The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-17

In reply to the Washington Star Of |
Saturday last which made reference to the
rumor IL q vsvival 81 tbs Know Nothing
Parry in Baltimore, the Balhmoe DAILY
Nsus. says There Is disposition pre-
valeni IN certain quarters to lug-rehgion
into the politics Of the future. Selfish
men, who would gain power or place upon
any terms, are perfectly willing to drag
into the political arena topic which would
arouse and excite the worst passions, and
which once invoked recognizes no authority
and admits Of no restraint Baltimore has
already had serious lesson in Know Moth
ingism, and is hardly prepared to venture
back ints that maelstrom Of violence, law.
leHsnessand blood. Her people know and
realize that under Democratic rule alone
has this city enjoyed quiet and prosperity
When the violence of mob rule made her
name terror and reproaeh 10 the country,
when corruption aourished in Office aud
ruthanism ruled the highways and drove
our commerce away, the people appealed
to the Democracy Of the State and the
State interfered and held the rufians at
bay TO give the taxpayer q voice in the
government. When the war placed the
same violent faction upon the prostrate
form Of the Commonwealth, and permitted
il to prey upon every interest, and fran
chise that was valuable and dear, the
Democratic party was appealed TO again,
and again Il gave US peace, order and pros
perity. There has been nothing in the
government Of this city or State within
the past seven years which win induce the
people Of Baltimore or Maryland permit
. supremacy again which past experience
has caused them TO remember with dread.
Good order has prevailed throughout those
years; election days have been quiet and
free from violence; no citizen has been
molested in the exercise Of the franchise
no matter how obnoxious personally he
might be; the laws have been unhinchingly
enforced, and, with very few exceptions,
public officers have been free from the
faint Of corruption; city and State stock,
though paying q lower rate Of interest
than the stock Of most States or corpora
tons, have steadily remained above par,
and there has been nothing to warrant
such desperate opposition to the party III
power as would betray Maryland or Balti-
more into the hands which never control
led save to abuse and injure.
This is but simple justice to the domi-
nant party, and the people Of Baltimore
have learned too severe lessons 10 the past
not to appreciate the value Of such service.
If there are wrongs to be corrected OF
abuses to be stayed they know the remedy
and can apply it without rushing blindly
to political suicide or seizing upon violent
methods which invariably return to plague
those who avail themselves Of them. No
| good citizen would wish TO see secret
proscriptive organization in power in this
city again, or desires to have repeated the
terrible experiences which have ever ac-
eompanied such passionate partisanship.
The people Of Baltimore have not gone
mad yet, and they will be slow to encour-
age an element in our politics which never
yet has been introduced without INJECTING
disastrous results. Church and State can
not mingle in Maryland, and the day is a
long way of which viii witness a return to
Know Nothingism--long ago buried be-
meath the condemnation Of an intelligent
and outraged people.