The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-06-28
SATURDAY, JUNE 2Sth, 1878.
What do the People Think of It2


That the conduct Of our affairs under the pres
ent so-called Democratic party has been very dis.
tasteful to and altogether in conflict with the ideas
of a vast majority of the better thinking men of
that party in the county is apparent to every one
who keeps his ears and wits about him. On all
sides thereisa timid utevdent distrGst the pow
ers that be in our midst. All that is needed to make
that distrust take shape in positive action against
the ring masters and the monopolizing combina-
tons that have ever elevated the managers and
defeated the will and wish of the people, those
who are most interested must take the matter in
charge and elevate to position only those who
are fit in every respect for the faithful discharge
of the duties that appertain to our Offices
Every one knows how corrupt and extravagant
have been the management of our county affairs
under the unprincipled Democratic Union-Co
sentative Greeley party. Two years ago you
know what enormous frauds were exposed, and
you know how those whose interest was vitality
involved defended those who committed them
They said "there had been no frauds; that no
one had violated any law or taken any but just
fees" They excused, palliated, justified the
most glazing and outrageous frauds that we know
of. They were finally pushed into the corner and
indirectly admitted the charge. Then they I'M
dertook to fortify their position by malignng the
character of Others who were exposing the corrup-
tons of rotten party. When the election was
owe. of the parties were indicted for their
frauds. The Circuit Court rendered verdict of
'not guilty." and decided that everything that
had been done was legal, and that no one had
done wrong or charged illegal fees.
Yet in the face of all this they thought it expe-
dent to have the Legislature pass law making
all the charges and fees which had hitherto been
considered illegal, legal. If what had been done
was legal already, why did it require another law
to make it just?
And then too the Grand Jury was brought in
to requsition and its sanctities degraded for the
purpose of covering up the sins of the party and
giving plausible appearance to the conduct of
disreputable officials. And this was not confined
TO one Grand Jury. Nor to the one that fed to
escape destruction from falling ceilingi And
we should not be at all surprised to see the next
Grand Jury make a report endorsing the nomi-
mated firing" ticket in order to confer upon it
the degrees of infallibility. When any thing is
necessary we guess this department of pure Dem
ocratic administration will be equal to any emer-
gency and give any kind of an endorsement that
q ticket may require to carry it through.
The people, in our opinion, are tired of the
party that commits outrageous frauds and then
legalizes them by legislative enactment and pros
titutes the sacred functions of the Grand Jury to
the promotion of party-men and measures. The
fact that Grand Juries are so frequently wheeled
into line argues destitution of legitimate de-
Tense and indicates that the most sacred institu-
ton in the land and the most efficient safeguard
to individual liberty will be prostituted, when
ever the party's interest requires it. Weare well
satisfied the people have enough of this. Fellow
citizens, if you endorse these things longer it is
your own fault. You are the slaves and dupes of
those whose master you could easily be.