The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-10
THE ELECTION AND ITS RE.
SUITS.

We DO not know now the exact flgui eS,
but we know enough that we are certain
that Republican Governor of the State
has been elected, and that it is a defeat
to turn the State over to the Republicans
at this time and under the present con-
ditions.
The causes which led TO this disaster,
are not difficult to assign. The first
and great reason and cause of the
defeat was the corruption in the Dem
ocratic primaries in Baltimore City, on
August 2oth, and the next great cause
was the character of the speeches made
against Senator German by three
speakers during the primary campaign
and the articles by the Baltimore press.
which made it impossible to elect SEN
ator German.
Then after the election these same
speakers and part Of the same press,
took an attitude which made their posi-
ton seem to the people as utterly incon-
sistent. 1t would have been wiser
and better if the campaign had been
broader in that more men had gone on
the stump who had been original sup
porters OF Senator German.
To 60 back to the primary cause of
the defeat it must be admitted by all that
it must be attributed to the corruption
in the Baltimore City primary election.
While the Republican judges in the pri-
mary election were equally as guilty as
were the Democratic judges, the people
held the Democratic party responsible
because they were in control, and it was
Democratic Board Of Election Super
vlsors, who appointed the corrupt judges
and clerks Of the election.
The Democratic party does not need
to resort to dishonesty at elections, for it
can always carry The State by honest
elections. and in the future we hope that
the party will never permit any resort to
arouse the slightest suspicion Of dishon-
esty. either at primary or general
election. The people Of Maryland have
made great mistake, as they will soon
discover, by turning the State over to the
Republicans, especially at this time. in
order to punish few raScas in Balti-
more City. AS result of this election
it may cost Baltimore City the Demo-
cratic National Convention, which it has
had every reason to expect would be
held in that city, and which loss will be
to be deplored, both by the city and the
State, because what is Baltimore City's
gam is also the States gain.
Then. too, il may affect the business
of the city because it will have a ten
dency to weaken the hold of Baltimore
on the Southern States. from which
States the largest volume of business
comes to Baltimore City and must
largely come in the future, because Balti-
more is the largest city in the South. and
because its business and political inter
ests and those Of the South have always
been and are now, practically one and
the same.
Again III. defeat is still more to be de.
plored because Of its indirect effect and
Encouragement to the national Democ-
racy in the National election next year
II is very discouraging to have the old
Democratic State Of Maryland 90 over
to the Republican column right on the
eve of the great national victory, which
the Democratic party SO hopefully looks
forward to in 1912.
There is one thing, and but one thing
to do, and that is for the Democrats OF
Maryland to learn wisdom from the de
feat. and the mistakes that led to it, and
profit by it in the future.
While we were defeated the party
made great campaign. and the fight
it made deserved success which is the
next thing to success. and the same ef-
forts In the future will bring success.
The cause was right. but it failed OF
success by reason Of the. corrupt fungus
growths-the barnacles on the ship. The
Democrats Of Frederick county made a
splendid fight against the greatest diff
culties, and elected very important part
OF the county ticket, and made the whole
ticket close, 1t deserves unstinted praise
for lie enIef7did results.