The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-07
An Address Issued for Democratic
Voters to Sign.

Voters to Sign.
The following address, under date
OF Baltimore, will be transmitted to
the various counties of the State for
signature of Democratic votere:
Gentlemen Of The Senate and House of
Delegates @tss 4dd,ess 10 Tie nse,,s-
6ers-elect of the Grand Assem6lv of
1882:
This appeal to the Democratic
members-elect of the legislature who
are truly attached to the principles
and organization of the Democratic
party, and who are sincerely in favor
of the correction of all abuses that
may now exist, thorough retrench-
ment In every branch of the public
service wherever available, and the
advancement Of ali just reforms as
the most certain means of promoting
The supremacy of both, is now made
by your constituents in the different
parts of the State with all the earn.
estness of present and apparent nec-
essities before us. 1t is made for the
purpose of a thorough. wise and de-
termlned effort at the approaching
session of the legislature to accom-
pliSh all the purposes and objects
that have so long been held up to the
just expectations of the people, and
more especially of our Democratic
people, There IS nothing SO neces.
sary now as prudent, brave and reso
Lutte action. The past political man.
agement OF the State by set of men
solely combined fer the purpose of
power, of Office and of thrift have
brought US as party near to the
brink of ruin. To protect the party
and to preseye to us its accustomed
power and good name is among your
highest and most important duties.
This is best done, first, by discharg.
ing all your Responsible duties to the
state and to the people of the State
by the enactment of just and wise
laws by the repeal of bad ones, by
the strict observance of economy, by
the maintenance of personal integri-
ty in legislation, and by openly de-
clared hostility to wrongs in every
shape and form in every branch of
the public service. The most certain
and unmistakable mode of gathering
power to these ideas is the correct and
united effort of all such Democratic
members. to whom this appeal is adj
dressed to effect the organization of
the houses by men who truly repre-
sent them. The presiding officers
of both houses should be known men
to aid you and encourage you in your
efforts, and in the appointment of
committees, this can be most effec-
lively done.
The subordinate officers of the two
houses should be in thorough accord
with the presiding officers. The set
now in should be removed. There
has been perpetual succession of
these men who are adopts in all the
ways Of expert legislation IN the past
all of whose purposes and intent lie
in that direction, and who in the past
have exercised almost omnipotent
power in either defeating good legis-
latiOn and whose open hostility to
every species of reform and retrench-
ment make them dangerous in their
Offices where so much can be done
against both.
New men Of courage and undaunt-
ed integrity and independence are re-
quired in these positions. Let us
most significantly warn you that if
you have adverse presiding officers
and committee Of the subordinates
in the off ces of both houses there is
a mountain between you and your
truest purposes. Unscrupulous man
ageinent, obstacles of every kind. i'm
siduous influences will meet you at
every step of your way, and in the
end the next session will prove as
fruitless of good and expected results
as was the last disastrous session
which impeiied the organization of
the party, and ifrepeated, will secure
its disastrous defeat. The late cleo
tions are but nile-stones set up in
the different counties to mark this
open road to disaster. There must
be new men and new blood. The
perpetuati0n of the same order of
things means the same men and dy-
nasty OF men in your Treasury De
partment. in your Board of Public
Works and in the other public insti-
tutions of the State. 1t must end in
one certain result-the total disenteg-