The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-05-03
Our Best Men.

A circular addressed ITO the good citizens of
Baltimore has been placed in our hands. It
contains fourteen ''reasons why they should at
tend the ward meetings and primary elections"
The suggestions are excellent. They strike the
right note and touch the springs that must re-
spond before the evils now infesting our politics
can be successfully remedied. The first treason
why they should attend the primary elections
is because they are the effective ones" and ''only
those nominated are usually elected"
This reason applies just as well to county as
to city politics. People-the best citizens, those
having the most at stake and exercising the most
intelligence, take little or no interest in the con-
duct of their primary meetings. These are the
meetings that control the State affairs and die
tate the legislation and policy of the nation
One can readily see what vast importance de-
ponds upon the influence that presides over the
primary meetings. We are told by our best
men for two or three weeks prior to the election
that such and such candidates on the ticket are
either incompetent, unworthy or unpopular, or
al three together. The mischief has been done
then. The nomination has been made and it
cannot be unmade. The objector is simply point
ing out an evil for which he can suggest no
remedy now, but which he and those like him
could have prevented if they had taken the trou-
bic TO attend the primary meetings and exert
their influence for he selection Of the best, most
intelligent and discreet citizens of the election
district to represent it in the nominating con.
vention. That is where the blow must be struck.
Political work and influences have their origin
in the primary elections. The shape they as
sumo there rolls on through all successive stages
If it be an incorrect or a false one it is exceed
ingly difficult, if not altogether impossible to ar
rest or counteract it. You must vote for the
man nominated or vote against your party. To
prevent the latter attend The primary elections
and put the best men at the helm.
Scared.
The Maryland journal thinks that the compli-
ment paid Hon. Joshua Vansant by large num-
Der of Baltimore's most prominent citizens, with
out regard to party, by soliciting the use of his
name as an Independent candidate for the May
orally, is 'Radical movement to create a di-
vision in the ranks of the Democracy. Those
engaged in it, composed of the most respectable
citizens of both political parties, had for the OBJ
ject municipal reform. Yet the Journal thinks
that these gentlemen were engaged in piece of
amusement for he purpose of creating "a divi-
sion in the ranks of the Democracy" Perhaps
the Journal is right after all. We have known
no reform that required political action for its
establishment since We have had a knowledge of
politics that did not come in conflict with the
virtuous Democratic party-if it delights in that
name. II reformation is the motive and the en-
ergies of the enterprise are set to work upon that
programme it is impossible to move an inch
without dealing blow to the Democratic party
Then who would waste ammunition in split
ting the carcass of a dead party in twain
II will do less harm undsturbed than if it were
touched. This is the case with all dead bodies.
The only thing that any one need agitate him.
self about is its burial. Its lying on the ground
in summer may create noxious atmosphere and
endanger the lives of healthy people unless it is
given an interment
This old, decrepit party is like an inpatient
petulent, nervous sick man, who screams at
every one who comes near not to touch him lest
he hurt him in some way. The Democracy is
so weak, so void of knowing where or what it is
that it gives the alarm every time any one speaks
or any thing of political nature is done, that
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