Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-20

Great Battle In France Does Not Pre-
vent Political DiScussiOn-Mary-
Ianders Born Politicians-COngres.
sioBal Bee A-Buzzing Many Rich
mOnds In The Field.
To The Editor OF The Capital:
While the interest in the great bat
tie in France is the really absorbing
matter of discussion. the politicians
and others interested in State politics,
many OF whom gather here from day
to day from all sections of the State,
find occasion to devote a short time
each day TO a discussion of current
and future political affairs. Most
Marylanders are born politicians, some
good politicians, a few of them wise
politicians, many of them very indif-
ferent politicians. but nearly all, Re-
publicans and Democrats, are poll
ticians to a greater or less degree and
therefore interested in all that per-
-tains to the present and future politi-
cal affairs 70 the State, and are ready
10 discuss candidates and prospective
candidates, and all else that pertains
TO the affairs of their respective par
ties in both State and National affairs.
AS noted in last weeks letter, signs
are apparent on all sides of a more
harmonious condition of affairs in the
Democratic party in the near future
than for the past several years. The
leaders of both the city and State ele-
ments seem to be ready TO hold out
olive branches of peace to each other,
and the acrimony and venom evident
in all their references to each other
for the past eight or ten years is be-
coming less and less apparent as the
days grow longer; and leaders who
six months ago would have scorned
the suggestion that there could be any
harmony without abject surrender on
one side or the other are now taking
the opposite view, and are intimating
very strongly that there is really no
great obstacle to unity of action, and
that il will be consummate folly for
the Democratic leaders to stand in the
way of real party unity in order TO
satisfy any real or imaginary personal
grievances which may have basis in
what has been done in the past.
When both the city and State crowds,
as they are called, are ready to for
give and forget the past; when the
leaders realize, as they seem to be do
ing, that the good of the whole party
should be their first consideration,
harmony and unity of action will be
possible and there is every indication
that such a fortunate state of affairs
will soon be brought about. With over
forty thousand Democratic majority,
according to the last registration,
there can be no sensible excuse for
such division of sentiment as will en-
able the Republicans to elect any
State officer, or to have any appreci-
able strength in the next General AS
sembly. The experience of the last
six years has been especially forceful
in warning the leaders of the danger
of foolish and selfish personal jeal-
ousies and divisions. The object les
son of Republican administration for
four years, and a divided General AS
sembly last winter in a State which is
overwhelmingly Democratic seem to
have brought about a realizing sense
of the absurd folly of allowing per-
sonal or merely local troubles to rend
a party so that such a state of affairs
could exist And the indications are
that political wisdom will resume her
leaders. and that the game in the flu
ture will be played so that such a
situation will not face the voters of