The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-10-31
SOME POLITICAL SNAP SHOTS.

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The present election law was contrived by
Mr.. Arthur P. German, Mr.. John P. Poe and
others of their class, not to see how fair an
election they could give the people, but to see
how many they could trick and deceive in
order to let their henchmen have a walkover
in Maryland. Will the fair-minded, honor.
able people, without regard to party, vote to
assist these men in their efforts to smother the
true sentiments of the people and steal an
election, or will they vote for Mr.. Williams
for Governor and the full legislative ticket
and know that by doing SO they will bring
about much desired change
Mr. German and his satellites say You can
stay seven minutes in the election booth and
if you happen to make the slightest mark on
the ticket except the cross marks, the ballot
will be thrown out. Laboring men should
remember this and put on their Sunday clothes
and kid gloves before they attempt to vote.
For if the CRIME of labor should put the
smallest speck upon the emaculate trick"
ballot that Mr.. German presents to you it will
be thrown out and not counted. Because Mr..
German, John P. Poe and their heDchmen say
so you will thus be deprived of your right to
vote.
The great ~ Mr. German made speech in
Howard county last Saturday, full of vitupera-
ton of the President and other equally dis
gushing things. This is the same Mr.. German
who entered the .. s. Senate few years ago
a poor man. He has never been engaged in
any legitimate business yet, if reports be true,
he is millionaire many times over. Where
did he get the money? Before he undertakes
to denounce his betters he should give
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of Maryland have still in mind. We repeat
Where did he get the money?
The campaign is nearly ended and we are
mighty glad of it. We wish to call attention
to the fact that The UNION has said not word
against any candidate on the Democratic ticket.
We have done the best we could against
them in a respectful way, most of them being
our personal friends We hope, earnestly,
that they will be beaten, and we believe they
will be, but if they are not, we will have no
kick against them, and if we win we will
have no desire to crow over their discomf
ture. We think this about the fair way to
look at it.
Taxpayer" in THE UNION of last week, laid
em out fiat on the old county debt question.
They had been lying about this thing so long
that they had commenced to believe them
selves that what they were telling was true,
upon the principle that lie we'll stuck to is
almost as good as the truth. But Taxpayer"
who is perfectly familiar with the facts and
gave the figures to prove his statements.
knocked out their false statements made for
political effect and gave the people something
tangible and truthful to think about.
The great battle in Maryland takes place
next Tuesday and all should be getting ready
for it.. The Democrats have fought the cam
paign through without an issue, NEGRO domi-
nation" being their sole and only cry. The
platform promises of the Republicans are clear
and unmistakable. They demand an election
law that will give people chance to express
their opinion and to have that opinion honestly
recorded after it is expressed. Fairminded
people ask for nothing more; they will not be
satisfied with anything less.
This is the last week before election and our
friend Jake" Elliott, of the 9Th district,
hasn't "come out" yet According to Tow
son Democratic contemporary he has been just
tearing things loose to keep up the old Demo-
cratic majority in the "feefth," but as a mat
ter of fact he's doing nothing of the sort and
if the Democratic boss and his ticket don't get
jolt from that section next Tuesday that will
make them feel queer then there is nothing
to be banked on from the signs of the times.
The only thing that the Towson Democrat
has found fault with in regard to the Republic
can ticket is the fact that Mr.. Robert Garrett
IS mllIlonalre. We are not prepared TO say
mat ne is not, because we don know, but we
do know that he is mighty levelheaded
young man, clean-cut Republican and one
that, if he goes to Annapolis, there will not
be enough money in the State treasury to buy.
If there is any better recommendation need
ed we don't know where to look for it.
Hundreds of respectable white men will be
cut off from their right to vote next Tuesday
because of their inability to mark the ballot
correctly. Every one of these men should
feel it pleasant duty to induce one of their
friends to 60 to the polls and vote against the
as American citizens in order to crafty the
wishes of lot of political self-seekers. There
is way to get back at these people and this is
the plan to do it. Don't forget it next Tuesday
Hundreds of unfortunate white men in Bal
timore county will not be able to vote next
Tuesday because Arthur P. German, John P.
Poe, John Walter Smith and their ieutenants
fixed up trick ballot to deceive the unwary
and rob the unfortunate of their dearest right
as Americans. Those who can should place
their seal of condemnation upon these people
by voting the straight Republican ticket, and
we make no mistake when we say that hun
dreds of them will do it next Tuesday.
1t is asserted that some of the registration
lists of the districts adjoining Baltimore were
padded" this year by repeaters from the city
to help their county brethren in the serious d.
lemma in which they find themselves Let
honest men remember this when they go to
The polls next Tuesday and mark their ballots
so as to put their seal of condemnation upon
such rascality.
The Democratic dissatisfaction in Baltimore |
county has not diminished in the slightest de- |
gree-in fact it seems to have increased with |
every week since that party held its convention.
This is not claptrap statement to catch votes. |
1t is an actual fact that every man who is |
in touch with passing events knows we'll. |
And the counting of the ballots will prove it.
People who read the Towson Democrat last |
week have not yet gotten over the case of |
cant see it, that gave them. 1t was exactly |
like the German said who got letter that |
mistifed him very much After reading it |
over several times he was asked: Don't you |
understand it?' 90 yes, understand it all |
right but don't know what it means"
Honest people only hope for free election |
and fair count. Under the present wretched |
law free election is an impossibility, but a
fair count is possible and the Republican cleo
ton officers should keep sharp lookout to |
prevent trickery. That it will be attempted |
there can be no doubt and a warning before
hand NAV mt a check on some of IL