Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-10-10
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BaIAmgre. 90. I'D. 200

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| preditt ~ old time Democratic ma
ioriiY Maryland.
Tue opponents pg the Democratic
ticket. especially those who ara u.s.
ing all their power 10 defeat Judge
Crelhers, have secured the State 10
secure d llemocraf Of prominence or
INFLUENCE who will say that he will
support MI Gather. the RepublI
can nomhee. But they ayefailed.
Nearly Two months have passed
since the nominations. we're made.
aud not Dem Jcrat 81 prominence
has been found who is willing TO
let the public know that he intends
ao vote ior Gather. Az Rodger w
Cnll, VINO for years has been one III
tie abiest Of the Independents,
said recently, there IS 10 earthly
reassn why any Dem6cras should
vote against his party this year.
The candidates are all abie meu.
and. are al fitted ID every way for
alle positions 70 which they aspEfe,
Aid hey aFa III al respects Abe
equals 81 tlfasF egnpefitors The
truth Is TIE Republicans have only
elactcd Ole .6oVornof III forty
geaes. tio $3.50 add at that TINS tic
DemocxsLic p4rty was torn % fac
fiUngl sybls add every newspaDer
Il q, 9Jaorc otsday supported the
Republican Candidate Al the bre.
gent lime With 4 unitod party. Wish
no lacttnal troubles. wlth the 1851.
llia9gs Sun a6tiyaiy Supporting the
ticket, thert can Sc 10 dDubt what.
ever az 10 the resgIt.e AIithe boast
fng ahd Sowing tiie GalEher organs
'afe iiidniKlpg Ia. Is reAly nothing
bat htuiifag They DO ffpt pean 10 10
81 taaed seriously, aud every body
should 1ndefstaud tilag thsS are nos
sTllBefg rhgg,afe hedging already.
.s1d seeking EDles lhrupgn which 70
Iefa&l @lie9 tie ineYiiable defeat
soGeS al NoremHer 9Th
THO Republicans DO n0t expect to
wfn. Ihe me6 who have their krlp
III Gao ffiachfian do not want 10 win.
l9 wvaa dpspt their plans add Eal.
Icnlafions sEOuld Gather DO elected.
fHey want Tie machine % remain la
lit II hands SO thai they can dlTide
up tho Federal Offices anonG them.
selves and their fIanchmen. They
also want to get tho General ASSEM-.
bly, so that they may SECURE d seat
III the United states senate for T60k.
son Or Mldd y aid them ia carry.
inK otit their pia1s. But to eject "a
0BSlreperous, cranky, impracffaa.
1ie tbeQrist like george Gather FOR
Governor, would dps0t al their
plans Rfd throw their Qaachlne ous
IL geRf. Democrasa tntiseR hopt khe
state eau fpst aEAsy Vi far III Ills
sGoTernOrBhip. is eoacerned, Their
best ailiesa re Cue E3sp1 0llean BOSSES,
bnt these same people ara anxs.
Gus q gat tbe General Assembly. I
and itis iff regard 81 Ehe Legislative
tickets tnat no Democrats, viii have
10 use tber gfeREest efforts.
The Rephb licail work VIII be
largely directeu ID capturing lie
House sud senate. The Governor.
ship is a secondary cbnsiderabl0n.
What do such men Is those Al present
10 control Of the Repnblican party
care Tor a mugwunp. G6fdrn0r2
they would get nothing out II him.
What they want ii the le9islatlsre.
Ia fact they look upon Gather As
notniug more than renegade Demo.
crat, who has never been really
converted 70 the trup inwardness Of
Republication, aud is not more than
hall grounded In the radical faith as
they SOC T. He has been all sorts
OF d crank Ia times past. He was
i rampant Democrat of the extrem-
ist typv % early life. Later he DO
came Socialist and Nationalist, and
Vas at one tine d Bellamyite and ed
lied aud published crank paper.
called the Nationalist, here 10 Baiti.
more. which advised Ill kinds Of
crazy notions regarding puulic al.
fairs Finally he joined The Repuo.
iican party, givina - the Ostensibie
reason for SO doug tho fact that he
had become pr0tectionist and
could not swallow tho tariff reform
IDEAS Of Mr.. Cleveland and the Demu-
cratic party LII recent years he
has become an advocate Of tho NUM-
cIpal ownership of all public and
semi public utilities, aud as such
he is looking upon wlthdistrustand
lear oy all conservative business
men.
Dir Gather $ record has been
erratis. lie hAs been nominally a
Democr.9or d Republican and has
been aillsa VIM both parties, but he
Is really d Socialist and most Of his
real views on pubic questions have
been socialistic in their character.
He Is not The kind Of man the con-
servatiye people 81 Maryland wish
10 see i'd the Governor s chair, and
the indications are very strOng that
he will not got there.
PAUL WINCHESTER.