The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-11-24
THE CRAWFORD SYSTEM OF NOM
MATING.

THE CRAWFORD SYSTEM OF NOM
MATING.
Hartford and Montgomery are the
only counties in this State in which
nominations are made by the Craw-
ford county system. This plan of
nominating has been much criticized
in Hartford, and as appears from the
following, taken from the Rockville
Advocate, the system is under discus
sion in Montgomery county also:
1t must naturally be the desire of every
Democrat to avoid for the future repetition
of Democratic disaffection such as occurred
at the election just passed. Since the present
primary election plan of making nominations
has been in vogue, the party has been in more
or less danger from bitterness growing out of
the primary contest. No other system could
have offered to disgruntled leaders such OPP
portunity for working upon the prejudices OF
the people with a view to misleading them as
to their duty. Under the plan, there is no
middle ground where conservatism, dispassion
ate Judgment and sincere desire to pro-
mote party harmony can be called into requisi-
tion in times of great emergency, but at all
times the best interest of the people and
party are placed in jeopardy and at the mercy
of some individual who regards the promotion
of his political fortunes as the only issue fit to
engage the attention of the people. The plan
makes any other kind than personal politics.
an impossibility, and we feel confident that
no step could be taken by all classes of
Democrats which would more successfully Ing
sure party harmony and supremacy than
united effort to secure a change in the sys-
tenn Of making nominations.
There should be county convention and
the delegates to that convention should be
elected in the different districts. Such a
body could deal with any political situation
in such a manner as to minimize dissatisfac-
tion and causes for dissatisfaction. This we
hold is the desire Of all classes of Democrats
in Montgomery county.
The people are all right and are too firmly
grounded in Democratic principles to desire
to subject the party to another such strain as
has just been put upon it and we repeat that
the Democrats of the county would hail with
delight movement which seeks safer sys-
tenn of dealing with men and measures
Such a movement will be an occasion for us
ali to get together again and if it should ac-
complish satisfactory plan it would efface
all traces of the unhappiness which of late is
prevailing in the Democratic family.
FOLLOW YOUR OWN NOSE.
Judge Stump, at Easton, on Mon
day, in his charge to the grand jury,
ordered them to investigate the alleg-
ed election fraud in Cecil county. 1t
is stated that on the official ballots the
head of Lincoln, the emblem of the
Republican party, was turned to the
left while while on the sample ballots
it was turned to the right. The col
ored voters were instructed to place
their stamp opposite Lincoln's nose.-
They did so and as a consequence
stamped and voted the Democratic
ticket.
The Baltimore Sun, in a witty arti-
Gle on this subject, says:
The moral of this election incident
is that however safe it may be to fol-
low ones own nose, it is not always
prudent to follow another mans. In
politics the best rule is to trust no
nose, howe'er pleasant and persuasive
it may seem, but to mark your ballot
according to your own judgment and
conscience, without regard to instruc
lions from any quarter. The nose on
an election ballot may be deceitful
and desperately wicked, and before
accepting its guidance even partisans
should be certain that there is moth
lIlR CTOOheu dDOuG IL. Lie
cans of Talbot, however, should not
allow themselves to be depressed by
this little occurrence. If the Demo
Gratis have insulted a Republican
Presidents nose by turning it the
wrong way, they can console them
selves with the thought that the nose
of Jackson, the great apostle of De-
mocracy, was once violently menaced,
if not actually and vigorously pulled.
The Ways and Means Committee
of the House are still engaged in con-
sidering the tariff bill to be presented
to Congress at its meeting in Decem-
ber 1t is said that no change will be
made in the internal revenue laws I'M
less some increase is made in the
whisky tax. 1t is estimated that an
increase of ten cents a gallon on
whisky would yield the government
an addition of $40, 900, 900 annually to
its revenues. No change will be
made in the tax on beer, tobacco or
cigars. The committee is studying
the history of the income tax. The
one great object of the Democratic
majority of the committee is to pre-
pare tariff bill which, while in line
with the Democratic platform, will at
the same time produce sufficient re-
venue for the conduct of the govern
ment. Every effort will be made to
put it into force at as early date as
practicable.