The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-02-19

Tne Presidentiak CONTEST.

From this time hence until the nominations for
President, Republican and Democratic, are made,
there will Of course be numerous speeulations in
cident thereto on beth sides. The indications
are that we shall have an unusually excited and
vigorous campaign. The Democracy has had its
hopes raised by some successes year or mere
ago, causing leaders and others of that party to
heps for triumph next fall. The Hsuse Of Rep
rssentatives has new quite large majority OBJ
tanned at late elections in different parts OF the
country. This, however, was secured mere
through apathy, for the time being, upon the
part of Republicans, than from any other cause.
Alta time when there was no great danger and a
disposition to rsbuke certain wrongs that had
crept into the administration of affairs, honest
independent men came forth and expressed their
sentiments, either by taking no active part, or
openly expressing themselves by voting against
certain untenable and hazardous principles which
could no longer be tolerated, though sanctioned
by certain leaders of their own political party.
The rebuke has proved salutsry and in good
time to prevent permanent disaster. 1t was
lesson well put and in season, having had Its
good results, showing forcibly recklessnesS would
not and could not be sanctioned under any cir
cumsances.
Mistakes Of even a more glazing character have
been made upsn the part Of Democracy. They,
too in the fond anticipation of gaining place and
power in the central government, went astray
adversely to their own partizan interests and
hopes of future triumph. They seem, indeed, to
have forgotten there was any ether element to
foster and crafty, beyond that which, few
years ago, arrsyed itself against eur Union and
fought to cause its destruction. Hence it has
been demonstrated in States and municipalities
where, what is termed Democracy, obtained the
ascendaney, very few, save those who fought in
the Southern army and were enemies Of the Union,
struggling to destroy it, could secure place or po-
sition under a Democratic administration. To
be recommended as "Union man. was next to
defeat, whilst with certificates petitions, letters,
etc., as having battled in the Southern army for
the purpose of disrupting our Republican COM
pact and lowering its flag to the dust, was all
sufficient towards insuring success.
More reflective moments having come upon our
people, causing them to realize the true situation
those especially welded to their country, have
taught them the danger of allowing their govern
ment to fall into the keeping of a party which,
to secure favor, elsvates persons oace open enc
mics and disloyal, to official power. The natur'
al superstition is, il the whole official control OF
our government was entrusted to those once its
implacable enemies, if an opportunity arrived to
destroy or turn it over to the keeping Of such a
foe it might be wrestsd-as attempted during
the late RebelIion-from its true friends and dis
solved, or destroyed, perchance, forever. We
are, therefore, firm in the belief that the loyal So
ber-thinkng, patriotic people of this country who
fought the late war through to the bitter end and
saved our great Republic from destructiOn-we
mean the Republican party-the Union party
will again feel the absolute imperativeness of
holding the relns in their own hands and see the
propriety Of electing another Republican Pres-
dent-alsO Republican Congress composed of
such men as are in utilization and censonance
with the great conservative reform movement
now growing everywhere.
1t is too soon yet to say with any degree Of
certainty who the next candidates-Republican
or Democratc-wil be. We have seen nothing
thus far to operate against Blains's chances as
being probably best on the Republican side. An
indication of his strength and fitness is the per-
sistant efforts upon the part of Democrats to de-
feat him. Evidences are daily becoming mere
apparent that the Republican nominee, whoever
he may be, will be the next President of the Uni
ted States.