The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-03-31
Democratic Obstinacy.

It is to be regretted that those most obstinate of
our Democratic friends seem loath to accept the
situation in acknowledging things as they are
They would rather encourage perverseness, though
at the expense of every material business interest
of the country, than yield single partzan preju-
dice; rather, indeed, see the whole country kept
in turmoil suspense and uncertainty for four years
to come. This, to the mildestterm, is unclever
The Philadelphia Inquirer, q very liberal, con-
sentative Republican Journal in one of its recent
issues, says:
Discretion is proverbially the better part of
valor, and some of our Democratic contemporaries,
though sufficiently familiar, doubtless, with the
wise old saw, have been giving us another Illus
tration of its truth. They pursued the Chinese
policy of making the most frghtful demonstrations
in front of their lines all through the late cam
paign terrific antics and tremendous buster con-
stitutng an important part of their tactics. They
kept up this formidable and appalling display, for
reasons best known to themselves, until the last
moment, and then suddenly found themselves un-
der such momentum that they could not well stop,
although there was no longer anything to make
hideous faces and abominable noise about Shout
ing and stamping with the utmost vehemence up
to the 4th of March, they became aware that it
was rather awakened to subside into ordinarily
quiet behavior on the 9Th, and various were tho
shifts resorted to on the embarrassing OCCASION
Some ingenious journals seemed to fancy they
could effect dignifed retreat by turning their
column rules upside down. Others embcllished
their first pages with sundry and various unusual
devices such as flags at half mast, collins, daggers
and other Mollie Mcguire emblems. Many found
refuge in digniied silence; but the greater num-
Der were enticed by leading example into as
Stunning an attitude of naughty defiance and i'm
placable hatred.
CATER brandishing swords and fourishing fire.
arms from June to November and from November
to March, the naughty defiance resort was easy,
appropriate, and really looked well at the moment.
1t cvinced an indomitable spirit not to be dsmay-
ed by defeat, and afforded opportunity for coming
down, say little less suddenly, from those heights
of bombast which the Democracy had made their
stronghold.
"The proverbs always kept in countenance,
however, and it presently became evident that this
show of valor made at the expense of discre-
tiOn. The heroic attitude is very fine, and is
of the perennial attractions of the meodrama, but
it is likely to become trying, not to say ridiculous
in prosaic everyday life. 1t is very taking to see
n hero stand On guard, plant his feet firm indeed,
and cry out "Come on!' in voice of thunder,
waving his stout blade the while and casting with
ering glances in the direction of the expected foe.
But if there isn't anybody to "come on" what can
the doughtiest hero do about it? He may rage
and a moment or two, but the sooner he
sneaks off the stage or gets the curtain rung down
the better"
In opinion the time has come for every SEN
sible citizen of our country, no matter what his
partizan or political sentiments may be, to act
reasonably, in view well of his material in
terest as that of others. 1t is clearly evident that
such obstinacy can produce nothing but harm
The best policy in view of self inter est and for the
good of the whole country, which belongs alike to
ALL is to manifest and exercise consistent iberali-
ty. To suppose Mr.. Hayes will do everything ex-
actly in correspondence with the views of Demo-
Gratis is an absurdity wholly impossible Hemust
have reasonable time and all sensible citizens can
not do otherwise than accord it to him, in effectively
demonstrating and outworking his honest desires
and policy. Expecting anything else would be
superlative nonsense. Time, patient consideration
and sober judgment are necessities to so great
task as has devolved upon him in reconcilng all
parties and all interests. Let us be reasonable
and accord time to Mr. Hayes and his administra-
ton for accomplishing what they earnestly DESIRE
in view of our country's good.