The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03

forward with the plausibilty and ap-
pearance Of good purpose that only the
sharpest tricksters could command.
The history Of the Acknowledgement
effol is well knoWh. The production Of
the Poe Amendment, the storm it
created in the Democratic ranks, its
ignominous labelling by Governor War
field, the legal contest that was pre-
cipitated, its final rejection by the vot-
ers in overwhelming numbers this is
all recent political history chat rocks
with the spirit Of the present-day Demo
crazy. The circumstances of the hasty
summoning Of the extraordinary session
of the legislature for the putting
through Of the new election law that
caused the validity of a vote to be des-
troyed upon puerile grounds and the
later passage Of the Wilson Bill, opera
tive in eleven counties, that opened the
way for trick ballots and fake candi-
dates, is also fresh in the public mind.
But the most nauseating dose that was
prepared for the people never got to
the point of publicity where it would
reach the nostrils with its bad SAVIOR.
1t is the purpose Of Democrats, how
ever, toperperate this political offense
as soon after election as possible, in case
of their success at the polls Republican
influence in the state must be destroyed
at all hazards; this is the cry all along
the organization line What do Mr.
German. Mr. Talbot, Mr. Smith. Z. (.
Jackson or anyone of the inner group
of party leaders care about the true in
terests of the state in comparison with
the interest Of the party? They, with
the characteristic habit Of mind of the
Bourbon and after the manner of their
training, identify the two things as the
same. Party success with them always
means the supremacy of their ruling
principles The public have but to in
quire what the ruling principles in this
campaign are. They are several in
form; they are one in intention. This is
to intrench the Democratic party in
power so strongly that it can never be
overthrow. The astute Democrats
know very well that the disfranchise-
ment amendment is but one spoke in
the wheel of their juggernaut car of
political tyranny, and they are not go
ing to let the public prematurely see the
entire device. They realize that even
if the people could be tricked into Civ
ing sanction to this iniquity against the
class Of voters at whom it is ostensibly
aimed and the foriegn-born Republican
voters whom it would almost as serious
ly effect, they would only be bartering
their future for brief period of pow
err They know full well that one taste
of such dupHcity would thereafter
range the decent voters upon the side
of the Republican party with practical
unanimity.
The plotters desire more than this;
they desire to tamper with the election
machinery so as to enlarge their pre-
sent ability to annul Republican ballots.
By reviving the old system of having
the majority of election judges drawn
from the dominant party they would
snap their fingures in the faces of the
people, as they did in the old days before
the righteous unheaval that routed them
in confusion. This arrangement would
constitute the Democratic judges the de-
elders of the right of any citizen to vote
his sentiments. Only the firm and un.
alterable opposition of Governor War.
field prevented the engrossed bill that
was introduced by Senator Wilson
whose name is linked to one attack up.
on the suffrage, from being urged. He
emphatically declare he would not sigr
such bill if passed. That bill has beer
retained, and it will be the principa
bill before the next Legislature should
that body be Democratic.