The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-09-15
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS.

The period has arrived when men of all parties,
hitherto welded to them on account of partially
for name honest belief in principle, feeling
freer from mere political trammes than heretofore.
They, indeed, begin to realize and assert self
independence eonsonant with higher manhood,
more creditabe and approving to themselves and
friends: The time was-and not many years ago
when those educated in particular partizan
school would scarcely dare go outside of it in
voting or exercising what might be deemed their
right of franchise. They cast ballots almost re-
gardless of the fitness of nominees great prob
lens at issue, simply because the persons voted
for belonged to time-honored political organiza-
ton. Whether good or bad, fitting or not, it was
supposed an imperative duty to aid in securing
the triumph of those candidates regardless of what
they might do afterward when elevated to Office
and power as rulers or lawmakers. Success of
party become the sole ambition.
A material change has taken place among men
in this respect. 1t has been made apparent not
only in our own county, but in Baltimore city;
also other cities, towns and counties within Mary
land. We likewise notice the same feeling made
manifest and rapidly growing throughout our
whole country. There are those who have faith
fully elung to Democracy and Republicanism,
Obedient to peculiar predictions, spending time
and money, including other sacrifices, to secure a
triumph of one orthe other, reaping butfew ifany
personal or general advantages therefrom.-
Wearied of such long-sufering and finally disap-
pointed, we now find this class of people casting
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dence, determining to vote and act hereafter as
best suits them inview of Interior interests Hence
it is that in Baltimore county, Baltimore city and
other sections of our State citizens stepping
outside of old partzan OrpOlitica grooves, uniting
themselves with more promising and hopeful in
dependent movements appealing directly to the
people and their better judgment.
To causes above mentioned may be fairly at
tributed the Independent Peoples Party and fra
trOnizatiOn of Republicans, Workingmen, etc.,
Herewith, which triumphed with us so signally
few years ago and is likely to do again this fall.
Democracy, it must be admitted, is woefully dis
organized in our county and discounted at the
independence of voters hitherto its reliant sup
porters, uniting with other combinations in oppo-
sition thereto 1t now stands isolated and alone
to combat against all these forces, weakened, too,
on account of disaffecton, with only forlorn
hope. The people combining or harmonizing,
rising above mere partizan proclivities for the
purpose of securing better legislation and more
competent official representatives than could other
wise be had. 1t is quite certain that the great
body of the Republican party in this county win
not affiliate with Democracy whilst it can con-
sistenty go with the people for what is right and
just Taking this view of the subject we are
naturally induced to believe that at the approach
ing fall election the elements in opposition to
easseFaey united as they almost certain to be,
favOring industry, labOring interests and good
government in all things, cannot fail of meeting
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