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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
The Next House of Representatives.

The present House of Representatives is
divided as follows Republicans 147, Demo
Gratis 139, Greenbackers Q and Readjuster
Democrats 2. In Maine the Democrats lost
one congressman, classed above as Green
hacker, in the September election, and lost
one in West Virginia last Tuesday. They also
gained ten in Ohio, which leaves net gain of
eight votes in the elections SO far held. If no
further gains be made, the next House OF
Representatives would be Democratic by eight
majority. But other gains will be made.
Under the new apportionment Texas will have
three more congressman, all of whom will be
Democrats; there will be gain of two in
Virginia, two in Connecticut and at least ten
in New York and Pennsylvania. 1t really
looks like tidal wave like that of 1874 would
sweep over the country, and the next House
of Representatives be Democratic by large
working majority. ha 0.I.
The United States Senate, too, very proba-
bly, will be Democratic after next March,
which would place both branches under Demo
cratic control This will be very important,
as the next Congress will count the electoral
vote, and Democratic supremacy is guar
antee against SKI commissions.
Maryland must send solid delegation to
the next Congress. Maryland Democrats
must not falter when the party elsewhere is
fighting so nobly for constitutional liberty,
purity of elections and economy in govern
mental affairs. The elections this year will
have considerable influence on the pres
idental election in 1884. Victory seems to
be within reach and it but remains for Demo
Gratis everywhere to stand by their colors and
do battle for the right. Let no Democrat
falter now, and victory will be his reward.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
A Pennsylvania Enoch Arden.

An Enoch Arden tragedy was enacted at
Erie, Pa, September %. Mrs Meyers is a
doctress on the ''yarb" plan. Seven years
ago her husband, disliking the attentions paid
his wife by Frederick Grub, boarder, arose
in the night and left his home, first firing the
house and nearly cremating Mrs. Meyers and
the boarder. Mr.. Grubb, the boarder, had
wife and seven children, and his attentions to
Mrs. Meyers had the effect of causing them to
pack up and quit for Cleveland. Thus the
grass widow and grass widower were left to
solace each other. Grubb wanted to marry
the "yarb' doctress, but she declined, hoping
passed. and Grubb continued to press his suit,
urging that Meyers and his own wife must be
dead. Wearied with Grubb's persistent WOO
ing, and having given up all hope of Meyers,
the doctress consented to become Mrs. Grubb
four weeks ago. A few days after the we'd
ding Meyers returned to claim his wife, now
sixty -four years old. Grubb resented the in
trusion, and the first husband was disposed of
by being clapped in the almshouse. This in
terruption of the honeymoon caused rupture
between the bride and bridegroom, and things
became so lively for Grubb that he decided
Monday to divorce himself with revolver.
He blew out his brains and died instantly.
Ex-senator James M. Oakley, prominent
Democrat of Queens county, N. Y, makes
the positive statement that certain friends of
the Hon. James G.. Blaine, have offered him
Oakley $4,000 and his campaign expenses
if he will run as candidate against Congress
man Perry Belmont; and that they further
agreed to give him an additional $4,000 in
case he defeated Mr.. Belmont. Mr.. Oakley
says he promptly refused to lend himself to
any such dishonorable scheme" Mr.. Blaine
was very much worried by Mr., Belmont's per-
sistence in getting at the bottom facts during
the Shipperd- Peruvian investigation, but it is
hardly possible he will approve of the means
sought to be adopted by his adherents to ac-
complish the defeat of Mr.. Belmont, who,
during his brief congressional service, has
given evidence of decided ability and indus
try. . +..... 49,. f..
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
Party Patronage.

