The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-29
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Thanksgiving-The Civil Service and the
New Administration--A Popular APP
pointment-An Unpopular
Move, &C., sc.
BA1rIMoRr. November 26th. 1854.

BALTIMORE, November Goth, 1884.
Editors Union To morrow Thursday will be
Thanksgiving, not only by special State but Gen
eral Government appointment and doubtless
widely and appropriately observed It's pleasant
ceremonies will be partaken of and enjoyed before
your paper goes to press. Though business has
be&p rather dull and money little tight, yet
inn lgine and earnestly hope there will be enough
and to spare to abundantly crown every board
with good dinners of both substantials and deli
cacies. Our market houses, green groceries and
other places present plentiful supply of poultry
of all kinds, oysters, fish and seasonable vegeta-
bles. Business of all kinds, including the city
offices, the Custom House, Postofice, &C., to DO
closed as usual, except few hours in the morning
of the Postofice to accommodate persons in very
urgent business Nearly all churches will be open
for morning service and largely attended. Some
of them will present handsome decorations. Many
persons will go out of town to Washington, Phil
adephia, Hagerstown, Belair and elsewhere
Not few of our Democratic friends who were
fortunate enough to win oyster dinners and sup
pers from Republicans on the recent Presidential
election to partake thereof at restaurants, &C.,
on the coming anniversary. One consolation is
that many good, liberal enthusiastic Blaine and
Logan men are to unite with them in the enjoy
ment of these things in perfect forgetfulness of
past animosities political differences. All APP
pear willing that the new administration of Dem
ocracy shall have fair chance to see how they
will do after next 4th of March.
The Civil Service law has thrown great damp
er, almost like wet blanket, the ofice-seek-
ing propensities of a host of our incompetent DEM
ocratic brethren seeking after Office. 1 am told
that even Senator German, who has hosts of let
ters and applications for place and office from
Democratic brethren, finds it greatly in his way
and fearful stumbling block He, however, is
said to be much in favor of the principle OF Civil
Service Reform, and if so it will save him much
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political friends. He is of opinion that the in
coming President will not-really cannot-disturb
many of the good officers during his reign, and
particularly the first term. 1t is my opinion and
WISH as it must be the desire of every true honest
Republican, that all who have failed in their
duties be turned out soon as possible and good
administration men, if they can be found, put in
their places Mr.. Cleveland and his party will
have been Sequeathed the greatest, happiest, most
hourishing and triumphant nation-rising out OF
Republican rule-on the face of the globe. The
hope of ALL therefore, is that they so govern az to
continue it and the people of our whole country in
prosperity. This cannot be done unless all agree
to act harmoniously. Republicans-very many
of them independent and infuential-helped to
bring this change about to see how it would work.
We, therefore, may have entirely new things in
few years hence to which all may agree. Try 1t
at any rate and hope.
I am told that the recent appointment of Mr. A.
D. Sanks to the superintendency of the ork road
horse railway, between Baltimore and Towsontown,
in place of Mr.. Dorsey, who for many years hlled
the place. is giving general satisfaction The road
is doing very good business and increasing in
travel The same may be said Of the Maryland
Central steam road, between Baltimore and Delta,
also the Western Maryland. This latter road
prospers greatly under the able management OF
Mr. Hood, the president and general manager
lie scarcely has an equal in his profession and
business.
The improvement in the erection of new dwell
lngs on Barclay and other contiguous streets in
the northern part of Baltimore, is rapid. Many
of the new stores these streets and in what may
be termed new part OF the city, are now in occu-
pancy and others about ready to be- L could
count probably twenty five OF thirty of them and
they all appear to be doing prosperous business
and likely to increase.
1t is now said that Col James Brewer, who has
been Clerk of the Circuit Court for many years,
whose term will expire neZt year, purposes run
ming for the next Mayoraty of Baltimore. Gen.
Latrobe will oppose him, if the people want him
after so many trials.
The matter of reducing the salaries of portion
of the public school teachers in Baltimore county
is causing much talk and dissatisfaction. 1t is
condemned by everyone and begets vigorous OPP
position. None should be better or more literally
paid than those devoting their time and services
to education. 1t is really the life of society and
of our whole country. By all means, there
FORE let us not be meagre or niggardly in expend-
ing our money for educating the rising genera
tions of this mighty nation, Of which we have
Just right to be proud. Pay your teachers if you
want good ones, and pay them literally. learn
that some very just articles in THE UNION on this
subject are much approved by those who favor the
system of properly compensatipg salaries. Let
the great public who enjoy the advantages OF ed
urover Cleveland will be made President BY the
1913 electoral votes of the Solid South, added to
the % from New York, New Jersey, Indiana and
connecticut in not one Of which latter States has
ne a majority but simply meagre plurality over
Blame, aggregating in all four of them less than
$4,000. On the other hand Blaine has not MIN
ralty over Cleveland in the Northern States of
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