Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-09
For Sheriff.
JOHN II. CHAPPELEAR,
For Surveyor
SAMUEL II. NEAVE.
Republicans, go 30 work.

Republican prospects have never been
brighter 10 this county than at present,
Notwithstanding the assertions 10 the con
mary by the candidates on the other
side. They are like The little boy in
the woods. shouting and Shistling to
keep up their courage, which grow.
weaker and weaker each day. IfR pub
hcans but do their duty the result will
be entirely satisfactory and the Demo-
cratic bosses who dominate this county.
will be besten aud beaten 30 badly that
they will nevet again aspire to political
emoluments. for It Is well known that it
is the emoluments only an | not Demo
cratic principles which urges them to
action, aud which infuses them with lif.
Psign. The Democratic party in thi.
county is in such disorganized cond.
zion that even The shrewd bosses eanBot
hlrmonize it, lie: them try ever so hard
for in their eagerness to get campaign
money from the State bosses to corrupt
the colored voter, the wishes Of some of
the staunchest s~3 truest Democrats
were disrcgarded I'm making no county
ticket, and as one Of them for :ibly put 4
on the day ofthq Democratic convention
IN this village. will nos b. pulled b,
the nose any logger by class NJ mon
who care ouly Eos their own advance
ment and nothing for Democrats princi-
pies"
The ticket named by the qnasi-demo-
cratic convention is composed Of yBss-
democrats. rot more than three or four
Of whom can truthfully say they have
never voted for Republican-does not
command the respect of that class of
Democrats who have always voted the
ticket straight because those on it repre-.
scented honestly and truly Demo, ratio
principles. Aud those gentlemen will
either vote the Republican local ticket
this fall. as Tobuke to she selEstyled
leaders who Pvt up for their suFrages a
sickes on which are the names of several
persons wbe are Democrats in name ouly.
or they will not go to the poIls rs did
thousands Of straight Democrats when
the Democratic party put up Horace
Greeley for the presidency, because they
asserted that Greeley did not represent
Democratic principles
Knowing that this condition Of affairs
exists, and that the only hope that the
managers of ;he Democratic party in his
eounty have of an election is based upOn
the inactivity of Republicans. whereby
they may use the eofrsption fund which
has hesu given them because of THEW re-
fusal to- accede to the demands of life
long Democrats, not tools Of the bosses
however, it becomes the imperative duty
Of each aud every Republican. and in
dependent NAV, who cares more for his
oounty's reputation than for the success
Of any man OF individual, to go to work
with q will AMI to bvas, Su-i 5eai fur
good aud all, the so-cslled Democratic
ticket, on which are the names Of sever
al persons. who instituted for the first
time in 1885 a system of corruption and
bribery, heretofore unknown in tbi,
county. Their public boast that they
can buy enough negroes to counterbal-
ance the "sore heads" as they term the
Democratic gentlemen who will not be
led by the nose, will not be verified if
every man does his duty and works as
he should do for the success Of the Re-
publican ticket, composed as Is is Of the
best citizens Of Charles county. Go to
work for the ticket