The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-03
Fer County Surveyor.
VIM. II. CLARK.
The New Party.

The veil of mystery which has heretofore
concealed the actions of the new party move
mcnt from public view has been lifted. On
Monday night mass meeting was held at
the Maryland Institute, Baltimore, and the
nominations for municipal officers, which
were made by the leaders of the movement
in secret meetings, were announced and rati-
fled by the meeting. They were as follows
For Mayor Henry NJ. Warield for States
Attorney, II. V. ID. Johns; for Sheriff, John
III. McClintock for Judges of the Orphans
Court, Judge Inglis, G. Emmerich and JUS
tus Bruehl; for City Surveyor, Norval W.
Wall The nominations for the City Coun-
Gil and 70: the Legislature will be made in
the secret meetings and announced at mass
meeting to be held on the Goth of September.
A declaration of principles was also read and
adopted. Letters of acceptance were read
from some Of the nominees, and speeches
made by others.
The meeting was large and orderly, but
marked by the absence Of the prominent men
of the city. "The Radical clement" says the
Gazette, overwhelmingly predominatcd, and
the resurrection of the Know-Nothing spook
brought up old-timc memories and caused
considerable cyhilaration. With the exccp-
ton of the planks aimed TO stir up sectarian
feeling, the platform is unobjectionable. The
same may be said of the candidates and
those who want to see Radicalism and Know
nottingham dominant in Baltimore should
support them. But We imagine hardly any
one will be SO foolish rs to look for reform
from party which proposes to work in Sc
cret darkness"
Ii is stated that the managers of the new
party have also decided to nominate State
ticket Judge Richard l. Bowie having posi-
lively declined the honor of being their can.
didate for Governor, an effort was made to
secure Attorney General Syestcr He also
refused. 1t is reported, however, that the
Hon. j. Morrison Harris will accept the nom
nation if made in a public meeting For
Attorney General, Edwin II. Webster, of this
county, Frederick Stone, of Charles county,
and George c. Maund have been named as
probable nominees. For Comptroller, Ed
ward Wilkins, of Kent county, has been Sc
lected, and it is intimated that he will accept.
The avowed principles of the new party,
so far as they relate to an honest and econom-
ical administration of the State and city gov
crnments, and the elevation of good and true
men to office are correct and praiscworthy
but the movement appears TO have entirely
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it to inspire thepeople of the State with con-
tidence in the sincerity of its declarations.
The wholesale plundering and corruption
that existed few years ago under Radical
rule in this State, and which exists to day on
the most gigantic scale in national affairs,
shouldserve as caution to the people not
TO entrust their interests again to that party,
no matter under what deceptive disguise it
may present itself.
1freforms are needed the Democratic par
ty can and will apply the cure. During long
years of Democratic success in Maryland,
little abuses have doubtless sprung up and
bad men have unfortunately foisted them
selves into place. But the universal demand
HiuuC liohh I'LL ptlts VI VIC CtutCi uuu lllduc,
too, by Democrats themselves, that the evils
shall be corrected and incompetent and cor
rupt men sternly rebuked, is proof that the
Democratic party is the real party of reform
The disposition Of this party to-day, if the
utterances of its independent press can be
relied on as evidence, is for searching ex-
animation and reform of whatever exists in
State, city or county governments that is
detrimental to the interests of the public Its
movements are free and open to the world,
while the proceedings Of the new party are
concocted in secret, by few political mana
gers What voice have the citizens general.
ly in making the nominations of the so call
ed reform party9 Can few managers, as
semblcd in secret conclave, guarded by pass
word and sign, rightly assume to do for the
people what they and they alone should do
for themselves II is just such proceeding
that constitutes ring. 1t is true that some
honest and well meaning men, anxious for
the welfare of the State, have signifed their
willingness to trust their interests to those
who have assumed the direction and control
of the new party. We fear that if successful
they will find out their mistake when too
late, and reform under Radicals disguised as
independents, will be utterly delusive and
vain.