The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-22
RAPS GENERAL VANOIVER,
Ex-Governor Warfieid Ridicules
The Idea of His CubernatGrial
Candidacy and Advises his
Retirement to the
Farm.

| Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, in which he
took Ex-Governor Edwin War1inld
10 task for some personal remarks
that the Governor had made recent
ly about his orfice-holding record
the Ex-Governor on Friday last
mailed to General Vandiver the fol-
lowing letter:
May 10, 1911.
Honorable Murray Vandiver, Chair
man of the Democratic State
Central Committee, and Treasur-
er of the State of Maryland, 165-
-16S Eutaw House. Baltimore, Md:
"Dear Sir-Your letter of the
sixteenth instant was received by
me yesterday upon reaching my OF
flee. Press of business and a
number of important meetings pre-
vented my sooner replying thereto.
"First, I wish to disclaim any
personal i'll feeling toward you, and
to say that my reference to you on
the occasion referred to was solely
in illustration of the theme upon
which l was requested to speak,Vlz:
What Part Shall the Average Man
Play in Politics?'
"No one could talk intelligently
of the game of politics as played in
Maryland for the last quarter OF
century without referring TO your
political activities.
"In my effort to point out the
patriotic duty of every true ana
public-spirited citizen it was neces-
>-ary for me to define politics and
classify politicians. In doing so, L
r;xs1ed politicians into two classes,
and in order to impress upon the
minis of MY auditors the character
istics of the two types l had to re-
sort to the use of the names OF
well-known public men. The deflnl-
tions I gave of politician were:
s1) One yersed or experienced
in the science of government; one
who is devoted to the success OF a
political party because he beileVes
that that party stands for the ad-
vancement of the best interests OF
the community (Such 1nan Dor
ders upon being a statesman }
-l2) The Practical politician-
,.ne who is working for the success
of a political party because thereby
ba himself is advanced in public Of
llintaa nr attaGbEd TO
nolitics for personal gain and EN-
1 olument: a schemer, a trickster, a
intriguer, a spokesman; in short,
mere politician
81 referred to Governor harmon
IeF Ohio. and. to Governor Wilson, o
| N.sy Jersey, as splendid types O
fhe first class; and, in looking owe
the field of weIlknown politician
in rhax State illustrative OF the sec
ond class, could find no two me-
who were more striking types o
the practical class OF poiluclah
than yourself and your intimate as
sociate and .co-worker, Sonny Ma
hon; but lin Justice to you L mus
state that L csGassed Mahon as
grade below zyou-the grade dellr
eel as mere pollucian.
"And, in order t. demonstrate III
proposition, it became nee essary IL
me to refer to your long pup Cd
reer. In doing SO, 1 siMlly tcld III
auditors what I had cleaned frof
public documents and from news
papers,. e., you began by .goln
to the Legislature in 1876, !a11A
1880 and 1892; that you Wei
Speaker of the House of Delegate
in 1892; that you were Collector @
Internal Revenue from July, 1893
to October, 1897 U did not know
that you had resigned this office
three months after your four-yea
term had expired-of course, tn
retirement of Mr.. Cleveland an
the election of Mr.. Mckinley ha
nothing to do, I assume, with you
resignation); that you have bee
State Treasurer since 1900. an
how much longer you will hold ina
office nobody can guess; that yo
were secretary and treas urer @
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee from 1888 to 1897, Whe
you became chairman of that com
mittee, and are still holding that o.
flee; that you have thus been Sc.
retary and treasurer or chairma n c
the committee for % years; tina
you have been delegate to ever
Democratic National Conventlo
since that of 1892, inclusive, beln
one of the Big Four in 1896, 19oe
1904 and 1908.
'In concluding this long cats
logue: of offices and honors tina
you, had secured from the Demo
cratic party through your persona
activity in playing the Npractlc'
game of politics, l facetiously II
marked that it looked as thons
you were infected with the olf'c'
holding microbe (not 'organlzatle
microbe,' as reportedt and had pee
profiting by your pol itical pull al
public office for 35 years.
IF by this reference ha
| wounded your feelings, | am SORT
leave the public to decide Whet
er 1 was warranted by the facts
| using you as an apt and forcefui
| lustratioll of my second type
| class of politicians. l did not
|! fer to thee manner in which y on pc
| formed the duties of the aiarl
positions you have held; but / nc
recall that when | was Cover nor
| failed to receive any aid from yo
as Treasur er of Maryland, in L