The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
TOO MUCH RASLNLSM.

TOO MUCH RASLNLSM.
The election in Baltimore City or
Tuesday passed off in an exceedingly
quiet manner. The total vote polled
reached nearly 100000, which show
ed the lively interest felt in the result
Mr.. McLane was elected mayor by
about 500 majority. The Republic
cans elected George r. Heffner, comp
troller and E. Clay Timanus, presi
dent of the second branch Of the city
council. The Democrats have a ma
jority of eight in the first branch O
the city council and the Republicans
have a majority Of three in the
second branch. 1t is said that Mr.
Wachter will contest the election and
the courts will be called upon to de,
eide the result. The returns seem to
indicate that the candidates for city
council in a number of the wards
looked out for themselves and let the
rest ofthe ticket go. This sevidenced
by the fact that while McLane only
carried thirteen wards there were
sixteen Democratic councilmen
elected. The defeat of Messrs. Gep.
hart and Hooper is attributed by
their friends to the fight made against
them on the grounds that they were
purely organization candidates.
The result on Tuesday can hardly
be viewed with satisfaction by either
party. 1t is not a fair test as to the
relative strength of either the Demo
Gratis or the Republicans. There is
no reason, however, why the admin
istration of the city's affairs cannot
be conducted in a perfectly salts
factory manner, both to the tax
payers and all others who are inter.
ested in good government. One
thing, however, is significant. 1t is
apparent even to an onlooker that
the narrow Democratic majority for
the mayorality candidate and the de-
feat of the candidates for comptroller
and president of the second branch
of the city council is traceable to one
potent agency, and that is too much
Rasinism. Time and again the voters
of Baltimore City have signifed by
their action that they do not desire
his manipulation OF the political
affairs of the city. Each defeat that
Democrats have suffered i'll Balti-
more City is directly laid at his doors.
There can be no question Of doubt
but what on a fair test with full
vote, Baltimore is safely Democratic
by a majority of from eight to ten
thousand. The registration shows
this, allowing the Democrats one,
half of the fifteen thousand who re-
fuse to state any political preference.
Mr.. McLaneis man above reproach
and under ordinary circumstances
would have polled the full vote of his
party. In spite ofthe fact that ofthose
who know him feel sure he will not
be dominated by Rasin influences,
yet his narrow margin of victory
plainly shows that the voters do mot
care to even endorse the candidate
who was aided in the primaries by
the influence of the boss. Mr.. Gep.
hart was regarded as the ''Rasin'
candidate. He was defeated by over
5000 majority.
The graceful thingfo Mr.. Rasin %
do after this additionalevidence that
he is not wanted is to get down and
out. He has been prominent in the
affairs of the Democratic party for
more than quarter ola century, and
has received substantial honors in
more ways than one which will leave
lasting marks of his leadership. The
people want change and if they
cannot get rid of him in any other
manner, they will adopt the destruc-
tive policy of supporting the opposi,
ton until their wishes are respected.
So let him read the handwriting on
the wall before he carries the Demo.
cratic party of the whole State down
to an unmerited defeat.