The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-21
The Baltimore Press Antag-
onistic to the Democratic
Party.

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onistic to the Democratic
Party.
The current issue Of the Mary
IdRd Democrat has the tollowing:
One of the most striking inter
views published recently was that
of TX Governor +. f. jackson.
printed in the Baltimore NeNS
of last week. in which the Gov
ernor cites the facts Of the un-
fairness of the so called indie
pendent press Of Baltimore to
wards the Democratic party in
this State. The Elk Governor
struck the nail on the head, and
expressed the views of a large
number of people in Mary land
who have noted the extreme un
fairness of he Baltimore papers
towards the Democratic party,
and especially towards the people
who make up the organization of
the party.
1t has become almost notorious
that if man Is al organization
Democrat. he is IA subject for
abuse from the so called indie
pendent press in Baltimore. 1t
Is not a sin for "a man to he an
organization Republican. or even
ward heeler in the Republican
party, but the very best men in
the Democratic party become
bugabOOS III the eyes OF the edi
tors of these Baltimore papers, if
the organization people happen
to be favorable to their nomina
ton.
The eyes of the Democrats Of
Maryland should be opened to
the fact that it Is not necessary to
have the support of these papers
to elect their ticket The fact is,
the party has not had their sup
port since 1904 and we have
gone through some big fights and
won in spite of them. We can
do SO again.
What we want to do is to get
all the ends of the Democratic
party together and sand up and
make our own fight. Not as or
ganization or anti-Organization
people, but as Democrats, repre-.
senling the party in Maryland
which has the preponderance of
white intelligence within it's
ranks and who are better capable
to manage the affairs of the
people than the Republican party,
backed by its 10000 negroes,
ignorant aud shlflleSs, who pay
little taxes and have no interest
in the support of the government
and who contribute uothing to.
wards its advancement. If the
Baltimore papers want to stand
for this element to control the
State Government let them do so,
but let the Democratic country
press enlighten the rank and file
of the party not to be fooled any
longer by what the papers print
about the Democratic organiza.
ton.
The danger to the Democratic
party is not so much whether or
not these Baltimore papers are
friendly but it is factional differ
ences and party strife. If the
proper spirit of party harmony
is exhibited at the next State
Convention, and the best men
nominated, irrespective of their
past factional afiiliation, men in
whom the people at larre have
confidence, and on platform
which stands for good govern
ment and public improvement,
there will be no trouble about the
election. The Democratic party
has never been in better posi-
ton to 60 before the people than
at present. The record of the
party is all right, and its future
is assured if the proper spirit
of harmony is exhibited by the
leaders of the party throughout
the State.
Mrs. Stella May White has been
granted an absolute divorce from
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