The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
THINGS POLITICAL.
OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENT
COrIPARES LOWNDES WITH
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
While the Latter is Kow Towing Before
Before the Little Politicians in BaIti-
more the Ex-Governor Preserves His
Dignity-warfield believes In Chris
tianity."
To the Editor of:the:Republican.

To the Editor of,the:Republican.
The Democrats in Baltimore are
pointing with delight to the "tangle'
as they are pleased to term the un.
settled situation in Republican state
circles, without apparently thought
of their own weakness. Warfield is
making an awful noise and quite a
number of very wise Demos say that
he is going to be their candidate. If
he is the Republican won't have to
get together to beat him, he'll beat
himself.
In marked contrast with the way
Warfield is bootlicking and prostrat-
ing himself before the little politicians
of Baltimore is the course being pur.
sued by Ex-Governor Lowndes, who
simply will not have the nomination
unless he is entirely assured that he
will not have TO enter a primary
squabble.
Republican party ever since it was
formed and have held up the long
lineage of its Office seekers, pointing
with pride to their ancestors and to
the fact that they are and have al
ways been gentlemen. 1t is a pleas
ure therefore to look at Governor
Lowndes, a gentleman by birth and
in his actions toward Office and poll
tics and man to his finger tips. The
same is true of Williams.
1t will be a pleasure therefore for
the Republicans, a good many Demo.
Gratis and most of the independents
of Baltimore and the state to line up
behind Lowndes when the campaign
begins in earnest, for by that time it
now seems more than probable that
the field will have cleared, leaving
the Ex-Governor the only man in it.
The Democratic howlers-the voicy
men-seem to favor Warfield, and it
is possible that there is some fire be-
hind their smoke, although Colonel
Jones has worked even more quietly
before than now and is clever poll
tican where Warfield is not; and these
same howlers may succeed in putting
Warfield up, but the Republicans
won't want anything easier than
oil I
Warfield struts. Warfeld talks
about Maryland's debt to him and
about the state OWING him the Gov
ernorship and all that sort of thing.
He started out too with such a high
hand against the Democratic organ
ization, until Jones appeared upon
the field, that the instanteous effect
of Jones' appearance was to throw
three fourths Of the Warfeld hackers
either up on the fence or solidly and
outspokenly for Jones.
story illustrating the sun rise-and
sets-in-me attitude which Warfield
assumes, is well told by some men
who happened to be in Warfield's
office on the occasion and who saw
the whole performance as it happened
Some religious society was solicit
ing advertising tor a program and in
the course of their pilgrimage, called
upon the office of the Fidelity and
Deposit Company. They could see
the great man through his great
glass door and could see that he was
discussing weighty matters with-his
book keeper. Never the less the man
of affairs made it take some time,
during which the delegation waited.
Then the great man c; me out. The
nature of the request was made plain.
Warfield struck on attitude, looked
around to see that he was the centred
figure for all eyes and then he spoke.
Advertise in that,' said he, "Ad-
yertise in that; certainly / will. |
APPROVE OF CHRISTIANITY!!!'
That of course was all that Christ
ianity needed, Edwin Warfield's ap-
proval. 1t had existed for a few
thousand years without his approval,
but now the word had been spoken.
They do say that add cost him $40.
When all is said and done, and the
situation is looked at impartially,
neither factionally not in partisan
spirit, it certainly is good politics to
look enthusiastically upon the situation
for Republican success. If Edwin
Warfield is the Democratic nominee
the thing is certain, and the Repub-
licans should give him many votes to
win the primaries for him.
Behind Lowndes will be the Repub-
licans of Maryland, the independent
voters, more straight Democrats than
the Democrats imagine and Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States.
]. A. C.
Baltimore, August 16, 1908.