The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-09
GOING FOR TIE RING.
A Lively Fight Between the Two Demo
cratic Factions In MISUNDERSTANDING
IL Lively for the Crosses"

lively tusssi Is just now going on between the
Hamilton faction aud the Democratic "Bosses
In this State. aud the Hagerstown Mail, In a
lengthy editorial last week. says some very point
ed things which show. that the fight Is growing
bitter. The Mail. which IL supposed TO be tho
GOveraers organ, says, referring to the Annapolis
RePHLlieaR:
This journal, known better rs "Colton's paper %
has, In lie last issue less than thrcs articles
sailing the Governor In every way.
We think II proper 20 say that the assaults.
whether personal political, coming from what
ever quarter, will not, in the slightest degree.
cause the Governor 10 hesitate in doing what no
thinks right 20 be done.
This warfare on the part Of the 'bosses," or
''mana gers"-as they choose 10 call themselves
against the Governor at this early day, means
great deal u IL Of course, that they intend 10 hold
the State II they can aud continue In their old
practices.
"Ring rule" and "Boss rule must come 10 an
end sooner or later Il did 80 In the "carpst bag
governments South; 10 did 80 In New York under
Tweed; and solately In Philadelphia. The bands
of political iepers and desperadoes down South and
In those cities have been dispersed by the people
And 80 In this State, this "Boss' leadership, or
management, and the Bands" disciplined under
its auspices, and all the evil practices which are
always m inseparabe part Of such vicious systems
OF pOllttcS, must come TO q IKE eud.
Because Of the failure of ."these people" or the
"bosses,' or "managers," or "ring." or whatever
else they may call themselves or be called Or known
by others. who assumed and generally proclaimed
that they possessed complete political power In
the State, there universal discontent-the mass
Of Il below the surface, but still enough bubbling
up 20 give distinct notes Of warning.
They failed 10 see or hear, aud came nigh wreck.
ing the party In 1879 losing the State outside Of
the city BY large majority, and only holding the
city as they tkes could hold u.
Having learned something from this upheayai,
and not having In the meantime mended their
ways nc all, and fearing 1879, u vas thought best
to go before the people upon full and fair decla-
ration Of principles aud measures, agree to .
didate known 20 be right and In full ascord with
every measure that tended TO good government
aud the reformation Of all wrongs and abuses, and
the Inauguration Of thorough economy.
The Governor. Ia going before the people upon
this declaration Of principles, did u with the set
tied conviction that they would be carried out in
good faith, as promised and pledged 10 the people
but whilst he enforcing this before the people
with his usual carnesness and sincerity, "the 9th
srs" had already or were fixing up a legislature
that would thwsrt the hopes Of all those who were
honestly for the platform.
The Legislature met. and nothing va. done-at
all events, nothing 20 come up TO what wasPromis-
cd. There Is hardly Pretence that anything was
done-hardly an abuse, or q wrong. or nm error
corrected or removed. And here are. approach
ing another eiee'ioh' "heh these tnihgs are again
to be considered
And these "bossrs,' or ''managers," fearing q
coming storm, are busy assailing the Govern
or to attract attention in that direction, 10 order
that they may cover themselves IRON tue obser'a-
ton and scrutiny OF certain public obloqay ;
anu expect IN measure 70 DO TINS IN their cor
rupt imasinings that they have paid or snbsi-
ditsi and vcnai press at their command to publish
all the assaults that may be made, and not give
any iac,s or truths that would develop the hein-
Gus practices Of the band OF men who have Tor
years despoiied the state and intend 't'i iur'her
to prey upon u.
In this respect they may meet with di'apP"int'
ment they cannot now think probable. There 10
not more IDLE empty, raPid boast then that tais
band OF managers - either important to the
party OF that u has the power To rule IT, The
whole organization J. corrupt and weak. ana u "
ohy necessary ,hat the,t own oio"h.up ouoo'e DC
Punetured to disclose how empty Il was Of any
real OF substantial thing.
They nearly wrecked the party IN 1879.
There Is hardly q branch OF ,errive IN which
they control that Is not more OF lee. q wreck;
Inc oyster Navy 70 mere Poiteai machine
and nuifanee aud used more ehectuaily to control
primary meetings anu conventions than IN protect
ing the interests oi the poor oystermsn' and M
stead OF revenue from tins great source OF wealth
was charge upon inc s'atc iast year OF up"arus
OF sx"'uuo TO MAINTAIN u
inc ehes. Vnio lanai ins'eah oi oeihs an W.
ncpehaeht s'Atc ""'h' rs shoun "e' " no"
Drought under the control anu surveillance OF the
Waited states Courts and instead OF beings great
sta,e ~otk, operated in the ,nteses, oI the stare
anu Us people aiose, Is naae To take part IN low
machine Ponues' just o. Tue o!,tet navy anu 's
mana gement mas run ao~h 70 the loves, point
Anu unless tnete Is some ehange 10, the better
anu some'hins DC aone soon, mere s nm Gnu 10
"a. . :.na We os',s ,' .ns. S"n proper msnags
ment To-Day, OF NJ All events 10 very snon ume'
tns ers wIa'a DC revenue 70 the sta'e from u.
my na'e .esPv"ea ,ne .,ea,u'!; .he eo"-
stsuuon 'slutes Una. "heh Tue hes,hature CON
uaets aeot " must imPose TAX sume'en'' !" pa!
tue Principai and interest OF u IN hitecn years
that TINS TAX sna'i not be repealed nor shai u DC
s.ea ~ soa any otner purpose. ne us'eh,e loan OF
S',ooV,"V" was s"nuae.su anu the taAes 'e',en io'
.ne purpose; Inc aeot na'atesin 1855 anu tnere
Is almost hotnins IN tue treasury 70 pay u. ihe
AAas WERE spent LOT o'nsf purposes. ssa We must
negotiate another loan TO pay h-Ss.seo.voo.
anu 50 - WIN al tne othef aeot maturing IN
nN" yea,s '"e'ea.c', a'snousn paying 'sgu'ar.y
tne taxes imposed Dy law ana rs required oy the
Sohsttuti"n' ost a OF nearly aii' spent Tor other
purposes.
Ihe SINKING tand u wreck. Nothing Of any
account aecamuiating i"r tue payment o. our
maturing aece' as required oy the CONSTITUTION.
Inc sioiauons OF ootn 'ne law anu tne 'onsn-
luton IN these respects have been SIMPLY "anton
anu nagrantiy outrageous.
The last Legislature came In under the most
solemn promises OF reform and fetrenehment' IL
abolished no ehcers-,t eurta,ied no expenditures
"i any consequence indeed IT'S own expenditures
were as scandal 'us as any that preceded u, and
The fact IL. that the excuses Of the Legislature
under the mans sement OF these men Tor years. are