The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-28
sFor Congress--6th District.
MILTON G.. URNER,
or rppnLpTcv couNrrv
OF FREDERICK COUNTY.

find to say of our can1idate-Mr.
Urner-is that he once was a rebel
and that he changed because he
wanted Office. He forgets his early
repentance and his long service in
way of "well doing" which has con-
tinued long since he left Office. Any
man who for any reason would give
up his rebellious proclivities is vast
Improvement on his competitor who
was once a rebel, always rebel, and
more than that, slave to, and a
creature of as corrupt "ring" of po-
litical tricksters and managers as ever
infested any portion of Gods hertz
age. Part and parcel of this gang
who have "made merchandise" of
their influence and their power OBJ
tanned by means-pronounced dis
honest by their own political friends
he is pushed upon his party as the
most subservent of the tools and
agents of this ''ring," in defiance of
the sentiment and wishes of the most
respectable and intelligent of that
party; assuring him that the "means
and appliances" known only to this
corrupt ring, will be ample to "put
him through" he "does their bid
ding" without the manliness or cour-
age to break from The oppression and
disgraceful thraldom. The great
body of his party may vote for Peter,
but there is hardly a decent man
who will not do it under mental
protest and prayer for forgiveness for
so great an abuse of the right of fran
chise. We do not believe the people
will stand the tyranny of this ring
much longer and that Mr.. Urner,
whose record and character is so free
from blemish, will easily carry our
District.
All oyer the State this "ring" pow
er if not broken is greatly weakened.
Their nominee, Mr.. McLane in the
Fourth district, accepts the nomina-
ton but splits upon their platform,
and only saves himself from defeat,
if at all, by ignoring the people and
influences through whom he obtained
the nomination.
Mr.. O'Brien. in the Third district,
will at the moment of canvass run
as an "independent" and in opposi-
ton to the ring candidate, the noto-
rfous VIM. Kimmell, if the temper
ance, Republicans and dissatisfied
Democrats do not unite in oDposi-
tion- The outlook now is that some
such man acceptable to all these ele
ments may be found at an early day,
and "if found'' Maryland will be
spared another disgrace which this
ring has attempted to intiict upon
her, and Mr.. VIM. Kimmell will be
permitted to remain at home. So,
too, in the Second district, j. f. G.
Talbot has been nominated By the
ring Democracy and SO dissatisfied is
it that the Bulletin kicks right out of
the traces and refuses to support him,
and promises to elect any decent per-
son, of any party, who will take up
the labors and duties of a canvass
and help to save our State from the
election of any man of such question
able antecedents as Mr.. Talbot.
DR.. Henkle, a Bourbon of the worst
sort, runs in the Fifth, opposed by
Mr.. Parran Crane, who, it may please
the Democrat to know, was Con-
federate officer of distinguished tai
ents and abilities, who was driven
from the Democratic fold by their
ihiquitous course. Such is the chap
ter of "ring rule" in districts where
Democratic majorities have made it
ursurpatious and arrogant. Such is it
in our district now; not only bad it,
self but all its associations bad, and
deserving to be suppressed.
There is no occasion to shout
"fraud." bloody shirt, Southern
claims, etc., as we are advised to do
by editor Smith. Bad as these things
are, they are not as bad as the ring
association that makes and unmakes;
uses them as puppets to-day, sets
them aside tomorrow to outrage the
decent sentiments of cur people by
arrogantly debating to them for
whom they shall vote.
Mr.. John Calhoun Smith Black
burn, sold Kaintuck's fayorite ora
tor" may blow his bugle ever so
strong to reconcile this wickedness,
but it is as useless and farcical as his
attempt to make the Potter commit