The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-23


tors of the majority vote, had likewise
decided the question, the fact that the
Senator from Garrett had voted with
the majority proving nothing is it does
not also prove that Senator Speicher's
idea and opinions upon matters of legis-
lation before the Senate ran parallel
with those of a majority Of the other
intelligent, honest and conscientious
Senators from various sections of the
State who declined to be bulldozed or
lntimidated by Mr.. Anderson or other
temperance fanatics. Instead of trying
to prove that Senator Speicher voted
inslncerely or corruptly because he was
in the majority, the true inference is
that the Senator was right; because,
while there doubtless are exceptions,
the majority is more frequently right
than wrong, and upon this principle of
majority rule because the majority is
assumed to be right, the great system
of a republican from of government is
based. 1t is safe to say. by way of
further illustrating the point, that Dele
gate Weimer is never in better company
nor does he do himself greater honor,
than when he finds himself with ma
jority, however, seldom that happy cir
cumstances may exit.
Mr.. Weimer criticizes Senator SPEECH
er-nay, he denounces him roundly (if
impotently)-f as he alleges, defeat
ing the Anti-Saloon League Local OPP
ton Bill in the Senate, and the very
next moment with eyes cast heaven
ward, he lays the solacing JUNCTION to
his selfish little soul that he (Weimer)
did very wise and judcious thing by
defeating the Oakland Local Option bill
in the House himself, at least permit
ting it to go by default when he could
easily have had 1t passed, as he has ad-
mitted. Is there anything quite as in
consistent as this within the knowledge
of the most trained and experienced
reader of these facts? Do you, people
of Garrett county, know of anything or
egotistical as Weimer in this exposition
of his perfdy? Indeed, he measures
up closely to the lamented Brann's
'Meanest Man in America, whose
selfshness and inconsistency, it was
said, had so shrivelled his manhood that
it would rattle around in mustard
seed like a buchshot in tin boiler"
and whose milk of human kindness, if
it were churned, would produce Timber
ger cheese.
I have reached the one logical conclu-
sion that Weimer must be merely the
tool of some Garrett county politicians
who have determined to go after Sera-
tor Specher political scalp, and who
are starting out by first trying to be-
little and discredit one of the best
and most commendable public records
ever made by a representative from
Garrett county in the Maryland Senate,
or in the House of Delegater, either, for
that matter, DELEGATE Weimer's, of
course, always eXcepted-in his own
mind. Observing the full force and
effect Of the Senator coup in putting
through a bill giving local option to
| Oakland tthe only wet" territory re-
: naming in Garrett countv) regardless
: of what became Of the Anti-Saloon
Leagues Local Option Bill; appreciat-
ing the result of his cleverly-conceived
e flank movement against the wet IN
terests Senator Speicher made when he
J introduced and passed his Oakland bill,
= and jealousy DESTROYS Of preventing
t whatever additional applause and com
: mendation this splendid move would
: merit, it was decided to checkmate the
/ Senator'S plan by allowing the Oakland
: bill to die in the House committee, if
possible, but to kill it on the floor If
, necessary; and who, mark you, did they
/ engage to do this mean piece Of bust
! ness? Why, Weimer, Of course. And
9 then as soon as the session was over,
5 they were to 90 after Senator Spelcher
and discredlt him, if they could, before
f his people regardless Of his splendid
record in the MARYLAND Senate, and at
the same time cover up their track in
= the matter of the Brutus-thrust at the
q Oakland bill, thus killing two birds with
! one stone. And who, again, started
this newspaper controversy which has
i degenerated INTO a undertaking demon
stration? Why, Weimer, of course.
!, And who has lent himself to the vile at
o tacks, the libellous insinuations and the
9 baseless charges who is attempting tC
heap infamy and disgrace upon the up
: right, consistent and conscientious State
" Senator from Garrett county? Why
Weimer, of course. And Weimer now
h complains that am mistreating him
: in exposing the gaping wound he infiict
n ed upon the Oakland Local Option Bill
s pointing out his errors, while parad
ing the righteousness of Senator SPEECH
n er before the public!
# Well, what can man Of Weimer'
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