Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-12

IL Will De seen from the above that
Maryland has great cause for congratula-
ton on the low rate of taxation which has
prevailed during the domination of the
Democratic party-there being but three
States with lower rate than ours, whilst
in twenty it is greatly exceeded. This
favorable exhibit, we say, together with
the high standing of the State bonds in
the market, had much to do with reas:ur
ing the people that as yet the finances had
not been mismanaged. But there were
other deep seated causes for discomfort
within our party lines-so patent and well
known to all, except the invincibly ignor
ant, that it is our firm conviction that had
it not been for the damaging effect upon
the approaching Presidential election, and
such an indecent nomination as that of
Mr.. J. Morrison Harris, as the champion
of Reform, many thousands more of Demo
Gratis would have joined in the movement
and cheerfully aided in the defeat of the
Democratic party for the sake of getting
rid of those who have forced themselves
into the positions of leaders and managers,
and who have been running it for the last
four years solely for their own advance
ment and aggrandisement. But that dan
ger is now happily past. That it is SO,
we are in no way indebted to any of these
selfsame leaders, but rather to the sober
second thought of the people, who did
not see how it was possible to work out
their political redemption through the
proscriptiveness and Know-Nothingism,
aided to the full of its bent, by the corrup-
ton of Radicalism. To this must be add
ed the efficient aid rendered by the fear
lessness of many of the Democratic papers,
which, published in different sections of
the State, whilst denouncing in unmeasur
ed terms ''the ring" and its management
and corruptions, pointed out to the peo-
pie that the wisest and most practical way
of accomplishing their wishes was, not by
handing over the State government to the
Republican party, but by means of reform
within the Democratic party. This is
what the TIMES advocated throughout
the canvass, and now that it is over, we
mean in good faith and to the best of our
ability to continue its advocacy. And
as preliminary to this we shall insist that
Mr. Pinkney Whyte and his satellites shall
step down and out, and leave the manage
ment of the party to the people who have
extricated it from the perils in which he
and they have involved it. We are aware
of the fact that "rings,' to a certain ex-
tent, are almost inseperable from party or
CARNATIONS, just as they are inseparable
from private life. People who have the
same thoughts, feelings and sympathies
gravitate towards each other and form
circles of thought, which are nothing more
than rings. In politics, however, these
rings oftentimes become corrupt and have
for their purpose the conducting of the
public business for private gain and profit.
Whenever this condition of things ex-
lists it is time for the people to ring these
rings out. That time has now arrived in
the Democratic party of Maryland, and We
shall continue to cry aloud and spare not
until these gentlemen who have their
headquarters in Baltimore city are
neutrality-suspicious. sent "where the
voodbine twineth." Like that pompous
and fatulent humbug Mr.. J. Morrison
Harris they have outlived their public
usefulness, and are better calculated to
ornament obscurity than the honest sun
light. Their room is better than their
company, and as we want none of their
company we will have their room. And
when we speak of Mr.. Whyte and his ring,
we mean to include all subordinate and
connecting rings, such as the Canal ring,
&c. which have lent themselves to the
work of this Mokanna. By their machina-
lions they have caused the integrity of the
party to be assailed, driven many good
men from ito ranks, and come very near
to handing the State government over to
4 mongrel party-the offspring Of Know