The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-24
For County Treasurer,
FRANCIS l.. HAM.
For County Surveyor,
NJ. THEODORE YElSER.
Williams Weakness.

The cause of Stevenson A. Williams is weak
indeed when he has to declare that Mr.. War
field has been the personal beneficiary OF leg
islation, and therefore pet of an imaginary
ring.
Mr.. Williams knows that Mr.. Warfeld's
nomination came from the rank and file OF
the Democratic party, but is not frank enough
to admit it, and attempts to show that he was
something of favorite of the party leaders
because, as alleged, he benefited by legisla-
ton.
Last Saturday night at the Democratic
meeting here Mr.. Warfed challenged Mr..
Williams to state the acts personally favorable
to him. On Tuesday night, at the Republi-
can meeting here, Mr.. Williams made reply,
reciting two acts by which Mr.. Warfield prof
tied.
The first was one requiring general State
laws to be published in the Daily Record, a
PAPER in which Mr. Warfeld is interested.
The Record is strictly legal paper, and its
subscribers are lawyers and business men.
What more appropriate place to publish laws?
The second act which personally benefited
Mr. Warfeld, as alleged, was an act amending
the charter of company Incorporated under
the general laws of the State. The name of
the company was changed to Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland, its powers
enlarged and the number of directors in.
creased.
The bill was the most benefit to the largest
stakeholder in the company, provided the
company was successful; and to the smallest
stakeholder, if it was not successful.
There were originally about two hundred
stockholders, including Elk Governor Lowndes
and Seymour Ma ndelbaum, prominent Re-
pubicans, and they have been directors
ever since the organization of the company.
A majority of its board of directors today are
Republicans.
The heaviest stakeholder Of the company
in the beginning was Clinton P Paine, who
was its first president. And among the origi
nal stockholders were William A. Cunning
ham, William B. Thomas and others of West.
minister.
To Mr. Warfeld's energy and ability, most
ly, the company has been eminently success
full, and every stakeholder is beneficiary of
the act amending the charter of the Fidelity
and Deposit Company.
And thousands of others, not stockholders
of the company, have been benefited. 1t has
been public benefactor. 1t has been lev
eler of men, placing the poor man, if honest,
on a footing with the well-to- do. By guaran
teeing the faithful performance of duty of
men, it has enabled thousands to obtain EN-.
ployment and accept fduciary positions who
otherwise could not have done so.
In his zeal to tear down his opponent Mr.
Williams has over stepped the mark. He
showed lamentable weakness in his cause
when he undertook to deceive the people by
charging that Mr.. Warfeld was ring favor
lite and had secured legislation personally af
fecting himself, meaning to convey the i'm
preston that Mr.. Warfeld alone was benefited
by the enlargement of the powers of the FL
deity and Deposit Company.
Can Mr.. Williams be trusted Governor
of the State of Maryland? Can reliance be
placed in the promises of man who would
thus attempt to deceive the people? We think
not, and the people will show they think so on
November Sd.
When Mr. Williams was first nominated for
Governor, he was held up as high class citi-
zen. The ADVOCATE asserted he was no better
than McComas, Stone or any other of the
prominent Republican politicians. We now
want to revise that opinion, and charge that
he is in class of weaker men, and carrying
on campaign fimsy and ingenious.
See article in an another column headed
civilian Boomerang"