Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-21
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PORT TOBACCO:

PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning. g....:........June 21st, 1889
Harmony Should Prevaii.
The Hagerstown Mail was the first
to take the correct view of the evils to
result from the factional dissensions
in Baltimore city. Early in the
spring it expressed the opinion that,
without harmony and united action.
the party supremacy in Maryland
would be put in jeopardy next fall ;
and it pointed out as one of the bad
consequences to result the fact that
the Southern peninsula counties
where negro domination more or less
prevails would be thereby turned over
to a condition Of anarchy similar to
that Of the Southern States during the
sscarpet bagger" and ''scallavag" rule.
This is great and forcible truth,
and one which the representative peo-
pie Of this section of the State fully
realize. During the days of the local
misrule, the only check to the rapacity
of the bad influences which predomi-
mated was found in the Democratic
State government at Annapolis. That
stood between US and the terrors 9
negro domination, and could be in
voked to stay the hand of the tax
layer and debt maker when its op-
preston became unendurable. But
how gloomy and utterly hopeless in
deed would be our condition if rele-
gated again back to the tender mer-
cies of the former misrule with State
government at Annapolis ready to
back them to the full bent of their
rapacity!
Therefore, it is natural that the
Democrats Of this section of the State
should view with apprehension and
grave concern the spirit Of hostility to
the regular party organization which
is being manifested by some Of the dis
satisfied politicians in Baltimore city.
We know that the lines of the party
organization must be kept up to eu-
sure the maintenance Of Democratic
supremacy in the State. And it seems
to us, while we do not undertake to
pass upon the local affairs Of our city
brethren, that the present complaints
are without just cause.
When complaint was made to the
State Central Committee three years
ago that the primary elections in the
city were not fairly conducted, the
county influence in that committee
was unanimous in urging that such
checks and safeguards should be
thrown around those foundation
stones of the party edifice as to raise
them above the suspicion of unfair
ness. The result was the appoint
ment of q sub committee of seven
members of the State committee-four|
from the counties and three from the
city, the latter representing respect
lively the several Aforementioned
by resolution to supervise the prima-
ries, appoint the judges and rigidly
guard against all unfairness. This
committee assumed the onerous task
and served gratuitously and at. their
own expense. All the leading reform
ers and aissenters Of the city were
consulted in the appointment of the
primary judges and not one was ap-
pointed against whom these gentle
men raised any objection. The very
best citizens and business men of the
several wards of the city were ap-|
pointed judges of the primary elections
in their respective wards, and, in defer
ence to public sentiment, they served
in that capacity.
The result was the most largely at
tended primary elections ever known
ia the city, and all the leading re-
formers, including Gov. Whyte, ad-
mitted that perfect fairness prevailed.
This was in 1886, and ever since then
similar arrangement for the super
vision and fair conduct of the prima-
ries have been made, prominent gen.
tlemen of the city assuming the work.
This year large committee consist
ing Of the leading business men Of
every ward of the city have been
charged by the State central commit
tee with the conduct and supervision
of the primary elections and in defer
ence to the single complaint made
that in some of the wards all could
not vote during the hours limited, the
hours for holding the primaries have
been extended so as to give even bet
ter opportunity for full and fair ex-
preston of the popular will than was
afforded in 1886, when Gov. Whyte
himself admitted that they were per-
fectlY fair.
Now the logic of the situation
stands about thus: By the admission
of Gov. Whyte the primaries of 1886
were fair; the same and even greater
! safeguards are thrown about the pri-
4maries Of 1889 Therefore, the pri.
/ maries Of 1889 will be fair.ss.. In his
speech before the Crescent Club last
week, the Gov. admitted that fairly
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