Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
IT 10 TIME FOR DEMOCRATIC TO
PONDER.

TO secure the presidential Election
next year for Republican President,
be this President. Mr.. Taft or some
other one OF this party. who will at all
times, work with and for the classes
instead OF the masses, and this comes
home to Maryland in very distinc-
tive way now. Maryland is needed
badly In the Republican column. and
the by-play that Mr.. Goldsborough
(selected by one man to be the party
standard-bearer. and that man the
direct representative of the National
Republican ADMINISTRATOR Is making
Is nothing but bait to the end of carry
ing the State for the Republican Party
next year.
No ONE for moment thinks or can pos
sibly believe that II the Democrats OF the
State, stand by their guns. and go 10 NE
polls and vote rs they should on November
ith. that Mr.. Goldsborough will be elected.
he does not think so himself. because II he
did he would not make temporary resig-
nation OF the lucrative office he holds to
assume the reins again when the election
IL over. but his object aud the sole object
OF the Republican Party. as seen through
clear. political eyes. is 10 bring the Re-
publican Vote up to figure so close TO
that OF the Democratic vote At this election.
that with very little additional Federal
patronage and Federal surveillance. that
the Democratic majority II small. can be
overcome In the Presidential Election.
Surely no good Democrat desires = con-
tinuation of the National Republican
regime in this country. Indeed we can
hardly conceive under any condition. even
the most adverse. thnt Democrat In
Maryland. with the magnificent record Of
his party for 80 years In state Govern
meet to guide him. can hope to gain any
thing by going over 10 the Republican
ranks He will in no way help to clean
his party Of what might be termed corrup-
tion by so doing. II be Is Democrat
now. he certainly viii not change his In
herent political opinions by going over 10
the Republican Party. and that party has
gone on record in this State In the only
administration II has had In the last half
century. rs being opposed TO everything
progressive to the State. and its short
tenor In authority brought about the most
disastrous results In the history OF Legis-
laiion. as the records of the Legislature
will show during the Lowndes administra
tion. and II should never be forgotten that
the Democratic Party Is the party OF the
poor man. always looking 10 and leglslat
Ing for the interest OF the working man.
Just the opposite OF what the Republican
Party has stood for In National Govern
ment and In actions throughout the National
Government protecting trusts from the time
of Hays Election "a President to the pres.
ent day.
The Baltimore sun. which has not been
friendly to what IL known az the organ.
lzation part Of the Democratic Party.
recently said that II would have no con-
iidence whatever lG any positive benefit
from a Republican State Rule.and that
what the State went through In its Re
publican regime from 1895 TO 1900, was not
a satisfactory experience and that the very
election law on which the reform campaign
Of 1895 was fought was passed only on the
last night Of the session In 1896 after
heart breaking scrlmmage against Republi-
can resistance and would not then have
been passed without the help OF the Dem
ocrats. II should also he remembered that
Federal Office holders are the dominant
power in the Republican Party In Mary
land and that there Is not an ounce OF
reform in the whole outfit. aud 10 put
those Office holders In absolute control OF
our State affairs means by the turn of 4
crank in the City OF Washington every iota
OF independence In Maryland can be squeez-
ed out OF the electorate and all the voters
OF the State made subserviant 10 the wish
of the general government. which IL prac-
,ically doing away with all State Rights
we do not know whether our friends in
the Country Districts have been following
the official counts Of the ballot boxes as
given out In Baltimore City. The diff
fcrences between the official count and the
Grand Jury count with the single excep-
tiou OF the vote between Hughes and Me
Nulty really amounts 10 nothing. they are
not more than the average clerical errors
found In the tally sheets OF election re-
turns In the Counties. There Is another fea-
ture should the State OF Maryland be
turned over 10 the Republicans AZ this
time which must not be over looked. II
would mean the placing Of onr schools, so
dear 10 the hearts of our people and 80
necessary for the formation OF the eharac
ter OF our future citizens. under Repnbli.
can control.
All decent people. aud those who believe
IN the sanctity % the law are simply
shocked at the adkon of the Baltimore
Grand Jury In It's threats as expressed IN
public through its foreman. Just think OF
Grand Juror under the sanctiiy of bis
oath. coming out ON the forum and saying
before his Jury had closed its session It
would put the Democratic ring out OF husi-
ness. We consider this extreme partisan
crlminalify. A statement OF this sort.
shows foreman Of that jury 30 biased. II
would seem almost 10 make deep think
ing citizen hesitate TO accept the result of
the jury count II II should be as he pre-
diets. And then. think OF the threat OF
Mr.. John Il. Hanna. the Chairman OF the
Republican State Central Committee. when
he says that n the ballot In the Wilson
Ballot Law Counties. is arranged Ia any
way that Is not satisfactory. that he will
have prosecutions instituted through the
United States Courts and bases his threats
on the decision OF what is known as the
Annapolis ease ease which Is In no
way like one thar would occur from any
election violations under the Wilson Ballot
Law.
Mr. Hanna evidently forgot that the
cnn,fnu eiecffon Ia State Election and