Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-04
Hopes That May Be Deferred.

whites who have ever at any time contri.
buted in any way toward encouraging the
colored brother to vote the ''solid inpub-
lican ticket" but who is now on the qui
csoe Of expectancy of his reward in the
shape of an Office at the hands of the
grand old party. Among the number may
be mentioned B. G. Stones rect, Adrian
Posey, DR.. Mudd, F. o. Medley, F. D.
Mudd, Samuel C. Padgett, johnnie Jen.
kins, George Clsgett. Wilmer Rowe and
host Of others of large aud small degree
Even Henry Bowie. convert of years
standing, is confidently expecting to warm
an official seat and draw good salary
while still more recent converts, who drop.
ped in quiet and stealthy ticket for the
first time this fall, that never would have
been owned up if Cleveland had been
elected, arc giving it out that they have
the promise Of fat places from some of the
local bosses.
Mr.. Stonestreet and Mr.. Posey and, il
is understood, DR.. Mudd also, aim high
and seek Presidential appointments. Mr..
Stonestreet it is said would like TO be
Naval Officer, while Mr.. Posey aspires to
the Collectership Of Internal Revenue. 1,
has not been learned in what particular di.
rection DR.. Mudd's official ambition lies
but it is known that he aims high, for bis
old rusty beaver has been exchanged fol
a new and sleek one and be may be seen
often on the train making pilgrimages tn
Washington. All three of these gentle
men wear tall and shiney beavers and all
of them visit Washington occasionally to
reconno:tre the ground, although the Re-
publican administration is more than two
months of.
But there 10 not perfect harmony among
this trio-not any at all between the two
first named. Mr.. Stonestreet and Mr..
Posey are on antsgonistic ground Figura-
lively speaking they may be said to have
locked horns. This antagonism, which
seems to be Incorporating. dates from
the Republican convention last summer,
when Mr.. S,onestreet and Dr.. Wilmer
wanted to send James A. Gary to Chicago
10 represent the conservative influence and
vote for John Sherman if occasion offered,
in which position they were msst vigor-
ousfy antagonized by Mr.. Posey. although
they won their point in the end. The
aspirations Of these gentlemen are ueces-
sarily antagonittic. since Charles county
cannot expect more than one Presidential
appointment and she will be very fortun.
ate if she gets that. So their hopes OF
success, respectively. seems to depend
upon which faction shall be uppermost in
the make up Of the cabinet. II the Sber-
man influence should be recognized. Mr..
Stonestreet's stock would advance and
Mr., Posey's be correspondingly depressed;
while If B'aine should be the boss of the
situation. the contrary state of affairs might
come to pass.
But the hopes and aspirations of all
three of these patriots depend altogether
upon Hon. Sidney e. Mudd being hrss
r1Ken care OF. Sidney 10 the thorn 10 the
side Of oil Of them. Being the defeated
candidate for Congress be would necessa-
riiy come in for the Presidential appoint
mem, if any come to the county. Hence
the great anxiety manifested on their
part in regard to sidneys contest. They
are trying hard to make the young con-
gressional aspirant believe that he is sure
to win his fight for seat in the House, in
the hope that one Of them may get place
before it il decided, and he may thus get
lef: entirely, if he lose. But the Hon.
Sidney does not belong among the uawsry.
Though he il now apparently much iu-
pressed with the hope Of winning his con-
gressional contest, before the evidence 10
half taken be will zee that he 10 leading .
forlorn hope and will then seek to cast
an anchor 10 the windward in the line
of Q good Federal appointment. When
this is done the hopes Of the other high As
pirants will be irreparably blighted.
Ip regard to the patriots Of lower de-
gree who would be content with more
humble recognition. they too, it is feared.
will be, many Of them, doomed to disap-
pointment. There will not be places
enough to 60 around, even II Gen. Harri.
son should make 'cleah sweep" But
this he is pledged not to do. The incom-
ing President is ~ completely pledged in
bis letter of acceptance to the policy Of
civil service reform a. Mr.. Cleveland ever
was, and those who know him best say
that Gen. Harrison 10 not the man to dis
regard his pledges whatever the pressure
that may be brought to bear. Besides il
was declared BY the Republicans in Con-
gress lew days ago that the civil service
policy OF the new administration would
not only maintain all the grouBd taken
by Mr.. Cleveland, but that further ad-
vauces would be made in the extension ol
the policy. Altogether there are apt te
be some deferred hopes among the patriots
herein referred to.
The Hagerstown Nail in recent edi'
torial regarding the evils which would
follow: the accession to power in the State
Of the Republican party has the following
which is true to the letter. Let us hope
that the day may be far distant when such
q sad fate shall befall us.
THE truth is that outside of the Sixth
Congressional District the so-called Re
publican party 10 ~ bad - any carpet
BAG party ever was in spv Southern State