The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-10-31
THE REAL ISSUE AND THE
ONLY DUTY.

At the opening of the canvass THE UNION
took the ground that the vital question this
year is whether our elections shall be honest,
fair and free, the ballots counted as they are
cast tho rnsult dulv reristarad md legally pro-
claimed, or whether the rights of our people
shall be juggled with and by cunning tricks
and evil devices and for dishonest and nefari-
Gus ends, the true intent of the voters con-
tinue to be defeated. Cognate with this, in
terwoven into it, is whether the Democratic
ring, which so long controlled disgraced and
dshonored our State, shall be given a new
lease of power-its appetite for plumber stimu-
lated and its capacity for evil reinforced.
AS the contest closes evidence abounds that
with the thoughtful, with those who weigh
their acts and vote according to conscience
and principle unmoved by the empty shibbo-
leth of party, this is accepted as the real con-
tention, and the gist of the whole matter, the
determination to which party shall be COM
mitted the framing and execution of new or
changed law, which all now agree must take
the place of the present insufferably bad one.
The race questionable pretended fear of
domination of the whites by the NECROSIS a
fake and snare which those who originated
il do not believe is living issue. 1t was meant
to appeal to prejudice and ignorance, and it has
been drummed into the public ear until nau-
seating.
Mr.. Germans entrance into the campaign
last Saturday his iteration of the dangers Of
negro political supremacy his indecent at
tack on the President his fairy tales about his
services to the South and the Democratic
party; his statements at utter, wilful and open
variance with the facts, and his assuming per-
sonal direction of the Democratic canvass, do
not alter the real issue and only show the weak
ness of the Democratic cause and the despera-
ton of the managers.
Our Democratic friends will bear us witness
that we have made no onslaught on the rank
and file of their party. They are the same
blood, with the same aspirations and impulses,
with equal rights, duties and privileges as our
own. Indeed, only by changes of political re-
lationship is there any hope Of achieving a
success which will rebound to the progress and
honor of our State which are far above the
advantage of party.
Our assault is on the vicious machine which
so long and so much has wrought injury to
our fair fame which has blocked the advance
ment of the State; by its grasp on the offices
and legislation has retarded the enactment of
sane laws, debauched our people, bled corpo-
rations, taken toll of every industry, taxed all
candidates, reduced to absolute slavery to itself
every young man who aspires to public service;
which has Systematically lowered the tone of
politics, made Office thing of bargain and
traffic, and legislation a commodity to be
bought. It's candidates are men who have
ever done its bidding and who may be Deepen
ded on to be as facile and disable in the future
as in the past.
We appeal, then to our people, of whatever
political creed, to end the unfortunate condi-
ton which exists and by voting for the entire
Republican State ticket, with its able, strong,
unpurchasable and upright candidates. and for
the county nominees-against no one of whom
has any charge of rong.doing or unfitness
been brought-redeem us from reproach as
boss-ridden, ring cursed people.
To do this is the duty-the bounden duty
of every patriotic citizen who puts the public
welfare and honor above party and party ties
AT Republican mass-meeting held in
Ravre EIDE Grace last Saturday night Mr.. P.
Lesley Hopper presided and made the opening
address. He said "The candidate who has
been selected by the Republican party is truly
faithful representative of the principles of
that party. He is the man of all others to
take the politics of Maryland and place them
upon plane that they never have occupied
before. Havre.de-Grace can claim a deeper
interest in the candidate 1 am speaking of, for
early in the eighteenth century there came
from Wales man who settled near what is
now Havre.de- Grace. His name was John
Williams. He had a son, whose name was
William Williams, and who lived beloved by
his neighbors. William Williams had son,
Lewis Williams, surgeon in the navy. And
it was Lewis Williams who was the father of
our candidate for Governor. Stevenson Archer
Williams spent much of his youth in Havre-
de-Grace, and has taken by the hand every
citizen of this place."