The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-10-16
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ing Ruby's thunder there) negro magistrates, and
in fact we think he undertakes too much, as ne
makes a complete "fzzle'' of the whole thing be-
cause he tries to grasp more than he is able to
hold or carry. In the course of the ramblings OF
his unsteady pen be speaks contemptuousy OF
the Hon. J. Morrison Harriss and brands him OF
the sDark Lantern order Of by-gone days." If
Mr.. Harris thought, at the beginning of this can
vass, that he would have to meet the steel (pen)
of such foeman ~ as ~. H." he would
no doubt have lain down his armor and
retired to the quietude of his pleasant coun-
try home. But Mr.. Harris is no coward, and
once on the track he cannot be driven off by all
the yelping ours in the State. He is man who
knows what is right, and knowing, dares to
stand up for it. He has not been held in place
in the Democratic party by the gift of office. In
fact he has never held an Office since he has been
a member Of the party, whilst others, his SLAM
dsrsrs, fatten on the hard-earned money of the
taxpayers. Truth is mighty, Mr.. ~. H" and
will not down.
Perhaps ~. H." has forgotten, but we have
not, that in 1867 the Democrats of Baltimore
county held convention to elect seven gentle
men to go to Annapolis TO help frame new Con-
stitution for the State Who was the man that
headed that delegation The Hon. j. Morrison
Harris. In that convention he received JDty-SeOsn
potes when such men as Robert Fowler, Chas. A..
Buchanan, Anthony Kennedy, John Wetherea,
| DR.. E. Bell, George Yellott and R. J. Cuttings
received only frem to So votes. Then Mr. Har-
| ris was good enough Democrat to getmaore eOtes
sax,s ssy other before tsae evzsveostson and ne
has been acting with the Democratic party ever
since 1t must be remembered, too, that this
honor was conferred upon Mr.. Harris unsolicited,
and that afterwards, when he had been informed
of his election, he compelled, as he stated to
| the committee who waited upon him, Sin view of
many considerations of private and business
nature, must decline the nomination" This is
| the man whom ~. H." and others of his ilk
much delight to SANDER and ridicule. This is he,
who in 1861 was the choice of the Democratic
party Of his county to represent them in high
and honorable position. Now he is spoken of
| derisively because he has the maniness, the pa
triotsm, the honesty and the courage to stand
up before his oaca party and tell it to its teeth
that it is sapping the very life's blood from the
| tax-ridden farmers and mechanics, and asking
good men Of all parties to join with him and
choke off the vampires ere it be too late. Ah,
~. H." it will take more men and better ones
than yourself to blacken the fair name and fame
of ]. Morrison Harris.
We would ask ~. H" if he is not aware that
large part of the Democratic party of this coun-
| ty to-day is composed Of old Know Nothings 2
We can point to a number who have been apd
| are holding Office in the county, who have been
elected by just such men as ~. H." This is a
fact and we dare him to deny it. Truly, ''con-
sistency thou art jewel"
As an evidence of how the nonsensical twaddle
OF ~ H." is received at what purports to be his
home, we copy the following from the Glen Rock
Iens's Maryland Line correspondence:
ave noticed communication in the Maryland
Journal of the I'd inst, purporting to be from
Maryland Line, and signed j. H. We were
much surprised at the article and more especially
at the quantity of clustering small talk which it
contained. 1t is somewhat surprising to note
how low down into the English language j. H.. ;
reaches to find words which he thinks appropri
ate to be used in denouncing the party in oppo-
sition to his own peculiar views. He draws a
great picture of wonderful calamity which he
would make his readers believe will 0vertake
them, providing the opposition gets into power
in Maryland. Wonderful ideas are set forth, but
we do not hesitate to say that there is not a
rational man in our State who is foolish enough
to believe that j. HIS woeful picture will ever
become reality. Fie on such clustering nom
sense. The time for such articles has passed, and
sensible men prefer reading something with sense
in il. Writers should not become so excited over
WITCH 1ih thas5 must 2GSw Is 'Gnsgaa6IfsBfS Tie
article is 6oyish in the extreme to say the very
best of it, and if j. H. thinks he will be able to
ride into political popularity among the Demo
cratic population of our grand old State by pen
ming such exctable articles, containing such lot
Of boisteroHs nonsense, and conjurng up myth
cal troubles, that should not find place in this
age of reason and common sense in the minds of
any sensible man, we fear he will be mistaken.
II j. Fl must ventilate himself through tina me-
dunn Of the public press, let him select and ham
die sensible topic in sensible manner, and not
publish number of statements which his very
manliness will tell him are mere imaglnations.-
Politics and political parties are all right, but if
party cannot maintain itself in power without
STOPPING to the production of such exaggerated
statements as y. H. puts forth, we think it is
time Ito use Beecherism) for the party to step
down and out No, no. j. H., the Democratic
party is able to take care of itself in Maryland,
and should the Potato Bugs, sore-heads, or
whatever you may term them come into power,
your chances for being elected to Office will be
about equal to wha; they will soon be in the party
now in power"
The above was evidently written by Demo-
crat who has pretty correct conception of the
'hef" of Capt. 81. H. Let sensible people
draw their own conclusions.