The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-17
For Conntn Commissioners.
For County Surveyor.
WIN. Il. CLARK.
The Campaign.

HI SdbiphlSbs
The indications ofthc political sky now are
that the regular Democratic ticket headed
by Hon. John Lee Carroll, will sweep the
whole State, in the face Of any opposition by
self-styled reformers or Republicans in dis
guise. The want of cohesion among the in
congruous elements which compose the two
reform bodies in Baltimore city will be fatal
to the success of any ticket they may put in
the field. Besides, the people sec that the
Republican party is merely using the social.
ed rc.ormers as wedge to split the Demo-
cratic party, and thus confusion is made
worse COMPOUNDED. In the meantime the
Democratic party throughout the State is
aroused, and an earnest demand is made for
rcform-but for reform within the party
lines. The new party may be honest and
sincere in its desire for political reform, but
that its members have any more political or
personal honesty, or that they are any more
in favor of an honest economical admins
tlation of State affairs than Democrats
are, we stoutly deny. Even if the reformers
could, by any possibility, be successful in de-
feating the Democratic ticket, what assurance
is there that the people would be any more
faithfully or honestly served than they have
been under Democratic rule ? There is every
reason to believe that the contrary would be
the case. The part taken by the Republicans
in the movement would cntile them to de-
mand large share of the subordinate offices
if indeed they did not absorb them all and
with the administration of the State govern
ment in their hands, the people of Maryland
would be in an evil case once more. They
have not forgotten the odious test oaths, the
prescription laws and the bayonet, by which
they were disfranchiscd and driven from the
polls under Radical rule The people of
Maryland are not willing for return to this
state of affairs, and hence they look with sus-
plcion upon any movement-no matter how
specious its pretext-which is controlled in
whole or in part by Radicals.
The course of the reformers has been so
vacillating and so weak that the little strength
they apparently had at first is deserving them,
and they will soon he left without corporals
guard, The nominations for the Legislature
and for county offices made by the Demo.
Gratis Of the several counties of the State have
been such us to inspire the people with re-
ncwed confidence in the party, and hence
there is every disposition to cntrust the cause
of reform to its hands, rather than to commit
il to the care of Radicals.
AS to the Democratic State ticket headed
by the Hon. John Lee Carroll, we say I'M
hcsitatingly, that q better one has never been
presented to the people of Maryland by any
party. The btterest partisan opponent has
not been able TO point to single stain upon
the personal or political character of either of
the gentlemen composing it, There is, there
fore, every assurance that in their hands re-
forms, wherever needed, in every department
of the State government, will be vigorously
pressed. 1t is so nominated in the bond by
which the people pledge themselves to sup
port them. With such State ticket, and
with unexceptionable nominations for coun.
ty officers, the Democratic party can appeal
with the utmost confidence to the people of
Maryland for renewed support of its candi-
dates.