Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-08-20
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GEORGE PETR.
Il. b. PRETTYMAN,
State Central Com. for Montgomery COUNTY
In What Have We Offended.

The Mountain city Times is evidently dis
pleased with MS, but The cause of its displeas-
ure is mystery and a puzzle to us Is it for
our advocacy Of the nominees of the Democrat
ic Conventions If SO, whom would they have
us support2 It's favorte Mr.. Hamilton, is
no longer in the field bui is as we under
stand, nm earnest and jealous supporter Of
Mr.. Carroll. 1t charges us-and this is the
only distinct and substantive charge it makes
with endeavoring to maintain the unity of
our party, but ut tho same time asserts that
we will he unable to do it. Does il find fault
with us for our efforts in that direction, inef-
fectual though they may prove2 Are our eff
forts TO preserve peace and harmony in our
ranks TO bring down upon our devoted head
the wrath of our (prolessedly) Democratic con-
ttmporary2 Does it desire that there shall
not be unity in our ranks2 Docs it want di-
vision, discussion and strife, and, if so, to
what end2 That the party may be strength
cned and our nominees elected2 We have
been puzz'ing our brains over this problem,
and the idea has at last occurred to us that
perhaps the Times docs not really desire the
success Of the ticket that its support of it is
all prctcnce and sham, and it is looking
forward to some ticket other than that nomi-
mated at the Democratic Convention. If so,
its course, though dishonest, is judicious.
can open friend may prove curse,
But II pretended friend is worse
The Times, too, complains of our youth and
influence and consequent presumption in essay
ing to teach men their duty. We beg leave TO
inform the Times that we have, at least, at
tanned our majority, having been in existence
FOR more than tweuty-one years, during all of
which time we challenge any one to point to
a single editorial that does not teach true
democratic doctrine, or to single instance
where our paper did not support every Demo-
cratic nominee.
Our faith has been tried, and not found
wanting. In the dark days in which, as the
Times truly observes, il required nerve and
moral courage to be Democrat. We were rs
bold and as out-spokcn as we are to-day.
Our editor WAS imprisoned for opinions sake,
and most of our present corps entered the
Confederate service. We were not then daunt-
ed by the whole Federal power, aud cannot
now be deferred or swcrved from the strict
line of duty by anything that journals of such
doubtful politics rs the Mountain City Times
can say or do
AS to the Times talk about rings and ring
masters, We simply say that it is all clap-trap
and bosh-too old to have the merit of nov
city, and too transparent in lis object to de-
ceive any one. No one who sincerely desired
the success of the party would give utterance
10 such unmeaning twadde, or labor so as
siduously TO SOW the seeds of dssension in It's
ranks on the eve OF great election.
The Times, estimating our conduct by the
only standard by which corrupt editors can
measure anything-that is, dollars and cents
thinks or preleuds to think that we have
been bought aud are governed in our support
Of the regular nominees of a Democratic Con-
ventiou by the money we can make by it, In
reply TO this we only say thar we follow
journalism as a means Of livelihood and ex-
pect to receive fair proportion of the pat
ronage of the party, but boldly assert that we
have never made any bargain with any one to
secure that or anything else. We never hoist
ed any one nj the head of our columns until the
action of the Democratic Convention made it
our duty TO do so. We never even expressed
preference for any man, and should have
supported any of the gentlemen named for
the several positions 10 be filed, MS cheerfuly
as we will support those now on the ticket
Prior 10 the Convention, we only advocated
Democratic principles, now we advocate both
Democratic principles and Democratic nomi-
nees, and shall continue to do so, the Times
10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
Americans are winning at rifle matches all