The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
THE 'PRodREss" AND COLLECTOR
THOMAS.

The Eilieolt City PcoJr,s.-which appears TO
progress baekwards-in an editorial Of 10Th inst.
seems 20 be possessed of the notion that the Re.
publican party gets its Inspiration and votes from
Electricity" Thomas. The Pcogre.. evidently
presumes upon an unwarrantable amount Of ignor-
anee Of the history Of the party among its rank
and ie in the State, or like the ostrich sticks its
head in the sand and turns its rear TO the world
showing the instinct Of the biTd-thinking that
no one knows anything except what Il see. in this
unsraeeful attitude. In speaking Of Collector
Thomas political influence Tor the party IL says
"under his political mana cement the Democratic
majorities were reduced follows In 1869 u was
reduced 90 29,2t2; in 1870 % 1s,s6s; in 1871 to
1915 In 1872 60 $3.50. a reduction of 81. 900
Democratic majority in four years under the man
agcment Of Collector Thomas"
We hal given the Proyrss. the credit of know
ing better ani regre, sincerely that Ne over e.i-
mated is familiarity with the fici.. The period
included runs from is6S To- IS.e. In 1870 the
eoiorel people voted for the first time. and We are
unable to see how Mr.. Thoma. with the aid
Of his electricity claim the credit conse-
quent upon this adjunct to the party vote unless
the Progress prove he il the father Of -, 1000
colorej voters. We believe this vas about the
number the 18th Amendment brought in IS30.-
Now thrust il made At Mr.. Crcsxeil here, inii
eating that Thomas was entitled 10 whatcv CT
ereli, there was at this period. The P."yre., may
not know. but intelligent readers know that ~, to
1871 Mr.. Creswcli and Mr.. Thomas and myseli''
were all acting together and great many other
people were with them who now against Mr.
Thomas. They were cniiilclto some Of the credit,
even admitting the truth of the statement ~ to
ISL.
In 1871. the intelligent readers 81 the Proyr...
know. the Republican party took it, control and
management from "Mr. Thomas and my SELF
and elected Gen. A. ". Denison chairman of the
State Central Committec and nominated Hon.
jacob Tome for Governor. ami one year ago the
party that repudia,el Mr.. Thomas at Frederick
honoTel Mr.. Tome by sending him A. delegate.
at-large to the National convention. The cam.
paign Of ISL was not run Jy Mr.. Thomas, but
was run in spite "f Mr.. Thomas, and Mr.. TEoma.
u not entitled Ia the credit that came cut Of IT,
In lS'@ when the delegate. we're sent l., the Ma
tionai convention. though Mr. Thomas pcrpetra.
TED. through his agents in the Custom House. the
most Infamous fraud. upon the primaries in the
city. succeeded in eecting but one delegate at large
to the National convention -"myselt''-and m 4 lie
an unsuccessful attempt to remove Gen. Deni.on
from the ehairmanship Of the State Central Com.
mittee.
The campaign of lST2. when the Democrats ran
Horace Greeley, was conducted by ten. Denison
and the people opposed to Mr.. Thomas. We car
ried seventeen counties in the State. elected two
members Of Congress aud would have elected the
thiTl-Msjor Hancork-froin the "a district IL Mr..
Thomas influential servants and friend. had not
excrted their influence against him and for the
benefit Of his opponent. tAnd this 1. the inau.
enee they exerted in Frederick county in IS.9 to
defeat Col. NALL FOR clerk. Thesc facts are known
to the intelligent, community and should have been
known TO the Proyre". The evidence is on file
among the National archisve.. In 1879. when
Mr.. Harris was elected Governor. Mr.. Booth was
Collector and Archibald Sterling, Jr. chairman Of
the State Central Committee. and the Republican
vote aggregated-ifit had been cvunted-upwaris
Of $4,000. In 1876 the Republican vote was a.
900, and in 1877 Mr.. Hayes appointed Mr.. Thomas
Collector and Socket Matthews wa. chairman Of
the State Central coinmi,iee. and they Sc, them.
selves to work ''to electrify tho State" and they
succeeded in cutting down the Republican vote to
So.ooO-redaeed it % 900 Now the PSoyr,. says:
"Mr. Thomas was appointed Collector in Isl. {.
and reduced the Democratic ajority ut the Presi-
Dental election. isSo. 1905"
Mr. Thomas reduced the Republican vote in one
ysar-is!s-to $4,000. and il was only when the
Republican party took its control GA, ef ,As Aaad.
of"Mr. Thomas and myseif'' and nominated Mr..
Gary for Governor aud made Mr.. Stockbridge
chairman Of the State Central Committee that IL
recovered from Mr. Thomas shock Of electricity
The Republican vote was largely increased in the
campaign for President Garfield in isso and the
Democratic majority reduced by Mr.. Thomas OPP
Ponen.s in spite Of the disadvantaseous fact that
he was Collector.
The editor Of the F|"yre.. should take hi, head
out Of the sand and quit playing ostrich. The
people know the facts aud IL only amuse. them for
him TO try 10 convince them that he don't.