Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
the REPUBLICAN PARTY.

TO e harboring and expressing the
ueinion. Il might be better for them
" cJroceed upon the opinion, and
to u u warlly, lest a reckless or hasti-
cred alcnlated course deliver them IN
fsttle,e hands of their Old enemy. s,,b
W by the recent experience and in
demos again.
De' 10 hat hardy organic tior the
Punlshcratie par y has shown itself to
quiok'y the past half century what
bings Mment it has takeni How
hnlsher'y it has recovered from drub-
Althowbich at the moments seemed
had apptsl
-FOUR Yealough through a split the party
70 threats,eared to 60 to pieces in 1860,
Of ar Llrs later it was strong enough
that maststen seriously the reelection
sary to gu.incoln. The full power Of
cess. terful politician was nscs-
-Nthoueiuide the republican to sue
been 50 sigi
crazy was SCH McClellan's defeat had
mapd the lsignal in 1864, the demo-
cracy was strong enough to com
mand the leadership of Horatio Scy-
mour, enc Of the most accomplished
men Of tie day, and force the repub-
Iicans to nominate the military hero
of the ciyil-war.
Seymour was defeated, bat four
years later the democracy's prospects
= were bright until so-called indie
pendent movement, composed in part
Of disgruatled republicans and ana
teur democratic politicians, dished
them by the nomination Of Mr.. Gree
ley And four years later, notwith-
cufs Standing that flamboyant iiasco, as
able man as Samuel J. 1ilden was
found to lead the party, and he came
q within one electoral vote of the prizs.
And was ever party in more de-
moralized plight than the democra-
cy in the sprir G Of 1896, just prior to
e-the nomination Of Mr. Bryans Mr.
Cleveland had made an unpreeepted
mess Of things, and the party seemed
adrift ana sinking But Mr.. Bryan,
an inexperienced skipper, took com
mand, and steered the craft to port
Those who remained true through
all that dark time held firmly to the
old name and to the traditions
They remembered their patron saints
and still called on Jefferson and
Jackson.
Have the republicans no great
names or traditions? Take lincoln
greater than either Jefferson or
Jackson--and men like Oliver P.
Morton. John A. Andrew, Edwin
Morgan and Seward, Stanton, Fes-
senue"' "aue' a." ~
who held up bis hands during the
civil war. And as for record what
o'her party 'na''nss :. ~ -
uuous greatness Oh 'hinss uone
iney eAn " "a'neu 'ne s0oie'
Inc party Oh i.'nco'p nor aug 70
come oacN i'"'i mug GUY = we
present S'o'n' ana DC mighty ''sn'
ana NJ erai' lor years % COME
" asling'on o'ar'
Inc so-caileu iroAress'ses wouiu
nAe 'ne Dehnocfa'f' nag 70 see u'e
hepooiioa' party usao a"u s'ep ~
i's SHOES. niApy ne.es'sS su'n ss su-
Vocaeeo oy 'ne so-o'l'eu 'os'essiseS
-naFe RISEN Deio'e on'y - ei0 uPo"
the sooer secohu 'i'ouSue u 'hezAiaeii-
can people. az We Aa'u ~ a'i eu'-
'orlai las' week II was no. Tue ueino-
cra'ic cAnuiuA's nor ms Pia''o''n
'nat orou9n. ABOUT victory 'Or 'na'
party pu' rear o. 'he fosiessNe
canulda'e i0' ,ss'een.. ine
amsiica. PeoP'e ea'u '"s' w"
el'ner Oh 'ne eanu'u"'es u Tue TWO
great pol'.ioal Pa''ies y Pose' WHOSE
existence mas oeen 'ne great Du'"afs
upon WHICH 'n's eounA i.as '0ou
'ne peoPie Woui' oe Sa'e ''o" any
series uansei ~. '"es "e'e a''a'u y
trust tue heau u 'pe '''N P'i'S'
Aside from all OF tins It Is well