Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-11-17


would be greatly obliged and duly thankful
if our friends would act upon this gentle hint
and pay up. es.z
VI How Charles County was Carried.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore american.
We 9eai PoRr TOBACCO, November 10, 1871.
The election in Charles county is over, and
the printed returns show Democratic gain OF
20O,e This is all the reader knows about it,
and is surprised that county which has Re-
publican majority should show such a result !;
but if he knew the facts in the case he would
no longer be surprised. Unfortunately for the
Republicans of Charles county, the majority
Through no fault of theirs cannot read, con-
sequently are easily cheated and deceived by
designing, intriguing, dishonest Democrats
The day before the election, DR.. Wilmer, one
of the Republican candidates for the House of
Delegates, discovered that the Democrats had
widely circulated through the county ticket
apparently Republican, but in fact Democratic,
o cheat, printed lie. Inasmuch as we have
but few intelligent working Republicans the
result of this trick was defeat. The campaign
was conducted in an honorable and gentleman
ly manner by most of the candidates. and the
effect has been to produce kind feeling between
the two parties, whereas last year all was bit
terness and strife. This happy change is prin-
cipally due to DR.. Wilmer. "Blessed are the
peace makers" DR.. W. has established for
himself reputation for courtesy, untiring en-
ergy and enchanting eloquence; a reputation
truly enviable. The imposition or cheat above
mentioned, will have one good efect-hereaf-
ter our uneducated and credulous Republicans
will be careful from whom they receive tickets.
For the time s'the hatchet is buried" but next
fall, when we hope to have our Grant and Gary
as leaders, we will take up the ''hatchet' only
to be victorious, for we will be prepared for
democratic cheats. lr.e4 REPUBLICAN.
I'VE clip the above from the Baltimore
-Ame,ican of Monday last. Our readers in
ahis county know how. false are the statements
Of the American's correspondent, and, were it
not that parties outside our county might be
deceived, we would scarcely deem the matter
worth notice at, our hands. The 'cheat,"
the; f'printed lie" alluded to above was tick
ct containing the names Of the Radical State
candidates and those of the Democratic county
nominees. OF these but few were circulated,
and, as can be proved, fewer still were voted.
Even if las we have heard it asserted by a
leading Radically II Of these tickets were vot-
ed, how does it affect the result ? II this
ticket be the cause Of the Radical defeat, how
happens it that Tome received the same vote
dpo smore) as the most popular Radical cand-
date for House Of Delegates The majority
over Tome was 175, yet it has been repeated
ly asserted that only II of the bogus" tick
cts were voted. We do not believe that a
tisird-of that number were voted. Again, the
average Democratic majority on the vote for
House of Delegates is 1877. Deduct II and
we have still majority of go These facts
show conclusively that the Radical defeat was
due to other causes than this ticket. In fact,
the most popular Radical candidate for the
House of Delegates himself admitted in a
speech to his friends. on the day after the
election, that he had been 1--WE quote his own
words) "fairly and honorably beaten" This
ought to, and does, dispose Of the whole mat
Ter. This, however, is but an attempt, on
the part Of this Radical correspondent, to
soothe the wounded feelings of himself and
friends outside the county, but we scarcely
think it the "proper thing to apply the salve
of wilful Misrepresentation. The campaign,
we know, was benorably conducted by the
Democratic candidates, and, if the kindly
feeling alluded to now really exists, it is due,
not to the individual named, but simply to
the altered tone and manner Of the Radical
leaders. "Blessed are the peace makers" but
we much fear there is little of that spirit in
this correspondent.