The Democratic advocate., 1883-09-15
A Square contest-No Side Issues.

The next election will be the most impor-
tant TO the Democrats that has been held for
every voter. Those who read should impress
it upon those who don't.
We are upon the eve of a presidential elec-
ton. The Democratic party comprises with
in its ranks a large majority of the voters of
the country. The party won in 1876, but
was defrauded out of the Presidency by the
8 by Z commission. 1t would have won in
1880, but for the debauching of voters by
money, furnished by star-route thieves, bank
and railroad officials and huge corporations
that have grown up illegally and dishonesty
under Republican legislation. Since 1880
the people have given evidence of unrest and
discomfort Last fall the Republicans were
swept from power in nearly every state that
held an election, and large Republican ma
jority in the House of Representatives was
displaced by a much larger Democratic ma
jority. The tide of reform has not receded,
and the victories of 1882 will be repeated in
1883. The local elections in the winter and
spring went Democratic, and gave evidence
that the people did not intend to relax their
efforts for reform until the Republican party
was hurled from power everywhere.
The contests of 1888 will have considerable
influence upon the Presidential election next
year. Victory now means victory then, and
the Democracy of Maryland must bear its
share in the battle so that they may join in
the shouts of victory that will 60 up from all
sections and participate in the fruits of the
victory.
The Democrats of Maryland should be
spurred on to victory by local interests also.
erned for the past sixteen years. No state
has better financial standing, and her tax.
rate is lower than that of most all of the other
states. Peace and prosperity reigns; herlaws
are equitable and sternly, but gently enforced;
the ballot is free; the judiciary non partisan
and juries are non partisan; her educational
facilities are good and growing This is q
bright picture compared to our condition un.
der Republican rule. Then debts were being
piled up; courts were partisan; juries were
partisan; the ballotbox polluted and soldiers
stood at the polls to keep Democrats away
Democrats had no security nor protection anG
were bounded around and arrested without
warrant or cause. All this has been changed
| by Democratic rule, and the Democratic
party should put forth its greatest endeavol
to retain its ascendency. We must judge the
future by the past The Republican bosses
and managers are the same to-day that con
trolled and directed affairs prior to 1867.
| When we come to county affairs we find
that Carroll has the lowest taX-rate of any
county in the state-siXteen cents lower than
in Frederick, the lowest taxed of the Repub-
lican counties, and fifty cents less than
in st. Mary's, another county under Republi-
can control. The County's debt has been
decreased more than 1000 in the past foul
years, Notwithstanding the large outlays for
bridges and other necessary expenses. Dem
ocratic government in Carroll, then, appeals
to the best efforts of the party to continue
Democratic rule.
By forgetting the past and undue rivalry in
our own party, the Republican party has been
steadily gaining ground. They will make
desperate efforts this fall to capture the Mary
land Legislature, and thus secure Repub,
lican United States Senator to succeed Sena
tor Groome. The next United States Senate
will be very close, and the Senator from
Maryland to succeed Mr.. Groome may have
the deciding vote. The Maryland Senate will
! be close also, and the next Senator from this
county may have the deciding vote in that
body With control of the Senate the Re
publicans could hamper the Governor in his
appointments and could block and defeat
Democratic legislation.
1t is important, then, that the Democrats
of Carroll should put forth their greatest en-
ergies this fall If we do our duty, there can
be no fear of the result. A full registration
and full vote will insure the ticket more
than three hundred majority. We must have
both. Every Democrat must vote, and vote
the straight ticket. No personal matters nor
side issues of any kind must enter the contest
or be considered. The party is now trying to
rescue the government from the hands of
those who have violated the constitution and
laws; fostered monopolies, whisky rings, star
route thieves, permitted the robbery of the
treasury through naval and other contracts;
stole the Presidency in 1876 and bought it
! by debauching voters in 1880. This is of
paramount Importance against which all other
! issues are insignificant. We must carry our
own county, elect every Democratic candi-
date and give three hundred or more majori-
ty to the state ticket. We must act sngly for
Democratic success, and give no thought to
aught else. AS Maryland goes this fall, so ii
will go next. We should have fully eighteen
thousand majority, and we will poll it il
Democrats turn neither to the right nor left
but go straight for victory for the whole
ticket. If the voters become impressed with
the Importance of the election this fall, we
will not only have a grand victory in Novem
Der, but Maryland's eight electoral votes in
1884 will be cast for the Democratic Presi,
Dental nominees. Let the work begin now.
Every voter should be seen, and told of the
issues at stake.
A colored convention was held in Baltimore
on Thursday, Baltimore city and five counties
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