Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-30
REDISTRICTING

The redistricting bill. is regarded by
oil fair minded Democrats as 10 upjust
aud injurious measure, not n cded tostye
the purity from political Disaster, tu a.
ply a measure by which some, not PHI
ant tools Of the ring eau he gotten
rid Of while others whose political for
tunes seems to be waning, may gain adj
ditional strength This pet scheme Of
the bosses, came up on its bird re ding,
as The special orIer Oh FRIDAY las', and
amidst the widest coufa .ion, and the
most dlsgraceful scenes, passed the
House OF Delegates, where T.. originated
Party lines were sought To- be drawn,
but strange to relate. all dill not respond
when the whip cracked some kicked
fcebly, Others, with viror aud strength.
Tue call Of tho roll showed 10 yeas ~
nays, lacking one OF u constitutional
majority. The BALTIMORE city delega-
ti"n. which generally can be relied upon
when measures Of doubtful nature are
a. be- forced through the legislature,
made rush for be Caroline delegation
which has one Democrat, dorsey With
promises many, aud arguments varied.
they attempted to influence him to vote
contrary to his convlGtions but with the
courage Of those convictions he stood
firm. When convinced they we're
dealing with a man whom nothing
could swcrvc from the right, their at
teniion was turned to Southern Mary
land, with better success. Perrle, OF
Prinsc Georges, whu had all along been
regarded as strong opponent OF The
bill, as also a man mmOvnble when III
in the right ana who had but moment
before cast his vote in the negative, was
unable to withstand it may be, PROM
iscs Of future polltcal preferment, or
threats of eternal vengeance Of the ring.
used b. the inpeluous workers, amidst
she widest confusion changed his vote to
the affirmative, thus placing himself on
record as unreliable aud uutrustworthy
as legislator. Whilst these scenes,
characterized by Senator Edelen and
other prominent men. as the most dis
graceful they had ever witnessed were
being enacted, the Speaker although re-
peatedly ur ,ed to do so, refused to AN
nounco the vote, until another could he
gotten to give it the necessary consttu-
tlonIl majority Tie fight was strictly
Democra lc, and the course pursued BY
the Republicans deserves the approval
OF all unbiased men, for although that
party would be as much benefited in the
State as injured by the change, they
solldly voted against the measure be-
cause they regarded it as unjust aud
extreme, unculled for by the people al
large. aud was being forced upon them
at the dictntoD Of selfish, designing
and unprincipIed poliucians The bill
will now have to run the gauntlet in the
Senate 1t is likely some tall miSsiona-
~ work will be done to help carry il
through that body, and it may be that
grandmother will be asked to render
AL the aid in her power to accomplish
this end. Such legislation, and such
methods to accomplish it, are fast disgust
ing the people of this old comNonwellth,
aud the time is not far distant, that on
purely State matters, the vote cast will
be sufficiently Independent, to relegatc
forever to the shades Of disgraceful pri
vacy all who approve or take part therein.
Since the above was written, the storm
of Indignation, which threatened to en-
gulf the Democratic party of the State,
on account of the unjust and disgr iceful
gcrrymander, has forced its originators
il the House Of Delegates to recall the
bill from the Senate, and kill it,