Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-10-10
TIE POLITICAL Aspro.

The situation, perplezel 4, !. clos
month ago is now ea~ly a,ei.r -
4 IN, but few days more H. o p.ere'
7 West Virginia elections vim 9''o an
:" after which it can be ascer,.;. P.a''
most absolute certainty il which r. = :
the wind will blow on the 4th i. '',e,lo
! Fehoer' which candidate willbed...
ted ~ Tue people to become n :
ient ofiha United States from 4. s. WI
Of March next. Many RrpubIi...''O u
: l0cn' Tor thor wisdom and e..J ;al,.
: ment' AMI learned in political a jug
express themselves well sari.sl -,
tue outlook, and entertain no a., +
ne result; others less couraeeo.s i,
fearful that the prohibition quest.
! 'san cutter into Ohio politics to,r., !.
Jury Of the Republican cause F..
cause The entire defeat Of il. -.
For ourselves we must say We !. ~
i"g TO fear The future Of tie R.nnhI,.
.can purity looks to-day bright, ,t...
ever No cloud dark,ns is bo,,l,,r.,
20 storm renders less wie,Iy Tue ! Ill.,
that has always guided It a. a; =
progress 70 the port Of success. a.
tween party ofliying principle, ,5.r,y
representing live and aggressive ;..,o.
\ enc ofnegatlons, whose platform !. L,t
Platlfude OF unwarrantcd assertion.
reboarsal Of threadbarc principle, tl,t
have Icng since been sunk out Of sic,l
by the commissions Of time. Kelvin, s,t.
y upon the sins Of individuals for Il,
beng an supremacy there can be poc,n.
ienilon From tue origination Of ami ill.,
discussion Of the famous Morrison T,rif
bdl IN the last Congress by the Demo.
Gratis IN their desire to repeal tie Pro
lection laws, or to so reduce tie Tariff
upon certain articles Of American mer.
e'andlse as to entirely leave manyof our
infant manufactures to tile mercy If
foreign competition the Tariff was made
The ISSUE before the people. The Re-
PubIcans almost to a man refused 10 a..
acde to SO runious proposition. and
voted against the bill The Democrat.
were diyided-a majority favored ana
supported the measure, and the minori-
y opposed It, and joined with the Re.
oubIlcans IN securing its defeat. AS
cardinal principle of their party The Re
1ubIcans favor Profession They ~
he offspring Of the Old Wig party
originated the first laws Of Protce iop
ave advocated and supported the meas
IRE from IT'S ineipiency. and by 50 dsihr
ave built up the great manufacturiDs
Industries Of the country They ave
efused to repeal those laws; they have
mteratcd anew their undying with 10
tand by the laborers Of the conltry; I
ley have Incorporated in unminalaLle
'nguage 10 their platform Of principles
roiectlon with big p. and have bone
pom that issue before the pcopleftaow
ting IN pnont upon their aoe - i ].
se Demos~ on tfe-vrr'vf Ia are
viied. The solid South wiz - :
" exceptions are free traiers;' the :
orth proteetionists Their campaign
-gans show it, the platform Of the 7
iiferent democratic states show it; !
ie vote Of their members Of Congress
row it; so straddlc the issue they did and {
tipped a plank in their National platform =
mt Ben Butler has pleased to call !
what is it." A plank that can be u
onstrucd TO mean either one thing =
r the other or nothing just as the vo $
FRS may want to put it This done b
hey blur the proof sheet obscure the u
uestlou and shout out with brazen eff L
'rontrrv that such is not the boUe of