The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21

their oun, on the principle that the man
who shouts stop thief" the loudest, is the
verisable thief himself These pure aud
patriotic gentlemen who are 50 much CON
cernea for the people, and against all rings
erccpt their ora, may be known by their
running about here and there, eornering
this one and buttonholing that, putting
their heads together aud mysteriously
whispering aud plotting, ayerring all the
time that the party is going to the d-l,
and all through the agency Of rings. But,
just let their own little schemes succeed,
and the party isn't going in that direction
bit. Everything is serene and lovely
with them, and there isn't trace Of i
ring to be found
A Baltimore contemporary, the EreRias
Neass, tells us how these anti-ring gentry
move in that locality. Their doings ar,
but the counterpart of the doings of the
same class Of men here. The Neics says
The secret Independent Reform. Anti, Cath
olic-R Radical Party have discovered new
method fer nominating candidates, which
should be unto the Republicans a sign anS
the Democracy a warning. There is to b,
no "RingN business about their work, NJ
squabbling and quarreling over delegates
o no ! Their little private convention will
nominate their candidates with as much Sc
crecy and shrewdness as the 'sRing' and theI
the amiable, easy, credulons mass will b,
called in public meeting and will vote b. &c
clAmation for the nominees dictated to them
Surely this is novel, but it hardly looks nice
These extremely yirtuous and particular PEG
pie object to little private couclaye-whici
they are pleased TO call a ssRingn-selectinl
candidates and manipulating primaries AMI
n conventions to secure authoritative nomina
tons, but they hold secret little ''ring' o
their own, which fixes up ticket and com
pels the mass to vote for it at public meet
ing. The managers Of the secret ring eoun
upon the fact that their followers will gull
! down any ticket that may be made for them
All they have to do is n rig upa set Of nomi
nations to suit themsets aud among them
selves, and proclaim it at a mass meeting
and the meeting, without hearing half tn,
names, will shout "ayen until il is hoarse
This is better way-for ssfing make
nominations than the public way pursued b.
parties heretofore 1t has the advantage o
gratifying the leaders by allowing them L
select and dictate the nominees, and it hai
the further advantage Of fooling the people
into the belief that they conferred the nomi
nations because they voted rira roce for then
at mass meeting. And then see how NIGEL,
ticket can be liked up under this paten
process. Where good man may be needed
to float the ticket, a committee picks him out
calls upon him and tenders him a nomination
True, these committees appointed to hant
around select nominations, on a waiter, NEE
with cold receptions now and then, from sucl
reputable and respectable characters as the,
hope viii bite at them, but they persevere,
This is innocence and purity and political
simplicity in its raw and natural state. Or,
''Ringi against one party to make it obnox
ious, and organize ring with more often
sive features to oppose it. Maybe the ''mas
meeting will have something to say against
as well as for, the nominations, and perhap,
the people will have even a more important
criticism to pass at the polls this fall, wher'
they will have the opportunity by ballot Il
express their individual ideas in more ra
tional and effective manner than at mert
gathering Of clans.