The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-05-09
1.sMaryland, MY Maryland. ,

Outside of the city of Baltimore the
State of Maryland is largely Republican,
and has been so for many years. "A full
and fair vote has not been obtainable
during the last decade. In the recent
campaign, when circumstances were
everywhere adverse to Republican sue
cess, the Republicans elected two Con-
gressmen out of six, and two others
came SO near election that it was patent
to all that more hopeful and energetic
management would have won for them.
Heretofore the city of Baltimore has
been manipulated by disreputable
crowd of Democratic tricksters and
ward bummers whose efforts have re-
suited in domination of the entire State
by that party of internecine terrorists.
AT present the Democrats are having a
serious little war of their own in iBalt-
more, and their party organization Is so
badly disrupted that the leading minds
of the party concede that Democratic
success in the city can not be expected
for long time to come. The
Independents end g Young Demo-
Gratis have given notice of their sever
ance from the regular party, and they
intimate that it is their intention to cast
their ballots for the nominees of the Re
publican party providing only that
those nominees shall be men of integrity
and ability. They have SO many thou
sands In their ranks that the votes at
, their disposal may settle the question of
party power in Maryland. An excellent
Opportunity is thus presented for the
election Of "a Republican Legislature this
year, which would send to the United
States Senate a Republican successor to
Senator Groome. d If the Republicans
throughout the State are as judicious
and patriotic as they are presumed to
be, they will exercise the greatest care
in the various nominations which are
soon to be made, and then work more,
hopefully and with greater zeal than at
any time within the last ten years. Moth
ing but the most reckless disregard OF
proprieties or an unlocked for lack of
energy can deprive them of success.
Democratic Journals are sounding an
alarm throughout the State, which in
dicates an appreciation of the condition
of affairs, and shows very clearly the
spirit of uneasiness which prevails in
Democratic councils. Frantic: appeals
are being made for harmony or truce.
They may cry aloud and split the ears
of the agroundlings with their grating
walls and discordant appeals for con-
cord, but there will be. no truce. The
Democratic party of Maryland contains
seyerable thousand reputable citizens
who have endured the humiliation and
disgrace OF affiliation with fraud and
crime until they can do so no longer.
1t is their ayowed intent to compel
purity of Government by their suffrages,
and they are well convinced of their in
ability to accomplish that object by q
continuance of their appeals and petit
tions to=the- bosses of their party.
Therefore have they. determined to
leave the rotting organization to sink
into the grave which it has digged for
itself. arr,s
l'l There is no reason to apprehend
aught but the most careful and honora-
BILE conduct of affairs by Republican
leaders. Maryland will this year follow
the lead of Virginia and North .Caroli-
ma. by coming q out of the night into
the light Of pure Republicanism,
National Republican. a'aif Is s-li'