Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-11-03
Next Tuesday.

questions of vital Importance to every
freeman within the limits of the county.
Ga that day the people of the county mus
decide by ballot who shall be their next
representative in the Federal Congress
who shall sit upon the Bench of their court
as the arbiter of their rights of life, liber-
peop'e of the county shall be plunged into
an enormous Indebtedness for the purpose
of greetings wholly unnecessary new court
house
The first of these questions, alone, in
vo ives the principles of political economy
and the antagonistic dogmas OF the two
great political parties. The election of a
Congressman is a question involving the
| political teachings of the Democratic and
Republican, parties. All voters, who be
liese that the principles and policy of the
great Democratic parry of the country are
such as will secure to the Republic the
best and most liberal government, and to
the masses of the people the greatest Ii
berty and most abundant prosperity, should
vote for Gen. CHAPMAN, who is a true rep
resentatiye Of the principles of Democracy
and in full communion with that party
Al who believe that the principles taught
and practlced by the Republican party are
the most conducive to good government
and public happiness and property, should
vote for Mr.. Holton, who, though in point
of ability, perhaps below medioc. ity, is
nevertheless, an avowed exponent Of Re
publican doctrines. Gen. Chapman ftvors
and will contend in Congress foI
a reduction of the present exccs-
siyely high tariff duties upon every article
which the farmer and laboring man con
sumes Mr.. Holron favors, and, If sent to
Congress, would vote for the retention Of
the present high duties. Gen. Chapman
believes that the tariff should be so adjus-
ted as to bring revenues to tie govern
ment and cheap merchandise 10 the peo-
pie, 10y encouraging importatlons from a
4 baoad Mr.. Holton believes that the tqriff
should be retained at its present prohibit
tory rates, so as to secure monopolies to
the large domes ic manuftctuvers(o f " HON
he is one) and dear merchandise TO the
people, by discouraging impor'a'ions from
abroad. Gen. Chapman maintains that
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laborer, of a tax of so per cent. on the hat
he wears, % per cent. on his clothes, p
per cent on his boots or shoes 80 to 30
per cent. on the iron his farming imple
ments and horseshoes are made of, 20 per
cent on he lumber his house is built Of
60 per cent. upon the salt he seasons his
food or preserves his meet with, Is per
cent, on the coffee he drinks, - per cent
on the cotton or linen that he wears. and
so on, when the revenues of the Govern
ment do not require it, is onerous and OPP
pressive, and in Congress will contend
for very materlaI reduction Of these du-
ties, and that the markets Of the wor d
sha l be thrown open t. The consumers in
our agricultural districts. by striking
down or materially reducing the eNoEbi-
taut custom dates by which our ports are
practically closed against foreign manu-.
facturers. Mr.. Holton atfirms that the
farmer and farm laborer ought to continue
to pay these high tariffs without mur-
muir, and that the competition OF foreign
manufacturers ought to be etfcctual KEEP.
away by the present prohibitory duties,
because he contrary policy would greatly
reduce the profits upon his cotton factory.
and those of his brother manufacturer in
the North and East. l. is for the inteii-
gent people of his agricultural district to
say, next Tuesday, which OF these gentle
men shall speak for them in the legisia-
tive councils of the Republic.
The judicial office to be filed next
Tuesday does not involve the question Of
tariff, or any other political principle. \
judge upon the Bench can only interpret
,
Political parties and their principles have
not, or should not have, any bearing what
ever upon his actions. The Democratic
party in this judicial district has however
| been forced to make nomination for this
position by the action of the Republicans
/ in endeavoring, by the aid OF partisan
manipulation, to concentrate the ignor-
ant colored vote upon a candidate. There
| fore while not recognizing the right ot
political parties 10 bind voters to can
didate for the judgeship by making a
nomination, the people wi support Judge
Ford, first, as the only lit man for the
/ judgeship now before them, and second
as the nominee of the Democratic party
made necessary by the action Of the Re
publicans.
Concerning the Court House question
we apprehend the popular verdict is al
ready made up and only awaits to be de
livered on next Tuesday. The extrava
giant proposition to saddle our already
overburdened people with an enormous
debt of 100000 to be perhaps increased
to $4,000, by the making of new roads
and otherwise, for a wholly unnecessary
purpose, now that it has beea thoroughly
unders God, has few advoca'es in any part
of the county. All shou remember
however, that by fai ing to vote upon that
question they practically vote for it, a,
the majority Of cotes cast will dc'ermine
the question. We advise all the readers
Of the TINES to 90 to the polls on Tues
day and vote for CHAPMAN, FORD anc
AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF TIE G. URI
HOUSE.
Democrats should bear in mind that til,
election of Democrat to Congress from
this district is Of vast Importance. The