The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-10-16
The Situation.


II anybody is verdant enough to think that the
Citizens Reform ticket, either State or county,
can be elected without hard work, determined,
persistent effort and unfinching courage in push
ing its claims to the peoples support, let him at
once olVest Himself 0I tnis dangerous deiuslon--
1t must not be forgotten that it is q case of ex-
treme desperation with the party and the clever
folks who have been so successful in bringing
burdensome taxation, corrupt practices and gross
insfdciency to the public service during the last
eight or nine years. 1t must be borne in mind
that this is an enemy that never sleeps that
tires, that never ceases working, that scrupeS at
nothing, that uses every artful device, every po-
ltical subterfuge, every subtle, designing trick,
every species of means, fair, foul, corrupt and
criminal that can in any possible way create
diversion or make vote in favor of those whose
highest ambition is to substitute the public SER
vice to their personal schemes and interests
From John Lee Carroll surrounded by his sups-
riors in political council, Arthur P. German,
Mike Bannon and VIM. Pinkney Whyte down
to his and their most subservient officer of regis
tration, city justice or police there is nothing to
be expected, nothing to be hoped for bat an un-
scrupulous use of every conceivable means to
fight their ticket through at any cost or sxertion,
money or deeency. If the Reformers are expect
ing anything else they are laboring under de-
lusiop the Il "a =.>:s- ~ IN .'-s-.=z--=zs
cite oAly the derisive contempt of their determn-
ed foes. The fierce and desperate conflict with
tactics, manpulatiOns, bargains and sales, words,
speeches, denunciations, money and tricks that
characterized the workings and secured the re-
suit of the State convention that put the ticket
in the field, will be tame, decent and even respect
able compared with their doings on election day
to secure the fruits of all their exertions. The
people of Baltimore county have no business to
expect the defeat of the firing" ticket unless they
block every precinct, locate and designate every
legal voter, 60 to the polls at their opening in
such force and with such information as to be
able, in every particular, to demand fair play and
square dealing, remain on hand until the votes
are counted and properly tailed. Nothing short
Of this will answer the urgent exigencies of the
situation. Every man who desires reform must
be active, earnest, ardent, jealous in the cause.
Every stay-at-homs voter must deposit his ballot
this time. On an occasion that was big with i'm
portance to the British Empire, Admiral Nelson
said to his comrades, ENGLAND expects every
man to de his duty" The demands of the hour
'expect every man to do his duty" from now to
election.
This, it must be borne in mind, is not fight
between Republicans and Democrats. 1t is the
conflict of honesty with corruption, fair play
against foul work, square dealing against I'M
scrupulous gouging. The proof of this is the
proceedings of the Democratic State convention.
The charge that the attempt was made to pur-
chase votes for Carroll by the promise of office
and $4,000, stands undenied yet. We have only
to point to Pinkney Whyte, who dictates and
tolerates, and Bannon and German, who execute
the malpractices and reap the fruits of the Is per
cent State legislative appropriation, dispose of
the canal patronage and prostitute the revenues
Of the State to the decentralization of its people
Honest Democrats everywhere, this is your fight
Stufing and cheating at the general election has
failed to stop when it effected only Republicans.
You were disguised at it, but tolerated it. 1t
now pinches your own toes in your own prima
res and conventions. We can stand it, if you
can The Republicans stand aside and give you
a clear field. Your ticket, in the State and coun-
ty, is almost altogether your own selection II
is your imperative duty to take the lead in this
conflict Go ahead and scale the breastworks
like gallant men. But you must lead the fight
If you will take the front, bring out all your
forces and stand up to your work like men, the
victory is yours triumphant. This, and this
only, will bring triumph and the reformation you
30 srdently desire.