The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-10
A Historic PARTY"


They 'sy-and say ii as though they actually
took pride in it-ihat this Is great historic
party" that has just been holding u National pow.
WOW at Cincinnati, and they set il up rs having
in this respect the advantage Of its rival which Is
only twenty-five years old. and was organized for
atemporary purpose. which has already been nc.
complishcd. Well, II is historic "-aewhat But
such history! "fouth without honor, age with.
out respect! - Take the twenty-five years in
which il has stood against its present rival
what is there In NIL of them that can be pointed 10
with pride or remembered with satisfactionl Tho
record Is one OF constant Inconsistencies contra
dictions and tcrsiversations. They talked some
Of adopting the platform Of 1876 as the platform
fuT this convention and the campaign Of lSSO.-
A. though 1t were possible. Why. these people
naVe not seen the time these twenty years when
they dared TcaniTm platform Of their own that
was two years old The only principle they have
adhered 20 in all this time has been the pursuit of
office; the only policy they have consistently pur
sued has been that Of factious opposition to all
Republican measures.
The people who talked about the ''histnric
party and about rcailrming old platforms would
10 we'll to make an examination Of the platforms
m the past twenty five years. and see how much
there Is IN any Of thcm. outside uf meaning lrss
gcncralitics, that they could fcafiTm without
making themsclVc s a aughins stock. They would
not dare repeat even what they said on the sub
iccis "t free trade and = national bank in 1885,
much less what they set forth at great itngth "n
slavery anl state Rights. Their position IN lSd0
they natly abandoned in lS6i. when they nomi-
mated Mcclellan. an unsuccessful General in war
they opposed. In ISIS they could not or course
resolve that the war was failure. a. they had
done four wears before. In iSs2 they abandoned
all their old positions and supported the Liberal
Republican candidates, by which they made the
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], of the Pendleionian grcenback hcresy which
they ran after IN lSG>-impOssiblc. Ia 1876 they
switched oil in an entirely new direction. and un
icri"ok To- masquerade a. RctormOrs. with n pre-
tcncc OF ia'ofing specie rcsumptinn aud dcclaIa-
ton 81 hostility To- the ouiy practicable measure
fur securing II. And nov IN i>Su they have
thrown of the ii.eui.c of Reform. demonstrated
the hollUwncss aud insincctity at their professions
Ia that regard. rejected their only representative
Rctofmcr. and III the face " all their representa-
iion. of danger from military rule nominated a
candidate whose only merit !. in his being a
soldier
Historic Iatty indeed II has a history. sure
I enough history you cannot lay Your finger on
~ ANY r'iut Withou; marking Inconsistency OF
cf.ckelU,,.. They don't dare stand still IN one
Place lou: enough g. hc counted. Ia throwing
I,id,u overheard they not only abandon the pot
il'n 81 l>,N. la; every position the! have uccH-
/ pet s.ucc. aud v.iccAly tie one 10 which thry
.cctic g. have iutgcu chcl ilcu.riVc, most strong
H. "a the Fraud issue. on the ether hand the
Rel ut.ican patty has nothing 10 al. u, dcciarA
ti1u. 600 tAr.c twenty 1--we wears q which u need
bc ashamed There !. nothing 90 any e.: IL sue
,c.'''c lAii rm. tha the plat; I'm %; today need
omit. vNccii iha.c declaration, which by the ac-
tia g tac lAsts have been N-tAlisci into fast.
aui IL. anil tie promises which the patty have
, t.lti.cl You may - over the cuiirc record an 4
While here Aai there YOU may iul reminders Il
! great thing. that save lcca accomplished, wise
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mattel. y'u Mil ii.coNrr nothing of principle ~
1 I Iry iaA; tac Republican party doe, not proud
Is r,c4. ~ sea. g..y rvafrn. !; ia. Mt the age
u; - .fr uca:. ts; % MIA; i; hA. b; ha. more
..s-ec. q .ati.ttsttan AMI rriie. Il. record i.
/ t.car. .;rA .hi forward ami consistent. Ii has
never aalai uc! principle "nce as.eriei. nor
t,t:et g. 20 .''i. % nee taken. 7" al that
. !, is. ever t,oscl 20. belief 10. /; J.. true AMI
.tc'I.t to.iay. All ~ mission will uui De ended
| o.. al the :s-.ts % sic great war are gathered,
au the crct character. stability. unity ant per
uarcn.e g she Ga,,rutucu; axe fully established
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