The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-07-25
Correspondence.
The Democratic Nominations,

MIR. EDITOR: In my last communication
| endcavorcd to show the public the vital
| importance OF nominating the best men in
our party to represent us in the coming con-
test with the myrmidons of the government
propose, in this article to follow out the
same train of reasoning, and indicate, in con-
cluslOn, at least one name, the owner ofWhjcb
has not bowed the knee to Baal
In this age of corruption, when Credit Mo-
to jtfr 6SuGsfGG TO be lG1bnF6eRG6af aid c6 i
to oblivion those who had fondly hoped to
spend their lives in the public service it is
well for us to consider the importance to the
laboring and business classes of our tax pay
ers that none but faithful, honest and incor-
ruptible men should be sent to the Legisla-
ture to represent us men whom corporations
cannot seduce from their duty men who are
above the suspicion that they can be swayed
from the strict line of duty by the insidious
courtesies and considerations which these
corporations, through their hirelings know
so well how to tender.
In the days of Jackson bank monopoly
threatened the liberties of our country. The
hydra-headed monster was crushed by that
sterling patriot. Oh, for another jackson to
make stand against monopoly to which
the old United States Bank, in its palmest
days, was but Il mole hill to the mountain
tho railroad monopolies of the present day I!
In the Legislature of Pennsylvania an
agent Of one of these monopolies cracks his
| whip, like ring master i'll the circus, and
drives his mcrcenary vessals into the halls of
Legislature to record their votes as the inter-
ests of his and their masters may dictate.
| A few years since the Pennsylvania Rail
road was in debt to the Commonwealth, to the
tune Of several millions of dollars. An act
| was introduced to relieve them of this Just
| debt, taxing the people of the State to the
| full amount from which they relieved this
| corporation; wringing from the hard bands
| of toll their very substance to fatten Golfers
which were already OVERLOOKING. After a
determined fight by the forlorn hope of hon
| est men III the Legislature, and the eXpendi-
| ture in brides of not less than five hundred
| thousand dollars, the good old Common
wealth of Pennsylvania was robbed of her
| millions.
AT the last session of our own Legislature
| determined efforts were made by the Balti-
more 81 Ohio Railroad Company to get rid of
| its just Indebtedness to the State, amounting
to not less than Two Millions of Dollars
These efforts failed, through the determined
| opposition of our best men but it is given
| out that some of these men are to be remov-
| ed and the efforts are to be renewed next
winter under more favorable auspices for the
monopoly.
That corporation has had influence enough
in certain wards of the City of Baltimore to
nominate its own special minions for the
| Legislature, and it will endcavor to make
similar nominations in the counties where its
power and influence can accomplish the
same. 1t therefore behovcs us, to be on the
alert 10 scrutinize and investigate the pro-
cliviies and antecedents of all candidates for
| in IN Loo t,,t hn IL,
we may know who are for the people and
who for the privileged classes and monopolies.
| Every member of the last Legislature who
opposed these soulless, corrupt and corrupt
| ing corporations, who is now q candidate for
nomination, will find the agents of the mo-
nopolists arrayed against him, with money
and influence to defeat him ifpossible as well
as every other honest man who cannot be Sc
duced from the path of duty.
| We have had the honor to have one of
these fearless defenders of the public to rep
resent us in the Senate of Maryland two years
ago. lie has incurred the displeasure Of the
monopolists, lobbyists and their retainers, and
what is their reason? He has chosen the
aight-forward path of duty. Like others
he was approached with soft speeches and
cunningly devised courtesics, but true to his
trust, he could neither be seduced nor intmi-
dated. He stood like wall of rock, between
the people and those who were seeking to
plumber them. All honor TO Col William B.
Stephenson. Tried in the fire which has
proved how much base metal was current
among us, he has come forth pure gold. We
do not urge the nomination of Col, Stephen
son in the interest of any ring Or faction
whether it be of the county or Statc-for he
belongs to none; but we urge his nomination
in the interests of the whole people who
have, God only knows how much, need fol
just such men.
We urge his nomination because he repre-.
resents and fairly illustrates in his life end
character, the true spirit and principle OF
popular government because he stands
pledged by the record of his whole public
life as representative, to discharge his higl
trust, not for the benefit of himself, but fol
the benefit of the whole people. So