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

Returns IRON the eleCllOuS III OulO lOWa nhu
Nebraska, also Newark, New Jersey, which took
place Yesterday, have cast damper over Democ- I
racy here which puts them to non plus. They
can conceive no means whatever of explaining 1t
satisfactorily. The truth is, and all understand
the fact, if Ohio had have gone Democratic yes
terday on the imitation, Democratic doctrine, as
proclaimed in that immense State, Democrats in
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and other
States were, like Jim Grow, ready to turn and
wheel about, leaving their long cherished idea o.
''bullion," or hard money currency and go II
for imitation. So far as telegraphic returns havi
come in it is shown they are terribly J
the Republicans who went oYfthspripG 49,. hi
honestly-of gold and silver basis 1t has been.
q terrible defeat Not few anxious Democratic ]
politicians here who were sanguine and bet Their |
money on Ohio have lost. They begin to think
the Republican party, supposed by them to h
dead, still lives and has vim in it yet. The p
riod is approaching when mighty national COZ
test for the Presidency is to be fought in 1884, |
and Republicans who choose to lay dormant, r.
alize the Importance of again going forth in VII
dication of their principles, never swerved froI
favoring sound currency. 1t is alleged asa
'letting-down" excuse by Democrats, that thy
are satisfied with Ohio's result yesterday, becaue
it repudiates imitation, doctrine always in o..
position to Democracy. If, however, the Stae
into line with the Buckeye" and asserted then
selves favorable to her repudiating platform
| Take it in any phase, the Republican victories
| Ohio, also in Iowa, Nebraska and Newark, Nev
Jersey, are conclusive evidences that the same cd
| spirit which existed some years ago. slept fora
short time, letting Massachusetts, and few othr
States 60 by the board, but it is again arousd
| and convinced that the period is at hand to s.
sert its power. There is no question whatepr
| that the elections Of yesterday have caused IN
easiness and dismay among the Democrats of 3D.
timore and Maryland. They don't feel then
| selves by any means as strong or certain OF IT,
umph either in city or State as they did few
days ago, when Ohio was looked upon as uncQ-
| querable in her Democracy 1t has been a dam
| aging blow aud will cost them P-t5e r. teDs
thousand votes in our commonwealth The
truth is people now begin to believe seriously the
Reform or "Potato Bug" party willsweep Mary
land and even our own metropolis
| 1t looks very much as if such would be the case
at this present time. The Democrats are working
like beavers and more frightened than they ever
were. The recent letter of Hon. S Tackle Wallis
in reply to Hon. John Lee Carroll has fallen like
bomb-shell in their camp. reply to it, effec-
| tive, is impossible. look upon that epistle as
one of the most perfect pieces of political litera-
| ture ever penned. Even the mysterious "Junus"
| could not surpass it. 1t presents two-edged
sword which cuts all round and is full of needles.
| Its bees-lettres scholarship and matchless COM
position challenges criticism. Never has there
been severer sarcasm put into so short a space.
| The silent vote OF our city cannot be counted
on by Democrats. Hundrels-probably thous-
ands-unsuspected of all parties will come out
and vote the Reform ticket. This | know will
be the case. The Democrats say, however, they
are bound to elect Latrobe, though Carroll and
others of the State ticket by means certain.
| Mr.. Wallis will get very large vote. The most
violent and long-lived Democrats, to a consider
able number, openly assert they will support and
vote for him at every hazard. This / assert up
on personal knowledge. Hon. ]. Morrison Har
ris is also exceedingly popular in our city. He
| has scores of warm, enthusiastic friends who be.
lieve him honest, capable and entirely competent
| to fill the Gubernatoral chair In ms judgment
purer, more worthy gentleman does not live in
our country. 1t is but saying what is conceded
| truth OF Col. wilkins that he has no enemies but
| all friends. The nominees of the Reformers gen.
orally for City Council and State Legislature are
all good men, selected with reference to merit
honesty and ability. No personal fault can te
found with any Of them. Upon the whole may
| say to you and your many readers that the skies
| are bright upon the reform cause. Baltimore
county must also take courage aud do her duty
| The main object is to get rid of corruption and
People seem determined upon this come what
may. They want and demand a change
| At times in the dim light of my sanctum my
spirit is oppressed BY the question, 'why, after
reading over the list OF officers in arrears to the
State, the vulgar mind will harbor doubts con-
corning the honesty ofour Democratic office hold
| ers ?" Also, "why it is that those who remain in
Office the greatest number Of years show such an
out-of-proportiouate yearly increase of indebted
ness2"
may say to you that the Democrats assert
most positively they must and will, come what
may, carry the coming city election on the 9th,
and make Gen. Latrebe Mayor Of Baltimore be-
yond all peradventure, even though majority
of Reformers be against them. They of course
have the tools, judges police, city authorities
registry list and other things in their own hands,
age There will, however, be a sharper IoSlsss-ss
regarding such matters than hitherto, and it may
not do to depend too much on achieving success in
that way. There are vigilaut committees on
both sides and, il necessary, some "bugs" who
they say will fight rather than stand by and see
fraud openly perpetrated
Business here is improving. There is more life
generally in the city. All the theatres are we'll
attended. Isl Slocum' at the Holiday is real
ly admirable and amazingly exciting. Remark
ably good health prevails generally. NEsToR
Letter from Third District.