The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-22
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The Presidential Question Finally Settled
What to Expect Of Gov. Cleveland
Civil Service Ideas, &c., &c.
RALrIMonr. Novemher 1nth iced

BALTIMORE, November l9th, 1884.
Editors Union We'll, the Presidential election
is over and the result finally settled in favor Of
Cleveland and Hendricks and the Dem Jcralic
party. Regarding this there is no longer any
cavi or mistake, and am heartily glad Of it, so
far as adjustment or disputaton is concerned
The Republican party, on the 4th Of next March,
when Mr.. Cleveland is inaugurated aud takes his
seat at the head, will have been in control OF
Government for a quarter of a century, running
through bloody civil strife, financial and other
dificulties-almost disunion unparalleled, yet,
thank fortune, it brought a country out of it
all, making us the greatest, most glorious nation
upon the face of the civil globe. This too, is con-
ceded by both and all parties to have been accom-
plshed by the party (Republican) just defeated,
and in due tme--far as possible-turned out to
be measurably reinstated by Democrats. 1t is
great loss, but must be accepted and submitted to
let us hOpe-generously, justly. This is our
| duty just and liberal Republicans; nor that
only, but as citizens of the whole country, as
| Unionists, as loyalsts and faithful people,
We are all of the same family and live really for
the same purpose of making each other happy
With it ever has been aud will be that
either one or the other party must rule or govern
to the best of their ability. We must and should,
therefore, be generous and liberal, helping each
along for the good of the whole, seeing and know
| ing, one cannot get along without the other
Therefore we do and should cheerfully accept the
situation and take things as they areas man
| takes his wife-"for better or for worse"
| Mr.. Cleveland, our incoming President, has
tainly had the advantage of good experience and
example in the past quarter of century, in which
| Republican principles ruled our country. Let
| him, therefore, and others in his assistance for
four years after next 4th of March, take examples
set them in the past and they cannot 60 far wrong.
| The party whose place they are to take, I doubt
or will OIL har, utIn safu OF avid
in their power. precipitate departure from
this, under present crcumstances-as at best it
| can only be an experiment-must most susely be-
get trouble causing, possibly, great pending
danger. Taking all things into considerations it
must be conccded--and that with just literally
| that the Republican party, being in power ard
position in our Government for quarter of Gel
tury consecutively, have no reason to Complain
1t is, doubtless now the proper time for our Dem
ocratic friends-wh0 have been striving so lorg
and faithfully-to have a chance. therefore say,
give it to them and what they can do, aidedas
they must be by every citizen of the United States.
If they lack or fail in duty-being closely, sharply
watched-they are sure to be hurled from power
at the end of the coming four years, and possibly
those just defeated reinstated again. One thing
is most true, that this first term of Mr.. leyeland
and inexperienced Democracy is not the one for
careless experimenting much with things as they
are. 1t would beget host of mistakes, trouble
twenty -four years, as Democrats have been, many
are dead and others grown old. Hence they can
not be looked upon either well fitted for office
| or reliant otherwise. Mr.. Cleveland, the. ei1re,
should be very cautious--the Civil Service awex-
isting-how he makes appointments to "tiice md
place of mere partizans who, probably, do notun-
derstand their business, and thus beget danger and
trouble. This. matter of safety to him;elf
and of general policy, believe he will do. He
will naturally be DESTROYS of making the best snd
greatest number of friends during first term, and
thus he will-far as possible-keep from being
hampered or embarrassed with inefficient aids in
the various Offices and departments. He will also
recollect with what an overwhelming majority,
two years ago, he was elected Governor of New
York, and yet how near-only about thousand
votes-he come to defeat when running few days
ago for President. 1t shows that he stands upon
a slender point. Let him do right then and his
chances are best. He dare not ignore good laws
to please mere politicians Republicans have had
a good long lease power, enjoying its emolu-
mems. They, therefore, can most patiently and
| fairly afford to wait-take a rest-for four years
| They in the meantime look round and see
what is best to be done, but by all means sustain
| the powers that be.
| The Civil Service Reform, as inaugurated and
| put into practice by our Government, seems thus
far to have worked admirably and been highly
| approved by all. There are great fears among
some Democrats that President Cleveland will see
| that its northumberland ust-be rigidly ad-
hcred to. He thinks they are sauce for both
goose and gander, and will save him much trouble
in making new appointments. There are plenty
of those who mere unettered ward politicians
and bummers expecting office under the incoming
President, who have not the ability therefor, and
must be disappointed, which Mr.. Cleveland is said
to greatly approve. No party would risk med
ding with it during first term, lest it might
work disadvantageously politically and otherwise.
We had yesterday the first snow Of the season.
| 1t was light and the atmosphere rather cold. Rain
and hail, intermingled, also fell. 1t has been
cloudy and chilly all of to day, the wind from the
pfsgtdhaf hey and m"dArA'" 70 " ' III "f
| regret to state that Mrs. Jane A. X. Adreon,
wife of Col. Adreon, our postmaster, died rather
| suddenly yesterday at her residence, Guilford
avenue, after two weeks illness of hemorrhage
of the lungs. She was much beloved and had
many friends. She was granddaughter of the
late Thomas Kelso.
The rather sudden death at his father's-Hon.
George Colton-residence, north Charles street, of
Mr.. Luther Cotton, in his seth year, of malaria,
has been a very sad blow to his father. The de.
ceased for a long time previous to his death was
one of the proprietors of the Maryland Republican,
holding also proprietary interest in the Mary
land Hotel at Annapolis. He was we'll known and
highly esteemed. His funeral-largely attended
took place this morning, the interment being
made in Greenmount Cemetery. NEsToR.