The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-06

NcAhoNieukc that tue policy advocated by the
Republican party Is the best for the eoun,ry ?
Our platform L sound in every plank--our can
didates are worthy 10 stand upon Il, and the
American people will endorse both at the polls in
November next.
sks- Il" an outsider. who has no further in
icFest IN the matter than 10 stand aud look ON,
Il isamusing In witness the fierce light now 60
ing ON between the conservatives" and
"siraigh, cut democrats" who make up the
coppcrhead party Of this county. Mr.. Isaac.
chairman of tho executive committee, did not,
IA the cal for the late county convention, even
make honorable mention ofthe conservatives,
but directed the call 20 democrats. inviting
them n meet in primary meetings aud Ia elect
delegates to u democratic convention. This
raised terrible row among the conservatives ;
they didn't like Il all F; Il looked a. if democ
racy was about tired of them. and that this wa.
their notice 10 leave. The conservatives, how
ever, yielded, aud swallowed the pill, bitter a.
Il doubtless was To many Of them. They laid
aside their conservatism aud became immedi-
ately good democrats and attended the prima-
~ meetings. Mr.. Isaac was candidate for del
egaic Ia the National democratic convention
from the Filth Congressional District, but went
into the State Convention, We understand.
with two ri tho three delegates from his coun
~ against him, Mr.. Isaac was gerrymandcd
little here. lie had made n square tight OF
II. standing out boldly for squire aud undefled
democracy" and on that issue came. into the
county convention with HiHeisen out of the Mir.
" delegates who represented the districts ia
the finh Congressional District. Il would
secm Ia have been but fair that the delegates
iroin those districts should alone have selected
their delegates 10 u district Convention. but
the delegates from those districts Ia the Second
Congressional District (whcre Mr.. Isaac had
made no fight. aud who were consequently in
the interest of somebody elsel decided that tho
vote "f the entire Convention should be taken
when clccting delegates. aud under the work
ings II this rule only one Of Mr.. Isaac's friends
was elected IL the Congressional Convention.
Mr. Isaac has been severely denounced by
the conservatives Tor his ACTION ia this affair.
but we imagine that lac cares but little about
that. lie Is u democrat, straight-out. aud an
honest one. lie knows that there is no such
thing--as conservative party"-that that
humbug exploded at the lachrymose convcn-
ton held in Philadelphia a couple Of years
ago hc !.ra..s that there are but two parties
in the countryside Republican aud democrat
c. and lac believes in "fghting il out ON that
line" The National Democratic Executive
ComHiit.sc issued n call for n Democratic Ma
tional Convention, Ia be held in New York On
the ith of July, I" nominate Dsaocratic candi
dates for President aud Vice President Con
scrvatvrs were not mentioned in that call. and
MIR. Isaac but obeyed the instructions contain
Ell in the call from the National Executive
Committee in addressing only the democrats OF
his jurisdiction. We have noticed, too, that in
the lower counties Of this State. Prince Georges.
st. Mary's. Anne Arundel. &C., conservatives
are not recognized, only democrats being invit
ell To take part in this primary work OF form
ing National Convention. Democracy may
change it, name here. for the purpose Of gain
ing lew men to lis support; but il is still. in
u national point Oi view. hc deAOcraf'c party.
lts leaders will probably hesitate long before
they will consent Ia allow its name 10 be- chan j.
ged 10 accommodate set Of men who are now
lying around loose with no settled line oi
policy or principle to guide them. The demo
cratic party by far the greater body, and mus.
of necessity absorb the lesser There is com
ely sometimes enacted at the theatres, tyleL
the " American Cousin" Lord Dundreary'
is one oi the characters. and IL made 10 person.
ate a British snob. He seems 10 have NJ other
duty ia life than To have "beautifu: snceze, "
and L. PROFOUND conundrums u his lady friends.
One Il the most famous Of these conundrums
Be- the why does a dog waggle his tail -
the lady ii whom the question is asked gives
j., M. aud Lord Dundreary thus gives the solu.
tion " Because the log is heavier than the TAI
"and therefore the dog waggles his tail IL the
proportions were different. tho tail would
"wagglc the dog Now. (ncta phorically, oi
coursc.l the democratic party ct Baltimore
county. aud OF the State, are the dog the
conservatives are the tail" The democrats.
being so much the larger body, must "waggle
" the TAIL and the conservatives must consent
TO be- "waggled." or else closc all connection
with the dog"