Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-05
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PORT TOBACCO:

PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning ..".........Julv 5th, 1889
A Mistake.
1t was a. mistake on the part of GER
tain gentlemen and certain journals
to be boasting that the "ring" or the
ssregulers" Gas it may please their re-
spective fancies to call Democrats who
regard it duty to adhere to the
unity of he-party organization) have
received their first "black eye" in the
action of the recent Democratic pri-
n1aries iu Cecil county. E"" .-..&
The nomination OF ticket, at the
heud Of which stands Mr.. John S.
Writ, made in regular Democratic
contention and in a regular and or
derly manner. is a good work, we'll
done, and will be so regarded by all
good and regular Democrats in the
State. We do not know any of the
gentleman composing the ticket ex-
cept. Mr.. Writ, but it is the nomina-
ton of that gentleman, we believe,
and his probable election to the SEN
ate, which is idly alleged to be dis
tasteful to the regulars and the ring.
We do not undertake to speak for
the 'ring,'' for we have no knowledge
of such and no sympathy with it, if
it.exlsts; but as irregular Democratic
journal, believing in the maintenance
of the party organization at all times,
regardless of men, we can undertake
to speake for tnat class. Mr.. Writ is
a gentleman as yet comparatively un-
known in the public affairs of the
State, but he is also regular Demo-
crat. Itwas our pleasure to meet him
four years ago in the State convention
and to serve. en- the same committee
with him. We we're pleased with his
sensible and moderate course. He was
then an earnest ad vecate of civil SER
vice, REFORM, as advocated by Mr..
Cleveland, and so, to q somexhat less
degree, was the writer Our views
have since by the course of events un-
dergone some change on this question.
We do not know how it is with Mr..
Writ; but we know he is gentleman
strongly impressed with the idea of
purity in rolitical methods, but who
believes at all times in the mainten-
ance Of the party organization, and
has never advocated any other course.
He is, therefore, regular Democrat
in the same sense that We are. .J 81.
1t is source of pleasure and salts
faction to All true Democrats, however
regular; to see such men interest them
selvea in party affaile and come to the
sfr9ntaa.Ws .sxdald ohike-to see such
candidates coming forth from all the
counties. When such men get to
Anaapolis they find out simply that
all the talk about ssring" in the
Democratic party is but,the imagina-
tive. suspicious of poorly informed
men, or the disgrnntied wailings Of
disappointed politicians. Any we'll
informed and observing man at the
State Capital during the law making
period will be impressed with th high
moral character Of the representatives
of the State. democr acy there assem-
bled; and will be thenceforth in situ-
alton to properly resent and scorn the
ISLANDERS ofsidle tongues. ANY fair
minded man without snch opportuni-
ties looking at the work of the DEM
ocratic' party in the last twenty years
and judging the tree by its fruit must
be impressed with the excellent gov
ernment of our State, maintaining, az
it has done and does, her credit and
standing second to no State in the
Union. .,s.,.s,...4l~ oD1IJuI!z las gtf
Hence we say that all true and reg
u1ar DEMOCRATS will welcome the ad-
vent of able and honorable men from
every section Of the State into the
party conncils and, the, field of active
politics. 1t is the'merest folly on the
part OF the ! silly people, who assert
the contrary. Let honorable men and
sensible men and discreet men Of char
aetera and influence come forth from
every section Of the State and the
Demoeratica party win. become. the
stronger and the more regularly reg
ufar thereby: It is not necessary that
thesmeni brought forward should come
boasting of who their grandfathers
were::and who other peoples grandfath-
ers were not. The grandfather busi-
ness finds no recognition in the great
Democracy Of this country. The
common brotherhood of mankind is
the corner stone of frue Democracv