The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-22

record. What you say is true,but
when my term. in each office eX-
pired. 1 stepped aside. Many OF
our people have been anXlously
awaiting the day when yoi would
announce your determinations to re-
tire from the State Treasurership.
There are thousands Of good Demo-
Gratis in Maryland who can fill the
office just as we'll as you have fllledl
it, and 1 firmly believe, at less cost
to the State.
"You say that l would be holding
office now if | had not met with
adversity in the attempt | be-
lieve that | would have been select
ed for the United States Senator
ship if you had not, as chairman or
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, used the power and influ-
erce OF that party office to encom-
pass my defeat by unfair means and
| by your political manipulation.
Nd content with using the par
ty m Ri.inery against me and in
: I na ayiiffs~appofiteu juuses anu etei r.S
1 of that primary election who Were
4 antagonistic to me. you deliberate
", in your own handwriting and ov,
er your own signature, sent ou
f checks for campaign purposes tt
f various county committeeman wifi
r the Information that the money haG
5 been contributed by a certain Sena
: torial candidate and intimating thai
| lit should be used to advance ano
f benefit his candidacy. l know OF
5 one prominent Eastern Shore Demo
= crat who was so disgusted and out
= ragged by your proposition that ne
t declined to accept the check fo1
a 81 600 you sent him.
: Notwithstanding all that yol
and your partisan and factlonal or
V sanitation workers did, l was hon
r ored by the votes of over $1,000
: Democrats in that fixed senatorial
Y primary contest.
= "You say further that I am at
y ltacking you in order to keep yo'
, from announcing your candidacy TO
the Democratic nomination for Gov
= arnor | never for a moment thou
y,,t or imagined that you contempla
+ tee doing such ridiculous thing
tsucb an idea never entered m
, head.
Il am pleased to learn that you
r farming and fishing enterprises [
; which you devote your mldnlgn
! hours, snatched from sleep and pra
, tical politics, are proving so profit
able. and [ would respectfully sug
, gest that you might MAKE incl
! veritable bonanzas Al you shoul
+ devote YOUR days also to their man
agement. L am sure, should yo
E decide to do so. your decision yyoul
: be hailed with delight by the ,De
\ mocracy of Maryland.
Then would our party go bac
: to the good old days and rlghtf'
custom of keeping it's headquartel
f open only for three months precet
t ing election, when the active col
Y test is on between parties.
= $50, my friendly advice to yo
, is. pack up the party records, clos
J., up the headquarters at the EnIa
House. which serve no good pu
nose except for three months durn
+ each State or national campaigns
j. in the interinN, they are only loa
I ing places for political derellct
i haugers-on. or meeting place II
= scheming bosses and political VIII
n pullers; a headquarters for the II
J., torious city boss, whose Vassals al
n ward henchmen there come 10 lhal
n obeisance to him aud to receive II
4 orders. a place where they c;
gather to make political deals,
e select candidates for Democrats
:: vote for, and TO arrange LOT the u
= tribution of patronage and the q
in livery of .Councilmanic or legislati
l. votes.
,r Let back to the farm be yo
g. shibboleth and thus give us ST
r. cease from politics and political
ed tivities.
w 81 have not the time now to WI
I YOU further on this subject
II to answer you more fully regardl
nv the many matters that your leu
he suggests. AS, however, you are
a. public political character, l sh
frequently use your career
ng your political activities, your ol1i