Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
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The farce Of ah election on the al i'm
tortant question Of the removal of ih,
county seat to Ii Plata is over, and b,
the count the croakers and pessimisti
have carried the day. The vote did MOI
turn out. Had it done So, the result
would have been different. The return,
show that but .. 3G6 votes were cast
which is less by 1888 than the reg
istered vote Of the county. Considering
the desperate effort made and the many
unfair methods adopted by the opposition
il is not unreasonable to presume that
every vote that could be captured against
the measure was cast and that uuch Of
the stay at-hone vote was frierdly to
the measure, but too inlolcnt to take a
part
Taking these facts into consideration
together with the small majority obtained
which is too small to be Of effective val
ue to the obstru}iouists. the friends OF
progress aud development should not
feel dishcartened. The large vote poll
ed for the removal Of the county seat and
che endorsement or the measure by the
very best men in tic State, both in and
out Of the county, should be consoing,
and is assuring that the cause is right,
aud the fight must continue until the
end is ultimately accempli,he Nearly
every enterprise Of magnitude 49, IN the
beginning, bcset with difficulties, and ir
nearly every community there exists a
class Of non-pros ressiye people who
while lacking energy, enterprise and
intelligence. often by dumb luck obtain
a clutch upon popular sentiment and are
thus enabled to throw obstacles in tie
way Of every attempt at progressiveness
but such difficulties can be overcome by
persistence, aud the hold Of such people
upon The throat Of progress can be bro
ken by manly, decided AID deter
mined treatment. a .hange of the coun-
" seat is public necessity, and the
people who have the real welfare Of the
county at heart. should not lie dishcart
ened at any temporary failure.
Unlike some Of our moro enthusiastic
friends we did not expect different re.
suit from this election. We we're fully
conscious of the difficulties in Tie way Of
accomplishing the undertaking in thc
short time between The passage Of the
bill and the election; we knew the per
sonal cast Of many Of the leaders Of the
opposition aud tic unfair ana contempt
able means that would be re sort
ed to by some Of them to de
feat ene merturinus measure; we
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ouses would be a poaled to, and that in
genious and deceptive statements would
be sowed broadcas to hide the real issue
involved, aud that it would take long
course of reasoning u th our people, dull,
slow and stupid as many Of them are to
make them see through The i'll couceiy
ell motives of the opposition and to teach
them to fully comprehend what improve
ment mems, bat not believing in the IN
hllibility of our judgment aud being viii
ling At all times to follow rather than to
lead, we accepted their vi W of
the case and went into the move
ment with zeal and determination to do
our part to help our people TO improve
their condition, Is we understand 1t --
And we did il. We did what we con
sidered to be oar duty, honestly and sin
cerely, and feel nothing dauuted by
the result OF the election Our ardar is
uncooled and our faith in the ultimate re-
suit is uushakeu. We know the posi-
ton is right and we shall therefore con
tiaue on ngita'ing aud discussing The
question as though an ell elton bad new
er been h-ld, having every confidence in
the ina determination.
The friends of progress and improve
meut should not feel at all disheartencd
They made a gallant fight When oeo-
pc in the agitation o. purely bust
ness proposition choose to invade the
sanctity Of private affairs, to SANDER the
intentions of others as honest as thcm
selves, nay. even to open the wounds
of sorrow by uuholy references to the
dead, 1t is harl to win cause, however
meritoricus But win it they can So
/ axe heart aud continue the fight. Talk
to your ueightor, reason With him, II he
is against you, Try to show him his own
interest Agita,e the question every
whore and to everybody, aud two years
hence you will be in position to demand
as people the change ycu ask and not as
supphau's have to crawl at the feet OF
sycophants and beg for your just rights.
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English trade is not quite so good as
It was last year aud the year before.