The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-11-09
A Review Of the Campaign.

The overwhelming expression of sentiment
in favor of the Democratic ticket in Hartford
county, last Tuesday, is not only victory
of the Democratic party but of every man
who has any respect for decency in the con-
duct of political campaign. The course Of
the Republican organ in Hartford has from
the outset of the campaign been one of disre-
gard of all the courtesies life, which should
govern men in their political as well as in
their social relations. The Democratic can
didates have been villfied, abused and mis-
represented in manner so shameful as to
disgust many decent moderate Republicans
and cause them to vote for the men whom
they knew were thus maligned. reputa-
ton for honor and integrity built up by a
lifetime can not be destroyed by the reckless
assertions of partisan newspaper.
When the campaign began the county
roads were deemed q suitable point for Re-
publican attack, but the Improvement in
them under Democratic administration was
so marked, coupled with the fact that Repub-
lcans ne well as Democrats were entrusted
with their repair, and this point was abandon
ed. An attack of the most virulent character
was then begun on Mr.. George f. Walker
the Democratic candidate for Sheriff, and
later on upon Mr.. Maynader, candidate for
States Attorney. The sentiment of the peo'
pie of Hartford county was decidedly against
this plan of eleclioneerng, and both were
elected with the rest of the Democratic tick
ct.
Even the local option question, which all
regarded as settled, was dragged into the
campaign, by the Republican newspaper in
Bel Air, and an effort made to deceive Dem
ocratic friends of local option into the belief
that their candidates for States Attorney
and Sheriff would not enforce the local OPP
ton lay 1t was made to appear that the
Democratic party itself was opposed to local
option, in the face of the fact that the law
could not have been adopted without the aid
of a large majority of the Democratic party,
even if every Republican in the county
had voted for it, which was not the case.
The local option law and every other law on
our statute books will be enforced by States
Attorney Maynadier and Sheriff Walker.
The friends of prohibition need have no ap-
prehension on this score
The newly elected Judges of the Orphans
Court are men of character, standing and
tried ability, who will carefully guard the
interests of the the widow and orphan.
The people have elected an excellent board
of County Commissioners, who will, we are
confident, carefully manage the finances of
the county, still further improve our public
roads, foster our public schools, keep taxes
down to the lowest point consistent with eff
ficient service in every department of the
county government, and in short, manage the
affairs of the office in Il careful, economical,
in Hartford can only be perpetuated in this
manner.
The delegation OF Democrats which Har
ford sends to the Legislature is also one of
which we will have no reason to be ashamed
They are active, energetic and capable bust
ness men. Their knowledge of the varied
affairs of our county is large, and we can
safely trust them to represent our interests
at Annapolis.
Now that the election is happily over we
advise all our friends to forget and forgive
any bitterness which may have been engen-
dered during the heat Of the campaign, and
Democrats and Republicans alike work to-
gether for the good of old Hartford.