Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-10-20
THE sun INCONSISTENT.

ate observer Of passing political
events that the Democratic party
in Maryland, its sponsors and apollo
gisiS, are IL aLai way-were strong
er proof than that already furnished
BY the slesdsrs" and managers in their
ainless wanderings, incoherent matt
erings and indefinite cor customs
required to make ridiculous tire past
and present efforts. Of those qualified
to speak with authority in behalf Of
the Democratic candidates and poll.
cies in this campaign, we need only
refer to the attitude and utterances
Of their lone and solitary mouthpie, g
the Baltimore Sun-whose remark
able inconsistent and grossly mislead-
ing reunents would make it the
laughing stock Of the whole
State were it not that the doctrine il
seeks to promote is Of such a Lravely
dangerous and seriously mischievous
character as to demand sober re-
ference and calm consideration.
The Sun has been manifestly
illogical and persis---itly bigaous
throughout these sfiiriag political
times in Baltimore anil the State, a.
most from the beginning OF the Balti-
more mayoralty campaign some
months ago, becoming more energetic
in its fip-flops and increasing in III,
rapidity of its lightning chances I'M
til up to the present moment it would
require more than the ordinary intel
Iigence with which the average err
son is end WED to pr p.rly glage il
sincerity, measure its meaning OF
flthom its purpp.s.
In tie Baltimore City mayoialty
contest the Sun bitterly assailed and
streuuously opposed the nomination
Of MIR. Preston upon the high and
reasonable ground that his intimate
associations with Boss Mabon unfit
ted him for the responsible position
Of may o.; yet after Mr.. Preston was
nominated, Tor is supposed to have
been, pending the recounting Of the
ballots by the Grand jury, the Sun
by its dense silence permitted him to
be elected without further protest OF
complaint.
During the 1910 session of the
Maryland Legislature the sur
vigorously criticised, we may say
castigated, the Hon. Arthur p. Cor.
man for his exceptionally bad con
duct as member Of the State Senate
and as lis presiding officer; yet we
found the Sun urging Mr.. German.
nomination for Governor of Maryland
in preference .e Hon. Blair Lee, hi.
opponent in The primary, and the one
nan who opposd Senate German il
all Of his official acts for which, a,
stated, he was roundly scored anG
properly condemned by TIE Sun.
And now, following the great up
heaval within the Democratic party
since establishing the truth Of tbs
Suns oft-expressed suspicious Of cor
Eruption and fraud practiced by the
Democratic machine, in face of the
disclosures by the Grand Jury o.
ballot-box stuffing, repeating, vote
Juggling and Justification of the re.
turns, in the fall knowledge that Mr.
Germans nomination was forced up
on the party by the Mahon machine,
convinced, as it must be, that with
out the support of the City gang Mr..
German could not hive nominated
in view of all tits the Sun stands
immovable Git alone in advocacy Of
Mr.. Germans retention upon the
ticket and Of his election as Governor
of this great State.
But that isn't all. The Sun is
grotesquely persistent in its inconsis-
tent demand that Governor Crothers
call a special session of the Maryland
Legislature for the dual purpose of
les,islating Mayor Preston Gu; OF office
because he is so closely allied with
sSonny' Mahon and the machine,
and in order that special emergency
legislation may be passed that will
ensure the election Of Mr.. German
Governor Of Maryland, notwithstand-
ing the undeniable an incontroverti-
BILE fact that he is as mu;h political
creature OF Mahon and lis gang Of
election sharps, repeaters and ballot
corrupti,nists as Mayor Preston is.
And the real iumor of the situation
is that the people kno all these facts
whether the Sun gives credit for
knowing them or not.
And only few days ago the San
ii, a leading editorial, commenting
upon the pra>pec i've re- udiation of
their ante-eleeiion promises to the
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