Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-09
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PORT TOBACCO 60:
Friday Morning. November 9 1875
The Result in the County.

The Result in the County.
The result of last Tuesdays election is
another triumph of the organized negroes
and the defeat of the independent county
ticket by maiorities ranging from 2t9 to
400 and of the State ricket by majority
of 464 The cause of the large negro ma
iorities seem to be due now, as at the last
election, to a fai ure to get out the full
white vote. 1t was hoped that the better
promise of success which seemed to be
held out by the independent movement
would have served to bring out the fall
white vote but this does not seem to
have been the case Mr.. Mc.ane re-
for Mr. Hamilton four years ago, thus in
dicating that LearIy that number of Dem
ocratic voters failed to go to the polls at
the late election. Many of those who did
go to the polls did not vote the full indie
pendent ticket, and some did not vote any
portion of it, voting the State ticket alone.
election in the county is not very favor
able commentary upon the efficacy of in
dependent" movements as against solid
ly organized mass of ignorance and per-
versity. 1t cannot be said. however, to be
a very unfavorable one. for doubt ess the
Democrats, if organized, would not have
done any better, if as W Il. Did the al
legged republican party of this county con-
sist of men who had any knowledge of, or
any care for the domestic affairs of the
county, with the good independent ticket
we had in the field this fall and the very
incompetent one to be voted for on the
other side, together with the heavy cloud
of official malfeasance and peculation
which hangs over the faction that now
dominates the county, a different result
might have been confidently looked for
But Notwithstanding all reports to the
contrary, it is seen that the negroes are
still solid and obstinate in voting the tick
ct put in their hands by the bad men that
control them.
II is noticeable that the local ticket for
most part runs decidedly ahead of the State
ticket, but still the same has always been
the case with the local nominated ticket:
and while the independent ticket is not
any more ahead of the regular Democratic
vote than the nominated county tickets
have been. there would doubtless have
been more Democratic voters brought out
had the nominations been fu' and the par
ty compactly organized. County offices
are essentially non-poltical in their char
that they should be kept within the do
main of party influences, still when a solid
mass of ignorance has already been organ
lied by selfish demagogues for the purpose
of controlling these offices, the only effec
tive way, perhaps, of combating such or
ganization is by organizing.
When we look at the grave irregularities
which are shown to exist about the com
missioners room and the looseness and in
el6ciency WIN w'nIcn every branch oii the
county service is conducted under the pre-
sen, bad domination, to the great oppres
sion of the taxpayers, the result of Tues
DAYS election must be regarded as great
calamity. Still it was not an unexpected
one, and it is not the part of wise men to
waste time in deploring that which can
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cratic State government, and We may rest
assured that that government in which is
vested the power to make laws for this
State, will not allow US to be robbed and
plundered by the agents of the negroes If
our people take the proper steps to have
their grievances specifically made known
at Annapolis.
This it is to be hoped will be thorough
ly done this winter through the medium
of petitions. The power of the county
commissioners must be curtailed as much
as possible, and proper and efficacious
laws lie passed, if such do not now exist
(which we question: to make malteasance
Ill ONCE on Tue part ol lueSe OllICldts, VI
any grave irregularities in the management
of the county affairs, punishable by fine
and Imprisonment. The road service
should by all means be taken out of their
hands All this can be effectually done
by petition, over and above the protest OF
the persons who will represent the negroes
of this county in the Legislature, and we
trust that our people will not be slow to
take the proper steps.
When we get Democratic administra-
ton at Washington there is little doubt
of this negro domination being cffectually
and finally broken down; but, until it is,
we must curtail the powers of the officials
who seek office at their hands in defiance
of the taxpayers, and render them COM
paratively harmless by hedging them in
with laws restraining their power to do
evil.
Cen Rradley T. Johnson in sneak in Or