The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-05-31
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The National Convention and the Repub
lican Outlook-Bad Roads-Com-
plants About Railroad
Stables &C. &c
BALTIMORE. Nav 9th. 1SS.

BALTIMORE, May 9th, 1884.
MeSsrs. Editors On June Sd the Republican
National convention will assemble at Chicago to
nominate President and Vice. President of the
United States. 1 alluded to this assemblage in
my last weeks letter, but as it is an absorbing
event of the day-or of passing events-I may
be excused for calling it to memory again, briefly.
set out with the assertion-almost q certainty
that whomsoever the Republicans nominate on
that occasion will be elected and inaugurated our
next chief executive officer of the United States.
Of this fact there can hardly be any mistake. 1t
therefore becomes problem of great Importance
that our friends-the people-choose for their
standard bearer one in whom the whole country
can repose the fullest confidence; one who in every
sense has sound, solid, practical judgment; one
as free as he possibly can be from the errors OF
human nature and who has been tried in the
school of experience and not found wanting. We
want q statesman, man of solid sense, man OF
high intelligence, and above all else a purely
honest man, who will go neither to the right nor
left, except it be to attain the greatest good for
the greatest number. This is the kind of person
we want. This is the kind of law-giver and ex-
ecutive we purpose choosing at Chicago and none
other. Never before have the people, mean
the great body of the Republican party-been so
unanimous and determined in such result. They
see that Republican President will again be
elected, and hence they are fixed upon having
good one as nominee in the outstart A thorough
business man in every respect becomes necessity,
and must and can be had from among the exalted
and able names before the convention. AS
nation we have grown too great to throw our prize
away, We want no alf-breeds, but whole men
in the true sense of the word such as our country
affords, and not time-serv merely to accomplish
a sinister end Not putting the claims OF Mr.
Arthur, our present able President above or be-
yond many others, yet if good fortune should be
with him in a second term to the dignifed office
he now fills, 1 can certainly interpose no obJec-
ton. That he has done well thus far there is no
mistake, and that he would continue to do so
entertain no doubt whatever. He has certainly
given us the highest evidence of such fact Ii,
however, any of the other mentioned able and ex-
allied statesmen be chosen in Mr.. Arthur's place,
I shall be equally satisfied in the belief that we
will possess an able and just Chief Magistrate OF
the United States. 1t will be but few days until
We have been given our standard bearers, and
vhomsoever they be-believing them to be good
and true men-it will be my pleasure and duty to
go in for them heart and soul, with but one object
in view and that is the triumph which alone union
and harmony can give and will give. In this
there is no mistake. Republicans may, therefore
united as they purpose and are determined on De-
ing put victory down as certain. They are rear
ly those who brought US in the past quarter OF
century through great dangers and difficulties,
and with such leader as they purpose selecting
at Chicago, do SO again. To them and their party
the Nation looks.
Our Democratic friends purpose having Ma
tionaI convention at Chicago short time Suose-
ouent for the purpose also of naming PRESIDENT
and Vice President of their party. This with
them is of course an expediency. They go to
Chicago because their opponents went there be-
fore them, hoping-in desperation-to gain some
thing but it can amount to nothing special in the
end but defeat. This, as u general thing, they
know. The fact is very many-even iniluentlai-
Democrats don't want Democracy to win. they
look upon il as unsafe financially and otherwise.
as thew are than trust them to doubtful and dan
gerous experiments of uncertain Democracy.
Your county road supervisors should by all
means give some attention to the roadways and
streets 10 the west and northwestern sections lead
ing out towards the different cemeteries, including
Loudon Park, Mount 0lvet, Western, Bonnie
Brae and other places. This road. out as far as
the points named, is especially bad. Only few
DAYS ago the writer saw a horse sticking in the
mud on the road out and carriage upset In
several places in the county the city the roads
are very bad and want mending, which 1t Is hoped
the county supervisors of roads will at once at
tend to. They will certainly do a great favor 10
property holders and others.
1t looks now as if the railroad stables, near
Townsend street, Greenmount and North avenues,
built some three or more years ago, send forth
rather more noxious efluvium than paiatable.-
There are now some forty horses In the three
stables kept by the passenger railway company,
going most of the day. When the stables we're
built the ground was nearly vacant. 1t is now
nearly built over. In the past two or three years
nearly or quite five hundred fine residences have
been put up there and in the past year over one
hundred and fifty. 1t is now favorite place
wherein to reside with handsome buildings near
" surrounding the stables. 1t certainly is very
unsuited neighborhood for stables. Time will re-
qure them being ultimately remOUed TO nsr
sons in the northern and northwestern part OF
Baltimore to be prevented, after this present Sun
day, from going in or through the upper gate of
Greenmount Cemetery. 1t is strictly forbidden.
Only those who go to funerals, after being In can
get out the upper way. Thousands-especiaiiy
uptowners-will be grievously disappointed.
custom much approved will be thus broken up to
the regret of many who visit the cemetery, espe-
cially on Sundays. The place now looks very
sweet and pretty.
Next Friday, June 3Oth, will be decoration day
of the dead Union soldiers graves. The ceremo-
mics will be imposing and largely attended. 1t
will be partial holiday and public offices will be
closed, especially those of the general Govern
ment.
Quite a handsome view of the major planets
Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury-can
now be had, nearly all near each other, in the
western heavens. The moon in some evenings
will also be with them in her maiden lustre and
beauty.
Business presents no specially new feature The
tendency of leading articles of all kinds is slightly
downward. moderate supply in the elevators.
People will now wait to see the shape things are
likely to take after the new crops commence to
make their appearance. If it be full-without
something unusual takes place-prices will tend
downward. This, at best, is rather quiet season.
NEsToR.