Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-09-10
Letter from Cracklin.

Mr. Editor IL presume the Secretary of
our aie primary meeting will furnish you the
proceedings in detail. Never in the memory
of the oldest inhabitant did confusion and
rowdyism hold such sway. These elements al
one time seriously threatened TO engulf the
meeting. 1t was with much difficulty, even
strenuous, that the efficient Chairman, DIR.
Wilson Magruder, managed to perform his du-
ties Real order could not be maintained
Babel stood up in Warsaw. Speeches were
made by Hon A. Bowie Davis, f J. Hall,
Esq, DR.. B. B. Crawford W. G. GartreIl,
ESQ.,, Mr.. B. + Garrell; and the Buckeye
Blacksmith" of CIaysville.
Messrs Davis, Hail. and W. G. Gartrell OPP
posed the Crawfordcounty system and advo-
Gated return to the old method OF selecting
retiring committee, etc. They alsoopposed
the resolutions of Dir. Crawford and delivered
able phlippics against them DR.. Crawford
exhibited his usual ability, contending that
the BALLOT was the only true method Of decid-
ing political disputes between American free
men He had never before heard the fairness
or the efficacy of the ballot questioned. s. f.
Gartrell ventilated some sterling Democratic
maxins that reminded us Of the purer days OF
yore, and some old gentlemen in the assem-
bage remarked that b. Il. and W &. we're the
only simon pure Democrats on the musings.
The Buckeye Blacksmith led oratory, rhet-
oricaand eloqucnce captive and kept them in
durahce vile until, like Tanlalus from the
depths of the internal regions, they piteously
besought release. Should he again perpeirate
upon them so cruel a joke, he may expect the
names of Demosthenes and Cassius TO disturb
his tranquil slumbers Later in The day some
pugilistc gentlemen, some mounted on wheels
others with their limbs hung on wire, disport-
ed themselves around much to the experiment
Of old men and boys. Altogether it was a
scene calculated to stimulate and encourage
the movements Of the Potato Bugs and
one Of which the Democrats Of Cracklin should
be most heartily ashamed.
sincerely trust that the facioual bitterness
which has attended our late primaries, will
now have IA subsistence, aud that the same old
tattered Ienon of dem, cracy may wave over US
one and al Let the dead Sea apples of dis
cord be buried tathumS deep in old ocean and
every Democrat aud Conservative vote for
eDery nominee Of the convention, Let every
defeated man follow The example of that pnrest
and noblest Roman of them albion VIM
7. Hamilton, he, who IN lime reekiug with
| corruption and immortality. when peculaton
tiaunts itself in coaches while ragged honesty
goes barefoot, whose public life covering pc
riod Of thirty wears, is without stain a man
whose official integrity is only equalled by
the purity of his private life. Serving his
constituency during periods in which I'M
| brid ell power struck its worthless blows at all
who dared question its assumptions and when
the piunderers of the public treasury piled
with impnnity The briheres of sudden wealth
| to swell their mercenary train, he was alike
unmoyed by either and ever stood the IN
daunted aud unpurchasable tribune of the
people. Is be not noher than either Brutus
or Cussius2 Do you wish purer exc nplar ?
! Then, felowcitizens, do as he has done
though defeated, stand by your nominees,
and when the ides of November usher in cleo
ton day, roll up majority that will make
Radicalism tremble G.