National Republican., 1882-11-06
blair VS.. McCnlnns.

In the sixth Congressional district Of
Maryland Mr.. Montgomery Blair is maxi
ing his canvass very much after the fash
ion of his friend, the editor of the New
York Sun, when discussing General Grant
by abuse. From the day he began his
tour of the district until this very hourh he
has not said one single word for his own
party-and in that he was just to himself
and true to his party-but everywhere his
issue" has been, first, Mr.. Tilden's
wrongs; secondly, the extravaganza of
President Grants administrations third
ly, denunciation of the Republican party
for paying out money to cancel debts
made by the United States in suppress
ing the rebellion; fourthly, Mr.. Blair has
for an tissue" the tendency of the Re-
publican party to make an aristocracy-
an aristocracy of wealth.
Now see this old man who once, by the
I-great-heartedness of Abraham Lincoln,
was member of Presidents Cabinet,
see him disregarding the remembrances
off high and honorable station in the
Republican party and descending to the
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Well may he pipe of Tilden's wrongs
for Tilden's help. He got into the Mary
land legislature from Montgomery
County, and all he did was to draw up
string of resolutions about Tilden which
he tried to bring to the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Blair told the peopleof Western Mary
land that Republicanism would destroy
their liberties. When we compare that
portion of the State with the section rep
resented by Chapman, are we very sure
that the people have no objection to
this. He told them they should not
vote for party of rich aristocrats.
What is Mr.. Blair? A very poor man,
indeed! With land-otfice practice of
ten thousand year, and three hundred
thousand to draw upon, he is not rich
aristocrat )" to be sure not. He is so poor
that Tilden has to take an "interest" in
his canvass. "My campaign" said this
gentleman will be offensive" Very
true, it has been one of the most often
sive crusades ever made by politician.
Turn now to the gentleman who repre-
sc1EtS a cause, Mr.. Louis McComas Grad
uated from Princeton College but a few
years back, he has since borne an honored
name in his native place, Hagerstown.
For six years he has worked, not to alnass
fortune out of the Land-Office, which,
as Blair says, "is run by Republicans"
but to advance his town, his county, his
State, and his people. Heis no stranger to
the people of Western Maryland. When
a boy he told them what Republicanism
meant, and what it had done, and what
it was doing every day. Farmers, me-
chanics, and laborers always found him
q true friend, ever ready to assist them
in his profession Of the law just as zeal
ously without money as with it.
The people of Garrett know him we'll
He has told them eloquently and often
of the undying work of the Republican
party. In Allegheny the miners and the
workers in rolling mills know who he is.
These men whose lives are in peril every
moment of every hour know the man
who carries the banner of the party that
has made their hours of underground toll
shorter and their wages something more
than pittance. The loyal people of
Frederick, knowing Republicanism as
they know it, count the young standard
bearer as one Of their own-one engaged
in the same noble cause as themselves.
Washington County, strong and stall
wart as she is, how often has she not
heard this young man? Welf does she,
with her green fields and swelling gram
aries, her progress and prosperity, well
does she fall in line with Frederick
Montgomery County, so often bull
wark of Democracy, will she not follow
her sister counties and give the man Uith
a cause her first Republican majority ?
He will put her in the line of progress
and advancement, and she will thank us
for having made this, our earnest appeal
to her.
In this case we are emphatically for
the defendant.