The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21
The Independent Movement.


HouCKsyItIE, August 10, 1879.
MEssRs. EDlToRs IL glanced over the col
umns Of the Sentinel, on last Saturday
evening, in order to see how the Radicals
were coming on in their efforts to form an
Independent party, (alias old Know. Nothing.
ism,l whereby they might be able to induce
some weak.minded Democrat TO vote the Rad
ical ticket under the cloak of an Independent
party. do not suppose that the Radical
party would dare think about carrying Mary
land ut the next election, but suppose the
object is to try and reduce the Democratic
majority in Maryland at the next election,
that it may be of use to the great Radical
Ring in 1876, by helping them to elect their
Radical Father for a "third term But |
think that the good old Democrats of Mary.
land are too shrewd to be caught in an, Indie.
pendent, Know Nothing, or any other Radi.
cal trap, which the Radical Ring Of Maryland,
or its subordinates in this county, may invent.
! think the Independent element is on the
decline, in this county at least, for in the last
issue of the Sentinel was surprised to see so
little said about il and, as sly way OF get.
ing out Of il, they nominated ticket for
the Democrats, and then went on to say it is a
Democratic Ring ticket. How can the Senti.
nef, (which has been, and is now, dipped in
Nitt hNtFtcb Wy ts VI Ut a member
of Democratic Ring? honestly believe il
there exists a political ring in this county, it
is in the Radical party. Though the gentle
men nominated b. the Sentinel are high toned
men, as far as know, yet think that the
Democratic people of this county would be
better satisfied II the "Radsn had attended TO
their own business and let the Democratic
convention select their own men and, more.
over, do not see how the Radical party can
spend time attending to Democratic affairs.
when the old Radical bark is sinking as fast as
possible, only few more months, n few
more stormy days, and Radicalism will be a
thing Of the past, and the honest banner Of
the Democracy shall float from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. The fact is making itself Wis.
ible, for you may travel wherever you will,
and you can scarcely hear Radical breathe,
unless they chance TO come across Demo.
crat who does not know that the Con-
stitution Of Maryland, and of the United
States, grants religious federation, and that no
governor, or any other officer, can in any way
interfere with religion, then the rad win
whisper, "John Lee Carroll is Roman Cath
Ole, and if he is elected Governor of Mary
land, he viii overthrow professionalism ~
Now, Messrs. Editors, ask has not our hon
orable nominee for Governor filled the very
next highest position to Governor? Was he
not President Of the Senate Of Maryland in
1874? Did he ever show partially to a Ro-
man Catholic member Of that body, while he
was their President? Did he ever let his re-
ligious opinion interfere with the discharge Of
his official duty7 and has not Hon. John Lee
Carroll as much right to his religious opinion as
any other man seaif for reply. | care
not what a candidate religious opinion is, so
he has all the good qualities that belong TO
tue great grand son Of Hon. Charles Carroll
OF Carroton, though | am protestant
Yours, IoUEG DENocRAT.