The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-03
CoTresPsadeHee baltimore County Un.oa.
LETTER FROM FOURTH DISTRICT.
RrrrrEnnrour. Oct. 2z,h. Ia

REinTERArowN, Oct. 21th, 1883.
Editors Cai0a As you kindly consented 70
give publication 20 . communication sent you .
few weeks ago, now venture 10 send you another
for the same purpose In reply 10 an editorial In
20. days Peoples Voice, q small paper Published
In this village weekly, claiming to be Democratic,
and whose editor may be set down as . "Bourbon
Of the BourboBs. ."-learning nothing. therefore
forgetting nOthing-and Who 10 apparently slAv.
ishly willing TO do the bidding and bow submis.
svely 10 the will and tyrannicA rule Of the ring,
which has usurped TO itself the fair name aud con.
troll of the Democratic party In this county and
State. in order 20 perpstuate itself In power and
the ofices and 10 crush out every other member
Of the party who may have . Iaudable ambition
TO serve the people 10 places Of honor or emolu
ment, but Who refuses 10 wear its collar, duly
labelled "ring."
Thlssditoriai. as stated In its heading, is can
earnest appeal 10 every Democratic voter in Bal.
timore county" and says that every such voter
"has an important duty 10 perform on the 9th day
Of November, and that is to 60 TO the polls and
east his vote for every candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket." All, indeed! Bnt suppose the
candidates" the ticket referred TO BY the edi.
tor are not candidates on the Democratic ticket"
but only candidates of the ring" has then "evsry
Democratic voter in Baltimore county an i'm.
poTtant duty to perform on the 9Th day Of NOvem-
Der 10 20 10 the polls aud vote for them ?" And IL
Il not shame and 4 libel on the fair name Of the
Democratic party 10 say that the ''candidates put
up BY that ring are candidates "on the Demo-
cratic ticket"
repeat Il. what true and honest Democrat
throughout the borders Of our State to-day can
aspire successfully 20 n nomination for any Office,
either State, municipal or county, who does wear
the collar Of the ring? I reply none, and all
efforts In that direction but end 10 shattered
hopes.
Az an example will cite the fact that In 1879.
whom the eorruptions aud expressions Of the ring
had brought our noble Democratic ship 20 the
very verge Of the maelstrom Of defeat, the honest
and faithful Democrat, WIN. T. Hamilton, was
summoned from the quiet Of his rural home and re-
quested 10 take the helm, In order 10 rescue the
good old ship from immediate destruetion, and
eonduetit without the reach Of the terrible vortex
Of danger. He did II, engaging at the same time
10 grant 10 the people those reforms In party and
State, the refusal Of which previously BY the ring
had - nearly resulted la disaster 10 tho party.
Bat were his efforts 10 bring about those reforms
and purify In the State admnistration as well ~
the administration Of the party sanctioned and
endorsed by the ring! Let Us see. Gov. Hanil.
ton vas net y ring candidate nor friend TO the
machine" But Hon. Fred. Talbot 10, as also
u Hon. Ferdinand C.. Latrobe, Of Baltimore.
Consequently. the two latter were awarded saeA
hree isrM'. the ono In Congress and the other as
Mayor Of the above city, while the former-good
honest Rcformsr and Democrat-was scarcely
vouchsafed the privilege to gu out his one term,
during the whole Of which he was hampered and
the reforms contained IN the platform on which
he was elected, and at It's close was summariiy re
manded TO private life, and, IL the ring could
have made IL 30, ignominious obscurity.
l. this Democracy! Not only has the ring pre-.
vented the nomination Of any member Of the
party for Vfiee who does not wear It's collar, but
u has obstructed reform In every manner possible;
multiplied useless Offices TO take money out Of the
Taxpayers pocket. corrupted the foundations Of
politics and governmental administration, and
has even done worse than all this, namely, when
the people elected Governor In 1878. this same
ring prevented his taking his seat! What more
diaboeal crime than this could any set Of men
commit!
Now, agree with the editor Of the Peoples
Voice that Democratic principles are worth pre-
serving aud perpetuating," AID ain as much q
champion Of those principles aud Of the Demo
cratic party as he; bat I do not agree that the
ring 10 the Democratic party 10 worth preserving
or perpetuating. or that the two are at all iden.
tical. and that the sooner the latter 10 destroyed
the betier-fhis gear being PropiiioHs a fiae as
any. lie says those (Demoeratie) principles
shave saved Maryland from the destruction and
eorruptibie ruin the Republican party brought
upon her (save the mark who has brought de
struction aud corrnptiJis ruin on the Democratic
party but the ring and its adherents p, and our
principles are the same to-day they were when
our brave and true men tall gone now . were in
the midst Of that political struggle ian aliusion to
something IN the past) for the maintenance Of
Maryland's welfare and the perpetuation Of our
grand old Democratic form Of Governmant."
Who can tell Us what the ring that is nov domi.
mating both the people and the Democratic party
has ever done "for the maintenance Of Mary.
lands welfare" or when Il ever did anything 10
''perpetuste" either a"Republican' or sour grand
old Democratic form Of government :" Has Il not
torn the props from under both aud established .
regime for ts own interests and to perpetuate It's
own power,
Now, every Democrat knows that this ring
exists, and IL 10 his "important duty
Quoting the words Of the editor; on the 9th Of
November TO rally TO the ''poiis" and
''cast his vote"-not against the Democratic party
or It's nobie principles" but against the ring. its
conceptions and ussrPatioss. which should no
longe. be allowed 10 exist In free Maryland! BY
so doing he will perform the duty ofa frHs Dsmo.
erai, to be which 10 TO be irHe REVoRxgR.
efs-The corrupt Democratic bosses Of the State