The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-04-13
The Egis and Intelligencer
BEL AIR, Md, APRIL ID, 1888.
Democratic Harmony Essential to Sue
cess

CESS.
MIR. EDITOR: As the time is drawing near for
action on the part of our party with regard to the
coming campaign, permit me through your paper
TO call the attention of the Democrats OF Hartford
to the Importance of coming together and acting
unitedly In all matters pertaining to the nomina.
tions for the different Offices which to be filled
at the next general election. The election this
fall is very important one me Legislature to
be chosen will have to elect United States Sem
ator TO succeed Mr.. Groome and 1t is generally
known that the Republicans are working to Sc
cure the election of Mr. Creswell to that position.
Such being the fact every effort will be made by
them to at least divide the delegation from our
county II not to elect full Republican ticket
Hence the Importance of united action on our
part.
The managers of the Republican party of the
State have put our county down as doubtful, with
strong hope of carrying it through the influence
of the Custom House, which we know will be
used to the greatest advantage by those having 1t
in charge Now would warn all Democrats, old
and young, to beware as to how they cast compl-
mentary votes or votes for personal friends. Let
them remember that while some friend on the
Republican ticket might make good member, as
far as the interest of his constituency would be
concerned, he would be bound to vote for Cres-
we'll for the United States Senate. The next
United States Senate may have much to
do in the election of the President. We have
seen what Republican Senate and House did In
1876 and Democrats should do nothing that might
tend to defeat the next Democratic candidate for
President.
can't think that there are many Democrats in
Hartford who desire Mr. Creswell's election to
that high office, remembering his record in the
first cabinet of Grant as Postmaster General,
which position he resigned for fear of worse ex-
position of fraud than is now being made In the
Star route trials.
Now, in regard to county affairs, we want a
good board of County Commissioners-men in
whom the people of the whole county have conf
dence; men who will discharge their duty
men In our party who could be induced to serve
in that Office for the sake of the best interests of
the county and the party. Such ticket, If NOM
mated, can be elected. We all have our personal
preferences for the different Offices, but If some
one can suggest better man than might name
l will cheerfully support him, and ask like con-
cession from others, for the sake of harmony,
without which we cannot be successful.
Now a word to those Democrats who were led
away from the party last fall, mostly from mo-
tives of personal friendship, return to the fold
and unite with u.s. as of old to fight the great bat
tie of right in behalf of the party that gave you
birth and in many cases political position With
every prospect of a national victory before us,
say again, come back and do your duty, and keep
old Hartford in the Democratic column, is the
earnest wish Of every honest
DEMOCRAT.