The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-10-12
MaiOrities Counted by ThOus-
andS!
"The Tidal wave" Engulphed |!
CONTEST VIRTUALLY DECIDED!
Five Forks has been Fought & Won
Now for Appomattox!

and awoke the natlon Win lCs VOICE.! Anoi oui
great Central States of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Nebraska, borne on the crest OF
that Tidal Wave" of promise, rolled up mag
ni6cent majorties for the Republican tickets
The verdict from the Keystone State gives
Hartranft 10000 majority! The voice OF the
Buckeye Boys say $4,000 majority for the Re-
publican State ticket. The voice from Indiana
proclaims the defeat of Daniel Voorhees, by
considerable majority, though we believe, from
the returns at hand, that Mr.. Hendricks is
elected Governor of the State. The Senate and
Lower House of the Legislature are both Re-
publican, insuring the election of a U. 8. Sena-
tor, probably Mr.. Morton. Up from the virgin
soil of Nebraska comes the ringing music of
5000 Republican majority In the District of
Columbia, Chapman, the Republican candidate
for Congress, was elected by majority of
5,647!
Does any man, fit to be outside of an insane
asylum, entertain any doubt about the result
in November? "The tidal wave" has come
again. 1t always fulfills its promise. We now
look for Horace to declare for Grant and make
it unanimous. Folks are getting their white
hats dyed Those who have them fer sale find
them dead stock.
Horace said Aug. 18th, 1871 "ShOuld my
vie,cs be overruled and General Grant be nomi
mated, Ihold has election infinitely preferable to
that of any candidate s0hons the Democrats may
nominate" We hold you to your word, Horace.
Let us see if you will be "honest" and stick to
your promise.
The patriotic voice of an intelligent people
has declared Republicanism invincible. The
loyal heart beats in unison with Republican
principles
The result in Pennsylvania proves that when
man is falsely maligned and the Islander is
exposed, honest men of all classes will rush to
the defense of his character and avenge the
outrage by their invincible ballots. The defeat
of voorhees, shows that that time is fast passing
away when public man can deliberately swal-
low his own words stultify his manhood, and
consistently ask the support of his fellows.
Honest Democrats in all the states that voted
on Tuesday, voted for the Republican cand-
dates because they felt their intelligent man
hood insulted by the miserable bargain and
sale and complete qualification of the Demo
cratic party.
The result shows that the unnatural and in
congruous union of the Liberals and the Demo-
cratic plumber hunters makes weaker party
than the Democratic party itself. 1t also proves
beyond controversy that the Republican
party is owned and controlled By no man or set
of men. To-day its rank and file are ahead of
their leaders. 1t is from them they draw their
political inspiration. The Democratic ticket
ran behind its last years vote in Curtin's own
town, Neither Sumner Greeley or Curtin has
fee simple title to its ownership.
Liberalism and Democracy have had their
graves dug deep and wide, and in November
they will be laid to rest in an "old 1hite coat
and Brown coffin, while Carl Shurz, Charles
| Sumner and Boss Tweed will be chief mourners.
| Who FAvoRs REFORM ?-The FrankiDg privi-
lege is something that is becoming burdensome
| to the government. At least il is costing more
than it is worth, and the money thus expended
might he more judiciously used in defraying the
necessary expenses OF the government Post
Master General Creswell has more than once ad-
vised its abolition. The free matter sent by the
use and the abuse of the ranking privilege
| through the mails of the United States costs the
government annually in the neighborhood OF
about FIVE millions of dollars. The receipts OF
the post Office department fall short Of paying the
expenses by about this much. II the privilege
we're abolished the receipts would defray the ex-
penses OF the government. The great reformers
who met at Cincinnati and put up platform for
the economical Democratic party, did not in their
reform wisdom, think it advisable to pass res
olution asking the ABOLITION of this Incubus upon
the public service. The Republicans who met
at Philadelphia and nominated the illustrious U
S.Grsut for President said sqnsrey "the Frank.
ing privilege ought to be abolished" Which
party lie committed to civil service reform =? Was
this an oversight? Or did they wish to give the
Democrats the grateful pleasure Of sending Mr.
Summers speech to Democratic voters BY The
frank OF Senator Fenton?