IA fortune in decade of years. from par
ty patronage. Such was the enyious utterance
of the Manchester Enterprise, in recentissue
of that paper Would it were true. The
pvocATE'never receiyed.a dollar that it did
not earn by hard labor. It never received
dollar for which it did not give q,tid pro
quo. We don't accept the term patronage in
the sense in which it is used above. Patron
age, in such sense, is favor, gratulty.
Is it patronage to go to a carriage manuiac-
turer and ask him to build you carriage?
Is it patronage to go to builder and engage
him to build you house The carriage and
the house are exchanged for the money they
cost to build Them and the builder OF each
was as much patron as the man who ex-
changed his money for these articles OF prime
necessity. So of every other article embraced
in the exchange of labor and skill for capital
So of the newspaper. Its columns are ne
cessity to the man who wants to use them for
advertising, or to acquaint himself with
knowledge of the current events of the day.
There is no patronage in the case, ne simply
exchanges his money for the service which
the newspaper renders him. Ii 1t rendered
him no service, or inadequate service, and he
still bestowed his money upon 1T, that would
be patronage. The ADVOCATE is conducted
on business principles. 1t gives to every
man who deals with it fair equivalent
for his money. If it were not so they would
very soon cease to deal with it. Not one IN
a hundred would contribute farthing to 1t
through party patronage alone. What 1t has
earned it has earned through hard industry, by
close attention to business, late and early; and,
while attending strictly to its own business ath0s
let other peoples business alone. Its propre-
tors have not run about from place to place
and instituted a system of solicitation for job
work, advertisements and subscription,
amounting almost to beggary, as is the prac-
tice of some wretched starvelings in the bust
ness, both in city and country, until their
entry into any business place is a bore, and
excites feeling kindred to that inspired by
bummers generally. The ADVOCATE is
Democratic paper because its conductors are
thoroughly indoctrinated in the Democratic
faith, and because they uphold and cherish
Democratic principles from an innate prefer
ence for those principles, and not for the
mercenary hope or expectation of 'patron-
age.'' The man whose incentive to party
service is patronage is not to be trusted.
If patronage be his moving motive, he will
not be particular as to the source whence that
comes. His object is patronage" no mat
ter from what source, and he will secure it if
he can even at the expense of fairness and
propriety, ...
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
The Republican Waterloo in Ohio.

The great Democratic victory i'll Ohio was
as unprecedented as it was unlocked for. The
Democrats there were confident of success,
but Democrats elsewhere could only hope
their expectations were well founded. The
ADVOCATE last week alluded to these hopes Of
the Ohio Democracy, but, while it expressed
the belief that few congressional districts
would be redeemed, itthought the odds against
the party were too great to hope for success
for the state ticket Money was used lavish
w.; every Republican voter who could be de-
pended upon was hurried home to vote, and
the state and federal election machinery was
worked with skill and energy. Money and
patronage are two powerful levers, and for the
past ten years have been the main reliance OF
the Republican party, and have been uniform
ly successful. The potency of these agencies,
so well applied in Ohio, caused Democrats to
despair of any great measure of success, and
the great triumph of Tuesday was as surpris-
ing to Democrats as it was appalling to Re
publicans. That Republican majority OF
about Is, 900 last year should be turned to a
Democratic majority of $4,000 this year, no
one believed or expected, That Repubi-
can majority of ten in the congressional dele
CATION should be changed to a Democratic
majority of nine, was not dreamed of. Yet,
such are the results Of Tuesdays battle in
Ohio. .'''
This is an ''off- year. and Republicans will
talk and write plausibly and eloquently to ex-
plain their Waterloo, bnt it means more than
u temporary advantage. Iflocal issues were
alone the cause of defeat, the congressional
representation should have remained as it was.
A congressional contest is national in its
character. The issues involved pertain to
federal affairs, yet ten districts heretofore
Republican have elected Democratic Repre-
sentatives In this light, the proper one to
view the situation, the contest of last Tuesday
means that the widespread unrest of the peo-
pie in New York and Pennsylvania extended
to Ohio. The extravaganza, mismanage-
ment and corruption of the Republican party
have become so enormous that the people
have paused to see whittier the country was
drifting. Their eyes were opened at the sit
uation and they determined to call halt.
The sudden and certain check given in Ohio
is but premonition of what may be expected
in Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York and
Connecticut In Massachusetts, too, the dig.
coptent of the masses is plainly to be observ-
ed, and if the Dem ocrats do not carry it, the
near approach to it will have a. wholesome
effect and cause a check to the wild and reck-
less career of the Republican party there.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
Non Partisan Judiciary.

