Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-05-26
Letter from Poolesville.

Mr. Editor In compliance with an order
of the late primary meeting of Medleys that
! the proceedings of this harmonious meeting
be published in the Sentinel hereby make an
Informal report, hoping that the same may be
accepted Consistent and finished by
! the honorable meeting and all others interest
| ed, or other-30ise.
I Entering the wigwam--a building by .he
way That has sheltered the ''little Indians o
| the village for three or four geneFalions--I
found the chair filled by Mr.. Samuel Darby,
and Mr.. Frederick Dawson welding the pen
of the secretary The Chair then appointed a
retiring committee of FIVE, all su bstantial men,
| who forthwith retired and chose twenty-five
| other substantial men to attend the County
Convention at Rockville The meeting passed
of quite tremendously, every seeming TO
| be in good humor and ready TO accept the
Isiiuation, whatever it may be- In accordance
with suggestion Of the Central Committee
an effort was made 10 agree upon some plan
by which future primary meetings shall be
conducted but deciding that some uniform
plan should he adopted for the county the
matter was referred TO the action Of the Coun-
~ Convention. Everybody seemed to have a
plnn Of his own for conducting primary meet
ings, and if the Convention adopts plan to
suit all it will be great surprise and relief,
also. The harmony of the meeting was such
that every one had something to say, and the
writer followed suit by starting discussion
with his next neighbor on boating. But J
must be consistent" the eye of wisdom and
the fire of criticism is upon me. don think
there was anything wrong in introducing the
subject of boating in the primary, for you
know, Mr. Editor the meeting was the very
fountain stream that is 10 bear the Democratic
President on lis tide. and you know further,
that it is said our present Chief Magistrate
boated Seneca stone. The meeting was on the
whole very social affair, and we all enjoyed
IL and felt better toward each other from the
harmonious spirit of it; but | doubt if il
suited the County Critic who has volunteered
to direct the course of our county papers and
instruct the composltors thereof in typesethng.
in fact, who has kindly offered to decide what
is Consistent and what has the rhetorical
finish" Unfortunately the Critic was moi
present. If he had been, am sure should
have been noticed and, as member proposed
TO vote for President the spot, am sure he
would have offered my name as very suitable
one to head the presidential ticket of the
Democratic party. OF course should have
decine, the distinguished honor" and offerd
the name of my friend, the County Critic,
a fitting one for the positions; for any one
who can talk horse well enough to call bay
window a ebay -horse-window" would certain
| ly make a capital President and entirely eclipse
| the present incumbent. The natural inference
when II man speaks of 'bay-borse- window
| is that be not only has ''horse on the BRAIN
but whiskey on the stomach This would in
all probability be The inference drawn, but il
| might not always prove correct. We must
| not always judge from appearances if we
should, many would be wronged IN eminent
divine was thought to be a confirmed drunkard
simply because he had an old hat thrust into
a hole in his window, and the County Critic
| is not necessarily tippler because he knows
| how to talk horse. knows where the alcoholic
fluid is dispensed, what is wise Tor US J
and what Is "haif-wise'' or not whole Us. y
don't know where TO place the Critic, and
certainly do not care to inform myself on that
point, but do care TO say that any one who
dares assert that am guilty of ''li,erary pi-
racy'' is like the man who brought the charge
against Mr.. Dana, not only half-constructed
| s!anderer, but a whole constructed thief and
liar.
am sure the Critic would like TO place me
| in the ranks of the "Potato Bugs" for ii
makes no difference how steadily man pulls
in the party traces he cannot please all, and it
is utterly impossible for him 10 evade the
thrust of the remorseless dagger Of criticism.
do dislike to speak Of myself, even for the
| sake of consistency" but it is my concet
that have pulled as long and steadily in the
party harness as the County Critic, General
Grant, or any jackass don't mean TO com
pare either OF the individuals TO the animal IN
question, for the animal would certainly snf-
fer from the comparison. The jack is a faith
full animal, You may work him half TO death,
half feed him and inflict any amount of abuse
upon him, but when you call for him he is
ripht there and his end of the beam is coming
up every time, but when Gen. Grant is called
for where is he 10 be found? Not about his
business, certainly. There can be no COMPARE
son made of the working qualities of the two
animals.
Mr.. Editor, vou may think I have left the
track | started out upon but ! have not, for
have been on the track of the presidency ever
since started out. and if | chance to get on
other roads than the presidential road will
at least consider the finish of them whether
4 il be rhetorical finish or not. Passing this
would like 20 know who has the best right
TO give his opinion as 10 when aud where
roads are needed, the taxpayer who bears the
expenses of opening new roads, or the citizen
Who has a personal interest in tue road, but