The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-18
"The Conserratire IUrfv.' 50


dsrrd, aud 10 claiming the faGlmcui ol certain
little promises made by the democrats last win.
ter 10 attain certain ends There l. NO doubt
Of the fact that the Conservative party Is the
father Of the party that now rul,s our State
When the war closed the Union party was pow.
eriul. aud gave promise Of controlling the poll.
tic. Of our State Tor many years but it, mem
bets thought they had honorcd certain Of It's
leaders sufficiently aud declined To pledge them
selves to any settled policy Of future action
Then portion OF the party abandoned IL aud
cssayed To form new onc, but failing ia this,
they vent body aud soul, over To- dcmocfac,.
gavc new vitality To that party, impaired new
,igor To that dccays,l old organization. aud gave
II victory victory so complete and final that to.
day every olicc-holdcr IN our state. from ALE
gany to Worcester. shouts tor democracy. aud
swcArs by Johnson aud SNauu aud J,f Davis
tine would suppose tia, ior 40 these mcrcics
aud blessings democracy would i,rl rroioundi!
grateful to the Johnsoniics aad SNanniics aud
renegade Unionis,s Of the state, aud would, a,
least. willingly gran, them an equal division
81 the spoils VI Office. And doubtless such va.
lie eject Of the "arrangrmcai- made ia the
earl, DAY oil IL, consolidation hui aii this seem.
nov TO be In danger Of being forgotten. De-
mocracy has grown arrogant 10 has been help
rl b, ihe Conservatives TO gain 80 tlueh strength
a. nov To be able To go ION It's own hook and
in, .oinr time there have bren Indications that
drmocracy was about 10 serve - final Hoiice Of
rlrcimrni against It's conservative wing telling
theta that they must quit the party, or 20 they
preferred 10 rvInaiu, II must uui, be- A. camp.
followers. as 'hcwcrs Of wood AID drawers ~
water, Tor which the! nvri not expect an,
pa, However ungeucrou, such ,ouduci may
seem no one will deRy that g.. Jasi urmot-
racy is smart itisut soins go ,uaAnsct 90,
,ai.,, by trusting men Iikvl, To ar,eNe d. Tia
Conservatives have BETRAYED 90, 'uion party,
aud the democrats know VET, Wril ,hc, wi.. Dc.
iray them should occasion ofirs. and 80 Wi. ur
mighty careful not to give them ,h4ucr. Con.
.equrutly. conservatism musi r,,i content 10
their presen, position. coEsen'iu- 90 ty su4hbcI
b, their more powerful alli', finding a sufficient
fecompcnse, Il they can. 'u- ..il th.r trouble.
aud dsapPointmeuis ~ %. .l,' il.;l ih,.r ,,-
ion the State has been t,A,u 'rum ihr ,untto,
" Radical Un,on men ,ui gwen over 'o !ciuu.
cratic rebels
W. have of,yn state a-s conviction that
many conservatives welr mlelicd los honest
aud considerations. motive iu abandoning the
Union rarIy. T1cy thought the Union party
proceeding too FAR 10 rs measure. u oppcs.-
ton 10 tie rebellion and al. concerned "a h. aui
Instead " remaining 10 their own party and
aiding 10 correcting ~ abuses. they went over
10 the other side never dreaming OF nor intend.
ing 10 orisg a6ou, such condition Of political
affairs a. Is witnessed ia our STATE to-day Step
by s,ep they have been led on First dcmocsa.
g desired that such officer. Of REGISTRATION would
be appointed as would give a far and liberal
Interpretation TO the law Il va, dome and .o
very liberal was that Interpretation that the pow
CT o. v0tiug WAS given 10 ,yery white man 10
the >iate-,o hiin who had sympiihizel with
reason to him who had malgu,d 90. govern.
n-eu'-to him who had connivel At ile murder
o'iis hsad-Io hin who had r,ju,eed ~ rcbci
successes and moarned over rebel defeats even
90 In Who bad lett the State joined the forces
d, The enemy, aud who had 'or Eve years iougi;
agaius, not only The Union but against his own
STATE as part OF tina, Union rr1m this bee.
ginning it has gone on, until now the Coas,r,A.
tive party Is quietly she!vef aud De- d. most
.se'y 10 obtain Office who oAu ,Ah,uit the clear.
est lecord OF incorporating hosn.lty 10 Cnion
men aud measures A. The inception 90 .he
Conservative party We 10 not te,ieye there Was
maR who gave his adhesion io Dr. thar is on.
man who had acted with the Mon partt thni
believed ,ha, 10 less than two yelr.. Mr,,,gd it
iH'trpmestsliiy, an avowed l,-uuio0.si wo4ld b.
elected 10 the United States senate that sym.
pa,hIzer with treason would b. uauguraied as
Governor, that men who hsi dyed their hanls
rel with the blood Of Union men would b. Gle.
va,ed TO Office. Set al ,hes. things have come
to pass and 50 gradual and insnua,ing have
tvrn the efforts OF wily democfac, that many
conservatives have been kept with them seem-
,ngly giving aid aud eoHnienance 10 all ihe.c
oa,Tages upon the Union sentiment Of the State
But, as We said before IL LOOKS as fah action
Of sjee,men, was abou, beng commenced D. lc.
mocracy against conservatism, aud that the
former would hereafter coRduet political matters
to sui, themselves. At Annapolis, particularly
the feeling against further continuance II the
alliance seems to be increasing and not lay
Iasses bat that some ding is INDUCED ia at those
men who once proiessed Unionism bat who now
claim To be good democrats Even Swami IS
told by prominent democrat that as an OK.
loneHt Of democracy a host OF others stand be.
fore him aud Il 4, meets With no sympathy
how eau common men hope for IL
We look upon the alliance ns uaerly ended
aud believe that there will soon he new political
combinations in our State. Conservatism has
exhibited is capAbility ofendufing great deal
TOT very small recompense, but an effort Is b..
Jug made to get everything from is adhercnis
aud We don't know how il Nil end Tor TO-
stance Swami, last Spring appointed all the
State officers, u was supposed tor two yeafs but
Attorney -aieneral Jones ia new edition Of Atior.
ney-Iensrai s,anberryl thinks all the Offices va.
Gated nett Spring by the new Constitution. 80
Fh''ldc' ssrg passibig elect SrsHn 10 H. EaN,i
Safe SAas. Nearly all the oiicrs are nov 81.
led by CONSERVATIVES, bat the democrats want
them and To get possesson ihey may elect
Swami, thereby inducing NJ Bowie into tie
GshfnatoFal chair, aud getting all the local
oftr~s into their own hand. While the Conser.
Ta,ive parry. consequently may he honorcd in
IL bead. :, will b. a. the expense Of iis other
members
Al ihis--lhe groWing d,s,ras, ii each ether
the evident Wish Of Democracy 10 get rid ~ con.
ssrV"iisa--is evidently widening the breach bc-
tSeen the two factions, aud will eventually ead
in the secession Of the conservative wing Where
will they GOT
We arr abost entering upun an exciting Pres.
idrn,Ial contest. Our candidate will BE- Grant,
great soldier, = pure patriot, an honest man,