The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-09-24
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
DeneOcrotic Moaninatioras.


the State of Maryland assembled in their respec.
tive Congressional Districts in Conventions, and
nominated their candidates for Congress.
In the LIST District they re-nominated Hon
Samuel Hambleton. The I'd District, as we an.
nounced last week, re-nominated Hon. Steven
son Archer. In the Sd District, the Hon. Thos
Swami was re-nominated. In the 4th District
Captain John Richie of Frederick city was nom
mated in the stead of Hon. Patrick Hammill
In the 9Th District, after a session of two days.
stormy time, sundry eulogistic speeches, and
forty-nine ballots, nominated ex-judge VIM. NJ.
Merrick of Howard coanty.
Out ofaIl these inventions only one--that
in the 4th Districts iSsire eoarags=ttsRS Is res
oIutions defining tier positions. The leading
features in these resolutions is that 1--WE frown
down and oppose any measures of any kind
which recognizes the negro as the social or polit
ical equal of the white man, Some one should
have read the Democratic Address to this
Convention and prevailed upon them not to dis
cuss ''dead issues"
Mr.. Young, of Virginia, addressed the Conven-
ton in the Sd District, and denounced the 18th
amendment and was Kissed for it, while Mr.
Swsnn, the nominee of the same Convention en-
dorsed the administration of President Grant
Mr.. Archer in addressing the Convention in the
I'd District, advised the Democracy to 'let this
new class of voters 1.-THE colored men) vote peace
ably and quietly, because the LasO says SO, and
the Democratic psrty can only regain its ascen-
dency by standing by the law and the Constitu-
ton as they are. These colored people are en-
titled to the suffrage"
Really, what does Democracy mean2 They
are never in favor of anything, but are always
opposed to whatever is advocated by the Repub-
Ecans. They are no-sided, no-principled, no.
doing, Woodworking party. 1t could be more
appropriately called the 70 party than the Dem
ocratic party. To know what Democracy means
in any locality, you have either to place the
word no after the Republ can platform or ascer-
tain the peculiar prejudice 1fthe community and
furnish its antidote. Fit one or the other of
these or something partial of the nature of
both will Constitute the rinciples of the De-
mocracy of the given loca y
Mr.. Young and the Convention of the 4th Dis
trict condemn the 18th am .dment. Mr.. Arch
er talks the ether way and said "the colored
man is entitled to suffrage and advises that he
''be allowed to vote peacea r" These two &C.
tons are contradictory. Il lie Mr.. Swami en-
dorses President Grant and Us he is carrying
out his pledge to pay the deb
The lst district re-nomina d Mr.. Hambleton,
who voted at the last session f Congress to con-
tiuue the income tax, while .le I'd District re-
nominated Mr.. Archer who voted against and
pronounced it unconstitutional in a speech
opposing it.
No wonder these conventions failed to make
any platforms for their men to stand upon. No
wonder they dreaded TO define their positions
Their songs when mingled would evidently Gre
ate discord. They are not all of the same way
of thinking. Because Democracy in ne lst Dis
trict means income tar. In he I'd District it
means income tax is "unconssi 'ional'' and
that 'the colored people are entitled to suffrage"
In the Sd District it means that President Grant
is paying off the debt, but should be stopped.
In the 4th District it means "that the white race
should retain the supremacy in this country"
In the 9TH District tmeans that 1.-THE dead past' is
not dead-that man should be sent to Congress
in 1870 because he was arrested in 1861 or '62.