Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-08


asamca. ths tarlH bglt wglI 49, ~ es-
VI ne rank ana ase ~ TIE
party. Marry VIII cOntsnd and with
Sssatsca. tia Bannfor rsnFD1a In In
canable at writing taTin biil tree
from the influence Og the corporations
and monopoiies which II politics be
ha aHways served 50 with the rev
anties bill whsrh must come from the
committee on fsnancs TO the average
70 81 the name VIII tell the STORY.
sena tor Penrose himself II stand-
Ing cause of offenae To the mass o. re-
publIcan voters
.sfu 1870 millions Of women Will vote
many 81 them fresh from suffrage VIC
tories faia position on liquor. child
labor. and equai suffrage has helped e
make Senator Penrose peculiarly Of
fensive 10 women voters.
..The last election made II clear that
the middle west holds the controlling
position la American politics Senator
Penroee CRATES upon the republicans 81
the middle west
This Ii no merely my Indictment 81
Senator Penrose. He has long been In
dicted by the general opinion Of repub-
Iicans.
'.On October ! 1914. the New York
Tribune. the historic mouthpiece 81 the
republican party, said editoriaily
:. The loyalty Of good republicans y
shamefuiiy abused by self-seeking
bosses like Boies Penrose. who try to
blind good men TO work for evil and
clean men to work for corruption
III q recent editorial the orthodox
republican Providence Journal said
Tf SIR Penrose Ii made chairman
or the committee which Is TO have the
shaping of the next tariff bill In the
upper house. Il will certainly hnrs the
republican cause inthe 1920 campaign.
II would be plain folly for the
party to ieopardize what looks like p
fair prospect by putting on guard, In
either branch of congress. men whose
continued prominence il distastefui to
q great proportion Of the republican
and independent rank and file
sOn January 70, Of this year, The
Indianapolis Star, another widely
known republican Journal, said In
support Or my letter Of January rs
ii would be unfortunate II the re-
publican program were to be 30 labeled
dc to arouse suspicion and hostility
even among those disposed to accept
1T.
(. In addition am In receipt Of hum
dreds Of letters from substantial re-
publicans Ia all parts Of the country,
the spirit of which Is In hearty accord
with these editorials
There IS no present danger 81 d
split liz the republican party On the
other hand, no agreement between
leaders in Washington can OF itself
deliver the progressive republican
vote. We know that Mr.. Wilson all
ready Is planning special appeal TO
progressive vosers Many anti-Pen-
rose republicans who reyolted IN 1912
have not yet returned Senator PEN
rose must not be allowed 10 prevent
them from coming back. without
them our victory In 1920 Is by no
means secure Only the removal Of
The cause which brought about the re-
volt Of 1912 can make our party whole.
fl will not do 10 forget that the
election or 1920 viii decide more than
the next presidency The republican
majority Iii both housed II equally g.
stake.
Since the death of our great leader
the situation has radically changed
Without his powerful help. In 1920 the
republican party Will be facing an in
telligent. insrenched, and resodrceful
enemy. eager To take advantage Of
mistakes III ii neither good sense,
good morals. nor good politics to give
power to Senate penrose In 1919 at
the cost or at the risk Of FORGETTING
republican power IN 1920 Senator
Penrose Is already responsible for two
democratic Administrations Two "
enough