Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-09-24
The monument Square Multitude.

| ne uetnOclhlS OF MhFylHuu are UHUtUH "
battle 10 which they deserve sympathy and
success. Their platform calls for an honest
currency, The subordination Of the military TO
the civil power equal rights, religious freedom
and free education and on this platform they
have nominated unexceptonable candidates.
| The reports of the speeches Of the Hon Rever-
dy Johnson and the Hon. John Lee Carroll,
candidate Tor Governor, give an interesting
insight into the spirit Of the canvass. Mr..
| johnson makes an earnest an eloquent protest
| againstthe intolerant spirit which seeks 10 de-
feat Mr.. Carroll simply because of his religious
| faith. Mr.. Carroll notices The irrelevan Iei-
| gious issue only TO say that he has ever been
| opposed to any division of the school fund
among religious denominations and then pre-
sents a strong indictment against the admins
tration for the many misdeeds which have
brought it into disrepute in the eyes of the
honest voters Of the country. Maryland is
one of the States in which the democrats are
on the right track"
The New York Herald says:
'The political canvass in Maryland was
opened 10 Baltimore with a speech from Mr..
Revcrdy job nson. We present synopsis OF
Mr.. Johnson's remarks, from which it will be
observed that the distinguished speaker was
especially emphatic in defending Mr.. John
Lee Carroll, the democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, from attacks on account Of his religion
Mr.. Carroll being, rs his grandfather was
before him, Roman Catholic. We had hoped
the days Of religious bigotry had so far passed
away as to make appeal like this unnecessa-
ry, but it seems political campaign Is siill
able to develop good deal of intolerance"
The Brooklyn ArguS says:
'The democrats in Maryland met this year
foe in the objection to the religious
faith of their candidate for Governor. 10
| Baltimore Mr.. Reverdy johnson spoke eo
quently against this spirit OF intolerance, and
Mr.. Carroll the candidate for Governor, made
a speech, in which he arraigned the admins
raton for its misdeeds, and remarked that he
was opposed 10 any sectarian division of The
| school fund. +"
The Brooklyn Eagle says;
| maryland ranges herself beside New York.
! Hard money, home rule are her watchwords,
! Her democratic candidate for the Governor
ship is candidate by the law Of phlopro-
genliveness. He is the descendant of Carroll
Of Carrollton, whose hume is appended TO the
Declaration of independence. Ia politics still
the same, "A Jeffersonan democrat, in religion
still the same Catholic, he is essentially
conservative Marylander il seems, however,
that objections have been urged against Mr..
Carroll for adherence to the faith of his fa-
theirs. They had mass meeting at Baltimore
Friday night, and the Hon. Reverdy johnson
spoke on the ubject of religious prejudice in
| politics. His address short one, but ii
had the ring of a clarion ia the early morning
The appeal to the inherent spirit of universal
| liberation that dwells in the very fundamental
doctrines Of Christianity, and the tribute, or
| rather recognition of the Catholics share in
its propagation, was eloquent in the extreme,
and true as well as eloquent. We think,
however, it was unneeded. Since its fair
fields were first crowded by Catholics, Mary
land has been in religious matters one OF the
most tolerant of States. For her Catholics,
in great number came to her soil 70 be rid Of
religions disabilities n sort of Caiholic-Hu-
guenot movement. One sought freedom on
| Plymouth Rock, the other al Point Comfort
Differing of denomination, but at heart one
in religion, and above al in the grim resolve
that every man should be free to believe rs
his conscience taught. And so we find the
big signature and the thin signature Of Han
cock and Carroll on the same Declaration of
Independence No mans religion will work
him political weakness in Maryland"
The Philadelphia Press SAYS:
"The Hon. Reverdy Johnson one of the
strongest and most independent thinkers in
the United States, spoke Friday night at Bal
timore on the significance aud importance of
municipal elections Further, he exposed the
juvenile and childish folly Of voting down
party because there are bad men in it. instead
| of expeling the bad men. We commend the
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GEoRcg r. G.rggR. Eso.-.The death OF
George K. Gather, Sr., Esq. whose sero
| illness has been mentioned in the Gazette,
CURED on Saturday morning last, ut his resi-
dence, SO Cathedral street Mr.. Gather was
born in Montgomery county in 1906 and was
therefore in bis eightielh year at the lime of
cnnntv and thore NJ Gather remoined iii
! bis siyteanth ye,r whom be remoycd 10
| Georoetoxn ana hogan lis business Ii6e as a
| eIor, in a drr-noo5s stora IN tbat ci,v Al
| tho hranli,G o,,e ~ iho w,r re 1910 ba on.
i;s,ed IN a ro[,;ment ~ art,Ilerv vol,ntears
con,manded he Ma;nr (,eoraa pater ofcaorga
,ow., IA l.; ',ba 1,,st ,,a.97t,a,; ~ IA esr,o
A,,ong his dns !, ,bat raoi,,,e,,t ,ves III
a., r, eonara paahra, 10 1Iii,,,Ion.;t r.
,bo rear is9A Nr Gather novnd r. ms citv
and entered upon that mercantile life which
has rendered him SO well known TO the citl-
zens OF Baltimore.
On his arrival here he found Baltimore
city of not more than twenty thousand in
hahitants, and has lived to see it grow to lis
present proportions In 1874 he retired from
active business life, and since hat time all his
energies have been directed TO the manage
ment OF his own financial interests. Up to
the time OF the late war Mr.. Gather was in
the habit OF spending the summer mouths at
Oakland, an elegant country residence IN
Howard county. lie took no active part In
politics, and iufnsed the use of his name for
any political position, and even bank direc-
torshp winch his large interests made incum-
bent uDOn him. was ALWAYS distaSteful to MN.