Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-11-20


cent election by Democratic officials on
the * publieans. In its last issue
the T0'es says that it is hard.
y consistent with the statement made
by the editor of The TNDgpgSp,ST and
other lending local Republicans on the
day Of the ecction that thew had ei,en
up the county week or more before the
election. TOR this paper to charge fraud
Well there is whore the Independent
and the Tmes differ again. The is.
DEPENDENT editor and other hadina Re-
publicaus' long before the election
knew that the Democrats could not car.
~ this county by fair means. and so .sll
Kept their ears and eyes open to End out
1t possible, whether fair election was
going to be bad 1t took but a sborl
time to find out that it was not the in
teRtlon Of Democratic managers 10 have
such an election. and, although we did
not publicly express it. hoping that the
party which elamsi all the purity and
intelligence Of the community would e.
nally abandon their intention to disgrace
the county, we gave up all hope that
Republicans would carry Charles county
Z
Why did Republicans arrive at such a
conclusion? Because, FIRST. that Demo-
cratic supervisors Of election refused to
appoint true Republicans as minority
election officials. but in nearly every in
stance appointed men, who did not care
a snap for the Republican party, and
who were, many Of them. so ignorant
they could not. if 80 inclined, int, ligent-
ly perform their duties. Secondly, from
remarks made several weeks previous TO
the election by those selected as Demo
cratic officials, such, for instance, as
whatever | nay do as an election Off
cial | will feel justified in doing to re-
deem my county from negro domino
ton" we feel convinced that the Times
even will scc that We were right in Civ
ing up all hope of carrying the election
But was there fraud perpetrated by
Democrats! We can answer that ques- !
ton by asking another; does aHy-man in
the county honestly believe there was
not? IL there is such a man we pity !
his Ignorance or credulty The Times,
as we started out TO say, to the asiohish-
ment Of every intelligent and honest
person asserts that Democrats perpctrat-
ed no fraud, but tries to convey the
idea that if any frauds at all were per-
petrated they we're committed by Repuo-
lienns, and ci'es the fraudulent ballots in
Port Tobacco district which it alleges
were given to voters by Republican
workers on the outsi e. SAnd it further
says that. additional strength is given
t. this theory by the fact that in this an
other districts many of the voters were
taken aside BY the leaders for private
talk previous to voting, and by the fur
i.s4 +-a-+., i --+-,-,-~rrsssai .-.s~as
,cidently dropped by one Of me Repub-
lican leaders in one of the bar-roomS'
Now we do not believe that
any such ticket was lost by Re
publican or was ever seen by a. RepubH-
can outside the election boo ,hatsd we say
that public justice demands ~that the
name of the Republican alleged as losing
such ticket be published, SO that iftrue,
he can be punished as he deserves, Cor
while we believe it is an mpossibility to
punish ID, moc;at in this county
for defrauding Republicans at elections,
it will not be such dificuis matter to
convict Republican, lnd we
pledge our earnest effort in that direc-
ton. VIII the Times do as much?
There were no frauds perpetrated by
Republicans, and Democrats all know it,
and their attempt to shield themselves
from the condemnation which they so
richly deserve and are getting from all
honest on-partisans, is said by them to
be, the old. oil II expedient Of the thief
when being pursued shouting with all
his lungs, stop thief stop thief