The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-24
M. CROTHERS' RECO9r.
Nj ay Facts Laid Bare to the People
OfMaryland.

such an experienced and capable q
source. # so, their chagrin must be
pitlfuI. The mountain labored-the
mouse has come forth in the shape of a
series Of circular letters now running in
the Democratic organs of the State.
o. course, Mr.. Winchester IS sorelv
handicapped in his efforts TO let his
genius work. The ''nigger bu-aboo''
has grown most stale, tat and unproft-
able and is only unable by fiedgiing
orators Of young Mr.. German" stripC.
The ''White Mans Supremacy" shrek
has been drowned in a general shout Of
derisive laughter from all intelligent
quarters, and orators and authors alike
haVA nnita4 N giving it quiet but eff
fective burial Mr. Winchester was
handicapped. He was expected to de-
liver the tale Of the brick and behold
no straw was given him. 1t was a
painful dilemma and Mr.. Winchester S
solution of it has not served to allay the
suffering. His first circular letter was
devoted tn assuring the people Of the
State that not 4 dissenting voice is
heard among Democrats" This was
toe much for the gravity Of the mana
gers, while the row on their back fence
was filing the State with the feline
cries OF clashIng Senatorial aspirants
Mr.. Winchester was expected to take
another tack. His second circular
letter, however, has contributed once
again to the gaiety Of the State by a
rather remarkable and altogether one
some attack on Mr.. Gather Now,
i'aui Winchester, striving to besmirch
the character Of George r. Gather is
something like q pickaninny flinging
Tg1I1Tl-hniI- at tho 81 :
reach. II Mr.. Winchester wanted a
candidate within the range Of his gun,
"a candidate of the earth earthly
Ito borrow Mr.. Rayner's characterize
ton of Mr.. Crothers) he might have
FOUND one in the person of the Demo
cratic nominee for governor. Mr..
CrOthers' unfortunate illness unfor-
tunate that is for the Republicans has
shielded him, as nothing else could have,
from thorough exposition of political
carner that has simply reeked with the
Times for which the people are no lon
ger willing to stand in public servants
and public affairs. Mr. Crothers' re-
peated defeats in his own county are
the direct result of the utter distrust
the people have for him where he is best
known. HIS early years and OppOrtuni-
ties We're promising enough, but each
succeeding year of his public life saw
MIN more and more emphatically
repudlated IN his home county, simply
because his petty political tyranny, to-
gether with his utter want of reliability
and Slncernlty alented large percen-
tage OF Cecil Democrats and threw the
county into the Republican column.
Governor Warfeld carried that county
by nearly 400 majority. A poll Of the
county, reveals the astonishing fact that
Mr.. Crothers, altho cat home. E" win
hardly succeed in securing any majority
at all. And this, because where the
people know his career they have come
to utterly distrust the man. In local
matters ne has been as hard to please
as the proyerbial Dutchman's flea.
Pretty much everybody in Cecil, for ex-
ample, has been recorded on one side or
the other, in that county's numerous
contests over local license. But Mr.
Crothers has succeeded in hiding his
attitude toward this question, even unto
this day. When the Infamous Octorara
Water Bill was introduced in the State
Legislature, Mr.. Crothers stood before
the people of his own neighborhood and
asked them if they could believe him
guilty OF supporting bill which would
be the ruin of their Furnishing indus
tries and the looter of their most yalu-
able assets. At the same time he had
lObbied for the passage of the bill at
Annapolis, appearing before the Com
mittee as its earnest advocate. Where
upon the people of northern Cecil were
outraged enough to moot him. When
he was appointed to the honor by Cover
nor Wariield he made solemn promise
to cut himself entirely loose from all
political activity and associations. He
redeemed the promise by keeping in
the thick OF every political movement,
and (as dlsgraceful climax leaving
his place on the bench while court was
in session at Easton to 90 home to
Cecil for several days and take a hand
in constructing the county slate and
running the County Convention. On
that night in Baltimore when the Dem
OCracy (rampant) notified Mr. Crothers
(cOuchant) that he was to run for Gov
ernor, then it was that the nominee let
himself loose on promises. But those
promises can hardly square him with
his performances. Take for example
his expressions in favor of legaliZed
primaries and direct nominations by the
people. That was campaign buncombe
WHICH Can IldIuly 20 uONn WIN MS lODDN
record. Yes, Mr. Crothers has lobby
record-a quite long and very active
one. Indeed, he has been much engage
ed in this capacity in Annapolis for a
number eff years. Now at the last SEES
sion Of the Legislature, Senator France
of Cecil (Mr. Crothers own county, in
troduced bill for legaIized primaries
and direct nominations, appliable to
Cecil county alone. 1t was a strictly
local bill and was desired by many Dem
ocrats as well as Republicans in the
county And yet the elections com
mittee" refused to report it. 1t be-
came evident that some hidden power
was holding it back. Finally the Sena-
tor from Cecil demanded to know why
it could not be reported whereupon
recording to his own statement a
member of the committee replied 1--WE
cannot report that bill; Mr.. Crothers is
opposed to it and wants a hearing on
it." Needless to say the bill was never
reported, but died in committee, and
Mr.. Crothers will find it hard to con-
vince Cecil people that he fayors lega-
lized primaries and direct nominations.
Or take another illustration. In
his speech of acceptance Mr.. Crothers