Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-27

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The regular Deinocratict sCbhteotio0.
met aud nominstsd highly respectable
and worthy ticket. The gsnssssssea= so
nominated declared BY. resolution of the
Colvention thai sssbsfate' Vote sIionfd
be taken on the County Seat question
this Fall and pledged, themselves to car
y out the. will Of. The people so Express
ed, and. IS anevidence ofthssir good faith,
agreed. that each faciion- shoiiid- have a
Judge Of the special election as a guar
antee of its fairness.
We we're opposed 10 a call for Re-
publican Convention. not IN the iniercs,
Of or IN opposition 10 any candidate or
set Of candidates. but because we fore
saw a split also in our party if any con-
vrntion should be held. We saw no Re-
publican principle 10 issue. 1t was only
a question of the possibility of two or
three Republicans being in the Legisla-
ture, which will he Overwhelmingly
Democratic, where they could do abso-
lutely nothing Except to draw Eve dol
lars dsy). aud a split in the party
and we, preferred no.7tpNhsye the split.
= But the question Of tie location o.. the
County Seat was and Is the most IMPORT.
ant question u the dayzforthe people Of
Charles county. That ,loeatioa will ex-
ert an influence oversize progress and
well-being of the county for years to
cone, and We thought t;ie.best1 ls gment
Of the whole people could bebest obtain
ed tn it without the clash 81 opposing
political parties, aud when no votes would
be traded nor money sPeqtl r.
But the boiling Defrbcrats, or some
Of them, although falling To- carry their
convention, did not bury the
Ratchet, but, We bclirses .detsrnlse% to
beat. their opponents through the Re-
publirans. We believe; they iasreslity
brought about the Republican eon7en-
ton Some, wsfbelieses hel5 eptgisk
rate pro Misses bfsupport and some de-.
clared openly they would not sssfe the
Democratic tlrket.s If proof Of Slis be
desired, it will be found in the last issue
of the Times" kfE
We are perfectly satisfied thai bad the
Democratic party been harfhon; :"
! sstili1 have 6se6 10 Republican el,eniiiKi :
tons. and that only the shope of Demo-
cratic support induced Che candidates, to
press for nomination. -------:----
Now what class Of Democratssdo thsse
Republicans expectto support them, and
who will. if any do2 tits thas class who
are devoted followers Of thew TiseS
and who are bitterly hostile 10 eyeFY Re-
publican principle; who have, unsParing-
" denounced us in the past and uho VIZ
10 80 again When they shall hsve used
that party to beat down: opposition in
their own. m TEE5s SyNh
But even If the so called Republican
ticket be elected what can the Senator
aud delegates do at Annapclisg They
can pass no bill on the Court House
question that their Democratic Support
rrs aud C. c.. Lancaster do not approve.
The Court House question, viii be held
.onep indefinitely, unless -they.frame q
bill to suit them. This is shown BY the
Republican Convention refusing 70 sab
nit the Court House question 70 aivete
Of the people this Fan as the Democrats
propo.ed No! Tkey must saddle US with
the expense of special election to vote
on bill that would suit their allies y
The Democratic Convention acted ,fsig.
" and did all they could for d fair
vote, but the Republicans troke up that
plan by utterly refusing to accept it. e
Whst doas this refusal meant Il
means that the Republican nominees do
not want free and fair vote IL fhes9s
that they want their per diem and that
only. 1t means that for THAT considers
ton they are wiling to. batter away tho
best interests Of the county 1t means
that they are willing IA gravel il the
dust at the feet Of the boiling Democf=
ey for two years sheriGalfy. county
commissiouership and membsrship. in
the Legislature which can be Of no uss
to any body except the Times" eng
Mr. Lancaster. - 3 II 4
For ourselves, As true and genuins
Republicans, We refuse be made . catt'
paw to draw the ,hestnuts from the fif'
for C. C. Lancaster 4 CO. We utterly
refuse to lowerthe Republican stsndsrt
SO as to make It the mere agent of th'
minority of Democrats. and tbat nlinori
ty cf our most bitter enemies NJ
We therefore refuse TOT sup ,ort chs
ticket aud we call upon all Republican
who have the dignity and welfare of th'
party at heart to join with u.s. II
We have made no bargain" o
deal have no agreement or IN
Outstanding with the Democratic candi
dates or with any one in their behalf a
to what shall be their action in the Leg
stature on the Court House question. =
But we believe, from the public declara
tions and the character of the men VIII
are candidates for the Legislature, tina
bill will be presented by them an'
lssed which will secure free and fai
vo Of the 1hole people on this question
and not of any privileged class as VI
understand has been heretofore proposed
BY some Of the Democratic friends. ant
supporters of the Demora lie Repsblicai
ticket.
As to the location ofthe Court Housi
we most empbatieally say, that we d.
not measure a mans Republicanism b.
his preference for one place over another
But we do say with equal emphasis tina
no genuine Republican will consent Il
be made an agent Of a fragment Of The
Democratic party. We certainly shall
not
F. Stone, Otis SToot,.
L. A. Wilmer, Uriah 3oWisg