The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-11-16
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
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Maryland belongs Of right in the column of Re-
publican States. Her interests, her history, her
relation geographically to the nation and its cap
ita, the Importance of regaining and securing her
former influence in its councils, alike make it the
part of patriotism, duty and State pride that she
shall be placed where she properly belongs.
Can this be done? The last two elections, and
especially the one just passed answer this. With
energy, proper direction of effort, harmony among
those into whose hands the party management is
to be committed, and of infinite Importance, the
giving of correct information to the people and
especially to the people of the rural districts
political topics, it is possible practicable, easy in
deed, of accomplishment. The veriest tyro in po-
ltical prophecy can read this in the signs Of the
times.
But these conditions to great and early change
in our now unfortunate political position depend
upon some self sacrifice on the part of men who
heretofore have not striven to unite the party.
1t requires hearty, earnest, honest work from its
members beyond and above those who expect to
be its candidates and its benefciaries Republ-
in the counties where only exists partisan
press subsidized by the public money expended at
the dictation of the centralizing ring, must be
kept posted upon the current of events the issues
at stake and the principles involved. Above all
this it needs, At demands that personal claims, and
the rival pretensons of opposing factions shall be
surrendered and forgotten and that the truest, the
wisest and the best men in its ranks shall be call
ed upon to take the lead in recognizing and lead
ing to victory once more in Maryland the Repub-
lican party-the only party of right principles,
devotion to humanity, honest money and true re-
form.
The discomfort of honest men with the ring,
their disgust at the elevation by its mandates of
incompetent and unworthy men, the decay of the
prestige of our State so fallen from its old tradi
tons when served by intelligent, devoted and
honest public servants, the revolt of the masses
and the now quivering balance of power every
where apparent outside of Baltimore city, all
point to the opportunity for a revolution here
such as just experienced in New York and New
Jersey, in Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
Republicans of Maryland, our party is not de-
signed to benefit individuals its important work
is not to raise this man or that to public station
1t springs from broader foundations; it seeks no
bier accomplishments. Let us then leave out of
sight and forever behind us all animosities and
contentious, and "laying aside every weight
enter from TODAY upon the campaign of'79 which
shall place Maryland alongside of her nobler sis
tiers who have grandly wheeled into the Re-
publican line Let us now, inspired by their ex-
ample begin at once the regeneration ofour State,
by that sort of fearless, effective and unceasing
work which will sink out of sight all unimportant
questions and unite us firmly and heartily in the
performance of our duty as Republicans, and
which must bring us as well the laures fvictory.