Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-10-01

| made such a compromise with the Reform
Democrats of that State. They both alike
demand reform in the Stale and municipal
government, and are alike aware of their in
ability 10 effect it separately or individually.
But believing that they might, by union of
forces succeed in elecing pure men TO the city
councils and State Legislature, they have CO.
alesced to the extent of naming common Re-
form tickets for municipal and State officers.
| ''For attempting this reform in this man
ner these Republicans, Democrats and mer-
chants are stigmatzed as "Potato-Bugs" by
the Democratic press, and derided in every
possible manner. The present governing
cliques in Baltimore and Annapolis have been
in power ever since the war, and they are
composed of the most radical of the rebel ele-
ment. No person has received from them the
least opportunity for Office or justice who was
not sympaihzer with Secession. On the
contrary the solid men of Baltimore, who
have been called upon TO pay very large
proportion of the taxes which have been
squandered by these prohigate Democrats,
were for the most part old-line Wings before
the war, sustained the Government during
the contest for its existance They have,
naturally enough, grown tired Of the annual
ly increasing demands of these political cor
morants for more taxes and less and less each
succeeding year in the shape of substantial
improvements to show for them. Consequent
ly they have been constrained to leave their
desks and counting-rooms long enough to aid
in the correction of the evil
1.-THE Republicans, who have been honestly
waging war for refrom against these corrupt
Democrats during the last ten years, are in
nowise changing either their foes or their
"batile-cry" or their form of warfare. They
have simply varied their tactics and their
line of battle SO as to give to their allies suit
able commands and the post of honor.
These tactics are good. They denote stout
hearts and level heads. The objective point
Of the campaign is TO BEAT THE DEMOCRACY
The Republicans could not do this alone. and
they do not spurn any assistance that is offer
ed and which promises success Neither do
they claim that the victory which they expect
to assist in winning will he Republican vie
tory in any other sense than rs a Democratic
defeat.
"Tbe Republican party OF Maryland and the
disallected Democrats and the Merchants Re-
formers and the Citizens Reformers do not
pretend 10 be laboring for office or spoils, but
for leave to live. They are now borne DOVE
by onerous taxes, and distressed and disgust
ed by the increase on all hands of profigacy
and crime. They have determined that the
present state of affairs shall be reformed The
aboring classes have been educated up to the
true state of affairs, and it is with an unusual
degree of pride that young American me-
chanics announce the fact that they are
Potato Bugs and will now, for the first
time in their lives, vote against the Demo-
cratic ticket.
"All sections of the Reform phalanx seem
not only hopeful, but confident of victory.
First, they will carry the solid Republican
strength second they comprise nearly all the
Old-Line- Wing voters and the Bell Everett
men of 1860, of whom Hon. J. Morrison Har-
ris was a popular leader; third they will
draw off u large portion, and the better por-
ton, too, of the Democratic party, who are
followers of Mr.. S. Teackle Wallis, sound
and Leading lawyer, capable OF constituting the
election and resignation law fairly and COM
handing respect for such constructions; and,
finally, this combination will have the moral
and political support of the merchants and
commercial men of Baltimore. This latter
element cannot fail to be one of great import
ance and of inestmabie power if the move
ment of the merchants proves to be general.
On the whole then, the friends OF reform
have reason to be confident of victory. Let
no chance pass. Take every trick.
We hope every Democrat in our county will
give the above extract n careful perusal, as it
plainly shows the real intent and purpose of
the oppos.t ton, viz. TO beat the Democratic
party of the State.