The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-08-13
SENATOR LEES POSITION.

been truly affirmed that emo man should
enter public life if he objects to crit
cism.
Senator Lee, as candidate, is being
very strenuously opposed he is also be
ing very seriously criticised. Let us see
on what grounds. Only few years
ago Mr.. Lee was "county man. he
was openly and avowedly against the
City and incidentally the CITY"
was very much against him. What is
his position today? 1t is exactly oppo-
site to what it was before; he is head,
heart and soul for the City"
Only few years ago-four to be ex
act-he denounced German as the can
didate of the Getty bosses he de-
nounced these bosses by name and
claimed himself the champion of the
anti-city forces of Maryland Democracy,
the uncompromising foe of the City
Organization, the Ring. What is
MIR. Lee 5 position in this campaign? He
is the political associate of these very
men, in whose notorious club, by the
way, he opened his campaign in June.
In his speech announcing his cand-
dacy Senator Lee did not think. so he
averred, that the people of Maryland
would like to say that they were voting
for candidate put up by John Walter
Smlth-one-ma power. (And let it be
brought to mind that while Senator Lee
was embarrassing the President with
differences concerning Maryland patron
age, the right to apportion which he
arrogated to himself-and was publish
ing letters denouncing the senior Sena-
tor, Senator John Walter Smith was at
his post sustaining the President in
every Administrative measure What
position did Mr.. Lee take? He formed
an alliance with Mayor Preston-one-
man power, plus, and subscribed in toto
to the policies, demands conditions
precedent, formulated by Mr. Preston
and the very Ring which he, Lee,
formerly denounced
Senator Lee pleaded with the people
to send him to the Senate "to uphold
the hands of the President. Ii his,
Mr. Lees, mind, and the people were Of
the same opinion it ives bspar tiya Est
the President have sufficient support TO
pass every Wilson measure.
The people took him at his word; they
sent him to the Senate, and now when
the President is passing through most
critical period of his official life Senator
Lee, with nearly two years to serve,
would disregard his pledge to the people
and seek the goyernorship.
He does this, so he AYERS, at the call
of the Democracy Of Maryland call,
by the way, stentorian from the Pres
ton end, but not overload from the
rank and file of the party.
Senator Lee claims the Public Utili
ties Commission act and the Direct pri
mary Elections law as his own.
William G Ogden, in his letter to
the Sun-published elsewhere in this
paper-shows that these claims among
Others of Senator Lees do not accord
with the facts in the indelible record
These measures were drawn by Attorney
General Straus and were passed in spite
of Mr.. Lee.
Mr.. Lee calls himself Progressive
Democrat, term that neither Mr..
Lee nor his associates seem to be able to
define. 1t seems to be an elastic phrase
that may be made embracive of any po-
litical expediency which may at any
time be thought advantageous to Mr..
Lee In its ultimate analysis though,
it turns out to be in Mr. Lee case, the
definition for one who progresses around
the circle in an endeavor to annex any
high Office that may be personally an
nexed Mr.. Lee, by the way. has
shown himself to be very much of an
apostle of expediency. His recent ALI
ances prove this.
Heretofore as we have, said, Senator
Lee has feigned adherence towards the
very name of ''Boss, he has inveighed
against anything that sounded like "Or-
ganization. Yet lately-a matter of
expediency-he courts the support of
the Bosses" Kelly, Loden, Maloy,
Mahon, ct al; he stands as their candi-
date and has been and is now, himself,
engaged in building up an "Organiza
ton with Blair Lee as Boss-in-chief
Here, for instance is dispatch from
Washington, dated Sept. IA, 1914, that
throws some light on the subject:
Among the many considerations that
have weighed with Senator Lee 5 friends
in urging him to sacrifice his seat in
Washington for the mansion in Annap-
oils is their anxious desire to see the
Lee organization protected in the next
State administration. From a political
standpoint they deem it essential that the