Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-11-17

better or worse" with the terrible
suspicion hanging over the transac-
ton that it is for the latter, is not
agreeable to think about.
The excitement over, all parties
may now take a calm view of the
recent contest and speculate freely
upon causes and effects. To very
many of these it is of course not our
province to refer. Suffice it to say
there were numerous incidents of bad
faith in both the democratic and re-
publican parties to their nominees.
To their antagonists this was gain
and the workingmen-the most solid
and loyal to their ticket profted
more, proportionately. Between DR..
Porter and Mr.. Heating there was no
issue other than political, but the
former enjoyed an advantage in being
a county man, besidespolling the votes
of many workingmen who had no
candidate for Comptroller. In the
contest for Senator the disafection
toward Col. Spates was sufficient to
elect Mr.. Combs. Mr.. Park ran
nearly up to the average Of his ticket.
For the House Of Delegates, MI
Braces personal popularity enabled
him to run ahead of his ticket; this,
taken in connection with the strength
gathered by Mr. Q Kourke from dem
pcratic sources, not only aided to de-
feat Mr.. Cox, but placed him behind
the republican ticket. The defeated
republicans ran close upon the heels
of the elected democrats, while the
workingmen valorously brought up a
strong vote few hundred in the rear.
For Commissioners, Mr.. McCulloh
comes off with the largest vote polled
for any county candidate. He is fol-
lowed by the veteran republican, Mr..
Greene, and then three popular dem
ocrats complete the Board. Here
again the defeated republicans are
close on the game, and the working
men pulling heavily little way be-
hind. Mr.. Manly defeats Mr.. De-
Witt for Sheriff by a majority slightly
greater than the average Of his ticket,
with Mr.. Schillings racers we'll in
hand, just coming into the home
stretch. Mr.. Schaidt and Mr.. Patter-
son, for Surveyor, unvexed by third |
parties and undismayed by the gray
ity Of defeat, pursue the tenor Of
their way Mr., schaidt pacing in
ahead. Altogether, there's not much
to laugh or cry over. The working
men gave both parties trouble enough
to keep ahead, and to make their I'M
heavy development OF
strength seriously interesting fac tor
in the contest. To do this they had
perfect right, and they may congratu-
late themselves upon the effectiveness
Of probably the most vigorous can
vass any new party ever made. They
nay add to this the, belief that the
delegation-elect will do
is utmost to secure them all the pro-
lection the Maryland Declaration of
Rights and Constitution will afford.
The west and east are agitsted pro
md con over the bill now before Co.,
5ress restoring silver to legal tender
yalue. AS now constituted - .+ord-
Ird of gold is, Of ~ 100. nroon
- and silver .92. If we un-
sfstand them correctly, the silver
men desire to restore silver to the
place it occupied before the war.
This, it is said. is the debtor view,
while the Neutrality-suspicious. regard
the measure as species of repudia-
ton. The former are one standard
kofd,. greenbacks and silver-ior all
-both debtors and creditors; the lat
r also one standard-gold alone
themselves. The former wish to
away with the nominal margins