The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-10-15
Letter From Baltimore.
Hotel Rennert:
BaltimoIra .Md.


Tuesday, and is fairly complete so
far as the men are concerned, and the
registration of the women, while not
complete, is far in excess of the most
sanguine expectations Of the suffra-
gettes themselves The indications at
the present time are, that very large
proportion of the newly enfranchised
Will foll5w the family politics in their
afiiliation that the women who come
from Democratic families are Demo-
Gratis and those from Republican fam
lilies are Republicans, and this is tIia
case to a greater degree than was ex-
pected is evident upon an examina-
ton OF the list. It is also clarly evil
dent that there will be no wo-
mans party and no lining
up by the new voters on
merely sexual lines. This will no
doubt be a great disappointment to the
str0ng-minded sisters who led in the
fight for suffrage, and who confident
" conservative women do not want a
be leadership in new women's party,
which has failed to materialize The
truth is the most intelligent and real
W conservative women do not want a
Women's party, and do not intend to
have on, and, If there ever should be
one 1t will be small and Insignificant,
for the women generally viii work
with the men in the two o1d-line, his
t0ric parties Of the land.
The campaign is going on with in
creased vigor, and the Democratic
leaders appear to be satisfied with the
situation. The Republicans are not.
having many meetings outside the
black belt, and, up to the. present
time, they have had a dearth of good
speakers. Mr. Weller has made a
speech or two but his efforts are such
dismal failures that those who have
heard him, even members of his own
party, have felt genuinely sorry for
him land those who had expected some,
thing, SO much had been claimed for
him, especially by himself, were great
~ disappointed. A gentleman who was
present at the Charles county meet
ing, where Mr.. Weller was greeted by
several hundred colored people, and
q beggarly array of whites, said;
/ have heard so much Of Mr.. Well
Ter that 7 was surprised, not only at
the wretched speech he made but at
the manner in which it was delivered
And everybody there was surprised,
and filled with wonder that his friends
allowed him to make such an exhfbl-
ti0n of himself He not only can not
write a speech but his delivery IS.
something dreadful to behold He re-
minded me of the old fable, where it
is related the jack-ass put on the lions
Skin, and suddenly appeared at a
gathering of the animals. All bowed
down an showed great fear of him,
thinking he was really lion, until he
opened his mouth, and brayed aloud.
The fear and reverence disappeared
and the animals all said, 'sWhy this
is nothing but wretched ass, instead
Of a lion, let us chase him away And
when the great Weller, the great and
powerful leader of his party opened
his mouth, / thought Of the fable Of
ancient times which / had read wllen
3 boy at school. Mr.. Weller is wise in
keeping away from the public gaze.
His personality is not attractive, ana,
as a public speaker he SIS about the
limit in all that a. stateman ought not
to be.
The contest for the Presidential tick
ct and the Senatorship have SO over
Swallowed everything else that little IS
heard of the several candidates for
the House Of Representative During
the past few days however, the con-
test in the Third District beween the
present able Congressman, Mr.. Coady
and Mr.. John Phillip Hill, have at
tracted some attention, owing to the
injection of the religious issue by GER
tain fanatical agitators who are on
posed to Mr. Coday's reelection. It is
rather strange that these finatical al
tacks are almost always made against
the Democratic candidates, and in the
interest Of Republicans. 1t is also
strange that in every campaign in re-
cent years religious agitators have
been imported into Maryland to aid
in the election Of Republican candi-
dates In 1895 there we're several well
known religious agitators here to aid
the Republicans, and they have been
Followed by others in every successive
campaign, until the malodorous Wall
dron arrived, a few years since, and,
1t is reported that he is still at work,
and working harder than ever this
year, for the whole Republican ticket
from Harding down. except that he
draws the line at Sidney Mud, as the
party Of great moral ideas, the Repub-
lcan organization has been true to the
purpose of its founders, all Of whom
were original know-nothings. In the
sixty odd years of its existance it has
turled out more cranks and followed
more isn1s than any of the organfza-
ton in the history of the country And
to-day it is asking for return to
power on false pretenses, and should
It succeed, it will still be the same old
party of shoddy contractors, star
route, frauds, credit-mobilier swind-
les haters Of the Presidency and SO
many more iniquities that want OF
space prohibits their enumeration
here.
Paul Winchester.