Show DEMOCRATS DK IX IN A BAD RM An WAY AY Even in Maryland larland the Democrats confess confes they arc are In a bad wa way Ono One of f the spokesmen or of that party larty confides con cnn fides In the Baltimore American his hat the party part is hopelessly Jo lost t. t Wo 0 have no Issues and no Ica leaders er says thu the grieving Southern Because of its Is politics the American is Js not In the best position to console him but It must be l e evident enl to the r 4 lea i et an and the paper an and all al others U that the Marylander has no serious rea reason on to complain There Is no Issue is issue Is- Is sue suc because what the tle people of the nation aton nee need 1 the Republican party part Is giving them IC I there were Issues enough to assemble an effective Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party the menace might make maJce an cn end 1 of or a con condition which has been heen as happy happ to our OU friend Ilen In Maryland t as to our friends In the other parts of the tho country countr It I Is not necessary to say the Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- party has no loaders lenders It I has pl plenty nt of or tu them m and s so far ns CUI their lea leadership seems to toc c be hp effective It Is expressed In kl keeping their party parly from achieving ln a formidable position There may havo have been a good den deal of politically cally eaily Infamous treachery In the tho Democratic Dem national committees committee's action in iii II 1901 when I it forced Parker on lh the ticket knowing not enough noush men would I Ioto vote oto for him hint to make maJce the tho I election electon at all al doubtful but bet it was I soo good business policy just the tho same To lo 0 that extent the old party has hns loaders rio Tho rank and m file ma may n t bo be bom very m proud of or them and all we are aro not hOt going to utter uter a wor word of blame But lut It Is a sort of leadership which doesn't hurt hurl the tue C and d that Is some something t Ii I ng M Maryland amI people are aro better r off nIT ol to toa today to- to day clay a than they over have been before be be- i fore rare So Sc are the tile people o or and of or the thc Carolinas and nil all al the theother theother theother other states north an and south rho Tho sound round sense of or tho tue Southern leaders could best bo ho evidenced by br hr breaking break break- alIng al- al ing lug that list solid sold phalanx which has luR un on- on 1 tier der 1 present conditions so little warrant war rant for continuance Rut But If the party pallY Is In a odd had way In Inthe Inthe inthe the South how utter utterly hopeless It I must be bo In the North an and Vest est t J Here re where the temper of tho the people I Is not warped by hy an any great grea sectional j Issue issues such as have visited tho the South 1 etc uio p c n in hardly ln understand r lan ho how a u thinking jog jogman And nil man can cun remain remain a Democrat certainly So so long Jong as that pay rr-n- rr n tents I Itself elf with wih the old old t UC It will have ha c small mal hOlle for continued lr life |