The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-20
4 EeIc Words 10 RepMbIicams.

our adhctenis seem TO eoncede that the OPPOSE |
iiOn to Grant will carry the State, and hence are
no, disposed TO make any attempt to sei aside
what they consider an inevitable result. This
indifference exists, no, only 10 Baltimore county
but all over the State aud Is altogether wrong.
Granting liza, our cause Is hopcless-ihat We
have no prospect Of gaining the electoral vote "
tue State for Grant and colax-thAi our oppo.
ncnls will maintain their majority Of the last cam
Paign-is II any less our duty 10 work for the
success Of our licket1 We cannot, Il Is true,
hardly hope to regain our State from rebel con.
troll nj the coming coniest-perhaps not for years
10 come but this is our ultimate object, aud 10
ever accomplish our desired end we mus, work
bookkeeping alive the Union sentiment yet cx.
ising In the breasts Of our people winning n,eu,
by argument aud reason, over TO our views
telling the people Tor what We contend aud clear.
y explaining our pTineiPles-unil, after awhile,
when democracy becomes 50 disgusting TO the
people ~ no longer TO BE- endured, we may again
carry our party banner TO great victory
We believe that the democracy Of our day is
radically wrong-ihaI treason aud the rebellion
which but awhile ago deluged our land in blood
wr'r but the Ofishoois Of that democracy We
believe that there can be- no peace no safety, no
Pfosrrrii! Tot communities or country, until the
very rrineiplss Vt democracy shall be buried on,
II sight relieving this, how can W. fora mo.
ment relax our efforts 10 make democracy odiousg
We are not eon'snding merely Tor the "loavrs
De aud hshss' o. We do not desire the triumph "
ouf party To the snd only, that a Few place, may
b. taken tom OUT opponents aud given TO the
adhefrnis Of our party Surely the aims Of our
Organization go Tar beyond THE We arr work.
iuF ier the good of our whole country for
iiuis When now here shall the advocates of that
part, that alnq,iy wsll-nigh ruined Us have II
ih ilrii inNtt ta arfay even q single county IN
~" tni"" "a h"s',li', lo that parry ~hich car.
Iir'i ~ naiiun through psiiod II dark gloom
aud doubt ~ ne lalufiug tor the succsss VI
w., lspubiisan lati, b,eaus ~ know that un.
drr It, cunlrui "uf rnion }. SALE .kuow this
hl 'Apsii'n'' sad cHlsTisuo DEMOCRACY hAd
rouir"l ct ~ government hr many y--rs: it,
iale illuminated ia Ma Republicans took pos.
section 81 tl,, gusrfuas at AZ uu,r whrn demo
'Iais 49," suainiuF r~i, nerve 10 h,raA up the
tie held forming na'is- ssix'"r un puLiie prop.
80! b'dding defiance to ,hr government aud
drrlafin. ils uni"n dis.ols-d I'll, Republican
part. saved tho rouniry Republicans drove
back hs-- rebellion, armies G-poss,ssd tie forts
AID afs"nals si"ivn BY the seceders whipped rch
,l' ,n," ots,inT the la~s aud hound up anew
the almost shattered columns Of the luion The
issue has been plainl, made no onr nrc,l etr ~
." n" rTiucplcs at parties the i. the declar.
ell oppon.ni ~ ihr national government, the 9th.
rr IL aS"~ri trend Shall w., rs supporters OF
ihr Republican party. SPAR any effort 10 give
our pfinrirlr. suecrss combating ourselves with
the reflection that there - ho use Ia fighting 80
&c formidable an sn-m, Republicans ,icld To
no such wrnk drsi'r ~ this Their, i. hope
for u II not now. virior,, will tonne To ~ In
the future Sooner Or later justice must over.
take den,ocfacl aud ronsign It To lnerilci obliV.
ion soon.r OF later the Union sentiment which
in lsG2 swept MARYLAND like whirlwiuj must
umph, We shall BE- amply recomIrnssd for all
our de' oiion to principle now
| The vote given last fall tor Judge Boud, our
candidate ior Governor, 10 40 criterion by ~ hich
Ia neasut, our party seal strength In Maryland
We have thousands with us who did no, vuie
| for him aud this iall. With glorious cause To
light tot aud glorious ticket TO vote tot our
real strength should he shown The great need
OF tn Republican pat. Of Maryland is oFganiza.
ton. We do NJ, know our sirtngih-hAve no
concert Of action aud de- not work effectively -
There ought TO he now campaign cubs in every
district aud ward OF our State How many
Grant aud Collar clubs are there IN Baltimore
county No, one, that We are aware ~ Are
Their, any efforts being made in the county To IN.
duoe men who have hitherto opposed " 10 en-.
roll themselves a. the supporters u Gfant None
that We have heard u. Friends this is surely
not the way TO conduct n great political cam
paign. II we wish for success, ~ all Of IA do,
We must work for II let " reason with men
aud explain our principles--lei Us form campaign
clubs and meet frequently to take counsel iogeih.
er We read tina, The other day In neighbor.
Ing State, while the members Of a Grant club
were consulting as To the best means to advance
the interests Of their cause In their neighborhood,
their deliberations were interrupted by the en-.
trance OF large crowd into their hall. That
crowd was composed OF nineiy.siS men from
foundry close by, every one Of whom had been
a democrat, but who had resolved 10 Vote for
Grant aud for Republieanism. SuPpos- any
number of men in our county wanted thus pub
lcly to renounce democracy and join Us Ia our
work, where would ihey. find any organization
Of our party to which they nigh, attach then.
selves?
Experimentation men--oppohenis Of De.
moefncy aud tTrasOn--we are not starting this
campaign right We must better organize our
forces. Which dis,rie, will take the lead In or.
ganizing u Grant aud Collar club?