The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-11-04
For County Surveyor.
HENRY SHEW, of 9Th District.

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This ticket is presented for the suffrages of
the voters of Baltimore county 1.-THE approach
ing election. At the meeting, which presented
it, the following resolutions were unanimously
| adopted:
Resolred That heartily and cordially endorse the
policy of johnson to the restoration of the
Union and pacfcatOn of the States lately in rebellion
Reotred That all powers not conferred upon the
era Government are reserved to the States the peo
pie thereof and that the power regulate the right Of
suffrage belongs exclusively the people the
| tive States, and that in President JohnsoR's
course in regard to this subject We recognize the only
| true and constitutional doctrine ~ -
heSotred That we recognize this Government for
white men, and that we will oppose giving to the negro
| race the right to vote or sit as jurors ~ rr
Resolred That the Registry Law of this State needs
modification and while admit thatall good citizens
must submit tot whilst in force, yet we will
best efforts to have it modified the earliest oppor-
tunity as to permit all good citizens to exercise the
right of suffrage.
Resored, That our soldiers emnentIy deserve theT
gratitude and thanks of their country their patriot
ism and courage, and good conduct in the field, and
services in behalf of their country.
The above resolutions clearly announce the
political principles advocated by the candidates
upon the peoples ticket In order to show their
appreciation of the services of the soldiers,
they presented the name of Capt. Wilhelmfor
the office of Treasurer; he, however, declined
to be candidate, and the meeting is. therefore,
not responsible for not having a soldier upon
their ticket.
The war having terminated in the establish
ment of the authority of the Government over
the whole country, and the people of all the
States having acknowledged its supremacy and &
returned to their allegiance, large Numbers of
the people no longer saw any necessity for keep
ing up old organizations, especially as there
seemed to be wide differences of opinion with =
reference to certain questions which have arisen
since the termination of the war registry
law had been enacted during the last session of
the Legislature, under the operation of which
a vast number of the citizens of the State were
deprived of the right of suffrage; and as the
state of affairs which induced the enactment
of this law no longer existed, they determined
to Initiate a movement looking to such mod
ifeaton Ct the law as the present condition of
affairs, in their Judgment required
They know that upon the verdicts of juriess
depend the rights of property and the libertiess
and lives of their fellow citizens, and they were
therefore anxious that the selection of Jurors
should no longer be influenced by partizan
prejudices and predictions, but that gentle9a
men should be selected for those importantdu -s
ties solely with reference to their sobrietv I'm
telligence and honesty of purpose, so thatall
whose rights may be adjudicated may feel as
sured that justice has been done and they
think they can safely predict such result,
should the present movement prove successful.
An address has been published, purporting
to be by authority of the Executive Committee
surfing this movement and charging that twas
inaugurated by persons who had been disap-
pointed in obtaining nominations from the Con-
venton which met in Towsontown in October.
This chargeis utterly unfounded, as it had been
determined long before that convention met,
to pursue the course which resulted in bringing
forward the Peoples Ticket. 1t would be we'll
for the authors as we'll as the endorsers of that
address to practice the morals upon which they
SO eloquently descant, before they again attempt
to nculcate them upon the public.
The people of Baltimore county, who inaugu-
rated this movement, have not been singular
in their action; they have done only what was
done in other parts of the State. In Hartford
county convention was called, which nomi-
mated a ticket according to the usages of the
party. and claim, as our opponents do, to be
'he only true representatives of the Union par
y. when number of people, Including Col.
Edwin IL. Webster, an ex-member of Congress,
md at present Collector of Customs in Bati-
more city, not deeming the ticket thus nomina-
ted suitable one for sustaining the poicyofthe0
or for some other reason, satis-9
actory to themselves, and exercising the right
If free thought and action in political matters;
common to all, repudiated the nominate tick
It and acquiesced in the presentation of anoth-.t
II in oppos<ioufo it. Col. VIM. H. Purnell, the
postmaster OF Baltimore city. is already charg-
ID, by some of the would be Union men with +.
pursuing the same course in the lower counties
Il the Eastern Shore. While gentlemen of such
lndoubted 10y atty and unionism are exercising
he right to advocate the election of a ticketaino
opposition to regularly nominated ticket; it is
omewhat presumptuous, as well as ridiculous,
n the authors of the address, to charge menefk
Baltimore county with want of morals for
exercising the same right. aa gs4t
There is good reason to believe that the OBJ
'onents of the peoples ticket are holding out
promises of the patronage of the National
state and Local Governments to voters for the
purpose of securing their support at the COM
ng election. 1t will be we'll for those wbocan
'e influenced by any such promises, TO consid-
n whether the parties making them have the
power to fulfil them, especially as it is well
Inown IT, at no such operation would be, for a
moment, tolerated by either the State orQNa-
ional administration, it being contrary to good
morals, of which the address of the executive
so feclingly treats. HI
The men, who presented the peoples tickota
@ the public, and the candidates Themselves
lave been always Union men, are in favor@4
ne reconstruction policy of President johnson,
nd modification of the registry law, and are
pPosed TO negro suffrage and the centralfza-
ION OF power IN the General Government; and
hey claim, and will exercise the right TO adj
ocate their own principles, to select such can
luates as they may think suitable for the re-
pectlve offices, and to elect them too without
oiuing themselves in any way responsible to
ne Clique, which has so long controliedtbe af-r
AIRS OF the county, and without being at all
fairfield by sermons upon good morals from its
xecutive committee,
Nov. Alt THE PEOPLE, 4