Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-25
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
Secretary Bryan Defines Progressive
Simon Pure.
(Communicated.)


Editor of Evening Capital:
Since coming TO New York | md
here that the political situation 9
somewhat mixed, and in the condition
resembling that of Maryland, es-
pecially of Anne Arundel county be-
fore September s, but it is being
clarified.
Always glad to find that you still
adhere to Democratic principles and
re greet you did not quote that portion
of Bryan's speech at Waterville,
Me-, on the 9th of September of this
wear, in favor of the nominee for
Congress in the Third Maine district,
and wherein Mr.. Bryan describes q
Progressive. He tells us Progress
sive is one who is ashamed to be a
Republican and has not the courage
to be a Democrat. He said these
Progressives say they are Democrats.
Bryan says, Yes, in spots, and he
only wished the spots were larger.
had hoped you would have had in
your paper this part Of Bryan's
speech, for just prior to their water
loo on September s last, they were
protesting to be Bryan Democrats.
In not one of Mr.. Bryan's speeches
or utterances have | ever seen that
be calls himself a Progressive Dem
ocrat He is a Democrats Simon
pure without any hyphen. 1t is time
his issues and thoughts are progress
sive, and the Democratic press
should take the trouble to correct
Al fan l.
as Mr.. William L. Marbury, of Bal
timore city, who ] am informed, has
ne ally always voted against the Dem
ocratic nominees, and now seeking
office at the hands of the Democr ltic
voters.
He voted against Bryan, and now
says he is Bryan ID ,mocrat, and he
tells us he is q Progressive. Good
Lord, deliver US. He informs us in
one Of his Eastern Shore addresses
that he had thought that Bryan had
some bug-a-boo to brighten the people
aud admitted that Bryan was right
and had only just awakened up the
| people. Took long time to arouse
Mr.. Msrbury and his followers.
Marbury figured not in the primaries
in Baltimore, but skipped to Europe.
Lately have observed in your good
old Democratic paper a little issue
about what Alexander and Pyrrhus
had to say. OF course this was be-
fore the Christian era, ancient (not
classicsD history. In said accounts
mentioned in The Capital, one of
Pyrrhus generally, co-laboates in the
| Grecian ware is called "Parminio, :"
should be Parmenion. While quoting
histoy, il is we'll to quote Alright.
Most of US in these times care
little what Alexander or Pyrrhus said
or whether he went back alone to
Epirus, but we do now know what the
Democrats said on the 9Th day OF
September. 1918, and that was we
would not displsce or relieve a Cen
eral in Anne Arundel county, and a
man who ha. led us to victory--to
triumph through all these many
| years, and who is a stirring Wilson
Bryan Democrat and not in spots.
Like the writer, he too wants NJ
hyphen.
| hope you will in the coming flu
ture tell your many readers just the
ideas Of Mr.. Bryan about any new
so-called party or gathering CT peo-
Pile. Temporarily, they are off the
reservation, but like the Indian, will
soon come back on the old hunting
ground. 1t is a source of great
| pleasure TO find your paper support
| ing good old Democratic principles,
measures, issues, nominees, good
government, and his. too, not in
spots, and in November. next you
will be rewarded for your good
| clean work.
Very truly yours,
M. w. d.
New York, N. Y, Sept. 20, 'ls.