The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-06-28
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Some Political Views-Who Will the
Bourbons Nominate ?-Grand Rati-
flcation Meeting, &c, &c.

atng pavement below throwing off heat equal to
forty stove power, it could not be expected that
L would exert myself much in that direction.
believe it is only customary for those who write
for living to write newspaper letters in hot
weather. Yet in response to your request to con-
tinue my letters, and with view to aiding in
keeping the readers of The UNION informed on
topics of interest in general about this capital
city, and of the political situation, and to
age them to work heartily and give cordial sup
port to the Republican party and its nominees in
the pending campaign, again willingly take up
my pen in what consider the most laudabe of
causes, and shall continue to do so d. W. until
next November and the election shall be over
But it shall not be my purpose solely to write po-
litical homilies. l will endeavor to give the
latest political news and impressions found in
this intensely potical CENTRE especially while
Congress shall remain in session, together with
what non-political news may interest the readers
of The UNION, and allow those readers to form
their own judgment, only essaying to put my
own constructions upon political matters when
think it will aid them and help the Republican
party's cause by so doing
The political sensation of two weeks ago, and
which still continues to no the topic of CONVERSE
ton here, and the subject of intensest interest to
the Democratic party everywhere, was Mr. TIL
den's letter of declination, leaving that party
"high and dry" without apparently any anchor
age of hope to cling on to, as had been clinging
on to him as "its only saviour for so long. Yet,
when it was apparently certain TO them) that Mr.
Tilden had not left item entirely "desolate i |
their own house," but that another "Moses" W. |
to be raised up to them, who should inherit II
qualities of Reform which the original possessed
-hnr, Tiden had designated his "heir," and)l
whom his great mantle should fall-thes ,agal y
began to seem hopeful, and their eyes were t1rned
towards Saratoga to see what signs Of the "new-
birth should appear there. The telegraph wires
brought the news: 1t was Cleveland, although the
convention did not "instruct for him." "Yes,"
they said, "Mr. Cleveland was n Reform Mayor
of Buffalo and was afterwards elected the Reform
Governor of New York-just Tilden wa. OF
course the parallel will continue to hold. H,will
be our candidate and will win did the treat
sage of Gramarcy in 1876. Hurrah for Cove
land and victory" But alas, later advices spilled |
all this fair vision, and it learned that mead
of being the choice of united Democracy oNew
York, which should control the coming Chago
convention, he could not, if nominated for esi-
dent, get the support of even majority othe
party in that State, on account of his v, of
scent railway faro bill and his Obuoxiousn, to
Tammany, and that therefore he could be
elected. This was the "second sober though of
the members of the party here. and what suld
they do? Evidently they had made Il mike.
Cleveland could not be the nominee Wild
Bayard do? The Maryland Democratic art
yearns for Bayard-provided he could be eled
after being nominated. But some cruel Id, ,
Just as the Bayard stock was rising in the Dc.
after the Cleveland stock had fallen at an u,e-
cedented rate, went to work and raked up olor
two imprudent speeches Mr.. Bayard made nv
back during the war, which Enthusiastically al ed
him among the disloyal enemies of the Con ,
ment at that time, and which now and for alne
to come bars him from the White Hause-isI
the wiser heads of the party saw, and so &
Bayard must be relinquished. Will Mr.. Morf1
Norli NJ Mn q
All are pronounced free-traders, and probdy
could come as near being elected President aa
sinner would to getting to heaven without y
pentance. Ben Butler they dare not nomina,
although he would probably be the strongest {
ponent of the Republican party, because he wod
be "bitter pill'' to the South and the Geon
William Curtis Indedendent crowd of New Y0
and Massachusetts, on whom the Democrats
imposing so much hope to help elect Democrac
President this fall, could not support him. NJ
Randall? A good and strong man flor the H.
pubicans), Union soldier, and a-protectioni.!
