The Democratic advocate., 1882-02-25
Maryland Press Opinions.

Frols ~ BalfimoFs Gazsfiss
The remarkable conduct of Governor Ham
ilton IN putting pTeffsium on irzasnn and IN
distributing the puhlic Offices in such man
ner a. to impcri-as i has never been i'm.
periled dbefore-pemocraiic supremacy ~ ihis
State. and the kindred action of the mayor 81
Baltimore IN distributing she patronage 60
those who had proven the worst enemies oi
ths, partv organization. still continues the pre-.
saihng subject of interest and conversation.
Those who were at frs disposed 10 overlook
the iagratitEde Of Gov. Hamiiton 10 the party
which has conferred far 50 many years o6sses
Of honor aud of profit up0n him. and "a as.r.
bute the fault 60 the bad aud wicked coHHsel.
or about him. found their dispositions over
come when they regarded face 90 taee the SO.
pepaous hsllv 81 the art making Mr.. Eaoeh
Pratt an election supervisor. Of coarse there
i no objection % Mr. Pratt, who j. an emi.
nenily worthy man. bat ii IS the greatest Re
publican triumph in MARYLAND since the var,
and il j. a horrible theashi that this victory
has been scored hy "a eNeeutire elected s'y
the Democratic party Of this State. he lso'
ian horse has been admitted within the EsilS.
not hv the cuemys strategem. lsai hy the
leader of the TTuisns Of his owa free siii, and
from the pcEverseueSs of his character, tbs
inpelse of his ignorance and the forcr II his
own weakness augmented hy the couneels 81
equally as weak men However. this and the
other acts of the Governor constitute the most
remarkable piece uf political treaehsry eeer
known in the annals of this state, and i uniy
egaaIsd hy that being enacted IN Baltimore. Il
remains - ile seen whether or not q Demo
erstie Senate Is as sabscryieut As Democratic
Council, and ~ill eonarm fbrthe palsiic Others
the men Who have done their besi to desirns
the party organization, and who are much IN.
ferior 10 these whom they have replaced
Ffom fLc CttmtsTiand .lHsgaHiaa
The wrong in electing mine inspector by
the people viii Be found in the class iegisia.
ton: for Il virtually means that mInogs shall
elect an Officer fha; the state miat pays for.
The danger j. in putting IN the power Of
secret organization casting nine-tenihs Of the
votes the right to elect very important saia'
ried officer Of the state. who would probably
be chief officer Of the society aud would b.
simply travelling Inspector of the organization
the whipper ia Of reeAlcitFaut miners. The
DAMAGE resulting would be the election of a
man t. an o!fiee Who would represent bat one
side of the mining interests, aR1 whose deer
sions would always BE- against the e01npanies.
unless consideration were gwen which Is
against good morals and honest government
In the next place, no mine Inspector, how
ever honestly disposed, f elected by the
miners, could decide eases between employees
and laborers unbiased, even though il shoald
be his intention TO do so. II he Is ambitious
for a second term, he must not give offence 10
those who elected him; and II not ambitions
he still has desire 10 retain the good opinion
Of his fellow workmeu when he shall resume
his laboTs in the mine.
From TIE Cambridge ChroHirie:
III Col Webster undertakes the herenlean
task of harmoniziag the discondant element OF
hungry Office seeking republicans. he viii have
nothing 10 do but harmonic. much 70 the
defriment Of the commercial interests Of the
Port Of Baltimore Harinony in the Repub-
liesin party in MARYLAND Is impossible until
every ofliee-seeking republican, white or
blssk gets place, or until the National Aims
Honsais open, at the expense Of the United
States treasury Webster cannot carry Mary
land until that is accomplished.
From the CeMfs.erille 0bsercer
In regard to the local appointments of Kent
county Il is said Coy. Hamilton has intimated
that the wishes of the delegation from that
county to the legislature shall nothaye weight
with him. but that he will appoint on the re-
eommendation of others. Such position is
at least anomalous and utterly indefeBsible.
The people have elected the delegation, and
part Of the duties imposed upon them is To
recommend suitable local officers. Does the
Governor propose to ignore the people of
Kent county
From the Denton JowRdii
II Is fact worthy of mention that all the
leading Republicans in the Maryland Legisla-
ture are in favor of the publication of the laws
in the newspapers. Such Senators as DR.
Steiner, of Frederick, and DIR. Lancaster, Of
Charles, and the Republican leaders in the
House. Messrs. Mudd and Wilson, are the
most earnest advocates of the measure. They
only differ with the Democrats in that they
think the Republicans ought to do the work.
From the Baltimore Electric Light:
We know gentlemen who at the last cleo
ton voted the Republican ticket from stem to
stern and are running down to Annapolis to
advise Democratic Governor as to whom to
appoint to fill offices. They claim to be the
/ best Democrats in the state. We thought the
topmost round in brazen impudence had been
reached BY Pinkney Whyte when he claimed
to be a reformer, but this crowd ''lay over
the deck.