The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-12
"Render Unto Cesar" etc.

BALTIMORE, December 9TH, 1874.
MessrS. Editors Of the Union Though con-
servatIvely Democratic in my sentiments l
have been constant reader of your excellent
journal, looking upon it as good policy to read
carefully newspapers opposed to me politically,
il they are ably conducted and respectful as the
Union always has been. In social point of
view we are all one family, with blended IN
terests. Outside of partizanism, or political
differences, there should be no distinction; nor
is there with independent, liberal gentlemen
who properly appreciate the subject. Persons
have just right to their own opinions. For
these they themselves are alone responsible.-
1t would be hard indeed, if, because of political,
or religious differences, our social and business
relationships should suffer interruption.
Sometimes it happens that those for whom
editors and publishers do the most in parti-
Fan sense the fewest thanks are rendered there
for, and smallest compensation. A political
jour nal, too frequently, after fighting the bat
ties of it's party at considerable expense and
great deal of trouble, is neglected by those
whom it was instrumental in elevatng to off
cial power. After avaling of its services, &C
complishing their ends, they would turn it out
on barren fields, like au old horse, to die. This
look upon as ngratitude reprehensible to an
objectionable degree. 1t admits of no excuse
under any circumstances.
feel satisfied, Messrs. Editors, you have
done effective, faithful service in behalf of your
party, and yet there appears no recognition of
that service in the way of advertising patron
age. This might and no doubt would, have
been bestowed upon your excellent Towson-
town contemporary, had there been Democratic
instead of Republican rule at Washington, on
the old johnson principle, that "to the vctors
belong the spoils." 1t used to be asserted by
the publishers OF a famous leading Wing paper
in this city, that they enjoyed more favors in
the way of government advertising and did a
better business generally when Democrats were
in power than under Wing trumphs Repub
licans seem to have emulated the example of
their Wing predecessors in this respect They
used their friends and then forgot them in the
hour of success.
Having noticed the effective work done by
the Baltimore County Union in favor of its par
ty my surprise has been at seeing no substantial
recognition thereof in the way of government
advertising favors. All work and no play is
apt to make Jack dull boy, or, at least, weak
en- both his confidence and interest in what he
worked at. 1t is we'll not to make enemies at
all, politically or otherwise, but if made, still
worse to lose the favors or material aid of those
who helped to make them. The Baltimore
american has learned this lesson; also many
other leading Republican papers throughout
our country in the past few years. Hence their
lukewarmness and growing independence re-
garding those whom they once earnestly sup
ported.
AS a matter of course it is but little difference
to me what partizan errors my political oppo-
nents fall into, but, nevertheless, like to see
justice done by rendering unto Cesar the
things that are Caesars" We Democrats strive
to do it and are amazed at observing our Repub-
lican friends remiss in reference thereto.
AS matters have been managed for some years
past by those reigning at Washington, particu-
larly in reference to that potential lever, the
press, it is not surprising to observe an increas
ing lukewarmness characterizing many hither-
to effective Republican newspapers. These are
the sentiments Of "a LIBERAL DEMocRAT."