Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-04-04
INCH HANDED.

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HIGH HANDED.
To US there come floating on the air strange
idings Of a Republican caucus recently held
at Annapolis II involves nothing more nor
les than the futile and foolish effort Of few
Republican members Of both branches Of the
Legislature to determine upon the Apprentices
from lower Maryland for iiicial positions IN
der the general government This caucus is
represented to have been called at the instance
Of Mr.. Mitchell, aud ll,t OF itself occasion sur
prise. II has not hitherto been thought by
Mr. Mitchelrs friends that he would cwilHug
to act the pigeon and play the part d enc
TIGER at the beck Of any set Of political gam
/ biers he hss rather teen credited with fun
share Of that lauduble ambition which plumes
1 its Digit for higher spi,crc- ana satfie- not to
be content with mere humjam nuttcr in the
bnrn-yard of any one. We lclicyc, however,
his purposes have Lcen pure aud good though
his efforts for their practical application have
been unwise and made him ridiculous. Such
proceedings are not only without precedent to
sustain them, hut every prcccPt OF party usage
and party policy is against to condemn it
Why republicans IN other sections Of the State
should he called upon TO poke their noses into
what BIS virtue Of the call itself concerns only
lower Maryland and why they should obey
such "a call are problems which might defy so
luton were it not apparent that the whole
h. IN I'M Irgat # q
willy political manipulators who are incapable
of rising above considerations Of self and who
were, in advance, aware that they would not
receive the endorsement Of those Who are pro-
pery to be consulted in such affairs If Mr.
Mitchell did call this caucus, as is alleged, he
did SO, no doubt, at the suggestion Of others
and has Enthusiastically succeeded in emitting
himself to much credit for simplicity Of mind
and crcdulity of nature If those are TO be con-
sidcred crcditable attributes. Only fifteen
votes are said to have Lecn cast in the caucus
/ and that quiet little gentleman Of St. Mary's,
/ Can't. Lawrence. who. besides other items of
mort. has the advantage OF being from Ohio,
wis a chosen man The aclis q Of this unat&
Suw~us takes the form of crumb
H. % satisfy the hunger Of st Mary ;
htv, but is in reality the tempting price of
ri 10 buy up the vote Of that county at the
hing Republican convention that is 10 nom
Ate for Congress. II Col. Crane is not very
karefu-exceedingl so--hc will not get even
athe complimentary vote Of his own county in
that convention.
Assuming that what is called lower Mary
land comprises even ~ the counties in this
congressional district and the Republican
strength Of that section in both houses of the
Legislature does not exceed four for the House
and enc for the Senate, yet they call in the aid
Of others from other sections and assume thro
such agencies absolute dcation in the matter
Of discussing The government patronage One
Of these four in the House is Of doubtful rcpub-
lcsuSm, for he was once upon time reported
as "excitcdly' DENYING Mr.. Raynor's charge
! that lie was there as Republican. IN this
view Of the case he had Of course no business
participating in any Republican caucus what
ever. This gentleman is believed to he fishing
for the Republican nomination for Congress
and is thought to have leen conspicuous in
the recent caucus movement. lie evidently
belongs TO that class whom il is q mistake to
lift from the Of security in which they have
Lccn appropriately abiding and to which in
all charity they should he speedily rclcgated
This effort by caucus appliance to strike
from the different central and executive com
mittccs Of the counties the respect TO which
their views arc justly and by time honored OBJ
scryance entitled, to strip them ofthe influence
which the very nature Of their political rcla-
tons authorize them to use. TO ignore cntircly
the opinions ofo,hcrs Who haze done ycomen
service under tflc flag Of the party deserves for
its secret instigators so1crcst ccnsprc, and will
yet inevitably receive Gthcring rchukc
The differences dividing the Republican and
Democratic parties, ifeny at all exist, are tut
nominal, and Congressional nominations made
by Republican conventions for this district
have not Of late years been clean things -
Against this repetition for the future under
any circumstances, We shall strcnuously pro-
test. The taking up by the coming eonven-
ton as its candidate ofany one who pariici-
pated in or approved the recent high handed
caucus at Annapol. VIII only invite for It's
action public contempt and for its candidate a
repudiaticn At the polls which will he humili-
ating if not positively degrading. ltmay and
probably will eyeuuate that the nominating
| by Republican congressional convention viii
be, no heretofore, nothing more than the form
| al and ceremonicus hestowal og "a barren hon
/ or, ct even that shall insist upon being
done with some degree Of decency, with some
regard for propricty and in the broad light Of
day that the honor self may receive no tarn-
ish and be without stain. Wewould not thus
far in advance agitatc this matter did we not
regard this merry caucus business as an out
rage having the congressional nomination as
the Interior object to be accomplished and we
propose to keep the public advised of occur
rences as they take place as we'll a. TO express
ourselves freely on all party affairs whenever
eNigencics may seem to require.
Mr.. Cox said God grant that the time
may never come when the planters Of the low
er counties would have to seek redress any
! where elise Than in thc Dpn0rra tif. larfy and