The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-12-09
HARTFORD DEMOCRACY.
"EDIToR HARTFORD DEMOCRAT:


"EDIToR hartford DEMOCRAT:
"The people are sick and tired OF
supporting the County Democratic
organization which simply concerns
itself with the private interests and
personal fortunes OF it's members"
THos. i. CADwALDER, Edgewood."
Extract from letter published in
Hartford Democrat, issue of Nov. IS.
This letter was reprinted in the Bel
Air Times of Nov. % with the follow.
ing comment: 1--WE reprint this
letter because of its general interest
1t is well known that there is much
discord in local ranks. The old
guard was in the background during
the recent campaign"
We congratulate our Republican
contemporary, The Times, upon its
tactful effort to SOW seeds of discord
among the Democrats Of Hartford,
pointing them to the open arms oil
the Republican party for a warm
reception. Remembering that
whom the Gods would destroy they
first make made" we consider it a
shrewd step to attempt by quoting
Democratic letter to show disafiec.
ton in the party.
However the Times could not have
more completely written the Repub.
lican obituary, both as to "discord
in local ranks" and its old guard be-
ing Tin the background" we there
fore advise, physician heal thyself."
The Rel ublicans Of Hartford are
sorely in need of voters. The county
is and has been for years strongly
Democratic, and no man can success
fully prove that because enough
Democrats staid at home in Novem-
Der to allow the Republican candi-
date for Congress to receive a ma
Jority OF the votes cast that it in any
way warrants the conclusion that
political sentiment has charged in
the county. The Times is reaching
out in desperation for much needed
votes which will not.bc delivered, and
it might with much more profit give
up Hartford County and turn its
energies towards recovering lost
ground in East Baltimore, the East.
ern Shore and Western Maryland.
But we fail to discover the founda-
ton for the open letter quoted from
our friend Cadwalder. If we were
to admit his premisis we would be
compelled to agree with his conclu.
sion; but the facts do not support
his allegation, We heartily endorse
the proposition that the warm life
giving blood of new men should be
injected into the body polite of our
ruling Democracy, ever giving the
buoyant hope and aggressive vigor
incident to youth, but an anlysis OF
the ticket put up one year ago for the
popular support of the party was
largely made up of this element.
Senator Andrew had never before
held an Office except to represent his
county in the House in 1902 and
1904; County Treasurer Shanahan
had never before been before the peo-
pie; County Commissioner Wilson's
tenure Of office had been limited to a |
two-year term in the office while his
associates, Norris Shanahan and
Jones had never held office. The
same holds true Of Delegates Archer,
Sullivan and Osborn. Thus eight
out Of eleven were absolutely fresh
from the people. On the contrary
nearly every Republican nominee
was an old war horse" liza larger
proportion of new meu" were
demanded, the party would drive to
the rear many good men Just as their
greatest usefulness had fully develop.
ed and their absence would be dis.
tinct loss to both the state and the
party. Remembering that all of us
must grow older as the years go by,
we would urge that orr younger
should not hasten too rapid
retirement of good men or, fursooth,
they may in few years be called on
prematurely to take their own medi-
cine.
We too see certain tendencies in
the party to weaken itself, which we
propose to conside briefly at an early
lay