New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
DENOUNCES THE RING.
Secretary Bonaparte Makes Stirring
.AppeoJ to MARYLAND Voters.

Hagerstown. Md, Oct. Charles J. Bona
parte. Secretary of the Navy, opened the Re-
publican campaign here tonight before large
gathering of representative citizens, the number
of those attending being so great that an over
flow meeting in another building became neces-
sary. Alexander R. Hagner introduced the
speakers. among whom, besides the Secretary Of
the Navy, were Hugh II. Mccullough. Of Cecil
County. Republican candidate for Controller
and Thomas J. Parran, of Calvert County. On
the stage with the speakers many Of the
most prominent men of the county, and there
were many women in the gallery.
The speakers were met at the station and
taken to the hall in automobiles. and after the
meeting they were entertained at the Como
cheague Club.
Secretary Bonaparte was given the closest at
tention. and his remarks evoked frequent ap-
plause.
In Rnp Fs ts bs Nor ro
Tpeadag the Se' Of fa l2a fEp
whether for time whereof no man can now see the
the Democratic ring; whether the State shall be
governed in days and the days of our children
Whether its Snail BE fur1 D With
Ing and nscrpos men e0 aonp OF II sid
son is to succeed father as our chief ruler; in
short, whether are tired of political liberty and
In its full sense willing to give up the name Of
of the present campaign. Any mention OF other
questions in connection with the campaign or the
approaching election darkening OF coun-
sell speaking words without knowledge or with
guile. To those who doubted what success for the
amendment would mean, Mr.. Bonaparte pointed to
the recent Democratic primaries and said that,
Notwithstanding the severe and steady pressure
applied by the ring secure for the amendment
a party Endorsement, the feeling against it, even
among the most regular the most rock ribbed
Democrats. strong and general that several
ward executives and a number OF candidates for
opposition to 1t was known and avowed, and in
instances chosen the very issue of Its
approval Reputation"
He scored the committee recently appointed by
"the ring its chief" TO put through the amend
ment He declared that the committee had
more right or authority to represent the Democrats
OF Baltimore of Maryland than he or his audi
ence had. Various ward executives, he said. had
had obeyed the summons to q conference with the
"ring" chief had been ordered to support the
opinions or the wishes Of tne voters who elected
them. similar discipline. he said. would be ap-
piled to candidates next week. Three or four or
the executives were said to be recalcitrant, two
actually talked out In meeting, and the rest
dropped into the Iockstep. II that was what the
s'rirg had done before election. he inquired what
would 1t do, not merely to q few more or less IN
subordinate politicians, but to the whole COM
munitv In the matter OF determining who shall be
shut out from the ballot box.
Mr. BonapaTte, after further denounclns the
'.ring" concluded as follows: -,
sTTeIIow Citizens: Only class or people VIII
he assured of their votes II this amendment be-
comes law-those men. black as well as white. who
bv the ring; In other words. those men who are,
III ali Others unworthy OF American cltizensndp
and disgrace and danger to our Christian CIVIL
cation" 'E&