The Baltimore County union., 1872-08-17
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The infamous outrage that the Democratic
leaders have perpetrsted upon their constit-
uency in proclaiming in advance false Demo-
cratic victory in North Carolina has caused
such universal ridicule as to make the leaders
objects Of contempt in the eyes of thousands
of honest Democrats throughout the land. In
every city and town over the national domain
Democratic powder was expended to give ad-
ditional jolliication to the occasion. Demo-
Gratis yelled themselves hoarse, laughed them
selves weary and exhausted all of their crow
ing propensities in exulting our Republicans
for losing the State. When the real fact became
known those who had been unjustly made the
victims felt kindling of wrath in their breasts.
The amusement for Republicans was doubly
augmented by the many extravaganzas that
were recklessly gotten off by Democratic over.
flowing Joy at what they were told was the
dawn of that "good time coming" whom the
''lost cause" should be regained.
In every town, village, hamlet and farm
house wherever postoffice or newspaper is
known to throw ray of intelligence, one uni
versal contempt and condemnation goes up
from the heart Of the honest Democrat for those
who have m ade him their dupe for obvious rea-
ons,while theloud and exultantlaugh rings out
heartily and clear from Republicans and all
those who havea good appreciation ofthe redic-
ulous. Before folks were through with the
happy errand of carrying "the news to Hiram"
they discovered that they were not exactly the
folks to bear so inn portant message. The music
Of the wires flashed the glad tidings of $4,000
Democratic majority for North Carolina all
over the country. In twinkling Democrats
everywhere stopped their work, laid down
their pipes, abandoned whatever they had in
hand and betook themselves to philosophy and
figures, the rising and setting of the ''tidal
wave" in the direction of . Democratic national
triumph, speculating upon the arrival of the
long wished and earnestly prayed form Demo-
cratic worship-something "to beat Grant"
Liberal Republican Democrats hugged their
wives, kissed their babies and congratulated
their families, that Horace was drifting towards
the White House.
But before the joy that was boundless had
time to subside and die away it was nipped by
the cruel intelligence that the whole affair was
false alarm perpetrated by Democratic in
clination to make Democrats feel good after an
election. This was well done, because it was
done at the only time that it could have pro-
duced political happiness in Democratic heart.
Democrats who are capable of it are chagrined.
Fence men exercise an amusing reticence.
Liberal Republicans who have not yet chosen
their company stand upon their dignity and
wisely refuse to make "new acquaintances."
We have no doubt that the Democrats are
well supplied with powder and gas and unless
they begin early and use every occasion they
will not have opportunities enough to get rid
of them by November. Wewould advise them
to use them all up on the state elections for
after the November blast blows upon them
they will reluctantly crawl into their holes and
pull their holes in after them.