The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-25

BALTIMORE CotSTY. Sept. 3lst. 1850.
The Republicans hare placed their banner high
upon the enemys works and chosen s;fun. leaders
fOr tho assault. The platform adopted i. not u
mere collection Of stale rei;cration but i alive in
every line with Rcpublicanism ol the hour. ieay.
Ing the dead issue. To- bury their dead. 1t. lead.
ers are men that fulhll every prophecy Of Repuhli
can Institutions. The platform puts forth Lrst
IN Importance the protest Oi the Republicans
against the policy by which the Democratic party
seeks at one and the time 10 break down the
barriers TO fraud upon the balot.box and TO re-
move all personal safeguards which the law now.
at least in shadow IL not in substance. throws
around the helpless blacks Of the south. IL lie.
nounces the organized efforts Of men lately in arms
against the Government to overthrow by lesisla.
ton that national supremacy which they could not
destroy by force. aad upon its record appeals TO
the rich and populous North for its continued con
hdenec and support, knowing full we'll that the
present contest for the Presidency must he fou .ht
on this side of the Potomac.
Notwithstanding all the beautiful things Mr..
Hancock has written about reconciliation, n free
ballot and n fair count, the Democratic party has
taken good that there shall be no controversy
over that matter at the South. There arc some
millions Of Republicans in the Southern States.
and they have in many places n clear majority of
the legal voters. But this Is nothing. They are
not allowed 20 insult the chivalry by expressing
their opinions, much less 60 vote the Republican
ticket and u they do deposit their ballots the Red
Shirts d" the counting aud keep the game. We
know how the South managed the last election,
and u will manage this one in the same WAY
The bred Scot decision Is in full force, aud there
really seems 20 be not much more liberty for mig
gers and Niger suffrage in the South to-day than
there was under the reign OF Franklin Pierce and
James buchanan. The South l. safe for the prin.
eipais for which Lee and Jackson fought. Il will
require but slight effort upon the part Of the Re.
N.tkl a.. H..
Il Is the same rotous and dangerou organization.
enemy Of the public peace, the public credit and
equal rights. which Il has always proved itself to
be In times Of trial.
-Four years ago there was n general sympathy
all the North with the victims Of Garnet bag
mis-government, and through the goodness 81
President Hayes and the solemn promises of obe-
dienee 20 the laws the brigadiers succeeding in
cSntrol Of their State governments, how did they
behave, Their hrst nc, was TO put summary stop
To free elections and taking down their shot gun
10 look upon every Republican meeting rs an In.
suit 10 the FIRST families. Public opinion then
changed in nm instant, for the North felt like Mr.
Hancock says he feels. that the protection Of the
ballot was the most sacred duty 81 American citi
fens, and that fraud and violence az the polls con
situated not only q local wrong but a national
peril. Yet In defiance of this strong sentiment
the Democratic party deliberately set about 20 re-
move from the statute books all the federal laws
which defend the freedom Of honest voting and
the integrity Of the count. aud 90 accomplish this
disgracefui purpose Il did not stop 90 resort 10
revolutionary means. But Il found the Republi.
can party firm for the constitution the laws free
ballot and n fair count. determined not only that
there should be no frauds upon the suffrage but
that there shall be legislative usurpation Of the
clearly defined functions 0f the Executive and no
abrogaiion Of statutes except by constitutional
means. The enemy has seen a. to attack US 10
this position. We welcome thu conflict