The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-07
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Big Time at the Inauguration-One Way
to Look at 1.-THE Fire Hub bub, &c.

BALTIMORE, March Sd, 1885.
Editors Union Though 1 write day in ad-
vance tomorrow will DO Inauguration day and
this Inauguration week. They will probably be
with our Democratic brethren especially and
very many of both and all parties-the greatest
days of the year, and perhaps for twenty five
years, that have taken place in country
Well, so be it. Most certainly our brethren de-
serve good and joyous time. They surely de-
serve it, being at last-as Job says-only able to
secure it by the "skin of their teeth" coming out
but about twelve hundred votes majority 10 the
immense Empire State. The Senate now has
more Republican majority than it had last session
the House also some more. This is good foun-
dalton to work upon, and who knows what it may
do in few years hence. I say, therefore, make
good use of your time and have q real good time
of it. / have no doubt it will be the largest in
auguration that has ever taken place. for ts~<.s5A.
son that there are some millions more population
between two and three million souls-than were
in the United States when Mr. Hayes and Mr..
Garfield were made Presidents of our country
Your correspondent remembers we'll when John
Adams, Gen. Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Web
ster, John C. Calhoun, William Preston, Silas
Wright, Lewis Cass and host of others COM
posing that school, were in Washington taking
their share in politics on both sides, and there
were two rows of tall poplar trees on both sides of
Pennsylvania avenue. The city, too, was rather
inattractve and not One- half large as it now is,
still it was pleasant to be at Inauguration then.
From being somewhat unsightly it has now grown
to be one among the handsomest cities in
country and becoming more SO every day.
If Democrats do well for themselves their conn
try and for business and should be successful
again upon the SCORE of merit, we shall take our
share with others and be content far as possible
for us to be, Recollect that things must be done
right Affairs not proving thus. the Odds being
so small, the Republican party may come into
power at the end of four years. People cannot
afford to sustain party who simply aims at ele
waiting instead of solid principles. The day
for such things is past. 1t must be borne in mind
that we have different people to what we had
some years ago. They are now pretty much all
on business, and to great extent for themselves.
Again l may say that not a few of enthusiastic
Democrats will be apt to feel themselves greatly
disappointed on expecting Office from Mr.. Cleve-
land Things must be taken cautiously, judicioes~~
ly, and l feel confident our new President APP
proves this policy. Under such circumstanc it
would be impossible for him to make a striking
change before it time to elect another ruler,
and that might be opponent of his politics and
party. Let US hope, however, that after due time
has been given the present Inauguration people
will return home and go to work in good earnest,
endeavoring to bring us out of the slough of de-
spond and dullness we have been in for some time
past.
1 am quite we'll informed that the roller skating
Kinks in city not much in vogue they
were. There are many who estimate the exercise
too violent and unhealthy causing colds and other
complaints. Nor they quite as modest and
circumspect as they should be. 1t leads, really,
to no special good
1t is now reduced to a certainty that the North
ern Central Railroad Company will erect grand,
spacious new depot on the present Union depot
grounds, out Charles street.
The Fire Commissioners of our city have added
twenty-one new firemen TO their companies, which
promises to do much good to the city and depart
ment. ! think it would be prudent for the Balti-
more county and city people to unite harmonious
ly and work together for each other and the peo-
Piles good. 1t don't pay to quarrel over so dan
gerous and destructive element. Do what's
best for all and quit talking about "squirts" in
mere useless derison.
The ice is now rapidly going off the bay and its
tributaries. Ships and boats go out and in the
harbor without any difficulty. 1t will all be gone
ia day two.
The Jews of our city had grand ball at the
Concordla last night.
l am very sorry to learn that Gen. Grants all
ment is growing much worse and before long is
likely to END fatally. If so the whole Nation
must mourn.
1 am glad to notice that Congress has given the
New Orleans Exposition $780, 900 more. This
right and must do good.
Mayor I.atrobe has at last come ont satisfactory
to himself and most of the people in his recent APP
pointments He has triumphed properly and
justly in the aims house commissioners. There
is no question of his being one of Batimores best
Mayors and many are in for him again, though
Mr.. Keyser is much talked of in reference to that
place.
But little business of any kind is doing now,
and will not possibly this week or until after the
Inauguration. Then it will, hope, settle down
and those of every trade and profession will find
it increasing on them to their ardent desire. We
want this more than politics. People have had
abundance of holiday. We want business
NESToR.