The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-18
Democratic Candidates 0md
Platinum.


We gave las, week the result OF eighteen ballots,
andhcrr append the concluding ones:
NiHs'ssHfA Bdlioi Hancock 1851 Packer ~ boo.
little u Euslish o, hendricks 1913 blair I9S. ChAsr
= fieid -, Thos u Scymourl
Ttc.Hilsih hanei Hancock IAN nooiiiilc ~. Eng
lish 10 Hendricks i3i Blair ~ Yields ~ Sc, naur
TrcHfy GrH Biiioi "A John.on =. Hancock i3sk
Doeiiiiis ~ English 10 Hendricks ll2. Chase !. Ne
T~'His 'eeond Biiio'.- llorailo seymour si7.
Mr. seymour, having received all the votes
cast, was declared unanimously nominated.
Gen. John MrClrrnnnd Gen. Augustus 4.
Dodge Gen. Ih0s. Ewing IT,. aud Gen Flank
Blair we're pat in nomination Cor Vice Presi.
dent. aud the latter was nominated on the frs,
ballot
II the Republicans had made this ticket for the
democratic party they ron.d not have selected
one that would have created 81 little enthusiasm
among the masses of democracy, ur one that II
would have been easier for Grant aud Collar to
beat. Mr.. seymour is a politician who is we'd
ded Ia tie stale issues Of tie past. lie is the
recognized eGl.oueni OF that element that du.
ring the war. Stood alouf from participation 10
IL. While the country was d,spondrni over Ne.
Clellan's conduct Of ihc war be- was elected
Governor Of New York. and it wns during bis
occurred in New York civ lie stood calmly
by and saw the city given ever 10 a lnwlcss mob
the government alihoriiir. drhrd unoHcndiug
men shot down ~ rold hluod-w iihout cxrrcis-
ing his authority. ~ commander. iu-chicf ~ the
stat g"',runrui. Ia urh"d the nation Tie
tran It Part - the drn,. ci'ir ii kr' and plat.
'nrn B.. h"N sr"h = men a.. Gusrtnur So, m.i,r
con 'ni"'-' such -rt"' rfi,opi's q. Was laid
down ~ 'hc ,pnv'uiion VI ~, n.nur pro'rs.
.r- tn he IN 'rs"r - the -, -i,' 80 the national
debt IN gold. The l,W Grazing II dcnand.,
aud Is opposed =" any ,1'h breach of fsiih 10
that demanded b, she iemnvratc party. viz.
taxaiiOn a. government hond. Entertaining
these opinion, h. vet stands IN "a platform o.
plain, OuispOken. uudi .gus,,i f-pudiaiion. The
la Crosse D'mocrH "i the 4h instant scores Mr
Se, mour numerically tor III. position on the
bond question. aud charges him With being
false aud deceptive. aud iusnuaies strongly
that be. IN his celebrated Allan, speech, asserted
what hr knew 10 be- false
This sainc democratic Eihlr. 10 p" same issue
devote, ur,rl, two coiutan. To the man who has
since hrrn nominated iof ihr Vice Presidency.
aud To- the "liaii family generally I, ..,s
tina, having one o. that rr,iiltni Blair iaui,
." talking oraculary alou, the affairs ut the dem.
d" oeraiic party is the most impudrnt thing o,
g the day. aud then give, the following sketch
Of the young lIlairs -
onc Of the young DLaiRs mcrnbcr Of LiScols'.
Cabinet the oihrr ON - h's military inoi.-thr civilian
damnins himself forever. puhic man and placing
an impA.-ablr bau'f between hs, and all true DE-
mocfatc fellowship. by bold ,inlaiioa 81 law an au
daeous dcaancr VI te Constitution. in excluding from
thc malt All Democratic iaI~fs 1lich hspicuousiy
differed In opinion from The policy and measures - the
LiScotN administration. aud when respectfully asked
bt thu Iartics agsrcvvd why. aud hy shat authority
such action va taken asain.t 70 IN. nsoiynty answer
I'd. a. would irtulant hoy. Nh"n qucsioned uhy he
had ban guilty q certain miscouduc. - did Il D.
efaS. Itlh q "'Hd o. and TIE military mrlnbcr of
thc HLAia fsms AJAX IA. h,t h mon. iratiun IN the
field. H. iaihs CO.. Flin.nt 4 brutal ran. against
va" uhsFH'h pif"i1c" ~ - l"ai-. tndscriminai-y
.he"t'ns down. IN tis eroWdeI .trr.is fnrn women
aud e'iit''n' mns'i rms .! Wh"lcsal" unon-nding
population a"d committing drtd 81 cruelty blackrr
and move anfarpnahlr than - Nh,rh the infamou.
