Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-05-18
Harmony to be Restored.


The action of the Baltimore city conven-
tion last week in appointing commits
sion consisting of leading citizens of tie
city to designate the judges of the APP
preaching primary elections, and prompt
acceptance by those gentlemen of the
trust, bids fair to entirely cure the trou-
b;es of the Democratic party in that city
which during the last year assumed such
formidable dimensions as to threaten the
Democratic supremacy in the State. In
view of the unreasonable spirit at times
heretofore manifested by some of the op-
position leaders, it may still be too soon
to congratulate ourselves on the averted
danger; still it is believed that the high
and unquestioned character of the gentle
men constituting this recently appointed
commission, and their freedom from tac-
tional al iances will insure an acquiescence
in the fairness of their action, even by the
most recalcitrant and unreasonable, and
that there will now no longer exist anv
pretext upon which to justify boiling
faction.
This being the case in Baltimore civ,
the dangers which have appeared to threa-
ten the SUCCESS of the party in The State
election at once disappear. There are no
serious dissensions in the party in any of
the coun les. Although opposition move
ments were at one time attempted to be
organized in several of the counties; they
soon expired in consequences of their own
innate weakness. The people of the coun-
ties are more deliberate in forming their
judgments and more conscientious III OBJ
tanning correct information upon political
questions than the average vo'er in large
cities. As consequence it soon became
apparent to them that the burden of this
opposition was brought about merely for
opposition sake, and that he charges up
on which il was pretended to be justified
were most of them greatly exaggerated
and many of them absolutely untrue
While willing and ready to relegate to the
rear and curtail the authority of any par
ty leaders who assumed too much or at
tempted to play the role of boss" they
recognize that this could be most effectu-
ally and safely done wi hin the party or
ganization. That the primary elections
in the counties are conducted with abso
lutte fairness, the people we'll know; and
that every citizen who participates in
these meetings is fairy represented in the
party conventions they have na reason to
doubt. They are not willing, therefore,
now that the Democratic party of the
country is marching on to grand aud
final victory in all The States, II jeopardize
the success of the great principles of Dem
ocracy in this State by giving countenance
to factional dissensions. prompted by the
pers NAL contentious and hostili,ies of self
cons ituted leaders. All good citizens in
these counties recognize that there is now
SO 'emn duty incumbent on them of at
tending the primaries, and thus giving
their countenance and support 10 the par
" organiZati and they feel confident
that if this be done, and q represen ative
conve ition of the people be sent to make
the nominations, that there will he no
room for the improper manipulations OF
iss.6sA zpalitieiAas.
| So it may be slid that harmony exists
| in the Democracy of the counties. and no
| hat all trouble in the city seems 10 have
been satisfactorily settled, the Democratic
party of the State may be said to be upon
its usual aggressive and sure footing
This being the case. it matters little who
may be nominated for the State officia 5.
For Governor, Mr. McL,ne, Mr.. ROBBERS.
Mr. Archer, Mr.. McKenney, or any other
good and tried aRd honorable Democrat,
familiar with the public service, could
successfully lead the Democrats to their
accustomed victory, and preserve the STATE
from the terrors of Republican misrule-
For rAttorney-GeneraI, either Judge Tuck.
Mr.. Wallis or any other able lawyer and
known Democrat would be elecre1; and
so for the o her Offices to be filed. All
that we of the counties now have 10 do is
to attend the primary meetings and send
representative delegates OF calm judgment
and known integrity of purpose to the
State convention, and the little cloud
which has appeared to hover around the
horizon of Democracy, will be forever dis
PEELED.
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