The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-11-12
GALEN l.. TAFT SCORES SUN
EDITOR FOR EDITORIALS
Republican Chairman TAFT Praises
Leading Maryland Republicans.


Leading Maryland Republicans.
70 the Editor of The Sun-Sr: The
honor and dignity of the Republican
party and of forty-eight per cent of
the electorate comprising 10000
citizens who supported its candidate
for Governor, compel a protest against
certain editorial comments. would
be a false steward were to acquiescc
by silence.
The Sun of November 5th said at
would have been a tragedy for us all
if Theodore R. McKeldin had been
elected Governor"
If the election of a high minded,
educated, intelligent, experienced man
of Christian character, without blot
on his record. would be a tragedy for
us ALL" then democratic government
is a mockery .,..,. r.,.,
Progressing in denunciaton, the edi-
torial proceeded, "Therc was no gen
cral disposition to turn the State over
lock, stock and barrel to the ragtag
Republican group which challenged the
present Democratic hegemony."
A former editorial referred to the
Republican party as ''pusillanimous."
Webster's dictionary defines this as
"mean and cowardly." Those who
made the fight for the two-party sys-
tenn against deeply intrenchcd political
power, backed by powerful newspaper
support in Maryland this year, are
thereby publicly branded as "mcan
and cowardly" by editorial ukasc
We respectfully submit to the re-
sponsibe chiefs and owners of the
Sunpapcrs that these editorial
Characterization are effectively in
sulting to the present minority party
and it's allies and subicctively injuri-
Gus to, because unworthy of, your
great newspaper, which we are sure
desires to maintain its reputation for
fairness.
Moreover, in these days a great
newspaper may be private property,
but is also public news utility under
our two-party system confirmed alike
in State and nation by the recent cleo
ton. There surely exist editorial obi
cations to regard the minority party
with respect rather than contempt.
Your editorial writer describes us
as a "ragtag' FaIStaffian group. In
rebuttal may | name but a few of
those who morally and or financially
backed our ticket in this campaign:
Robert Garrett and Mrs. Van Lear
Black. stockholders in The Sun; Mrs.
Clarence White, of Annapolis, and
Mrs. Marguerite Fischer. of Mont
gomery county, Democratic leaders of
women; Mrs. John D'Ungcr and Mrs.
Calvin Gabriel. leaders of women in
Baltimore; Edwin G.. Bacticr, some
time counsel for The Sum George NJ.
Moffett. Eastern Shore induStrialist;
Kingman Brcwscr, Western Maryland
lawyer; Taskcr G.. Lowdncs, president
of the Second National Bank of Cumb-
crland. and son af former Rcpub-
lican Governor; Addison E. Mullikn,
former Republican candidate for Gov
ernor; Jacob France president of the
Mid-Contincnt Petroleum Corporation
and chairman Of the Board of the
Equitable Trust Company; DR.. A. K.
l.. Dohme. puhlicist and civic leader of
Baltimore; c. Wilbur Miller, Of Balti-
more county; William F. Broening
former Mayor Of Baltimore; Albanus
Phillips, of Dorchester county; DAME
Ellison. Congressman-clcct of Balti-
more; j. Glenn Bcall, Congressman
elect of the Sixth district; Arthur
Levcring, vicc-prcsident Of the MGR
camille Trust Company; Carl NJ. Dis
tier, prominent lawyer and leading
American Lutheran laymanj Vernon