The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-09-25
The Republicans of Carroll.

At the Republican convention here on
Monday discussion occurred that showed
that some of the Republican leaders in this
county are opposed to making nominations
for few years, considering the overthrow
of the Democratic party under present cir
cumstances hopeless task. A resolution
declaring it inexpedient to nominate a can
didate for Congress in this congressional
district, gave rise to the discussion. The
resolution was defeated, but the remarks
Of DIR. ]. J. Weaver, Jr, of Uniontown,
in advocacy of the resolution, voiced the
sentiment of very many of the prominent
Republicans of the county, and especially
the older ones.
The idea of pursuing course OF mac
tivity and not putting candidates In the
field. is not a new one, but has been dis
cussed among prominent members OF the
Republican party for two years past. The
idea advanced for such course Is, that
Republican opposition only serves to solid
ify the Democratic party and render victory
for that party certain. If the Republicans
retire from the field for several years, it is
held by the advocates of such course,
Democratic dissentions will result, and the
way to Republican success be assured.
This is only device to avoid the odium
of an abrupt dissolution. Nobody believes
that the Democratic party is going to be
foolish enough to divide over few offices
and permit the Republican party to sue
coed to power. The Democratic party is
a party of principles principles are
founded upon the constitution and its or
ganization is coeval with it. 1t has lasted
through all the long years since the days OF
Jefferson, in adversely as well as success,
and will continue to exist as long as the
constitution itself stands. Its principles
are the same to-day as at its foundation.
1t is not for period, but for all time. 1t
has seen opposition parties rise up and Hour
ish for season and then vanish. For
period of twenty-five years it was regu-
larry beaten in every national contest, but
it battled on for the right, with full belief
in its principles and with a secure faith IN
triumph when the passions and fallacies OF
the hour should subside.
No other party stood so long as a MI
nority organization. All others, local or
national, disbanded and scattered after
defeat or two. The Republican party, sec
tional in its organization and always sec
tional in its purposes, is going the way of
all other opponents of the Democratic par
ty. For twenty-five years its power was
absolute. Beaten in 1884, it began to
disintegrate in every state, and has lost
ground everywhere 1t will make another
contest in 1888, but it will be weak one,
and after It's defeat in that year it will go
out of existence entirely as national party,
and upon its ruins will rise another under
another name.
The leaders in Carroll who want to re-
tire now are only little in advance of those
elsewhere. They see that their party is
going the way of all other such organiza-
tions, and they want to make it appear that
they are not beaten and dismayed, but are
only pursuing a course of expediency-a
course of inactivity to divide the Demo-
cratic party, then to such to certain and
permanent victory Such course Is
confession of weakness. With nothing in
their principles or practices to recommend
them, they proclaim that their only hope
is in Democratic dissentions over dispo-
sition of public places The good results
of Democratic rule in Carroll county and
in Maryland are too priceless to be thrown
away over such TRIES as who shall be
chosen to administer the public offices.
The great mass of the people are not in
terested in ndividuals--their only concern
is to have honest, economical government
under Democratic principles. Besides, they
remember too well the days of Republican
rule in Maryland, when injustice and OPP
preston was practiced against them.