Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-10-27
The Reasons WI

Our independent on sighbor, the "Pe-
,ublican,' gave in its 81
Why it supports Mr. uart pontaa u,ltan
chef of which, and the
A.. WY anded upon facts. was
the regular nominee of the
" our district 1t is perhaps proper
should state a few of the reasons
W. the TINES opposes Mr.. Holton, and
ny, IN our judgment he should not be
supported by the intelligent voters of the
NTH district. The blowing are some of
those reasons, briefly stated:
FIRsr.-Because Mr.. Holton is the nom
lnee OF the Republican party, thoroughly
identified with its most "stalwart" mana
gers, and an avowed exponent of its whole
policy of unjust class legislation.
SECoNo.-Because this district is essen
TALLY an agricultural district. its chief in
dustry being agriculture, and all its peo-
ple-the poor and those in easy circum-
stences, the employed as well as the EN-
ployer, the farmer the merchant the me
chanlc and the laboring man-are depen-
dent for their prosperity upon the success
OF agriculture; and because the party to
which Mr.. Holton would give his allegi
ance II sent to Congress, is notorious for
It's disregard of the agricultural interests
OF the country, and its unjust discrimina-
lions IN favor of manufacturers, by which
most onerous burdens are placed upon the
agricultural population.
THlRD.-Because Mr. Holton is himself
an extensive cotton manufacturer, has &C
cumilated wealth as the beneficiaurv
of this most ubiquitous class legislation OF
his party, and therefore, his personal in
terests as we'll as protested allegiance urge
him to assume an ultra position in favor
Of high tariff, by which a most onerous
and unjust AK is placed upon the entire
agricultural population Of the district
employees and employed white and col
ored, to subserve the interests OF Mr. Hol-
ton, his brotherin-law Mr.. Carey, and a
halt-dczen other rich manufacturers in the
district.
FoURTH.-Because Mr.. EIol,on is an ob
scure man, without legislative experience
and the necessary familiarity with the
principles governing legislation and L.
r,-1o H.
in any way influential representative II
Congress. His sole service in the balls OF
legislation was in the VIGOROUSLY iniqui-
tous Republican legislature of 1864
which was forced upon the people
at the point of Federal bayonets, and
whose record for venality and reckless ex-
penGiture and transportation of the
peoples money is without a precedent in
the history of the State.
FlFTH.-Because, if elected, Mr.. Holton
would be numbered with the powerless
Republican minority in the next
House of Representatives, and, there
fore. without the power, il he had the Wi l.
to effect any beneficial measures in behalf
of his district. His presence would only
serve to remind the dominant Democratic
party in the next Congress, Of the culpabt
apathy of this Democratic district in al
lowing him to be sent as its representative
and create prejudice against our district
and deaf ear to its interests and necessi-
ties
For these and other reasons. which We
shall, perhaps, further amplily and express
IN the coming issues OF the TINES we op-
pose Mr.. Hart Benton Halton. aud cal up
on all Democrats, and all good citizens
irrespective of parry, who have the true
interests of the district and it's acricutur
al people at heart, to vote for Gen Chap
man, who, in the present Congress, has
made a faithful, useful and efficient repre-
sentative, and who, in the next Congress.
with his past experience TO aid him, and
standing as he will in ful accord wi
the overwhelming Democratic majority il
will contain, will be an alb e and effective
of the interests of the mas
ses of the people-the husbandman the
laborer and the mechanic-and not alone
a few rich manufacturers