The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-12

which he says that the Democratic
leaders of this state are animated by
selfshness' and in many cases are
controlled by the lawless element, !"
compares the Democratic party of
Maryland to New York's corrupt Dem
Ocratic organization, Tammany Hall,
and remarks that the Tammany Tiger
must have strayed far beyond the Hud-
son into the State of Maryland.
There is much that New Workers do
not know about the magnificent sweep
of domination that is sought by the or
ganizatiOn that down here answers in a
modest way tc.the federation of politi-
cal sachems in the regions of Father
knickerbOcker, says the Baltimore
American. From the time of that first
eminent and adroit practical politician,
versed in the use of an organization for
the promotion of the ambitious, Martin
Van Buren,, to the present time, New
York has not been without a political
machine trained to every act and arti-
flee. Tammany Hail. the ancient wig
wan of Democratic braves, knows
more about the control of elections than
any other political body the world over.
But down here in Il. aryland has been
played the game with as much lack of
principle and with as much determined
purpose, even if lacking some of the
spectacular impressiveness of the New
York camp.
Under the old regime the Maryland
cohorts of political corruption were
popularity known as the bourbon De-
mocracy. There remains some of the
leaven. The succint arraignment by
former Governor Warfield of his party
clansmen of the bourbon stripe, gives a
touch of realism to the existing ring
and causes a New York contemporary
to ask if the Tiger has migrated to
Maryland Party rule here has meyer
needed the Tiger or sought to domicile
him. 1t has always been able to rend
and tear the political institutions of the
state in more polite ways than by means
of talons. The gentlemanly political
thugs who once reigned supreme were
as smooth as velvet and as soft as silk.
If there are any of this class remaining
1t will be interesting to see them take
shape under the caustic descriptions of
Mr.. Warfeld.
Yet in Maryland there is a desperate
effort at party entrenchment that would
reduce the efforts of Tammany to keep
control to the plane of amateurish per-
formances. The gentlemen of the bour-
bon persuasion in Maryland seek by
soft and slnuOus means to convince the
people that the Offices are too important
to be allowed to pass out their hands.
Therefore, they would clamp themselves
to the salaries with the bands of dis
Reimbursement. Whatever may be the
views of Mr.. Warfeld as to his party
associates, the people generally will
regard them as controlled by a laWless
element to the extent they seek to per
vert the election laws and the constitu-
ton to party preferment. The people
will regard the Democratic party as
animated by selfishness to the extent it
Is impervious to public opinion. This
will be to large extent, as the bour-
boun characteristic is Indifferent to the
decent sentiment OF the masses of the
community. No, the Maryland stand
and-deliver politicians do not need the
Tiger 50 long as they have that gentle
manly prince Of the political highways,
the bourbon Democrat.