The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-05-13
RYAN RESIGNS.
HIS RECORD N OFFICE IS WITHOUT A
FLAW-A HUNGRY REPUBLICAN, Of
FICE SEEKER NEEDED THE JOB.


Hotel 1epnort.
Baltimore, May 18th, 1921.
The Republican administration al
I Washington. is showing the cloven
/ hoof Of partisanship earlier than was
I expected. Notwithstanding the fact
4 that tens OF thousands OF SO called
/ Democrats voted TO install them In
power. and that In many respects the
campaign In Maryland was supposed
I 10 be n0n-partisan IN ita character.
/ The practical removal Of Mr. Ryan
I from the head OF the Customs ger
/ vice In baltimore, more than two
I years before the expiration of the
I term for which he was appointed,
contrary to nll precedents, for Mr.
Ryan's record In Office is without
Z ilaw, ia the most -handed mani
festali0n of bitter partieanahip that
has been witnessed IN this State
since the Civil War. now more than
half a century ago, and rs direct OPP
position "a the course adopted by
both President Cleveland aud presi-
dent Wilson. who allowed ail the Re
publican oaicials 20 retain their
places until the fuil term. for which
thoy were appointed had expired. and
In SIR Wilson's case all the Rcpubii-
cans Federal officials in Maryland
held over for some time after the
igHilt fixed In their commissions had
expired And 40 reason Is wlveu cX-
cept that Mr. Ryan g. n Democrat.
and an obscure Republican politician
from Aiiegnny county wanted The job
az once
One % tho odd features IN politics
ls the fact that Republicans, wheu in
Office, eBn violate all the rules Of de.
UsHcy in removals. can turn out cf-
iieient men. men whose records are
faultiuas personally and Officially.
and The newspapers pass Il hg aR
matter af course. or with 80 little
criticism that Il amounts % nothing
Hut lst o Democratic nGtciai remove
Republican. and put in HIS place q
Democrat. and the city press Ia all
parts Of The country. and especially
here. czhauair the EnriiHh language
In their drnunrlatlons OF such dis
playa of pariieanship Democratic
officials are often urged by the pres.
aud certain cinasen uf citizens 70 40
point Republicans tu Office, even
where there u no special reason for
doing 80. aud there are iuuumerahie
Instances whore Democratic FreBl.
dents aud Governors have passed
their pwn party people BY. aud have
chosen Republicans for ofhcns. WREN
Toe would have been Just as easy 90
uud equally capable Democrats 20
perform .hC duties This waa notably
the case with President Wilson. who
rarely allowed party afliltatiou %
guide him in making his appoint
menta and Il viii be difficult 10
nnd moro than very few instances
whore any Republican Pre- i9rnt or
Governor. ln any part 81 the whole
Union. has appointed Democrats 20
office. except where the l1W required
minority representation A close OBJ
hefgatlou of those matters as news
paper worker IN both state and Ma
tional politics. Tor over a aalf o cen-
tury. warrants the writer IN saying
that mr. pure. bitter, and Uneu8pFo.
tAisiuF pariisanshlp, the Republicans
are taf ahead of ilfu Democrats,
and the Republican leaders Of to-day
are lust as bitter and uncempromis.
ing IN their hatred and dislike ol
everything Democratic personally.
individually and w uyery way as the
leaders and the rank and flo Of that
party we're for several years after
the civil War when Democrats were
nol allowed 10 vote ut hold office ~
Maryland. because they wefe Demo
cratH. aud al the bcat citizenship OF
The state was held IN political bond
age because II WAS Democratic Ana
the spirit manifested BY the Bepubll-
can leaders ui today. Mpsars Weller,
France and their subprdinatea, "a
quite az Intense in its bitter animosi-
Is 20 all Democrats, and all things
Democratic. as was that of the he-
publican leaders IN this State for
years after the close OF the Civil
War These men are bitter partisan
Republicans. hrgt. and Marylandera
laat Their allegiance 20 their party
ails lightly on them, while as partl-
san Republicans. they are ready 70
80 the limit not for their party only.
but for the most obscure OF their fell
low partlsans.
Aud Maryland Democrats vote for
these men, who would see their
hands palsicd rather than vote for q
Democrat, even for the most insgnl-
iicant non-political Job. To them
! Democrats have no right to hold Of
flee. either State or National They
are privileged to vote and that II all,
and to some OF these men, all those
whose fathers even sympathized with
lthe South in the Civil War should
never have been enfranehised even
TO the tenth generation And this en-
ffanehisement would include hearly
all the men and women who have
made Baltimore and Maryland all
I that they are In what Is best In life.