The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-08-29
THE PASSING SHOW
Bv the Man In The Street

(From The Observer, Baltimore) =.
Very near at hand now is the time
when the life savers must stir them
selves if the Democratic party is to
have a reasonable chance in next
years election.
What is to be done and when no one
seems to know, but it is becoming
palmer and palmer day by day that
unless some action is soon taken the
tide now settling against the Demo-
cracy cannot be stemmed.
No one wants to bell the cat. The
cat seems to have most of them hyp
Noticed. Once the spell is broken
there won't be much more bother with
the cat To date the cat has been put
ting up a great bluff and soaring the
timid. But it is coming to notice that
unless the cat is disposed of quickly
there won't be much for the Demo-
Gratis to fight over.
The Governor continues his battle
and a fourth nomination andnolOnger
are there any of his followers to say
he doesn't want it-he can't see why
any Democrat should object to his
having four more years. For four
more will make only fifteen in all and
what's fifteen years nowadays since
the scientists are asserting that they
ale able to prolong human life?
To be sure there are other Demo-
Gratis besides Richie who think they
should be honored with the Governor
ship but they can wait while. They
can go to the scientists and have their
lives prolonged and eventually get i
chance, for it is limited that if the
Governor cannot, by holding on to the
Governorship, get a Presidential nomi-
nation by the year 1852 A. D., he will
retire on condition that he be per-
mitted to name his successor, privi
lege denied Diaz in Mexico.
Same Old Stuff
For Charlottesville
Well, | see that our Governor, fight
ing for fourth nomination, gets off
his same old States'rights speech at
the Charlottesville what-is-it. We
have to give the Governor credit for
his tirelessness. Others get tired OF
hearing the same song but the Cover
nor never becomes weary of singing it.
AS one of his kitchen cabinet members
said sadly the other day: He has
only one speech" And that appears
to be true.
On occasion after occasion he gets
the old document out and rewrites it,
tries to put on new dress but the
garment is so transparent that It
fools no one. The Governor clings to
the delusion that he can get the Presi-
dency of the United States on plat
form of alcoholic freedom but few are
now clinging to him.
In connection with this weeks de-
livery Of the same old speech there
was evident continuation of the team
work between the Governor and the
Wet Blanket That journal not only
gave up a whole page to a restate-
ment of the Governors familiar con-
tention but it published one of its
sausage link editorials to bolster the
Governor up.
1t is worthy OF note that there is
the same team work between these
two factors in the State machine to-
day as there was last winter when
they cooperated in ousting John N.
Mackall from the State Roads Com
mission. The Old Blanket, advised by
the Governor, would publish an arti-
Gle at the head of the back page say
ing that Mackall would have a con-
ference with the Governor in regard
to resigning but inquiry of Mackall
would reveal that he knew nothing Of
it. 1t was the old game, these two
agreeing that MackaIl must go, and
when they got him out, joining in
shedding crocodile tears publicly. A
spectacle for the unsophisticated.
Methinks it will soon be time for the
Wet Blanket to indorse the Governor
for a fourth term. Van-Lear Black
the head of the paper, is now home
from his flying experiments for a
while and he should give the word He
sees how well his paper did in put
ting Billy Curran over for Mayor
with the Richie help(?) and he is
understood to be an admirer of the
Governors one idea speech, the latest
version of which was delivered at
Charlottesville to arouse the spirits of
the Baltimore vets and get them back
of the fourth term candidate once
more.
Somerset County
Troubles Adjusted
The squabble over new roads in
Somerset county which had had the
Democratic party leaders more or less
the air for weeks has been adjusted
by a credit scheme. By this arrange
ment the hackers of the Mt Vernon