The Baltimore County union., 1881-11-05
REApI READiI READiII


To iLs Voters ef Maryiand:
Tho auestions which you are called upon 10 de-
eide By your votes on Tuesday next affect at once
the financial credit and welfare Of our State, the
taxation Of yourselves and youF fellow citizens,
YOU franchise as freemen and the fair fame aEd
reputation Of our State among her sister States.
All agree that there are gross abuses In the adj
ministTation Of the goveTnmeni of State clatn
oring for prompt redress. The fact is proclaimed
by all tho recent State Conventions VI tho Demo.
cratic party, quite clearly BY those Of the Ne
publican party, and asserted quite NJ positively
BY Democratic speakers as by Republican.
Democratic witnesses testify that the State is
burdened with the support Of useless officers, and
with the payment Of extTavagant salaries that
gross neglect Of officials has diminished the States
resources, and unEarranted, illegal and anoonsii.
tutiona disbursementa have squandered its assets;
aud far worse than all this tho same class Of wit,
nesses declare, with equal emphasis, In open pub
lie meetings that deliberate, prcmcditated, syste.
matte repeating and fraud has stuffed the ballot
box with illegal votes, has robbed citizens Of the
franchise Of ireemen, and the highest Offices In
the government Of our State have been allied With
men who were counted into positions 10 which
they were never elected by the people.
VIII you voters look for the Teuiedy for these
admitted wrongs % the Democratic party o. 70 the
Republican, In the success Of which party Is
there reasonable hope that these wrongs Will be
redressed and honesty take the place Of maud and
eorruptioni fH- .f
In answering these questions eonscientlousIy
for yourself at the ballot boz, your duty, inter-
ests and honor require, remember that for four
teen years the DeInoeTatic party has had absolute
control Of all the branches Of the government Of
our State; Of all its institutions Of all the ma
chinery Of the elections; Of all the agencies By
which It's operations are conducted. What laws
the Democratic party saw Ct TO pass have been
passed what laws the Democratic party saw Ct
20 repeal have been repealed; what Offices -
Democratic party saw DC TO create r>sntinn q =,
discontinue. have been created, or continued Sr
discontinued; what amount Of money the Demo-
cratic party t 10 disburse has been disbursed,
aud in such manner ~ IL dictated; and In what
manner Il saw Et 90 have elections (!l conducted
90 they have been conducted. Every abuse com
planned Of has been created or permitted to con.
iinue by the Democratic party. when IL had full
power at any moment 10 stop Il.
Where Is the ground then for confidence or ex.
Pectation that wc have any hope ofrelicff from the
election Of the Democratic candidates. Isit pos
sible for promises 10 be made fairer or more
solemn than the pledges of the Democratic plat
form and Of Democratic speakers two years ago !.
And 10 day everybody admits that not one Of
those pledges was redeemed. Tho people were
deceived by false promises. and their confidence
betrayed" win you be deceived and betrayed
againg Do not let yourselves be deceived by the
pretense that the betrayal was BY "the Ring" and
you may safely trust the Democratic party. "The
Ring" that makes the nominations controls the
nominees when elected. IL not the candidate
s sno nsaa. 'ns cemSeIauc an. ueke. throagout the
s'a.e ~ "hee we h.s" Pns' anu .ne "nhng ser
,.n van, =, s tug nhs anu are no, Ine ,egis'asse
eana'ues alaos', without exception, from usr.
~ .st. " .o',s .. .he ning,
Can you thcn--can human ingenuity ty-devise n
way ~ ~nen you can .o,c 'ne Dein"crane ueke'
sna 1"' so's 70 sustain .ne ning, WIN M ts
mAuus, eolIupuon; sn" violation ~ p'e'ses! Inc
W. W., A'e nsepaaoe As P"",SA' oIsahish
u'ey , arc ,.en'iea. anu tne same. you vote 'ae
i.a nsnIe,aus u.ket you Ieeoru your approval "i
the hHng' US acts anu methods you record
your hPp'o,a OF tne osou'sement ., the Puohe