The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-20

lime. bone-dust or some other kind
of manure the same land would have
produced fourteen barrels. He may
think it good crop but his neigh
bors will pity or laugh at his stupid
ity, and these sturdy farmers are the
men that intend to take the bit in
their teeth next fall, you mark my
word, if the party-leaders don't walk
a chalk-line and make way for the
will ofthe people, the latter will make
a way for themselves by means of the
Republican ranks. They do not pro-
pose longer to be terrified with or to
be hoodwinked by any more sham
reforms.
mo, sir, the code must be over
hauled and many other matters recti-
fed besides those alluded to by me-"
This gentleman though not party
man, has heretofore generally voted
with the Democrats, but they will
have to make excellent nominations
i'll the next campaign to secure his
vote, and he has briefly mapped out
the situation as it really exists. The
people of the counties are very con-
serYative and slow to act. Party
fealty with them is sentiment hard
to uproot, but time is approaching
when honest rage will accomplish in
a moment what has taken years of
ceaseless maneuvering to effect in
Baltimore. One fair decision in
Anne Arundel county has awakened
them to the knowledge, not only that
election frauds of huge proportions
have been perpetrated in thei' own
strongholds, but that the honest
judges given to the country people
open the way to their suppression
and square election. They also feel
that the school and oyster questions
and a number of minor matters
should not longer be degraded to
the level of ward and district pol
tiles.
1.-THE gubernatorial puzzle is fast
absorbing all interest in political cir
cles," said a Democrat to thereporter
yesterday, ''he would be shrewd
man who could predict with certain
ty the outcome of the next Democrat
ic State convention, so many cliques
have formed within the factions. If
Roberts is really Germans candidate
he will carry Baltimore city beyond
doubt. The ring here is just as rot
ten as the French legions, when Bon
aparte landed on the shores of France
from Elba, and they will go over to
the little Maryland Napoleon just as
the French went over to their leader.
Though recognized as the mephisto-
pheles of the gang which has ridden
the State so long, he has made fewer
mistakes than any of his associates,
and though the ring, giving a hest
tating and treacherous support to
Mayor Whyte, German has but to
show himself and beckon to them,
and away they will go as surely as
the Old Guard transferred their aIli-
ance to their former commander.
Should this be done and other ror-
tons of the State do likewise, the
same rout would follow as at Water
loo and Maryland would fall help
lessly into the hands of the allies.
can't see what Governor Whyte can
do to prevent it, and as he has been
rather prolific in rash moves of late
he had better bide his time. His
place is in the Senate, while his sue
cessor there. with his cunning and
foxiness would handle the party bet
ter if he were in the Mayors Office.
Whyte is great man, but he was
never cut out for small things. 1t is
not always statesman who knows
how TO manage ward politics."
but the real struggle appears at
present to be between Hon. Henry
w. Archer, of Hartford, and William
McKenny, of Queen Anne's, with
the chances in favor of the latter.
Mr.. Archer is one of the best men in
our party and none would grace the
gubernatorial chair more perfectly
than he; but with phenomenal
shrewdness the Board of Public
Works, or the ring portion of it,, has
contrived to place him in a false po-
sition by offering Mr.. Farnandis the
presidency of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. He hesitated so long
about handing HIM his declination
that many gained the impression
that he belonged to Gideon's band
and as Mr.. Farnandis is intimately
acquainted with Mr.. Archer they
would not support him, if nominated,
believing him also to belong TO the
ring, ringy. The only safe course for
the party is like New York and
Pennsylvania-to take up some new
men. l know nothing about Mr..
NICK emmy. and. annarantlv nnost