The following, from the Baltimore Ecening
Neos, represents correctly the Republican
idea of non partisan judiciary:
If there is anything upon which stalwart
Republican of the Creswell school fairly dotes,
it is upon a nom bipartisan judiciary. With
them non partisan judge is one who does not
recognize any political faction or organization
outside of the Republican party: He must be
no trimmer, must not accommodate himself to
the exigencies of local politics, must not be
doubtful at any time, and particularly about
election time, but must be straighout Re-
publican. He can interpret the law without
bias unless political question is involved, and
then, law or no law, he must not subject him
self to the suspicion of being a partisan by
deciding in favor of Democrats, but must main
tain his political integrity by ruling with the
Republicans This is the Republican idea of
a non partisan Judiciary. And they do not
take any risks upon this score when they have
an appointment to make for the bench or
where they have the majority in an election:
Such non-partisans as Bond, Bradley, Durell
and others are samples. From the persecu-,
ton of Southern Democrat to the seizure of
a State or the forcible rape of the Presidency,
the Judge must be man who can be depend
ed upon That is the ideal of non-partisan
judge, ajudge who knows no party but his own.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
The situation in New York.

The situation in New York looks more
gloomy for the Republicans day by day, and
the hoped-for reaction among those Republi-
cans who were disguised with the shameful
methods used to force the nomination of Judge
Folger, has not occurred, Nor is there any
sign of reaction. On the contrary the dis
affection is on the increase and certain defeat
sthe spectre that hapnts the Stalwarts through
out the state. The Utica Herald, an infuen-
tial Republican journal, reports the disaffec-
ton as. widespread, It says 1.-THE signs Of
dependency, disgust, and opposition that
are floating in public are as nothing to those
that appear in private and it gives extracts
from numerous private letters to the Herald
from solid and influential Republicans from
various parts of the state, which show deep
seated disgust and which mean Republican
nUaPflrr0ku.fss
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
Total $50 7ss. $50 1929. s32. 81

Here are fifteen hundred millions of dollars
raised by taxes, which fall mainly on the toll
ers who earn their bread by the sweat of the
brow. Deducting Sundays and holidays, the
taxation averages about q million of dollars
daily for these five years!
These are appalling figures, and they show
constant and regular increase from 1878 to
1882 in both kinds. If there was great pub
lie exigency demanding taxation, the people
would freely submit to it, as they did during
the civil war. The existing tariff and the in
ternal revenue system were established as war
measures. More than half generation has
passed away since the close of the rebellion,
and yet these taxes are continued in full
rigor, without an attempt at modification.
The necessary consequence of this iniqui-
tous policy is an increasing surplus in the
Treasury. In 1881 it exceeded one hundred
millions, and in the fiscal year of 1882 more
than one hundred and fifty millions. This
surplus is the objective point of the Rings,
the jobbers, the Spectators, and the adven-
turers, who thronged the corridors of Congress
at the last session in anticipation of the feast
assured by Republican control of the House
of Representatives. These plunderers had
been shut out from the spoils by six years of
Democratic ascendency. They rushed with
ravenous appetites to the capital as to land
of promise when they knew that Secor Robe
son, Meier, IllSCOCh anu aye HcIc W HdllulC
the reins. They were not disappointed.
The excessive appropriations for the cur
rent year, aggregating seventy eight millions
over those for the preceding year, are to be
ascribed to the surplus. The River and Har-
Dor steal would never have passed but for the
surplus. The jobs in the Navy and other acts
are the outcome of this surplus. But for the
elections this fall, which had restraining
effect on the candidates for reelection, the
bulk of the surplus would have been squan-
dered.
The programme of the Republican leaders
is to keep up the tariff and the internal rev.
enue abomination, because they furnish the
surplus by which Rings and robbers flourish
and raids on the Treasury are made easy.
And while they do this for their own enrich
ment, the great monoplies are protected in
their extortions, and are always ready to con-
tribute large sums of money to retain ma
jority in Congress that will be subservient to
their purposes.
The surplus in the Treasury has, therefore,
not only opened the door wide to an organ
lied gang of plunderers, but it has debauched
our politics and offered an unlimited premium
to corruption. In a moral sense, it would be
public blessing to cast every dollar of this
vast accumulation into the ocean, if by that
sacrifice the Government could be restored tC
the simplicity and honesty of the fathers Of
the republic, and frugality again become the
| wisdom of admin StratiOn
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14

