The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-23
MIR. BAKER in CARROLL.


county came to Westminster Mon
day night and spent 1t and Tuesday
i'm repairing the Republican fences
On Tuesday H. met the local polit1-
clans Of his party in conclave at The
American Sentinel, and rosy were the
promises made to him on this occa-
sion. He left assured of carrying
Carroll county in the coming cleo
ton.
Tt is too bad that such an estimaBle
man as MIR. Baker should be brought
into the fight this fall. He il an old
man, a man who Il politician
through and through, and he will
have a difficult time riding the ele-
plant, with Taft prodding it one way
and Roosevelt the other. 1t has been
said that he, if elected, will oppose
the selection of Uncle JO'' for Speak
er; il this not going back on the ad-
ministration? 1t il also reported
that Mr. Garrett will then be shelveG,
and Mr.. Baker will hand out the Con-
gressional plums if the people Of the
Second Congressional District of
Maryland send him to Congress. VIII
Mr. Taft be so base as to turn down
his friend?
But we can confidently look for
any and all kinds of reports about
what Mr.. Baker will do and will not
do, if elected, from now until Novem-
ber They may, however, be cast
aside with Indifference because Mr..
Baker will never have the opportunity
Of fulfilling all the if promises made
i'm his name. Everyone knows that
if given the chance Mr.. Baker, who
is hide bound protectionist and a
standpat Republican, would vote for
and support every measure advocated
by Cannon or Aldrich and stick closer
than the bark to the tree to the Spe-
cial Interests, which have their chief
advocates in Cannon and Payne, in
the House, and Aldrich and Hale i'm
the Senate. FL j. too old a man to
change his ideas or see anything
wrong in what Lis party has done in
the past.
But the people in this District are
duced BY the new tariff, and disguised
by the betrayal OF their faith in it's
revision. They no longer believe in
passing laws to make the few pros
porous, trusting 10 them to allow
some of their prosperity TO drip upon
the many below. What they want is
a fair chance for every man to make
a living for his wife and children, with
out the handicap of special favors
given by law This they now know
cannot be received from the Republi-
can party, and 80 they will vote for
the true friend Of TIE people, who
stands as lie has always stood for
Democratic principles, the Hon. j. T. i
=. Talbot. Incidentally, the correct /
ness of these principles and their
justice and equity, as applied to our
national life, il now recognized by Mr.. N
Roosevelt. But with him Mr.. Baker
loes not and cannot stand.
The American Sentinel recently
spoke Of Mr.. Baker as "a farmer and /
and of Mi. Talbot as pro
.essiOnal politician and a lawyer
No doubt a part Of this statement f.
true. But Mr.. Talbot il also a farm
or and Mr.. Baker is also a shrewd
politician, but these facts were omit
ted by our contemporary, either de-
liberately, for the purpose of decep-
ton, or ignorantly. 1t is, however,
a matter of Indifference to us as to
The cause of this would be injurious
and we are not concerned
with it, but what does arouse our
sluggish interest l., how Mr. Baker,
ldroit politician that he is, can sue
essfully ride the bucking elephant
his fall. Is he for mahout Taft or
mahout Roosevelt, or is he trying
IN fare both wayS2