The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-10-02
That IS Address ,,

Here is another fraud, which the Cumberland
(Md.) Times, staunch Democratic paper, ex-
poses. This address, purporting to have been
issued by the Democratic state Central Commit
tee, has been published in all the little ''ring'
organs, as well as in papers of heavier caliber,
and has been commented upon favorably by
nearly all of them Hear what the Times has to
say of this 'fraud" as it sees proper to term it
ga paper addressed to the "Peeple Of Mary
land" appears in the Baltimore Sun and Gdzette
of Yesterday signed by Joshua Vansant, chair
man Of the Democratic State Central COMMITTEE,
which deserves particular attention. rms ad-
dress is well written paper, but 1t Is SIMPLY
defense of the Treasury Department and the canal
management. Why this was necessary does not
very clearly appear. The conduct Of what is
called the State ''ring' in cerrupting legislation
and levying blackmail upon appropriations con-
stitute the sins which have brought the Demo-
cratic party into discredit with the people. For
eur part we have never charged State officials
with corruptly using the State funds, although
such charges have been made by others. iAe
canal management has been ordinary-nothing
more. The increasing demand for bitumlnous
coal, with favorable seasons, has given the canal
a steadily increasing trade during season when
freights were compelled to seek cheap routes oil
TRANSFORMATION. The canal offered this induce
ment, and but for the unpopularity of the present
management the shipments would have been one
hundred thousand tons greater this year tnan
| last instead of about twenty-five thousand. The
LENGTHY statement of the business of the cana
| which the "address" contains, does not touct
the issue in vital part at all. The men who arr
controlling the canal are the leading spirits OF
combination of men who made the last Leglsla
| ture of MARYLAND stencil in the nostrlls OF al
| honest people; they bought and sold legislation
| they stole sums of money from every approprla
ton. and vet the "address" answers net one 2
these accusations So much for this paper, wnic
the Gazette calls ian exhibit as IS an EXHIBIT.
Now q word as to its legitimacy, and its right
| the endorsement of the State Central Oonnaittes
We are credibly informed that this address wa
| submitted to that body and VOTED DOWN.-
Our information is obtained from member wn
was present and voted against it. A few men
hers of the Executive Committee of the Centrt
Committee-thernselves members of the ring
meet in Baltimore and adopt the address IN ID
name of the State Central Committee. This az
makes the paper itself fraud, and as such enl
do we recognize it, while mainly endorsing
spirit and substance"
This same address was published on the mr.
page of the Journal last week. In referring 10
that paper says editorially:
, "We ask every Democrat to read compile,
refutation of some of the false statements OF Il
american in reference to our State finances wniS
will be found upon the first page of the Journ
to-day. 1t is calm and dspassonaste' and s.. So
ported by the figures which do not lie, and the
is no bombast as charged by the American"
Here are two opinions ofthe document. Whi'
. will you believe, a bold and fearless Democrat
! paper, which is not afraid to make the !r0
known, or the Journal, one of the "ring' char
g pions? Judge for yourselves.