-r~AEAos w-'eV"r guilty aud ia contrast ~,h which.
~ fi. ~ S'.i.i whipping llttNtr Uhom t.' .iufdy
Ad indignant hfrH'r. q London Hsrcirssiy .o,rl
aud I.ii,d. aliear 4 e, NJ and huinaur
And this Bee. too. did hstHsSf NJ lld a atHd 10 Of"
Toe D'Hoc'@ il.en proPuuhd. the following
questions Tor The consideration OF the democracy
and We commend them To careful reading by
that party
Has the Democratic PARTY fallen to b. used
ny sgch creatures J. q; craven a. To- allow such
frlloss to what II shall do uhA, Il .haI not DO
"a The
party rAHnst b. united any one q the candidate al
I-aay naEsh--'ame new man must b. tAk-nup' Think
oih' Look u over - the suhlimity % this fellows
can match him
THESE are the candidate broggh, out TO run
against Grant aud Coliax! Well mas these uom.
insiions fall asa I'VE; blanket upon the demo.
cratic party, blasting their hopes Of success and
giving assurance thu, what little vitality there
Is let IN IL viii hc beaten out this fall.
Bni the platform what Of that Is il acrrpt.
able tn the people? Does it ruunciatc principles
suited lo the times aud naion D.~s reputation
national di.hnn"r-H wii'uI disregard OF III,
country Piled e. suit the people II not. then
the democratic platinum Is failure IL the peo.
pie desire to enIofsr rtpudintion aud national
faisshOod. then th" inauguration Of the ptiuci.
plies OF the democratic platform IL an eacrilen, inr.
dun b, whehshat rnd may be- brought about. |
Let as Look ut this platform Its cardinal fra.
lures, on the @onryed question, are these:
R;P"d'aiion o. n, ns,ionui drls b, the subs,i.
tuition oi cutrrne, mrnni To be. aud which we've
represented by the officers of the government
should be paid in gold
Equal currency 10 all rns.r., &c, l. simply ie-
pudiAicn under another maine
Equal taxation Of all property. including gov.
ernm'ni honds. Is another i,iurr. Equal taxa
'ion is no, desired aud would hr unjust. The
design i, 10y taxing the bonds. To assist farther
ia the srhrnir 81 rrpudiriiun
The drrltraii"n ~ fr'rrrncr to economy IN the
collection Of taxes. a.. ARE really declarations
against taxation, aud m iavur oi unlimited ~.
pudaiJu.
1hs-p the chir' pnhks ~ ,hr platform. -
There a.. Hum'rous "ihrts which are made OF
similar wosd ibs Nholr of the resolutions being
broad aud determined declarations agAins, honor
aud Juslice.
The rrsslnnons also rHirr upon sliTht eulogy
Of the ldI~rs, and says that that the highest
meei Of patriotism (noi prAi...l Is due TO ihoss
'who 10 The recent war Irrllri II or fortune for
ihr n'iuIrna.ce Of the uui"u." Now, Mho
believes that the democratic party is sincere 10
even this 'quiror,l .ni"fsr,n-ni of the soldiers |
OF thu late war. IN the Cou yrniion that adopt. |
ed ihrsr resolutions. Grn Wade Hampton. Gen. !
Fletcher FORREST, G,n Bucknrr.' aud other r. /
cent great lights oi The confederate army. were |
honofed h,rinlsefs - ihey really fAank he Ion. |
a. s~ii''Ss y 1s iaai .,~ rhiIyiny Mspsg DO /
they consr'enti"usls give praise To the ''Boys 10
" Blue" tor saLjugaiiEg iLr Sosih Such smfr
/" n0nsrnss. aud no wonder that many Of The
mem'~fs of the late democratic soldi,t's Convrn.
uon are declaring for Grant and COllax. dissus,.
ed with the d'mOcraiic platform and democratic
randi lalrs.
TIE Issue Is now fairly made up, Il Il the
main'TnHnfr 81 the national hnnor aud ialegriir
q" one side national dishuaur and Republication
on the other. u Is whether a friend aud sup
porter ~ The Rovernmen, In the recen, struggle
shall L. President for the next four years. or
whether aympashizer with the confederate
causr, an opponen, o' the government. shall
have that exalted hon.s. whsn the con,..,
hinges upon such isssnss, uess u no room 70