Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23
MIR. EDELEE'S REJorvnvR

NV acton N tie last
ISSUE n Of the INDEPENDENT, N ,pp..,Ius
= '"o more GENEROUS and iu.t impulse,
u MS composition, to forb.,, making
unjust charges against III. ne,.onal in.
'egT'ty OF good men. In ~. w. claim
to have done but simple iuyi,. IL gen
'Iemen whose characters b,,. b...n I'M
Justly assaiIed. If this b. crime
then we stand self copvi.,.d We
mean to defend the ma.se, the poor
people Of this county sg,ia', Il, nm.
warranted assaults of the wealthy and
the aristocrat at every hazard Mr.
Eielen asserts that We haze lo., conf.
d'noe in him. lfit be Of any con.ola-
ton to him after this cop,o., i. over
an ! he will have been rcleg.reI a..in to
he shades ofprivate life "tb,, ho l9v,s.o
WELL he can take with him the positive
assurai &c that our confidence in b +.
honesty in business traus,c,,o and in
his sincerity as a faithful eburcbman il
still mistaken, but as political leader
be has lost his prestige The people
will recall without much u.n,.l o,er,ion
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the bitter political fight that cn.ued be-
tween Edeleu and Chapman in 1850,
IN the race for the enlargement of tie
county for the Democratic nomination for
Congress from this district. They re
member the speeches that were made by
these respective candidates They re
member that Chapman was the rccognlz-
cd ring candidate put up by Gorman
and the corrupt political ring hat Aomi-
mated over the politics Of tbi, State
They remember that Edelen ,'ooi upon
the platform of honesty. They re
member also how Chapman vas de-
nounccd as the corrupt agent Of most
corrupt ring. That German. and tn
smaller bosses among which ranked
Gen. Chapman, we're charged with
having fl ched the public treasury;
demoralized the politics Of the
State, and perpetrated election fraul'
the vilest ever known to have be u
committed BY even the most drpray-
ed political wretch How stands the
situation to-day. Platforms have been
merged; honesty and fraud have ca>ped
hands, and Edelen and Chapman have
kissed and stand before the people diy
by day laundering the Edelen TRADE Of
1880, against the Republicans Of the
county What does all this mean? Has
the Mountain gone to Mabomet! =
Where IS that corrupt gang Of 1851: are
they not still at the head of the affairs
Of the State, stronger than ever before
and far more villanous? Are they not
fighting for more plumber? Is not Cor
man fighting with all the desperation o
an Infatuated Hyena to return TO tn,
United States Senate. Ard have no
the people in their msielty, ZONES
Democrats and Republican, in man.
't6e oo99fnuaiion Of sus'S annitig1,
ted scAmps in power. The heart
and sympathy of every honest man
is elected in tie fight How stands
Mr. Edelen? His candidacy lending aid
to the machine organization. His cor
rupt opponent of four years ago Gen.
Chapman his ally and political asso-
ciate of to-day His labor, bis talent
and his money (somo say though We
doubt the latter being used 70 SC
cure Chapman's election. Has our
polished General repented of his past
wickedness? Has he fcrsaken his old
associates, and on Bonded knee at the
foot of the high priest of the Democratic
ticket asked forgiveness for mis- sins,
or has he used his shrewdncss Sith
adFoit effect and captured Mr.. Elelen.
1t looks like the latter Gen. Chapman
if elected, will support his old bed
fellows without doubt, he d re not
assert to the contrary The people
expect no more. He was nominated at
the instance of the ring for ring pur-
poses What will Mr.. Edeen dor
Come speak out No equivoca ion =
No lodging The people want to
know if you will vote for German.
if elected for the United States
Senate Tell them if YOU intend
supporting the man you denounced four
years ago in terms more severe than
you are now using agains, the board of
County Commissioners Tell them
'fyou intend lending your support to the
political advancement. of man that has
oecn convicted by Henry T. Wootten,
aud other Democrats as gr. at and as
honorable as yourself Of all that
Is vile and corrupt in politics. =
II your answer is no; tell US why
you are IN such bad company,
and how you can consistently with your
former declarations support Gen. Chap
nan. If You answer yes; then blame
10 man for fleeing from your politicaI
.oId nor question further any mans
c"nhdonce IN your political consistency
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