The Sentinel feels gratifed that one Of the
sold and prominent officers was invited to
step down and OUT at a recent Democratic
convention The SeatisCl for once has grasp
ed correct principle. Noone ought to be
kept in office too long, and we would direct
its attention to the Westminster postmaster,
who has been holding his presentposition for
nearly twenty years, drawing in those long
years as much, perhaps, as $25, 900, besides a
salary for an assistant. The Sentinel might
inquire, too, whether the assistants were
not for some years young gentlemen who were
in his store to learn the drug business and not
to become post masters, and whether or not
several we're not Democrats n ~
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
The Democrats of Howard and Anne Arun

The Democrats Of Howard and Anne Arun,
del are well pleased with the nominations of
Messrs. Miller, Henning and Jones for chief
and associate judges. In Howard they prom
Use a majority of from four to six hundred,
and good majority is also promised in Anne
Arundel. AT Ellicott City, on the day of the
convention, Hons. Richard Merrick,- Henry
Wootten and Edwin Linthicum offered their
services to Mr.. IIenning to stump Carroll
county for him and the whole ticket, and they
will no doubt be here during the campaign to
picture to the people what Republican judi
ciary was during their temporary tenure OF
Office from 1864 to 1867. si.usE 5
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
The Vote in West Virginia.

WHEELING, W. VA, Oct. 1.-THE returns
show increased gains for the Republicans in
this congressional district. Gen; Golf S ma.
iority for Congress is estimated as high as 900
by sanguine Republicans. The Democrats
concede his election. The returns from the
second district also give large gains for the
Republicans, but not enough to elect John
W. Mason, the Republican candidate. He
telegraphs tonight that he is beaten by about
500. Gibson, Dem, is said to be elected by
1000 to l 800 in the fourth district. Kenna,
DEM, is doubtless reelected in the Kanawha
al
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14

After Offering the place on the ticket for
Congressman lat large, made vacant by the
declension of Mr.. A. B. Hepburn, to some
sixteen prominent gentlemen, the Republican
state executive committee of New York on
Tuesday succeeded in obtaining candidate.
1t is Mr.. Howard Carroll, who has the distin-
guished honor of nomination declined by
the regular nominee and refused by sixteen
others, and who will be known in history as
the Republican nominee who was buried I'M
der majority of from thirty to fifty thousand
by the gallant Gen. Slocum. 3 20 9f
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14
ExAM1NER's NOTICE

The undersigned, Examiners -.
virtue of commission issued ~ a!pIpointedby
County Commissioners of Carroll Saem BY tie
open Public Road beginning .. !. g1ounty, TO
Of an old road that intersects the =, Tue mouth
road leading from MiddIeburp To pT IT.! County
at corner of Charles f. MyerS,o ~ O51toSn,
running thence across said last me ,us' and
road northward, by or near a stra; ell.loned
through the lands of Mrs. c. .Tob ~asnI line
David Knodle, (leaving their bn;ld;nssOa and
left, to intersect an old road LEADING 70 the
said Middleburg and Uniontown road !. a ~
Pipe Creek; thence by or near the bed ID Dlg
last mentioned OLD road through the lonS Salo
the sald Johnson n and knodle, Henry Paoly'
Abram Null and Albert Koontz to a eor neck
Abram A. Lambert's land; thence bv o. Of
the bed of said old road through the lsn ~ aear
the said Lambert and Koontz to a co nnuS Of
the said Lamberts land; thence thronoSe u u
said Lambert's and Koontz's lands to g. , o .ne
ner OF Isaac Irlmmer's land; thence h. COr'
near line dividing the lands of said T. Ts. OF
Trimmer, Abram A. Lambert and Ga aooac
Hape; thence by or near the fence tbronsy
two fields of the said Isaac Trimmer ' Iang
then by or near straight line, still tSr .~uu
the said Trimmer S, (leaving his bui|d;nOugs
the left, to stake on the line diyidina so: .
Trimmer's and Mary.A. Bollinger's r. SAD
thence through the said Bollinger's Io ro5usi
the old fording on Big Pipe Creek, at ROIl;U 70
gers MILL or said road may defect to tbo ' ina
near said Trimmer's buildings and mass v let Ti
tween his barn and corn crib, by or , mo- Ue,
straight line through the lands of the sa;S
Trimmer and Bollinger to the said old f oa,u
ing on Big Pipe Creek; thence across 'G %s
Pipe Creek and through the lands of Tso;aS
Ham, cutting off small corner of said Ham,.
field and coming out of said field at or ne.s
the second water gate across Faruuhar's Rnn,
then still through the lands of Isaiah Han,
and David Martin; thence on or near the lima
dividing the lands of David Martin and Jacob
Hess; then through the lands of Isaiah Ham
Jacob Hess, Americas Shoemaker and W.;
liam Haugh to corner of the lands of Amor
icus Shoemaker, William Haugh and Bas;
Crapster and brother; thence by or near
straight line through the lands of the col,
Basil Crapster and brother to intersect tb
public county road leading from Middlebur
to Taneytown, about seventy yards north 5
the said Basil Crapster and brothers gate
All persons whom it may concern are herab
notified that we will meet on TueSdav. the III
day of November, 1882, at 9 O'Clock, a. N
to execute the trust reposed in us by the afort
said commission.
UPTON R0OP,
! LEWIS CASH,
LOUIS P. SLINGLUFF.
oct 14-5t Examiners.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14

