Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-10-26
The State Campaign.

The canvass OF the State by the Demo
Gratis is moving on in a most satisfactory
manner, and the most favorable reports
continue to come from all the counties OF
the united support which is being given
to the State ticket. Everything points
hopefully to its triumphant election. The
further the campaign progresses the more
manifest does the great disparity between
the opposing tickets become.
Still it is not we'll to underrate our ad
versaries, and when it is remembered how
blindly any ticket put in the field by Re.
publicans of this STATE is supported by the
rank and file of their party, without re-
gard to fitness, it must be recognized that
their ticket will probably poll the full
party vote.
The worst military disasters recorded in
history have befallen strong but over con
fident armies who moderated the strength
and courage of their adversaries, and pol.
itical history also abounds with disasters
resulting from similar causes. While
Maryland is sure Democratic State, hav.
ing a normal majority of nearly 10000
votes, and while every evidence of entire
harmony in the counties is forthcoming
yet these are some unfortunate compiica.
tions in Baltimore city, and it may turn
out that the Democrats will have no ma.
jority at the coming election to trihe with
1t is not known to what extent the fu-
sion movement in Baltimore city may EN-.
barrass the State ticket. 1t is true that
the leading advocates and supporters OF
the movement insist that it will not weak
en- the State ticket at all, but all careful
observers of political campaigns cannot
fail to see in that movement hurtful and
detrimental influence upon the prospects
of the Democratic State ticket.
Of course no one understands that that
movement can have a sufficiently damag-
ing effect upon the State ticket to really
jeopardize its election; but as it is upon
that chiefly that the Republicans rest their
hopes of success, it will have the effect OF
encouraging them to make strong and
hopeful effort and serve, with the assist
ance of the liberal use OF money, to bring
out their full voting strength.
Hence it is that Democrats should not
be over confident as to the successful re-
suit Of the election. For if to the loss re-
sulting from the discussions in Baltimore
be added further loss from over conf
dence and consequent apathy and dimin-
ished vote in the counties, all the friends
of good government in the State may be
awaked on the seventh of Nov mber to a
realization of the appalling fact thst Hart
B. Holton has been declared the next Gov
ernor Of Maryland.
While We hope and believe that no such
fate is in store for our old commonwealth,
we nevertheless deem it our duty out OF
abundance of caution to impress upon all
the readers Of the TINES the importance
of every Democrat in the county casting
his vote for the State ticket at the coming
election. Any voter who should fail to
do so would, in the event of the unfortu-
nate result we have intim ated US q not i'm
possible consequence OF such dereliction.
have ample time in the next four years to
repent OF bis indifference. Let US hope.
therefore, that the full vote of the county
will be polled at the coming election.
In addition to the possible jeopardy in
which our State ticket may be placed by
the dissensions in Baltimore city, there are
other important reasons why the full Dem
ocratic vote in Maryland should he polled
this fall. Next year is the year Of the
Presidential election, when all che indica-
lions point SO hopefully to the final over
throw OF that corrupt party which. lifting
itself above the constitution Of the Repub-
lie, has governed the country In the last
twenty years with the strong arm of OPP
preston and usurped powers. The State
elections of this year will be looked at as
foreshadowing the great federal election
of next year, and if any Perceptibly dim
inished majority in Maryland should point
to this State as among those that will be
doubtful, our State would be flooded with
the great federal corruption fund-that
most demoralizing Of all agencies. Let us
therefore urge upon every Democratic rea-
der of the TINES the importance Of casting
bis vote for the State ticket on the 9th OF
November.
We do Lot need to make any further