The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-23

that could not sit down and construct
more formidable bomb, by looking
into the records of the past Legisla.
lures of the state which he governs"
Port Tobacco Independent: "Gov.
Hamilton doubtless always means
right, but invariably does wrong.
His faculty for laundering. both as to
men and measures, is remarkable,
aud we doubt whether any man in
| his position was ever so successful in
doing the wrong thing at the wrong
time. in the wrong way and with the
wrong men. We would be silly in
deed if we did not express our thank
| fulness that Governor Hamilton has
not been able to control the party in
this State, for it is our firm belief his
leadership could emily have resulted
in handing the State over to the Re-
publican party"
Prince Georgian upon the whole
the candor and fairness of the letter
must be admired, and. so far from in
turing our prospects, it must, as we
have said, materially help the party,
There is no quarrel there will he no
one hurt"
Frederick Citizen: "Gov. Hamil-
ton has entered upon dangerous
experiment, and one which, if sue
cessful, must result in the total des-
truction of the Democratic organiza-
ton in this State. We can we'll I'M
derstand that this may be a con-
sidel alton of small moment to his
! excellency, whose sagacity has
doubtless discovered that with his
present official term ends his political
career but to the unselfsh battler in
the ranks of the party, who loves it
for the great good it has lone and
rcherishes it as the only hope of free
people, it is a contamination preg-
nant with dire disaster"
Cecil Wing, Rep: 1--WE regard the
present attitude of the Governor to-
ward other leaders IF his party as
meaning nothing more than a fac
tional right for party control, in
which the people have no direct
interest. except in the exposures the
frauds practieed upon them by the
now dominant party in the State. 1t
matters little really to the taxpayers
who fitch them, whether it be the
Hamilton or German wing of the
Democratic party"
E'dston Gazette, rep: "Gov. Ham
iton has disappointed the people.
1t was supposed they had in him a
strong-minded man, man who
would force corrupt politicians to
stand in awe, but such appears not to
be the case. His flourish of trumpets
has dwindled down to penny Whis-
tie, and his enemies in his own party
are laughing at his weakness"
. Baltimore County Union, rep: at
tells only what every one knew, viz
That there has been fraud and cor
ruption in the democratic party and
in its management for years past
and ID noW-requirlng correction.
! The Governor either never did in
tend to make any great explosion or
revelation, or, when finding himself
in hazardous place, got frightened,
let down easily and 'cayed in.w
Westminster Sentinel, rep: TN
view of the sacred and solem prom
ises made in 1879 to the dear people
/ by the democratic leaders to econO-
mise in the management of public af-
| fairs, this expose by their honest
Governor must be bitter pill. We
suppose, however, Manager German
will be prepared to furnish the neces-
sary amount of jam to cover up the
noisome dose. Men who love hon
esty and good government should
now make stand. and let such lead
ers know that they have been tried,
tried frequently and found waEting,
for the democratic party has never in
the history of the country exhibited
the power to rid itself of criminal ex-
crescences. 1t has always required
the actual cautery of defeat to remove
such malignant growth"
Leondrdtoaon Republican 1--WE
shall watch with much interest the
developments, hoping that out of all
these complications there may grow
some substantial changes highly ben
efcial to the State, and that the DOM
nation of those who have SO long
managed affairs exactly to suit them
selves may tie broken. One thing is
at least reasonably certain, that
whatever may be the result, the no
liticai and financial condition of
Maryland can in no sense be render
ed worse than it has been hereto
FORE"