The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-05-09
Our Dangers

the Senate currency bill by President Grant,
Congress was studiously at work endeavoring
to bring two adverse elements to a point of
agreement upon the question of money. Every
week during three months there was dlatory,
Ineffective debate over the currency which
accomplished the loss of time, the delay ofe en-
terprise in every department of life, the stag
nation of business every where and the inten-
sifcation of the public dissatisfaction with and
loss of confidence in Congress. All this while
the commercial and mercantile transactions of
the nation were waiting anxiously for some
definite understanding as to what could be ex-
pected of the future in a financial point of
view. Much patience and vast deal of cred
it would have been saved Congress and the
Republican party if they had done in Deem
Der or January just what they did in March.
They delayed the matter until they learned
or should have learned-what was the solid
judgment of the best and most reliable fnan-
ciers in the country and they did exactly what
that judgment dictated should not have been
done. To avert the mischief that was calcula-
ted to result from this action, the President
came to the rescue and said 81 forbid"
In times when the individual characters
tics of parties were less aggressive, possessed
Of less force of individual character, the party
sustaining shock of this sort and unable to
carry their verdict over the Presidents veto
would be likely to 60 asunder. But if it did
so in this instance, those who left would be
obliged to form a new party. They could not
find an asylum in that fossil falsely styling it
self the Democratic party, because nobody
knows which side of that is the real Democrat
ic party. 1t was divided exactly in half upon
the vote on the currency bill. While part of
it represented the Democratic party? We rath-
er guess they all style themselves Democrats
but they are two classes-contracting Dem
ocrats and expanding Democrats. We have
no doubt that given representative of either
class could be the one as readily as the other,
according as urgent circumstances may dictate.
AS the vote taken in the Senate last week
settled beyond all question that there is no
probability of passing the bill over the veto,
it becomes the Republican party to betake it
self to work to bring about a restoration of a
unity of purpose and action to promote the
great destinies that are upon its shoulders.
1t is to it that the people lock for those acts
which shall advance the material interests of
the country and give vitality and prosperity
and development to every department of ma
tional and individual enterprise. We are
aware that in contest where the result may
be considered close one, the Republican party
could marshal the enthusiastic support of a
vast majority of the American people. But
there are number of insidious dangers which
threaten its disintegrat;on. The frst-it has
demonstrated itself largely the last five months
is its overwhelming majority in Congress.
The second is the lack of any organized pur-
pose of opposition among the Democrats. The
third is the diversity and variety of the side
issues, grangers movements, farmers demon,
stations, cheap transportation, temperance
all of which look to independent movements
in political affairs. In all of these movements
where independence is mooted and made the
test, the Democratic candidate is more likely
to succeed than the Republican. All of these
though the majority of those in them may
not think so-exert insidious influences favor
able to the Democratic party. And they are
thus dangerous because they are under a guise
which keeps the danger from the public gaze
In view of these things it is the duty of Re.
publicans to complete thorough organization
and concentrate all our energies to the restora.
ton of that unity of purpose that is essential
to R Hass s9assgys,.JISr JnsaJt,Ja ssszsa:
The annexation question was settled on
Tuesday for two years at all events. Bati.
more county still wears the "belt," as anexa.
ton was defeated by sos majority-nearly two
to one. There has been great deal of folly
INDUCED in by the city press and speakers
concerning the matter, and those of the coun-
ty in some instances have not been free from
it. The acrimony of the contest has engen-
dered feeling between the city and county
that is by no means advantageous to either
and the sooner these are forgotten the better
Now that the question is settled there are
some things for the county to do that have
been left undone. 1t must pursue policy
that will bring to her Golfers a full and equt-
able share of revenue from this district and
give the people in turn improvements and
conveniences commensurate with it. There
are two sides to the difficulties and complaints
of the people within the belt. They have
rights and they must be protected in them.
The city has been making desperate clam
or about extending her borders in order to at
tract commerce and trade. Let her pursue a
more liberal policy towards manufacturing in
terests, towards farmers and gardeners. This
will do more for her than taking all the State
within her limits.
How CAN IT BE Done ?-There is considera-
BILE gain in the deposits of the New York banks.
On Saturday of last week they held $12, 72S, 1926
in their exchequers. Let the South and West,
by their Representatives in Congress, take the
proper steps to have the surplus in this and
other Eastern cities transferred to their locali-
ties until they take from the East the $2h, OOe,-
900 that she now holds that belongs to the other
sections. But let the South and the West take
the proper steps outside of Congress to bring
this currency among them. This must be done