The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-27
The Distracted Democracy.

Never since its formation has the Democratic
party been in SO distracted and unsettled con-
dition as new. To speak somewhat unclassical-
", there seems neither "head nsr taiP' to it;
nsr, indeed, is there any nucleus or grand CEN
tire around, or to which its members can cling
with hope or confidence. 1t is like ship at sea
without compass, rudder or hslmsman, buHetsd
and bufiting any way at the mercy Of inexorable
storms. The House Of Representatives in Gen.
grsss it placed in power at Washington year
ago. giving thereto controlling majority, has
proved totally inadequate to the high trust; or,
At least to the astuteness and ability indspensa-
BILE to a judicious management even Of minor
partizan affairs. From beginning to new, and
ne doubt will bs-judging Of the past-to end
ing, that body has exhibited series Of successive
blunders, pitiabls and inexeusable. In its at
tempts to expose political enemies, barring one or
two exceptions BabcOck, Belknap, etc.-it has
brought edum upsn itself and many Of its own
hitherto trusted friends. The tables, in fact,
have been turned, exposing
but neeessarily-DemOeratsaA Democracy, rath-
er than Republicans and Republicaaism. One
after another have prominent leaders of the DEM
ocratic party, who were aspirants for Prssiden-
tial hencrs, fallen, until there are but few of
them left unsainted. Contrary to expectations,
heseattempted exposures have fallen upen friends
instead Of enemies, thus leaving the would-be
hypocritical purifiers to suffer most on account Of
their own acts.
1t may be truly said, never was a party so
distracted as is the Democratic at this present
time. 1t is without definite policy on any
great question, save common platitudes, accepted
BY all as universal philosophy, embracing the old
acknowledgement good to the greatest num-
bsr," etc-which everybody believes in.
On the paramount and absorbing financial
question which must be the problem on which
the approaching Presidential election depends
we End Democracy and Democrats at absolute
antipodese. Some of them, going even by States
commanding as are those Of Ohio, Indiana, Hi.
nois, kc., advocate imitation with ''rsg money, "
ignoring gold and silver, wholly adverse to the
original, Jacksonian, BentsHian, and "eld bull
lien'' economy of former days. Nothing csuld
possibly be farther from what that party enc
boastsd of. There seems, however, no reconcile
alton or compromise attainable on these differ
enees.
The recent Democratic State Convention o
Ohio, which assembled few days ago at Gin
einnati, sprung a complete surprise upon Demo
Gratis in other States BY doing the very reverse o
what was expected. The Hon. George q. Pen
dleton-played-sut infationist-was made it
permanent President, and Mr.. James W. New
man, also rag-baby-man, Secretary. ACQUISITION
of contest as to the seat of Hon. G. F. Cary
which the committee had settled in his favor
created much excitement, and Mr.. Cary fnall!
disposed of it by Withdrawing his name as del
egate. The committee on resolutions made tw'
reports. The minority report, which was pre-
seated by Mr.. Morgan and represented nine Q
the twenty members of the COMMITTEES, was adep
ted by vote of 3s6 to 266. 1t favors the repea
of the resumption law and the gradual substitu
ton of legal-teRdsrs for national bank notes, nj
forced contraction, no forced imitation, but
sound currency equal to the wants of trade, to b
regulated in velume and gradually equalizet
with gold by making it receivable for custom
and interconvertibls With 3.65 government bonds
an income tax to meet at least the premium OF
gold to pay the interest en- the public debt, ant
the making Of silver legaItender for the pay
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