The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-04
Friendship in Trade.

From the Port Tobacco Times.
There is a forcibe and practicable truth
involved in the proposition set forth III an
editorial paragraph from the Alexandra "a-
Zette. quoted in the last issue OF the LINES,
The article referred to the fact that many OF
the Southern merchants, who have of late
wears been LAYING in their stocks at Baltimore,
have this fall. bought them in New York;
and assigned as the cause of this transfer OF
trade the fact that the city of Baltimore, act
mated BIZ local and selfish interests OF a lew ot
its citizens. and controlled by venal ANA
vicious press. has in recent years thrown It's
whole influence toward revival OF negro
domination and scalaway rule in the South.
1t is popular saving that there Is no
friendship in trade, but the Gazette cites
facts of which it is cognizant and assigns
causes of which it has reliable information III
affirmative proof of the proposition that there
is honor and just resentment among trades
men as among all other classes Of honorable
men. The popular maxim we have quoted
finds its application more especially IN the
fact that tradesmen will not purchase at "A
higher price or other disadvantage OF a per
sonal friend when he can deal more advan-
,aocnuslv with a stranger for whom he enter
t;ins no especial regard. But there Is n"
room to doubt thar. conditions being equal:
the most eneririSng tradesmam will at ali
times rive play to well deserved resentment,
IN which his community shares. III placing
his orders.
There is no shadow of doubt that attitude
Of u rotten borough assumed by The citE
of Baltimore III the last three elections III
throwing It's inHu nee TO faStcn negro d"ni-
nation and scaIawag rule upon the State gov,
eminent and that of all the selfish interests OF
:; few of its people has operated :" the serious
i,irr, Of the business Interests of the cEty.
The counties oi Southern and Western Mary
land can trade to a. good If not better adVaht-
aye in Alexandria and Washington, as III BAL
timorc. while the Eastern Shore counties Will.
many of them, find IL more convenient as wen
as a more advantageous market III IhlIadc!-
phia. But. actuated by State pride and
feeling of affcciOnate regard for Baltimore
and its prosperity, that city has always ENJOY
ed the almost exclusive trade OF the counties
Of MARYLAND The base ingratitude mani
tested bv the city in recent years in lis utter
Indifference 10 the material welfare OF the
counties and especially by the utter lack OF
sympathy and harmony with them a 80 for
cihIv manifested in the recent election will
have "a deep and lasting effect in repeIIing
this feeling OF amity and cooperation OH the
part of the counties.
Southern cities that i'll recent years have
transferred much of their trade from New
York t. Baltimore. have now that Baltimore
has become Il ScaIawag borough restored II
again To the great city of New ! DIRK. which
has always manifested It's sympathy for lis
Southern patrons by throwing the full weight
of It's great influence toward their deliverancr
and preservation from the humiliation and
runou, disgrace of negro domination.
Many citizens of MaryIanL will no doubt
learn of this condition of affairs without re-
grct and regard it Just penalty inflicted
upon Baltimore for the trcachcrouS political
action of Il minority of It's citizens in recent
campaigns There are many other citizens of
the counties Who in the present state of their
feelings. no doubt feel inclined To resent The
conduct of the city by following the example
of their >ympathzing Southern brethren in
withholding the patronage of their trade from
Baltimore. But ii is hoped that after the heal
inc influence Of time has operated on existing
wounds and after the sober second thought
shall have suPervcurd II feeling of greater
Tolerance will succeed. After all Baltimore
is our own metropolis and is bound by mn-
>,vcr..hr ties of mutual interests with the
counties: and they are for that reason bound
tu sustain and support ii. Besides many of
its leading business mcm--in fact u majority
of the honorable merchants of the city. used
their utmost cNcrliOnS to countcract the bank
or, and the money leaders. the Shyloc>> ami
The u>,irrr> in their trcachcr"G> purpose.
All may rest assured that the city will re-
ccivc It's just desert of punishment AT the
hands of the ~c:tlawag local government il has
imposed upon itself and that by the lime
another election day rolls around those who
are responsible for il will he fairly seated ON
The stool of repentance.