The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-03
"Bombs" and Bricks"

most intimate friends yesterday,
while fresh from an interview with
the Sage of Stafford "and he will no
longer he afraid to throw them into
place where they will do the most
harm. His fault heretofore has been
his timidity in the use ofthese Weap-
ons, but his blood is up now. and woe
to those who will stand in his way !!
The managers may say what they
please. but they cannot deny that
nothing but the famous 'bombshell'
of last spring caused the fearful NOR
tality among ring favorites in Har-
ford, Montgomery, Talbot and Queen
Anne's counties and elsewhere at the
state election. The only trouble was
that he did not put enough dynamite
in it, as he might have done. But
the effect was good enough for an ex-
pertinent, for this is all it amounted
to. 1t was an entirely new thing for
the Governor Of the state to place
himself in opposition to the machin-
cry of his party, and to antagonize
those who pulled the wires. There
was an cutlery in certain quarters at
such a proceeding. but the people adj
mired the Governors courage, and
none except those personally inter-
ested censured him for il. 1t is only
the beginning that seems hard. The
first step in the revolution has been
accomplished, Democrats have been
taught to be independent enough to
scratch the ticket, and that it is the
first duty of the patriot to scratch
whenever an Objectionable candidate
is forced upon him. Now. you just
let the managers or bosses repeat the
experiment of the last session. Let
them nominate ring men for officers
of the two houses and a state treasur-
err obnoxious to him, and then you
may lookout for the brickbats and
bombshells.. The congressional con-
test next fall will tell the story, nc
matter how the legislature may
choose to redistrict the state. The
Governor Hamilton of 1882 will not
be the Hamilton of 1880, and let all
hands take warming"
Governor Hamilton's courage has
frequently failed him when facing
important schemes, but there are in
dications on all sides now that he is
in earnest ana means business. He
recognizes this is his last opportuni-
ty. The Governors home organ,
which has been mailed to quite a
number of the members of the next
legislature, sounds the key note OF
the winter campaign. 1t calls for the
election of an anti-ring treasurer and
for the carrying out of the, reforms
promised in the platform. The fac
ton that secures the treasurer will
have control of the Board of Public
Works. A majority in this board is
always considered a prize worth hav-
ing, but there is a special reason why
more than the usual fight should be
made for it at the next session. Or.
dinarily, the board elects the presi.
dent of the canal, the officers of the
oyster navy, and state directors in
the various railroads in which the
state is pecuniarily interested. But
next year its patronage will EN- brace
more than that, for it will also elect
the insurance commissioner and the
tax commissioner, both of them
holding Office fer four years. The
managers, as well as the Governor
therefore appreciate the value of the
board at this time. If the managers
elect the state treasurer, Mr.. Hines
will remain insurance commissions,
and Mr.. Woolford will retain his
office of tax commissioner. If the
ODtditl GIlG treas.
urer, the whole order of things will
be changed. The candidate of the
regulars" for the treasurership is
Mr.. Barnes Compton. ofcourse. The
independently haye no candidate
as yet, and no name will be breach.
ed on that side until the project of a
coalition between the independents
and Republicans is consummated
The independents. as well as the Re.
publicans, concede that coalition
should be effected, but the point OF
disagreement is as to the share of Off
ces which the two parties to the union
should secure.
The Republicans are willing to LEI
the Independents select the presid-
ing officers of both houses (proyided
they are good MANI. and even 90
further than that by Offering to allow
them to name the police commission.
er, but in return they demand that a
Republican shall be chosen as state
treasurer. They think that this
basis of a coalition is entirely reason.
able and liberal. There would then
be In the board a Hamilton man. y