The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
Mr. Rayncr and the United States SeRatorShip

g To THE EGIS:-
One of the .healthicS
signs Of the true civic spirit that make
and perpetuates republics was the splen
lid gathering of Montgomery Count
Democrats recently. in the interest ii
the Hon. lsidor Kayncr's G. ndidacy Ia
the 'nitcd States Senate. Such demon
STATIONS have a tonic effect upon the liit
blood of the party and the State aut
show more clearly than anything elst
that the people are thoroughly arouscG
IT, the Importance of the Senatorial ISSUE
and that they d" not propose to turn
over thsi: Own rrcrnGativc Ui selection
to few party managers.
| The thought at once springs up that
! what was good thing to do in Mont
( gOuerY county should be a good thing
IN every other county. Why shnuld not
( ti!e sturdy masses of Democracy come
together in such meetings, exert their
authority freely and in unmist akablt
! terms express their wishes and formally
! demand that the men they have elected
! to represent them at Annapolis carry
out the will of the people by clccting Mr.
| Rayncr to the Senate.
| There is not the slightest doubt that
! Mr.. Rayner is the choice of three-fourths
of the Democrats of Maryland, and they
| have no second choice. Why then should
not organized efforts be made in behalf
of this man of the hour?
| suggest, that the people of the various
communities of our county get together
i'll mass meetings and formally indorsc
MIR. Rayncr's candidacy. Let them de
Inand OF the representatives from thc
county that but one motive shall guide
them i'll the Senatorial contest at Anna.
polls and that to vote as their constitu-
cnts wish them. Let the people demand
that their representatives oppose and
repudiatc the cowardlv secret ballot, but
stand i'll the forefront for opennesS,
hcnesty and fairp Let such meetings
be held all over the county. and they will
be as flaming beacOns of public opinion
lighted by the people and set on the hills
for the whole country to see
Mr.. Rayner, by his frank and courageous
course in taking his cause straight to the
masses of Democracy, has made a ten
strike that has startled his opponents
because of the overwhelming response OF
approval. The reception of his candi-
dacy proves clearly that the source Of all
power is still with the people and that
they propose 10 exercise that power. In
his address at Rockville, MIR, sRayner
said:
Let ME ask this question, it is the
burning question of the hour: Have or
has anyone else the right to ask a repre-
sentative from any county to cast his
vote f"r Senator III opposition to the will
Of the people! Would not this lie dan
gerous enterprise for anyone to under
take: What becomes of the representa-
tive of any county who arbitrarily makes |
his selection for Senator without refer |
cnce or regard u the wishes of his con-
stituents:"
The thoughtful man cannot contem |
plate without apprehension the conse- |
quenceS of the disregard by the Legisla- |
ture OF the popular sentiment at this time. |
The Democratic party has been entrusted |
with Il new lease of power, largely be- |
cause MIR. Warfeld, like Mr. Rayner, went |
directly to the people for support and
not to the party managers, but it must he
that other elections are to
follow and that the people will take
part i'll them. Under present circum-
stances, in the existing state of the public
mind on the subject. it would be dis
astruus beyond measure to turn down
Mr.. Rayncr this winter. For that
reason, good. thoughtful Democrats
everywhere arc in favor of any move that
will help clinch this matter beyond per
adventure. 1t is an issue that cannot be
lodged and it is too serious to triile with
Let every Democrat, then. constitute HIM
self Il special Ravncr committee; letevcrv
blaze up with Rayncr scnl-
rnent and then, even before the lcgisla-
ture meets, Maryland will have chosen
as her representative upon the floor of
the National Senate q statesman and
orator, worthy of the history and tradi
tons of the State and fully equipped TO
measure talents with the brainiest of
them all.