The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-20
POLITICAL NEWS FROM sALTI.
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IT'S TINE FOR DEMOCRATS TO
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and Democratic Parties IN the STATE
must be well considered.
The Republicans in q National sense
are strongly 2rolecJionlsts. and they
are looking and working on al sides
70 secure the Presidential Election
next year for . Republican President
be this President Mr.. Taft OF some
other one Of this party, who viii 81 81
tines wo-k with and for the classes
instead OF the masses. and this comes
home 10 Maryland in q very dlsIinc-
tive way now. Maryland Is needed
badly il the Republican column, and
the by-plaT that Nj. GoldsboroDgh
selected By one nan 70 be the party
stsndard-bszrsr and that nan the
direct representative OF the National
Republican Administration Is making
Is nothing but bait 70 the end Of carry
ing the STATE for the Republican Party
next year.
No enc to- : mensnT thinks o. can POS
sitly believe Thar Z the Democrats e. The
state. stand hr their guns and 20 70 the
polls znd vote ss thsr shauls on November
III that M GoldsboraRrh viii Re elected
be does not rhink 50 himself. because = be
did. he would nor make 3 temporary resis-
nation q The lucrative once he holds 70
assume The reins aEain when the election
i over. but lis object and tbe sole object
q Tia RequhIcsn Party. as seen through
clear. political eyes s 10 bring TIE Re
publican Vote up 10 sEu-e - close 70
tala1 q TIE Democratic vote AZ this elec1lon-
that win very Hf-le additional Federal
patronage and FEDERAL Surveillance thai
The Democratic majority Z small can be
I'm
Surely no good Democrat desires eon-
t1nua1ion II The National Republican
regime in this country. Indeed we can
hardly conceive under any condition. even
The NOS adverse mat Democrat IN
Marylsnd- with the magnificent record e
his party for 20 rears in state Govern
usl- 70 guide hin. can hope 10 gain any
th-- by coIng over 70 The Republican
ranks h WIN in ne var help 70 clean
his party q what might De termed eorrup-
tioa ~ SO Doing II be ! Democrat
now. ha ce-zzinly win not change his n
hsreni political opinions by going over 10
tie Republican Party s-d inst parry has
gone On record in this state IN The only
a5mlnlstrstion i hss hsd Il Tie last half
esaIurF. a. he5nr opposed TO everything
progressive Il tha state and rs short
taos- IN suthoritr brought about The NEST
Disastrous results il the history Of Legis-
B-ion- s. TIE records q The Legislature
VII SHOW dcrl1c me L5wn5es admtuis-ra-
Ion 11d i should never be forgotten mat
IL Democratic Parry i the party q the
poor nan alTsTs locking 70 and lesislst-
LIZ for ths lnfe-es- q Tie working man.
Iust rae opposite q wba1 The Republican
Party las stood for in National Govern
-suf and In aefious throughout the National
Government projecting trusts from The time
e HAYS Election s. President 70 The pres
az DAY
The Baltimore Sua. which has net eeen
friendly to wa. Is known IS tie organ
iEa-ioa parr - -he Democratic Party.
r=ssn-lr sid thsI i would have no coz
15eaea whatever "a shy positive benefit
from g Republ5es1 state Rule and that
Ehar -as state went through n is Re
publican regime tram 1875 II 1899. wss not
satisfactory experience and that the very
election lsE o. which lie reform campaign
e 1s1- vas soa-hf was passed only on the
Iss- night q -he session il 1896 after
heart trs1kt1g sr-1rnuzss against Republi-
can stanrs. sn6 would not then have
teen PASSED without The help Of the Dem
serats + shgeld also he remembered that
Feaeraa Office holders are the dominant
power II the Republican Party N Mary
lsnd ana thar there Is not Al ounce Of
reform IN the whole oUr1-- and 20 put
those azBe= holders II absolute control Of
aur safe sfairs rBes1s By the rHra o.
crank Il he City Of Washington every iots
y snse.es. 5enee il Maryland can be squeez-
Il or 4 the electorate and all The voters
- the Stste made suhservlani 10 the wish
= he general government. which Is prac-
-seally doing sway E5th al State Rights
We GO nor kaow whether our friends in
-he Country Districts have beet following
ths ot3eizl eouats q the ballot boxes as
ziren out il Baltimore City. TIE diff
ferenees hetweea the official count and tie
Grsud Jury count wisb the single ezeep-
ION q Tie vote isrween Hughes and Nc
Nulty really amounts 70 nothing. they are
not more THAI the average clerical errors
fouad n the tally sheets Of election re
furns ID tie Counties There is another fea-
ture. should the State Of Maryland be
turned over 70 tie Republicans az this
time which must not be overlooked. II
sould mean the placing Of our schools. 20
dear 70 lie hearts q our people and 50
necessary for the formation Of the charae-
lef d Hlf llllEe eAA41rl--- UAAtE itefD+-t-
can egutrol
Al deeeal people ard those who believe
f. the saDctity Of the law are simply
shocked a. the aciion Of the Baltimore
Grand Jury IN n threats a. expressed in
public through is foreman Just think Of
Grand Juror under the sancti1y Of his
oath. coming ont on the forum and saying
before his Jury bad closed its session it
would put the Democratic ring out Of bust
Bess. We consider this extreme partisan
eriminality 4 statement Of his sort
shows foreman Of that jury 50 biased. il
would seem almost 70 make a deep think
ing citizen hesitate 70 accept the result Of
the Jury count II Il should be as he pre-
diets. And then think Of the threat OF
ar John p Hama tie Chairman Of the
Repaliirsn state Central Committee when
be says that Il the ballo1 in the Wilson
Ballot Law Counties is arranged in any
way that is not satisfactory. that be VIII
have prosecutions instituted through the
Tnlted states Courts aud bases his threats
o. rhe decision Of what is known as the
Annapolis case ease which Is in no
wag ike one thai would occur from any
election violations under the Wilson Ballot
Law
Mr. Hanna evidently forgot that the
coming election Is a State Election and
the United ststes Courts have no jurisdic
ton eren II here were violations In the
Wilson Ballot Law Counties
We think. with the Hon. Blair Lee that
.tss * M time far = man 70 change his