The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05
The Politicians Government.

we copy the following article from
the BdttimOred1l, one of the ablest
Democratic weeklies published in
the State. AS was done in the Third
and Fourth Districts, was done in
every Congressional District in the
State.
1.-Two of the most "roaring" fares
OF the political campaign were enac-
ted in this city on Wednesday of last
week, in the Third and Fourth Con-
gressional districts, to the extreme
beWiderment and Indignation fthe
people, and to the boundless amuse.
ment of the party leaders. The NOM
ination Of Mr.. Kimmell and of Mr..
McLane, is fair specimen of the
way things political are managed IN
Baltimore? AS matter of course,
hardly anybody voted at the pri.
maries even the published returns,
which doubtless give far more votes
than were put in the ballot box, show
wonderfully small vote.
at would have been all the same,
however, if all the Democrats in all
the wards had voted, and had voted
against the Rings Messrs.
McLa2e and KimmelI. They would
have been nominated if they had not
received single vote at the prima-
ries, and if ten thousand votes had
been cast against them
"FOr reasons, doubtless Weighty
and sufficient, but bet known to
themselves, the Ring masters" had
determined that thus it should be
and accordingly so it was. So the
people may murmur, Mr.. O'Bripn
may denOunce it, and Mr.. H0blitzll,
may smile like the brave Indian at
the stake, but anyway and every way
it all comes to this in the end, that
the city and State are ruled by less
than dozen men.
1--WE call this a Democratic gov
ernment; that is, a government by
and for the people, and yet in the
SterneSt despOtiSm on the face of the
earth the people cannot have less to
do with the management of affair S
than they have in Baltimore. The
only difference between the two is.
that under despotic government the
people are plainly and openly given
to understands that they have moth
ing to do with the management of
public affairs, while here they are
told that they have everything to do
with it, but in fact are dUO1Ued to haze
nothing to do with it.
"Instead of being called Demo
cratic government, it rather deserves
the name of the Politicians Govern
ment. The politicians certainly
govern this city. and they govern it
for their own benefit, and in their
own interests. So far from its being
a peoples government. the people
have no part or lot in the matter.
They are merely "hewers of wood
and drawers of Water' for corrupt
poll icians.
"All that the people tave to do
with the management of public af
fairs is to pay taxes for the benefit
and support of the politicians who
fill the offices. Ifthey dare go beyond
this, the politicians Immediately de-
nounce them as Communists" or
'soreheadS," or "disappointed Office
,eekers," and endeavor to crush the
rebellion of the people against the
majesty of the Politicians by any and
every means in their power.
1.-THE people are getting very tired
Of this sort of thing, and are begin
ming seriously to question the obi
vine Right" of the Ring; and though
by fraud, intrigue aud violence they
may maintain their sway fora while.
yet terrible day of reckoning will
surely come when these corrupt
politicians will be cast into the outer
darkness of the obscurity from which
they originally crawled, where there
will be "wailing and crashing Of
teeth" Even so, mote it bel"