What would the Democrats do with him on a fire.
trade or "tarif for revenue only" platform? N, |
indeed, he must go over to the Republican part. |
So says the Washington Post, the Democrats |
organ here, in substance. The free-tradng Den
ocrats here-a majority of their party-do MT
mention Mr.. Randalfs name in connection with
the nomination for the Presidency at ALL and if lie
has any supporters for the office they are not
known.
The above is brief review of the Democratic
mind at this time with reference to their nomna-
ton for the Presidency. They are all at sea-
much more so than month ago, when they
thought Tilden would accept, fossil and incapa-
BILE for the office as they knew him to be- But
he5S ao here wh finding NO other
way or another as described above, like sandy
foundations washed by the waves of the sea-still
cast their eyes towards Tilden, hoping he will still
accept. They cannot realize that he has really
declined. Some say, however, that "Oid Gram
marcy" is very shrewd and would not have de-
clined the nomination had not Mr.. Blaine been
nnn.inated by the Republicans, whom he could
not defeat. This may be an augury for Republi-
can success next fall which Mr. Tilden better than
most others, was shrewd and far sighted enough
to see, and which might be construed to mean that
if not Mr.. Tiden no other Democrat can win at
the coming Presidential election, and should be
source of encouragement to Republicans.
There was grand ratification meeting held by
the Republicans of the District in front Of the City
Hail. on last Thursday night. Fully ten thous-
and people were gathered around the three stanis
to listen to the speakers, which they did with
great interest till late hour of the night. Jude
Shellabarger, of Ohio, presided, and Senatos .
Sherman, Hawley, Frye, of Maine, Mahone # |,
Virginia, Congressman O'Hara, of North Carolin,
Golf, of West Virginia, and others were among tb
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beautifully draped with flags, and the Marie
Band furnished the music. The correspondent n
the Baltimore Sun has tried to bettle this NEE n
ing, which was one of the largest and most su /
cessful ever witnessed. In his correspondent h
he said there no enthusiasm, which was. \
mistake, but as there was no whisky present, whie h
is usual accompaniment of Democratic meeting l.
there was not perhaps as much ardor as that co.,
respondent is used to seeing Also, it may be sd he
that all the auditors were generally of the m, 7
intelligent class, whose intelligence and earn a,
ness will be felt when they go homo to their HI
eral States to vote this fall. Also, he said t1
were negroes and ladies present. Well, the. O,
groes are a recognized component part of the.
publican party, voting and of course havin o,
right at its meetings; and as for the ladies, q
creditable to the Republican party that at SUI o.,
large mass meeting of its members they coulG wi
tend, in company with their fathers, brothersl n.
husbands, as I saw them there that evening",
out being insulted or offended by drunkenness La
any other indecencies. Both white and col, Bs
men and ladies, the concourse of people was ro
most orderly, sober and intelligent looking Ir DR.
saw at a political gathering of the kind. cit
Shortly after the nominations at Chicago. to
John A. Logan went on to visit Mr.. Blaiit
Augusta, Maine. Having returned here, OFT
Saturday night the veteran soldiers and sailf thu
this district numbering several thousands, y ca
of whom served under him during the war; tn,
ceeded to his house in martial order to prt in
their old comrade their greetings. During pa
procession to Twelfth street. starting from L. to
ana avenue and headed by bands of music, as'
non were fired in Judiciary Square, and frew,
&C., all along the line, and when they arrive
the Generals house cheer after cheer was g
until all that part of the city seemed to reverbs =
with the enthusiasm of the old veterans. G
Logan appeared at the door, speeches were MAJ
then genuinely enthusiastic reception and =
union took place. sl
"Turn the rascals out" is pet phraze with
Democrats and Democratic journals, but the r
publicans are doing that very thing before t
Democrats come in and have the opportunity. =
Col. Burnside disbursing officer of the Postofi N
Department, defaulted to considerable amou IN
and was Immediately removed, put under ARE
and will be tried for his crime. Some other sma
populations have been discovered in certai
bureaus of the War and Navy Departments, an
similar procedure has been taken against the pa =
ties there How many thieves of their own, whel N
the Democratic party is in power, do they punish N
Will emo guilty man be let escape in New Yor 4
where millions of dollars have recently been fouu