Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-23
THE REPUBLICAN RECORD.

The cat is out of the bag. That
Roosevelt and Fairbank' 5 election was
purchased with hard cash is now AN I'M
disputed fact, revealed partially by the
investigation of the affairs of the New
York Life Insurance Co, officials Of
which have admitted on the witness
stand that the Company contributed
S4S. 600 to the Republican National
Campaign Commute. But the New
York Life is only one of the many con-
Germs to spend thousands of dollars be-
longing to Democrats who were earnest
~ supporting Hon. Alton h. Parker.
Without leave or license their money
was used to purchased the election
of the Republican candidates, and no
one will doubt that the candidates
knew what was going on in their be-
half. 1t looks like the President
surrendered to the politicians of his
party and knowingly allowed them to
purchase his election and throttle the
public will. During his campaign for
the Presidency he denounced as ma
Iicious falsehood the charge that the
corporations had raised millions to
spend for his election. But the eat is
now out of the bagi The corporations
are admitting their guilt. and the public
is convinced of the rottenness of the
Republican party, from its head down
to the smallest official. Under Presi-
crookedness has come to light than I'M
der the administration of any other
President since Grant. Attempts have
been made to whitewash some of the
guilty grafters, others have slipped
through the meshes of the law and
others have been so boldly guilty that
it was necessary to place them behind
the bars to save the Administration
from glaring disregard for honesty.
II is long tide that never turns. as
is evidenced by the shaking up of the
Republican gang in Philadelphia where
it has been proven that $1,000 fictitious
names have been placed upon the poll
books of that city by the Republican
gang every year for a decade and the
Democrats cheated out Of the vote be-
longing to them.
The same state of affairs exists where
ever the Republican party is in power.
Utter disregard for the peoples rights:
insollent contempt for public opinion:
high taxes; protection for the rich and
harder lines for the poor.
In Maryland. Republican success
means the coming to the public trough
of hungry horde Of the same kind of
people that has made Philadelphia s
municipal government a stencil in the
nostrils Of good people. We had a
taste Of it in the House of Delegates
during the administration of Governor
Lowndes. They took everything but
the Capitol. The taxpayers cried aloud
Good Lord deliver u.s. and at the next
election these same taxpayers rolled
up their sleeves and helped to rid the
State of the unprincipaled gang that
had slipped in on RETURN wave.
Now let us come down home and see
the difference between Democratic and
Republican rule. In every county that
has tried Republican Commissioners
and other officials entrusted with the
expenditure of the peoples money. they
have proven far more extravagant and
reckless than Democrats, and the
reason is good business one the few
white men in the Republican party pay |
only small portion of the taxes and
the negroes pay comparatively nothing.
hence they have nothing to lose them
selves in extravagant expenditures.
Republicans were never known TO re-
duce the salaries Of their officials Re-
publicans were never known to curtail
expenses. when by so doing. it effected
the pocket of one of the gang. Repub-
licans were never known to shun graft |
or conduct fair elections.