Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-01-28
The Investigating Party"

Mr.. Editor VIII you allow me II short
spAce in The old Democratic organ OF Mont
gomery county,
To begin, ! was raised In this county,
sucked on Democratic milk. and have voted
the Democratic ticket all my life, aud always
thought | was a simon pure Democrat, but
for fear may be mistaken, | have partly con-
cluded TO make personal application to our
worthy members of the Legislature to have u
special committee appointed 10 Investigate
this matter. | should hate to be a black Re-
publican should dislike TO be even called
one not that there are not very few good,
pure honest ones but, then, this idea of hay-
ing my name aud character mixed up with the
genus Of that party, whose enc characteristic
stands prominent above all Others. Well, ]
won name il let the investigation develop
that mysterious quality Of that detachable
party.
Again, Mr.. Editor there are several other
important investigations | desire in our
county for the protection OF our citizens
from enormous taxation, and, at the same
lime, to vindicate the purity Of the Democrat
ic pnrty 1t is currently reported that one
man in our county received eighteen cents for
three crow-heads, which he swOre before a
Justice of the Peace he killed, when in fact
and in truth, il is said these same crows per-
| ished because there was nothing on that man 5
farm to eat 1t is further currently reported
that one man received fifty cents for head
which he swore was "A hawks head when in
fact it was II buZzard's head or some other
| head other than IL hawk or an owl. Now,
! Mr. Editor these justices Of the Peace who
| took the iurats of these parties were Demo-
Gratis and the County Commissioners who
levied the taxes 10 pay said bills were all
| Democrats.
| Now, Mr.. Legislators ut Annapolis, we call
| in ha mo If I'M lp hp
or, integrity and purity OF the Democratic par
! ", | beseech you just to send one little COM
mittee of investigation 10 Rock willie to inquire
into these matters give them full power TO
send for persons and papers. We are salts
fed that these imputations are all false, but
then just think Of the Importance OF this mat
ter to the Democratic party.
The people up here are rich, SO YOU need
have no fears on that score; they would cheer
fully pay n matter of five or Ten thousand dol
lars 10 vindicate the character Of any Demo-
cratic official and convince the Republican
party there was no fraud or stealing about
the eighteen cents for the crow heads and If
ly cents for the hawk or buzzard head, for,
truly the latter was u head Of some Kind no
one questions this.
| vas somewhat diffdent in asking my own
personal investigation first, but, rs expected
to be standing witness before that commit
the first opportunity al the appropriation, Tor
fear it might not hold out. do not desire
this per diem because am poor and needy,
but would not like to be thought eccentric.
and on know all the great good and honest
men that serve the dear people expect TO be
well paid for it.
II these Investigations prove successful, we
contemplate in The next political campaign of
inauguralng The Investigating Party Of
Maryland f" We have great faith in it hey
do say that a decided majority of the Demo-
Gratis of Montgomery county are in favor OF it
and ready to join AS soon as the Legislature
shall grant u charter to organize under.
Let me beseech of you, Mr. Editor. not to
permit your valuable paper TO be used in OPP
position to investigations. There is millions
in il" And the financial plethora OF our peo-
pie fully justifes unsparing depletion
l. for one Democrat will hold our comfy
representatives to IA fearful account hereafter
if they fail in giving us our fall and fair pro
portion of this investigating fund. Let the
fund be divided according TO Democratic doc
trine--repreSenta according TO popnla-
ton Vox PoPULf