The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-25
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geue.4lly and for the thriving North and Yves,
she can do-aud wiz do-ior Maryland, il the
people are wise enough to take care Of their in.
terest bV placing the control Of the State affairs
under Republican progressVeness. The expan-
sive and IiOeral views and measures of the Repub-
licau party have united the East aud West. ioiu.
ed the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans, and brought
the rising aud the setting sun together by iron
bauds. The great Pacific railroad, that is the
marvel of the age was projected, constructed,
equipped aud run by the Republican party
Tais gigantic work was commenced when the
nation was engaged in the suppression of the
mos; infamous rebellion known 10 history. The
Importance of this great work to the develop
meut OF the national greatness and power is in
conceivable. Toe most sanguine and enthusiast
tic cannot over estimate It's influences for the
building up of the country through which il
passes aud its CREST utility to the commercial in
terest OF all sections of The country. The pro-
ducts Of the East not found on the Pacific slope
hnd an easy, cheap and quick transit beyond the
Rocky Mountains. TIE wines, fruits and cereals
OF the Pacific coast ind ready and remunera-
tive arket in the clues and towns east of the
Roct Mountain snow.d drifts. This vast enter
prise has quickened every energy OF the Ameri-
eau people. Its influences have begotten spirit
OF enterprise that is accomplishing marvels in the
Construction OF r~ilrOAds. Many of the most i'm
porIant aad successful enterprises of local char
acIer in the Northern States are the creatures OF
tue Republican party or of the progressive spirit
that il has ever manifested. They have either
been brought into existence by it or by the ener-
gizIng work and ideas of those whose hands and
works are Iaboring with the Republican party to-
day. Into those it did not create it has infused
q greater and stronger impulse.
Can't Maryland be energized? Can't she be
stirred from her inert do nOthiugness2 What we
want is more of the irrepressible Yankee spirit,
pluck, energy and enterprise. Until this is CO.
piously infused into our people, until Maryland
society become inoculated with this we shall oc.
cupy our lazy inertia. Ia Yankeedom they think
about an enterprise or an institution and 90 10
work at it. Then they talk it up and push it
through, pecuniarily and otherwise, as they CO.
Here some one proposes something new or some
Change in the old and every one goes to talking
about 1t, and every one expects everybody but
himself to go to work at it, But that is lust
what none of them do. All are anxious to reap
a benefit from the new thing, if they have fore.
sight enough to see benefit in it, but none have
the courage aud grit to take hold and induce
Others to do likewise. They talk about it, drop
1t, 'ofget it, talk about it again, rehash the old
ideas about II, sometimes manage to contribute a
new one borrowed with permission from some
Yankee it may be-drop il and allow it to Lam
guisn again. This has been the history of rail-
road to fowsontown, REPEATED once or twice an
nuaily for teen years. Aud we have no rail-
road from this source yet. In the midst of our
happy gO-lucky determination not TO do il, every-
body Is suddenly aroused from his lethargic
sunoers and made to rejoice by the scorE-vth-
out taLE-that is rapidly showing railroad the
way through our hills and over our valles.-
Tanks 10 inevitable go-ahead- Yankee determi.
nation TO bless US with the civilizing and ener-
giving Influences of the locomotives whistle
When would TUwsontown enterprise have carried
Pullman palace car through the snow-drifts of
Colorado? How long would the energy that
sticks one end OF a canoe against the bank of
The Chesapeake while its owner hauls up oysters
enough al the ether end in an hour to last him
Week be in coaxiag locomotive over the Rocky
Mountains Not until the Sultan of Turkey shall
become SENATOR from Montana.
This is no :ancy picture, drawn for amusement.
We had rs we'll face the fact and at once attempt
10 remedy the evil. To stir Us from our profound
lslhargy and Lacking thrift, we need bold and
CO comprehensive Republican administration of af-
fairs in our State and county. The sentiment
ana impulse OF that now naWeless party are en-
p1atically adverse to those measures that are es-
senIia to the proper development of our resources
Ii stands across the pathway to new light, new
duties and new measures. Its opposing arm ever
Stands 10 the Way that seeks our highest good.
Ii discards all light that is not reflected from
Maryland sun. II has the same notion of Mary
lands relation to the Republic that John China
man has about the geographical importance of
China Ii wants nothing but Maryland fabrics,
Mary land books, Maryland history, Maryland
machinery, Maryland theology, Maryland law,
Maryland money and Maryland brains. 1t has
never yet possessed enough fthelast to enable US
TO judiciogsly use the last but one.
Give US a Republican administration and re-
deem US from the thraldom of our self-contrac-
ton. Raise the curtain and let all the light that
will. shine in upon and bless US.