The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-10-09

over the rule Of the Democratic
party, is to be opposed with all the
earHestness that can be brought to
bear, because he has not seen the
light and voluntarily retired from
game that can never be creditabie as
it is played by bosses. Politics has
ceased to be a game, in fact, and
has become a public devotion. 1t is
impossible to proclaim the truths of
sober and serious concert for the in
Fterests of citizenship and gain the
full interest Of the citizen, as long
as the voters realize that their votes
count only so far as the bosses al
low. Not that they have the op-
portunity to do outright crooked
work as was commonly the practice
in former years, at least not to the
same extent. But they appoint the
candidates for office and they agree
to control bodies of voters and they
are held to be the same men of conse-
quence as the instruments for the
success of other mems ambitions.
There is nothing of the kind in the
Republican party, nor can there be.
The voters are called upon to upset
system that is pernicious, that is an
tiquated, that has counterpart in but
few other states in the Union. If
Maryland is to make political adj
vances it must have political freedom.
1t is folly to ask voters to vote for
MIR. Richie. who in turn is the can
didate of Mr.. Smith, and who relies
upon the boss-controlled votes that
the local bosses promise to be able to
deliver. The candidate of the bosses
cannot be the choice of the people.
Mr.. Richie might as well open his
eyes to this legend on the walls of
every hall where he makes his cam
paign speeches. 1t is the dictum of
an inevitable progression of Maryland
out from the old boss-ruled condition
of backwardness to the foremost po-
sition of our advancing and self-gov-
erned and high-minded state.
The candidate of the bosses cannot
be the choice of the voters because to
make such choice would open the
doors for the radicals carping and
criticism over the failure of demo-
cratic institutions and the necessity
for their own substitutes. The can
| didate of the bosses cannot be the
choice of the voters, because the
bosses are upon tottering thrones and
are sure to go down in the general
upsetting of old and false positions
and prerogatives. The candidate of
the bosses cannot be the choice of the
people because the world has been
made safe for democracy, and the
State of Maryland occupies for the
citizens an important place in the
world. Maryland must be made safe
ANA NSiAONloSy' IilC CduuludJe VI lTS
bosses cannot be the choice of the
voters because the Democratic party.
boss ruled and automatically admin
lstered, is not truly democratic. The
candidate of the bosses cannot be the
choice of the voters because the citi-
zens believe in the Republican candi-
date and the Republican party and
the Republican platform. The candi-
date of the bosses cannot be the
choice of the voters as this would
belle the trend of political movement
IN the country. Maryland is headed
toward the Republican candidate as a
man of high worth and unexception-
able connections, and as representing
the progressive ideals and the eco
nomlc aspirations and the public con-
science that are so badly needed in
relation to the entire administration
of Maryland. The candidate of the
bosses cannot become the choice of
the voters because the voters will re-
pudiate him and his associates.-Bal-
timore American.