The Democratic advocate., 1907-04-26
The Baltimore Sun for Mahool- Num-
sen-Hooper.
From the Baltimore Sun of April q.

From the Baltimore sun OF April z.
After careful consideration of the general
situation and the claims of the opposing mum
cipal candidates, The Sun has no hesitation IN
declaring in favor of the Democratic ticket and
in the expression and conviction that its cleo
ton would be for the best interests of the
city.
A review of the public records of Messrs.
Mahool and L ! manus is favorable to Mahool.
And in saying this The Sun is not unmindtui
of the good official record which MIR. Timanus
has made in most things since he became the
occupant of the Mayors chair.
Without receding from previous expressions
of approval or attempting to minimize Mr..
Timanus record as Mayor, it may be pointed
out that while such praise as the sun gave was
deserved, it is perfectly legitimate when ne is
candidate for reelection to consider his
whole public record, not only as Mayor, but
as Councilman, and to compare his record as
Councilman with that of Mr. Mahool in the
same position, which affords the only basis for
official comparison between them.
Mr.. Mahool must seem to those who COM
pare carefully the two men as two business
propositions set before the voters ior their
choice a safer and stronger proposition than
Mr.. Timanus, considering the influences sur
rounding the latter.
The political environment of the two nomi-
nees may properly be considered in deciding
between them. If the men behind the guns
are the factors in war, the elements, personal
and popular, behind the candidates are i'm
portant factors in politics. We have in this
connection these facts : Mr.. Timanus was
not only the candidate of the Republican
organization of this city, which is admittedly
dominated by Collector Stone, but the whole
official influence of the Republican machine,
Federal and municipal. was used 10 give him
the nomination. Mr.. Timanus owes his nomi
nation distinctly to the machine. Whether
it will have any influence with him in case OF
his election and what that influence will be
are worth considering Mr. Mahool, on the
other hand, was suggested by ex Governor
Brown, and, though supported by him and
most of the Democratic organization, was In
no sense the voluntary choice and political
creation of the Democratic organization. He
was already in the field for another and sub
ordinate office and was asked, like the modest
guest at the Scriptural supper, to go up higher
But Mohammed did not go to the mountain
The mountain came to Mohammed. The
Democratic organization needed leader and
asked Mr.. Mahool to be that leader. 1t did
not, as is sometimes the cise, need an agent
and simply select one. Mr.. Mahool did the
or anization favor, and ii is under obliga-
tions to him, not he to it. His good record
and his good name saved the party from a
condition in which it was drifting aimlessly
hither and thilher. After he had consented
to accept this leadership he made his appeal
directly to the Democratic voters through the
Crawford county system, contestlng for the
nomination with two other gentlemen of pop
uarity and ability, and after fair, free fight
was nominated by vote 1000 greater than
that received by the combined opposition.
In the one case, Mr.. Tmanus was the choice
of Mr. Stone and the Republican organization;
in the other, Mr.. Mahool accepted the honor
offered him by the Democratic organization
as favor to them as much as a compliment to
himself not seeking it nor being placed in
the leadership like pawn on the political
chessboard by master hand, but coming to
the front as leader at the call of representa-.
tives of his party, and frankly appealing for
credentials to the highest tribunal known to
true Democrat-the people.
The chief issue of this munich pal election is
a business question for business men. The
main issue in the campaign was, in fact, ad-
mrably summarized by Mr.. Mahool in his
speech last Thursday when he said:
Large amounts of money have been voted
by the people for public improvements. This
money is sacred and should be spent only for
the purpose for which il was dedicated. AS
Mayor of this city. shall guard and protect it
as my own, and our battle cry will be "Mill-
ions for improvements, but not one cent for
graft"
Mr.. Mahool's associates on the ticket
Messrs. Numsen and Hooper-are also excel
lent nominations. They have been tried in
important offices and have proved true to their
trusts, and they deserve public confidence and
support With Mr. Mahool in the MayoralIy
chair, assisted by Numsen and Hooper and
men of equally high character in the various
municipal boards appointed by Mr.. Mahool.
there is every reason to believe that we would
have faithful and efficient city government.