The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1911-10-06
POLITICAL NEWS.
Baltimore, October, 8, 1911.


Baltimore city papers, he would be
led to believe the fair Monumental
City, the States metropolis, is a YER
liable Sodom and Gomorrah, in so
far as politics goes, and the papers
causing the sensations not being able
to dictate to the Democratic party,
charge all the uncleanness of the
recent Primary Election in this city
to that party and have never men
toned a single time that there mas
been Just as many Republicans ar
rested for the supposed trickery In
counting the ballots as there are
Democrats. Fortunately, the Grim
fnal Courts do not know either
Democrat or Republican when the
traverser comes to the Bar of JUS
tice. If the irregularities had been
confined to the Twenty-third ward,
then it would be reasonable to con-
slider these discrepancies venal and
matter of collusion-but the wrong
counts in other wards sometimes
favor one candidate and then an
other, and this does not only apply
to the leading candidates, Mr. COT
man and Mr.. Lee, but applies to ali
the other candidates as WELL which
shows instead of collusion to defeat
any one candidate; these dlscrep-
ancies are the results of carelessness
arising from the fact that as yet the
people-we mean the election OIL
cials, also do not realize what a legal
urinary is. The Republican candl-
dates, Goldsborough, Cunningham
and Soper, under the sk1llful guld-
ance of that arch-political man1pu-
lator, Stone, knew the primary IN us
many details, as the law now stands
could hardly be carried through sue
cessfully even by the shreWdness OF
the proverbial Philadelphia law
yer, therefore they declined to
let their people, the Republicans,
register choice at the polls and re-
fused to run until canned nominations
could be given them. 1t must be also
understood that election officials, Dotn
Republicans and Democrats, are not
lust anybody picked up at random, or
persons who are susceptible to brib-
cry, but said officials of both parties
have to run the gauntlet of perfectly
honorable Board of Election Super
visors after a recommendation by
their party managers, and police in
vestigation as to honesty and sobriety.
The clouded skies politically will soon
clear, and we have not the slightest
doubt of Democratic ascendency. No
doubt it has been noticed that the In
dependents, so called, or the Reform
League, have not charged the Demo
cratic Party with either bad faith or
bad acts, and their leaders, William
Cabell Bruce, George Morrison, Will
liam L. Marbury, and host of others
stand solidly behind Mr.. German and
his associates on the State ticket.
While the turmoil has been going on
in the city, just exactly the opposite
is happening in the counties, from
which come the most encouraging re-
ports. All the sores caused by the
primary fight have been healed. Many
Democratic clubs are being formed,
and the party in the counties in solid
front will be presented to the Republi.
cans on election day. The large popu-
lar majority received by Mr.. German
over the entire state in the primaries
foretells his election in November,
even if quite few go over to the
enemy in Baltimore city. We do not
believe many will desert the Demo-
cratic ranks. Once Democrat always
a Democrat is an old absolute truism.
What is to be gained by going into
the camp of the enemy? Are the Re-
publicans in the States where they
have complete control any more hon
est than the Democrats have been in
Maryland? Not at all, and then again
look at the candidates and their rec
ords, are the Republicans in any way
superior to the Democrats? Not at
all; look closer, compare your per-
sonal friends of both political COM
plexions and then honestly, do you
believe as deserter from the polite
al camp of your fathers, that you will
fare better in the camp of your here
tofore political enemies, not much.
Governor Crothers after three days Of
consideration and after weighing the
whole matter very carefully, decided
the calling of an extra session Of the
Legislature was not necessary to
count the disputed ballots of Balti-
more city, but he didn't so decide un.
til the Grand Jury now probing the
matter promised quick action in
finishing. The count, the leaders
among the Democrats are perfectly
satisfied with this, and are assured
they will have the last laugh and that
it will be Governor German after
January End, next. The self-satisfied
hog, while in the fattening pen, crack
ing his corn, Is always quiet and
tractable, but when the killing time
comes he squeals from fear, and that
is the position of the Republican, now
that the killing is in sight.