The Baltimore County union., 1881-04-16
WHAT IT DID NOT DO.

Il is very refreshing to read in such u sterling
Democratic paper As the IIagerstown Maaits just
structures upon its party for failing in all things
To- redeem its pledges to the people. Referring to
the campaign of 1879, ard the solemn pledges
made by the convention which nominated Mr..
Hamilton for Governor, the MaH says:
"That was not intended as q personal canvass
Ia the interest of individuals. Tho nominations
were made and the canvass prosecuted upon the
Democratic platform adopted unanimously BY the
convention Of 1879, and u was the basis and bond
Of United Democratic Party. All were friends.
and all had solemnly pledged themselves to the
people that the declarations made In Il Of the pol
ley and measures Of State administration for the
relief Of the people would be carried out In good
faith that useless Offices should be abolished; /;
that the salaries Of others should be made similar
10 those engaged In other cmployments Of life :
that there should be retrenchment and economy
in every branch Of the public service; that there
should be . gradual payment Of the public debt ;
that there should be an effective registration to
secure fair vote; In fact. everything was prom.
ised that the people could expect aud yet nothing
was done TO answer at all the pledges so soIcmnly
made In convention aud before the people.
"We venture the assertion, and we have the
proofs, aud the people shall have them In due
son. that before in the history Of the State
was there Legislature to be found which sur
passed or even equaled the last one In wanton.
guilty, reckless waste Of the public money, or In
the defiant refusal 10 abolish Offices of no service
ON earth to any one but the officer who holds IL
and who takes quarterly or monthly his spoil from
the Treasury. OF the hard earned money Of the
people.
True, there were good and brave men in that body
who did what they could 60 be true 20 the people
and TO their pledges. but the cohesive power Of
spoliaiion proved too strong for the time"
In 1879 the Democratic party went before the
people with the mos, profase pledges Of "reforn," :"
and Mr. Hamilton, in all his speeches, asserted
that the many abuses Of which the people 80 justly
complained should be corrected and that hi. in
deed would be n reform administration. How
these fair promises have been fulfilled IL L. only
necessary now to read the Democratic papers Of
the State. which are not under ring control. II
the people want to fight these many wrongs they
must take the matter in their own hands and not
permit the party lash to drive them like dumb
cattle.
But the ring will succeed all the same. Il will
pack county conventions aud nominate no man
for the Legislature Who 10 not In accord with it
II did this very thing in Baltimore county In 1879
as well NJ In other counties In the State, and Il
will do Il again in Issl. Instead Of selecting the
very best men for the Legislature IL took only
those who would pledge themselves TO vote for Mr..
Gorruan for u. :. Senator. and the result was. as
the Nail pointe,ily remarks. 'that never before in
the history Of the State was there Legislature to
be found which surpassed even equalled tho
last one In wanton. guilty, reckless waste of the
peoples money" These are hard things for q
Democratic paper to say about it, own party, yet
coming from that source they mus, be accepted rs
true. The question has resolved itself down TO
this: DO the people Of Maryland intend to be
"bos'ed' BY Mr.. Gorman, Mr.. Cotton. and one or
two Others or win they take matters in their own
hands and dethrone the managers We shall see
what We shall see.