The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14
What May be Done.


If the Republicans make good use
of the opportunities which the polits'I
ical situation in this State offers, they
may wrest the common wealth from
the domination of the Democracy,
which has already been in power too
long. The legislature that will be
elected next fall must electa senator
to succeed Mr.. Groome, and there is
a governor to elect. Thedissensions
in the Democratic party are incurable
The party is DIVIDED into three fac
tons, represented by the Governor
of the State, the Mayor of the city
and the junior Senator. 1t seems
impossible to reconcile these feuds or
any two of them. Yet, there is
another party, which calls itself the
young Democrats" which differs
from the three factions above named,
and probably will not be brought into
harmony with any one of them. The
"Young Democracy" announces that
they will not support nominations
that are made by packed conventions
or fraudulent primaries, and would
rather vote for Republican candidates
than Democratic candidates unfairly
chosen or dictated by a corrupt ring.
The experience of last fall goes far to
show that the Young Democrats
speak sincerely when they say this.
1t, therefore, becomes the duty of the
Republican party to give the people
candidates that will not only draw
out the full strength of the Republic
can party, but will command the
support of those Democrats who re-
fuse to submit any longer to machine
management.
nrti. ~e....ot 10, elono sc the s,.s.ant
disaffections in the republican party
are to be kept up. None of the lead
ers of the Republican party who are
identified with its strifes can COM
mand its full support. The only hope
is for the party to put forward good
men who have not been prominent
in any of the unhappy wrangles that
have for several years past paralyzed
the force of the Republican party in
this State. The Young Republican
Association has thus far held itself
aloof from factional brawls. and has
shown a readiness to listen to the adj
vice OF the able men of the party of
all shades of opinion. They thus
form at present rallying point upon
which Republicans of all sorts may
form in line. They hold the key to
the situation il they know how to use
1T wisely.
A review of the elections OF last
fall will show that the chances OF VIC
tory are very favorable. In the last
election the Republicans carried two
Congressional districts by fair major.
tiles. The Fifth and Sixth districts
are now safely won over to the Re.
publican column. The First and Sec
ond districts were lost to us by so
close vote that it is obvious that,
with united front and vigorous
campaign, the Republicans could
have carried both. 1t was sheer mis-
management that lost the Republic
cans these two Congressional districts.
No such mismanagementsh should char
acterize the coming campaign.
Good candidates are needed for the.
fegislature-men not identified with
either faction of the Republican party
men of individual character and
standing in their respective commu-
mites. Such men will be elected in
all the close counties, and with ma
jority of such men there will be no
dc ubt that a fit man will be sent to
the United States Senate. A good
man should be selected as candidate
for governor. 1t would be well now
to begin to think about it, The
state, outside of Baltimore city, would
give good Republican candidate
handsome majority and in the pres
ent distracted state of the Democracy
in Baltimore city there would be a
majority here also if the candidate
were a popular man. The Young
Democrats ayow their intention to
vote for Republican. rather than for
machine candidate. It is almost a
certainty that the Democratic ma
chine or machines will be run as
usual. Even if the dissatisfied Dem
ocrats should merely stay away from
the polls it would give the victory to