The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-06
Correspondence baltimore County rHion.
LETTER FROM THE 4TH DISTRICT.

REISrEnsTowS, September goth. 1883.
Editors inioa The FPi.'s Voice Of to-day
contains for an editorial n condensed account Of
what purpor,s TO have been n remarkable con-
vcrsati0n" had by reporter Of the Baltimore Day
with "a leading Republican lawyer Of that city,"
Il rcsites that this lawyer said that "the Rcpubli
can party had offered to them the best opporiuni-
~ in fifteen years 20 carry this State, and had
thrown il away by lighting upon Hart u. IIolton
rs their candidate. lie would be nominated and
would be ovcrw hcmingiy defeated" &c. IL then
cites that Mr.. liolton Is "tho candidate of ring,
headed ostcnsibiy by Harrison Adreon, though the
real boss was Gen. W. +. W. Ross" that '.had 70.
sorted 20 the most nefarious means, Using rsJ'eats
ers. pudding tickets, violence and fraud Of every
kind 10 carry their primaries" to nominate Mr..
Iioton. II further tells Of the "infamy" which Il
says Mr.. lIolton's Gentry into public life reflects
upon him :" that he was awarded seat In the
State Senate "to which Dr. Mackin was elected"
aud that his "rccord at Annapolis was altogether
bad" and says that "many indcpendcE; Rcpubli.
cans. anxious to save the State from such shame
las Mr.. llolion's ccction), will vote with the Dem
ocra,s." The article winds up by making this
"lcaling Republican lawyer" say. "Look how he
has prosecuted Republicans who had differed With
him. His shameless persecution of Ditty will be
remembered when the day Of the election comes"
Now. Mcssrs. Editors. IL any such conversation
took place in the manner and between the persons
described. IL was indeed remarkable" First. the
"lcading Republican lawyer must have been Mr..
Dirty himself. anu him the Democratic press has
reyilcd and pronounced insane ever since he has
been In the Republican party. Secondly. II l. not
remarkable that " Mr. bitty does not like Mr. IIoi
ton and does not intend voting for him. bu, does
intend working and voting against him, rs Is
justly presumablc, that he thinks Mr.. IIoiton will
be overwhelmingly defeated if he can make II
80 but he was not Overwhelmingly defeated"
but elected last fall in the 9Th Congressional die.
trct, and We have faith in a similar result In the
k..la NaNa fall hir.Nlw Ia Ia.
bic that the Departing Democracy should catch
nj this small grain Of comfort wrapped up In Mr..
Dtty's prediction Of Mr.. lIoIton's 'overwheimin
defeat" for drowning pt grab at straws. Fourth.
~. II Is not remarkable that the Democratic party
(the ring portion OF it) should howl ring At the
Republican party and cry fraud" and violence
aud pudding tickets" and 'rcpcaters" n. their
primary meetings, for they know that tbcir own
primary meetings have for years been covered
over with these obnoxious things. until they have
become stencil In the nose Of every honest mem.
Der Of their helplessiy "ring. ridden ,arty, from
which condition and which evils Of their party
they hope % divert the attention Of he people by
accusing the Republican party viii being equally
tainted with them. Filthy, Il ubsid be remark.
able " Mr.. liolton had rcsorted TO these things
when he would have been nominated by the coun-
ties. u the city Of Baltimore hsd not cast n vote
for him. And sxthly, Il riHJe remarkable u Mr..
McLanc Is not Overwhelmingly defeated" by
reason Of being "the ring candidate" and because
the ring portion Of his patT refused 10 listen 20
any Of the reforms which tic people are demand
Ing. and which the Republican party has taken
up aud Is determined 10 give to them. The people
are acknowledgements snd Republicans alike.
They will not be satisfied with talk about what
the great National Republican party has or has
not done in the past-wAch was Mr.. McI.anc's
whole speech ut Towsontswn last Thursday week,
In addition 60 his rcterstion OF the accusations
above Of what Mr. Iiolton has done TO Mr.. Diity or
some other Republicans. Nor willthey be threaten
ell aud driven back into the Democratic party's
traces again by the cry that "asxt year 10 Presi-
dental year and We cannot afford 10 lose the State
this year or the Republicans may hold II the Pres.
idential year" This 10 an old cry and has often
been used 20 drive Democrats back into the traces
when trying TO compel reforms. Every Gubcrna-
torial election Il just bei,re Presidential cleo.
tion, and while II IL so there will never be any
chance for tho reformers 20 compel the ring TO
come TO terms. u they alloE this cry 10 brighten
them. No, Democratic panty (the ring portion Of
~ "meae. msme, tekei Hphaf.ia" 10 already writ.
ten on the wall, and you mus, 20. You have 70.
fused 10 listen TO our just demands; you have
foistcd upon Us candidates AMI measures without
our consent; you have paid m attention to our
grievances and have treated Wit, contempt all our
petitions. ut the same time that y1u have attempt.
ed TO bind your chains tighter upotus We would
rather be defeated this year than that you should
longer tyranire over US! REYoRnER.