The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-18
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.


The Baaner # Liberty, a Republican paper
published at LibehytoWn. Frederick county,
printed, under the above caption. the following
excellent article. the continents expressed in
which NC cordially endhsc:
In our antsgonism 10 the further continuance
Ia Office Of the present Collector Of Customs aud
the Surveyor u the Port of Baltimore. Ee are in
nv way aetuated BY personal motives or personal
wrongs 20 be avenged. because We have neither
We are alone governed and guided by what We
conceive public daty To the Republican party,
and fully eomprehending that duty, We propose TO
follow IL 90 the end. Although there may be sea
sons Of unrest and disquieiude in the advocacy Of
principle, yet In the end the satisfaction ofknow-
ing that a duty has been discharged more than
makes amends for the discomforts you have suf-
fered. With this explanation We continue our
opposition actively begun few weeks since.
SO far this county Is concerned IL Is interest,"
cd principally In the Surveyorshi p-the Collector
ship only incidentally, n an adjunct 10 the first
named Office aud copaTtner in It's transactions. IL
IL charged that the Surveyor OF the Port Of Balti
more, after he had held Office many years at the
hands ofthe Republican party, had drawn through
its fundamentally thousands Of dollars from the
Golfers Of the Government, aud whilst he WAS Tho
recipient Of his present office, worth not less than
four thousand i've hundred daliars year. deIibcr-
aiely sought 10 defeat and crush nominees Of that
party in this cOunty-that he used his limited in
huence aud position 10 that end, aud that \ coin
plianee with HE wishes in that respect was made
test Of his friendship and sure road 60 especial
favor. Such political crimes the Republicans Of
this county do not propose 10 condoae. II Is be-
lev"d that he IL guilty man. and that such an
example should be made In this case that all will
hereafter know that treason and rvaehery will not
be tolerated or justified here. We believe Ia 10y
atty aud fidelity, and 80 does the party. aud men
Of the Arnold stripe are just odious to day rs
they were a hundred years ago.
Before the advent Of this gentleman into that
position, who Of the Office holding class either in
the county or from u, dared sueh dastardly act
Il was unknown In the history Of the party, aud
IL was at first appalled, at the bodness Of the man.
bot by and by Il was calmly considered. A year
ago our people passed Judgment IL. and in that
memorable contest the issue was fairly made. The
Surveyor. with the aid Of the Collector, sought TO
control the County Convention aud the delegates
To the state Convention. AMI although every APP
pliancc was made use "f the Cu,tum llna.e lie
| populated of Frederick county people un"mey -
pended and offices promised with u liberal hand
yet the people Overwhelmingly TeIuliaici him.
The Surveyor may write aud talk about bullets ia
his head and being wounded soldier; but that
does not license him 10 foncnt strife AMI treason in
his party, and himself, whilst holding one q. it,
lucrative Offices to be disOyaltoit lie has fallen
jus, many other more knishily soldiers. whose
pcnnons have hoated much higher than his aud
whose swords have flashed brighter in dc cn,c of
| their country.
| But Col. Vernon j. not the only one who has
| offended II IL said that the Collector of Custom.
| does not wish his name linked with that Of the
Surveyor. lie knows that the Col. is obnoxious
not only 10 the Republicans of this county but &c
the whole State aud he wishes the iinptcssion to
| ga out in Maryland that lac has hal nothing in
] common with his fortunes. hut he has. They
are on the same line. lie has kept in place o. the
present hour aud in that way projected men who
he well knows left their lucrative places under him
| at the Custom House in Baltimore in November,
| 1879, and came 10 Frederick county with Vernon
to stab 20 death at the polls men who never treas
ured n disloyai thought or brcaihed di.lcya
| word toward their party. The Surveyor Of the
| Port and the Collector Of Customs twin broth
ers, and both being allies "f the Democracy il l.
| no wonder that such prominent Democrats rs the
Mayor OF Frederick and the Clerk of the Circuit
Court endorse the for retention ia Office. whist
the other Is cordially supported at Washington by
delegations OF Democratic merchants from Ba,ti-
II there has been strife in the party in thi
State and county, IL l. because there ha. been "a
deep. struggling. irrcprcs.ibc Lc.ire to have pun
ishei men who have been unfIthfui To- their
trust and because the people have been hanIi-
capped heretofore Mt Washington in their efforts
| to that end.
We believe that punishment should be inflicted
not that they should he permitted 10 continue
| on to the expiration Of their terms and then be
| allowed 10 quietly retire, but that the guiilotine
| should be put in motion. Party integrity can
only be maintained in that way. President tar.
field, you have seen traitors in the army shot
down. Why was IL done There were less uni.
forms by II, but the army and the country were
the gamers by the loss. Suppose they had not
been destroyed, what would have been the result ?
Where would be your discipline. your splendid
| courage, your exuitant confidence. which are 80
necessary to win battles! As IL Is ON sanguinary
fields. so Il is when political armies are in hostile
| array. Condonc it-let IL be known that these
things are not only tolerated, but winked Mt and
encouraged by the bestowai Of splendid positions
| on the persons who do thcm-and the Republican
party win be broken into band. Of political assas-
sins, with no lofty principles or noble aims.
Again, the administration, rs n matter Of policy.
should be brought a near the people as possible.
| To do that the true representatives Of n loyal
party should Ds selected for the place they hold.
In that way you will 60 10 the public heart and
keep its friendship. These persons no longer
possessing the confidence Of the party. and being
longer its representatives. there can be no cor.
dial friendship in Maryland IL they are To remain
the representatives Of the administration. II il
not only just that they should be punished but IL
IL wise.