National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-22
MaRYI,AND POlITIcs.

Tho Republicans OF Maryland arc TO hold
State convention at Frederick TO nominate
candidates for the Offices Of comptroller Of
tho treasury and clerk Of the Court Of APP
peals on the l2th OF September next. Il b
directed that the preliminary conventions
shall be held 10 the several counties before
the 9th Of the same month, and that dele
satss TO new State central committee shall
&c chosen at the same time, whose names are
10 be reported TO tho convention when Il as
sembles at Frederick. Right here we desire
to urge the paramount necessity Of selecting
ne,p men, good men and tried men for the
iast-namcd positions. We have had enough
Of incapaclty and selfish imbecility In the
control Of tho party In that State, and now
that disqualification has become respccta-
ble' even in the opinion Of Its enemies, men
who have been chosen heretofore as nccessi-
ties may now be replaced by those who are
better entitlcdto the respect Of the commu-
mites In which they reside. Day after day,
aud month after month, particularly since
tho defeat Of Mr.. Greeley, we have heard Of
new accessions to the pcrty. Tho tone OF the
opposition press has changed towards II, and
the temper Of the State, judged by these indi-
cations, Is so doubtful that leading Demo-
cratic organ-the Baltimore Gdreiie-was In
duced, not long ago, to utter cry OF warm
ing to Its friends. In brief, golden oppor-
tunity now presents itself for rcconstruc-
ton Of our party machinery on basis Of
thorough accord with the party at large as
represented by the National Administration.
ABOVE all we desire unity-that unity which
we cannot find among men who are not salts
fed unless they are allowed 10 control the
patronage, national and State, for the benefit
Of circumscribed ring Of personal friends.
All this can be accomplished by a careful Sc
lection Of the right kind Of men rs managers
Of the party--as members Of the State central
committee.
1t Is matter Of record that Maryland has
been the victim OF Encouragement In the
past so far as the interests OF the Republican
party are concerned. The State has been the
object Of great solicitude on the part OF many
Of the prominent leaders Of the party, who
remember her proud record In the past, and
who believe that she should long ago have
taken rank In the solid column Of modern
progress. The blacks did not vote within her
borders until after the fifteenth amendment
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went mo ia'' elee', auu never n S, 'o'eu =.
.hey snonid 'o'o since .hen' cue was W,
ias' STATE wherein slavery naa any na'e,l 'n
noia IN wh'ch ,he nlaeks were gwen the iau
recognition Oh e'ulensnip, III many VI .u'
from Washington and Baltimore, they do moi
even yet understand and exercise these priv.
ieges because lherc mas oeen no eompe'en.
executive mead 70 organize them OF INSTRUCT
them In inc arin OF party disciphhe. Inc
pemocrats' on the CONT ry, preserved theii
old organization and included 10 were suei
rampant nreorands as Ben. HARRIS Oh .,
Mays whose torrid rhetoric Taught inc lo'
lowers OF that party 10 keep the hew-maa'
eitllenS IN ignorance Oh tneir iegA Pri'neges
The old Republican leaders DID nothing y
eounteraet such influences as these out VIII
hands folded, and brains muddled with pro
positions OF seh-aggrandizement, quietly &C
eupied themselves with the emoiuments o
once, which were sinecures NJ all times ex