The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-09
POLITICS AND THE MACHINE. /"

The controlling politics Of Baltimore city and
some Of the counties Of the sta,e-nOtably Of our
own eounty-have been run by what 10 called "a
maehne.' The one a, work in thi. county IL very
complicated. Il 10 a treble. complex. self intro
acting political continuance that combines the
properties Of sOwer, mower. stacker. reaper,
binder, thresher gatherer.in and self appropriation
IL does not only this wonderful work but II poughs
harrcws fertiiiIes top dresses under dresses, sub.
soils. drains and fences ai GJifnN. IL does the
skimming (Of cream for home consS;uption and
q limited export. and IL shifs the batbed. wire
fencing 50 as TO take in unimprovsi lots that
might grow weeds and tares TO choke its wonder
ful powers. II is the closes; kind Of close cor
pora,ion-au inpsriaa IL ia,s,io which scorn, t.
employ midie-men or commission agents All
the financial transaction. that were formerly
EARNED out" can now be performed BY ..prinei.
pals and the tax payers are thus saved all pub
lie annoyance on this account. Unlike other ma.
chimes this one possesss. lfe-a seif-perpetuaiins
pOwer-and IL has been called the tiger because Of
the feroeity II it, attacks upon all who try TO re.
form its abuses. Cn;ii recently IL has been run
ming so smoothly AMI evenly. with IL. different
Parts-from the driving wheel in the Clerks Office
TO the little Pre.' that pabicly oil. the joints
fitting 20 each other 80 exactly aud moving in
aud out 50 nicely that it va. a marvel 20 the uh.
initiated that any such base instrument Of lite
could flourish in a county 80 sell yorsr.sd aad o.
economically managed. But IL Aourishel all the
same.
While the people in the innoseney Of their heart
s;rOked the tiger from the head the animal purrei
and novel round softly, b., since they have
changed the motion. jas; to what the efsc,
might be. AMI ',rokeI from the tail the ,uiehins
par; Of It's body. the fierce anger Of the machine
has been Developed 80 violently 10 different parts
Of the county AMI ITS claws have scratched the
backs % ;he timii fgriou.ly in some section.
that the people have determined FROM this time
forward TO keep on Sighting IL until they rid them.
selves Of it, poisonous hold and get entirely lber.
Aiei from It's rsinOu. control In the effort which
they have undertaken they have the quiet but
sure support of the sgbil,erns in Office who have
Themselves become tired 81 80 much tyrannieal
bos.ing. The people have become fully aroused
20 painful sense q the demaraiiIing method. of
this close corporation and the fuller their inquiry
the clearer becomes their knowledge Of the hollow.
usss " taS machine pEVIes-ons Anu tae iniquity
Of their secret designs They know that IL ha,
been organized iriekiiy and stealihiIy by an in
diviiual oeiee-koldsr in high rank for hi. own
personal benefit aud ARRANGEMENT, Who appoints
under him only such men a. he believe, will 10
his bidding. These men insensibly tbink Of their
boss fret. then themselves. next their faction and
the public service last of all. They help 10 form
eombinations. manipulate eaaeu.s,, hx eonven-
tons and compel the forming Of ticket, tina; DO ~,
in any sense represent the will Of their party.
il is thus that the machine places the party in
the power Of single Hian. aud generally one Who
has no seruple' about hi. method. for saeess,.-
one-man power 10 always to be feared, and the
more 90 when it 10 the driving wheel of the ma
chine, AMI tina, machine !. organiEed to accomplish
special personal design, absolutely contrary TO
the will u the people. Every Device known to
the political irck.;er will be shaineIe.sy resor,ei
to and unserupalousiy employed thi. fall By the
tiger that hA. been femorselessly preying upon
the county 10 order 90 perPetaaie it, blood suck
.Ss. Bot Tie people. fully reaiirins that its
speedy death is their political salvation. have at
lat firmly resolved 10 rid themselves Of IL at all
hazards, and those who stand mp IN its defence
had better step aside IL they do no, wish TO be de-
stroyed with 10, for It's death sentence has been
pronounced aud the court itself cannot stay the
execution.