The Republicans of this judicial circuit
have nominated Frank II. Socket, Of Anna
polls, for. chief Judge, and Nicholas Brewer,
Of Annapolis, and Hon. John 3. Smith, Of
this city, for associate judges Mr.. steckett
and Mr.. Brewer ore. without experience on
the bench, and the latter has been out of
practice for eightor nine years. Judge Smith
was oh the bench for D brief period OF abeut
three years. % gssH Gem 5ssfni szsiigHal
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14

In Hampstead District, Carroll county, Nd.
By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
of Carroll county, sitting as Court of Equity,
passed in cause No. 2085 Equity, wherein
Jacob D. Zouck is complainant and George
III. Hare and wife and others are defendants,
the undersigned, trustees, will sell at public
sale, on the premises, to the highest bidder,
On Saturday, the 18th of Nocember, 1882,
at o'clock, p. M, valuable farm contain
ing
IS ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
it being the same parcel of land which was
conveyed to George H. Hare by Catharine
Hare, by deed dated May Is, 1858, and re-
corded among the Land Records of Carroll
county in Liber G. E. w., No. "a, folio 1885,
&c. The improvements thereon
consist of comfortable two ALa&A-,S
story log Dwelling House, log me- E ~
barn, corn house and other ne ez5=1 sEas.z
cessary outbuildings also a parcel of land
adjoining the above, containing
174 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
being part of the same parcel of land which
was conveyed by Robert Morrison and wife to
George H. Hare, by deed dated August 18th,
1858, and recorded among the land records OF
Carroll county.
This land will be offered in two separate
parcels, also as an entirety, and will be sold
as may be deemed for the best interest of all
parties concerned.
There is due proportion of meadow and
timber land to each parcel. This property is
on the Black Rock Road, adjoining the pro-
perty at Grave Run Postoffice; is about three
miles from Miller's station and about two
miles from Alesia, stations on the Baltimore
and Hanover Railroad; adjoins the land of
Daniel Shearer and others, and is convenient
to schools, churches, mills, &c.
Terms Of Sale.-One-third cash on the day
of sale or on the ratification thereof; one.
third in nine months and the other one-third
in eighteen months from the day of sale, with
interest, and to be secured by the notes of the
purchaser or purchasers, with security to be
approved of by the trustees.
JOHN Z. SMITH, Tr,s+oes
CHAS. T. REIFSNIDER, i-"''''0'
oct Ats
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-14

In the municipal election of Newark, New
Jersey, on Tuesday, a Republican majority of
$500 last year was reduced to 800. The
Democrats gained seven members of the
Board Of Aldermen, who, with the two reform
Republicans, viii control the city. The city
has been under Republican control for some
years, but excessive taxation and an annually
increasing debt has at last overthrown the
party. The ball keeps rolling everywhere