in Mary
land today are not due to this same Gormansm
in its most aggravated form let Mr.. Duncan tell
us what to call it. "A rose by any other name
would smell as sweet" Yours truly,
ID