Democratic messenger., 1911-10-28
BHqhf at Democratic
Headquarters in
Baltimore.
Baltimore. Oct. goth. 1911.

Democratic Headquarters in Balti.
more. Everybody is busy and every.
body enthusiastic, made more so each
day by the continued encouraging re.
ports that are received, which are con.
vincing that without q doubt, not only
Messrs. German, Harrington and Poe
will be elected, but the most OF all
the Democrats on the County Tickets.
AS to the local Offices, this does not
only apply to the solidly Democratic
Counties. but to those that have been
classed as Republican heretofore. The
older men who had forgotten about
the Lowndes regime have refreshed
their memories, and are really shout.
ing mo more Republican Government
for us In Maryland" The Legislature
which was Republican during the
Lowndes administration was well
classified as a bargain and sale coun
ter, so fragrant and pernicious was the
demand for spoils, that one member
got up on the floor and publicly said.
1T has been long time since we were
In the vineyard, and It will probably
be long time before we are here
again. SO let's gather all the grapes we
can while we hold the land in posses
sion. Indeed the spoil system was so
much in vogue, the Baltimore Sun
commenting upon that Legislature af
ter Its adjournment, remarked. THAT
II was a wonder the members had not
stolen the State House as we'll as
everything else In sight"
Mr.. Vandiver, the Democratic Cam
paign Manager. seems to have cut into
the hide of Mr.. Hanna pretty deep.
when he went after Mr.. Hanna about
his threats of prosecution through the
United States Courts. and Mr. Hanna
in his hit-back shows really less
knowledge OF public affairs than II
was supposed he did when he made
his childish threats. One OF the anus
Ing things about the Republican Cam
paign is Mr.. Goldsborough's hand
shaking tour through Howard County.
which occurred on Saturday. He so
elated the negroes with the promises
OF future aggrandiZement and power
that nearly every cook went on a
strike. and all the white women had
to get up the next morning and get
the family breakfasts, and following
this. had to stay home from church to
get the Sunday dinner. And the negro
men got into such glorious state
that nearly every white man In the
County had to clean his own horses of
on Sunday morning, and those who
went to church had to do the hitching
up also.
A great deal has been said about
Ex-senator Day, the Ex.Republican
Big Chief OF Howard County, helping
Mr.. German In the late Primary Cam.
paign. The Howard County people
say that while they do not know what
Mr.. Day might have been willing TO
do. as an astute politician, he has
likely played both ends against the
middle. but they do know that he did
not help Mr.. German at all. but many
OF his closest friends and heretofore
persistent followers walked up to the
ballot box and put their votes In for
Mr.. Lee. or course, as Democrats. we
have no objection at all TO their hav.
ing done this. any good Republican
who Is tired land there are many OF
them) OF the G. o. p. Party. with
sincere change OF faith are welcome
into the Democratic Fold. The new
Democratic Boss In Howard County,
General Chas Ferns Macklin followed
exactly In the footsteps of Mr. Day
when appropriating for himself the
nomination for the best place on the
ticket. II seems to us that common
sense cannot help but dictate that a
white man who is the representative
OF the white race. cannot vote the Re.
publican ticket, II he Is true to the
tenets OF the white people In the State,
the people who own the most of the
"a x.st. kteA
taxes, the people who have made the
State progressive. and made II the
fairest land In the world to live In,
and who in the majority. belong TO the
Democratic Party. which party who for
nearly half century has well gov
erned the State. with lower taxes. bet.
ter schools. with greater protection
to lives and property and less poll
tical scandal than accorded any other
State. Doubters are asked to compare
the record OF Maryland with Pennsyl.
vania. California. Illinois and Wiscon.
sin solidly Republican about as long
as Maryland has been Democratic.
The negro question as handled by
the Republican Party is another rea.
son why you should not vote the Re.
publican Ticket as long as you are a
citizen OF Maryland. During the one
Republican administration in the past
fifty years (Lowndes) the crimes OF
negroes increased to such an extent
that over 1900 cases OF assault by
negroes occurred in Baltimore in only
two years OF that administration. and
one OF the worst results OF that ad
ministration was the apparent en-
couragement OF the worst element OF
the negro population that II was
secure in immunity from punishment in
the committing of crimes. Do YOU
want to return to this condition?
While the crimes OF negroes have been
greatly reduced under the succeeding
Democratic Administrations II Is well
known that with the execution of four
Counties, Frederick, Washington,
Allegany and Garrett. the greater por.
tion OF the cost OF our courts is caused
by negro criminals. and II is also
known that the negroes are the larger
portion OF our penal dependents and
they are the least productive TO the
State In work while confined In
prisons.