The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-10-28
To the Union Party Of Baltimore
yg County. p4


mlttee of Baltimore County, in view OF the extra
ordinary proceedings had by certain disappoint-
ed politicians, who have presented a county tick
ct for your suffrage in opposition to the Regular
Nominations, feel it to be their duty to address
you.
That no political party can survive. without
fidelity on the part Of those who claim TO belong
to it, is n self evident truth and although an
organization based upon the Loyalty and purity
OF its principles may by its intrinsic strength
withstand the spasmodic attempts Of defeated
and rejected asprants to disorganize and embar-
rass it, yet the continuous and persistent nachi-
nations and treachery of this class Of men, after
repeated and unmistakeable evidence of the pop
ular disfavor, should not be permitted to pass
without exemplary rebuke. =,
aaAn, opportunity is now at hand, which we
think should be availed of by the true Union
men ofour county TO administer TO these malcon-
tents a whitening and final condemnation.
Never in the history of parties, it is believed,
were nominations made with more unanimity.-
AT the Primary Meetings, whilst proper and
justifable rivalry and competition took place be-
tween the friends Of the respective candidates,
the proceedings were characterized by harmony
and good feeling for the most part, and in no in
stance which has come 10 the knowledge Of this
Committee, has any we'll founded complaint been
made against the entire fairness of the Primary
Meetings. In the Convention, a corresponding
honorable and temperate competition among the
delegates prevailed, and the Ticket nominated
was chosen after successive ballotings, in which
every candidate enjoyed the fullest opportunity
to press his claims. Men, who participated in
the Primary Meetings and were turned down by
the people, and who were ready TO receive nom-
nations from the Convention If they could have
been obtained, and who profess to be Union men,
have notwithstanding these facts, presented an
opposition ticket, and claim to solicit support
from the Union party. M
The mere statement Of this state Of things, in
our judgement, ought TO be sufficient TO enlist
every honorable Union man against such fac
ton. 1t is in vain to hope to maintain party
organization, if such insubordinaton and reckless
disregard of party obligations find favor with
| the people. .,,o7 5.3..s.T.,v fo.-.-r i,e,. b4s
The obligations of honor, are not less impera-
tive and forceful in politics than in morals and
| the man who will surrender the one, under the
influence of disappointed aspirations and selfish
ness, is not to be trusted in the other Men
whose principles hang loosely about them in pol
itcs, are not above suspicion in morals, for there
is but one law Of morals, which underlies Truth
and Honor. G3RsH a
These people may affect to be good citizens
and true men, but it has been seen in the past,
that such principles, or rather such a want Of
| principle leads to the most extreme and dishon-
Orabe shifts and devices TO attain success for an
illustration of which single instance will suf-
fee -,
At the last election in Baltimore county, the
ticket was nominated almost unanimously by
the Convention disaffection manifested itself
soon after the nominations were made, toward a
single candidate, whose defeat was procured by
the printing of spurious ticket in one of the
Districts, upon which the name of an Independ-
,,1acod nd ho ri a
regular nominee omitted. This spurious ticket
was held by, and handed to Union Voters, who
received it and voted it as the bona fdc Union
ticket. The wrong here perpetrated was three
fold first, to the party, second, to the nominee,
and third, TO the voter, who was cheated out OF
Mis- suffrage. u 1900 et1 ~ n tlfssasl
The opposition now set up in our County, to
the regularly and fairly nominated ticket, comes
for the most part from the same quarter, and
will doubtless hope for success under like frauds
And we deem it our duty to warn you against
such dishonorable and dishonest attempts. Let
every voter carefully scan the ticket which he
votes, and see that it contains the name of every
one of the candidates nominated by the Conven-
ton, and he will not only vindicate the just
claims which his party principles demand of him,
/ but will also have the consciousness of knowing
Kthat he has not been defrauded of his vote. He
cannot be too particular in this respect, as we
are satisfied from the information received from
every District in the County, that in no other
manner can the so-caled Independent ticket re-
| ceive a shadow of support from Union men.
| The ticket presented for your votes, is compo-
scd of gentlemen in every way worthy of your
confidence men who have been long and favora-
bly, known to you and against whose private or
political character, not single word can be just
" uttered Some of them-the County Commits
sioners, have served you with ability and fideli-
ty, and have so conducted the affairs of the Coun-
ty ms to husband your resources, and maintain a
single eye to the public interests.
The candidate for Judge, needs no commenda-
ton from US. His character wherever known, his
legal bearing, his affable and courteous manner,
and his great fidelity and punctuaity in the dis
charge of the duties of his Office, commend him
to every loyal voter. 1t may with equal truth
be said of the candidates for Sheriff, Treasurer
and Surveyor, that they are men worthy of your
confidence and support. We therefore earnestly
solicit the Union men of the County, to turn out
on the 18th day of November and give a cordial
and undivided support 10 the ticket, the whole
ticket and nothing but the whole ticket.
seH john DfrcH, President, pro tenn.
G. 81. NIcHoLAI, Secretary. .-t ~