Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-05-18
More Sense in the Legislator.
''RocKY RIDGE" May Ia, 1877

'hOCkY NlDGEj May 49, lofi.
Mr.. Editor AS the times comm 10 nomi-
nate candidates for the Legislator, think as
maybe the opinion Of somebody what's got
interest in the county ought to be expressed,
and as nobody else don seem willin' to do 1t
am goin' 10 say something on the subject.
think the people is gittin' tired OF goin
down to Rockville and nominaiin' men what
amt no more use to EN- than If they want in
the Legislator; think they's seen that wood
horses an't goin' TO pull this State and
there's no use of hitchin 'em up any more.
Now what did our members of the legislator
do for this county in the last session AS
soon as they got there they went in with that
half-bred reform party invesiigatin' the Gov
ernor's election, and trim to turn Carroll
out TO put that Know othin' -Domocrntc--
Republican 1arriss in. On yes, be-
fore the elecshun they was rnnnn' around here
hollowin' "every Democrat must vote for Car
rol' cause they know'd if they didn't they
wouldn't git a-haf dozen votes themselves
but as soon rs they were in The Legislator
they was votin' all the time to git Carroll out.
And that's all they did do down there. The
people OF the county had big neeiin' in the
Court House and said they wanted law
| givin' us County Treasurer instead Of Tax
Collectors, and lot Of other things, but the
members of the legislator didn't take no more
notice of em than il the people hadn't said
nething Look over all the laws what was
passed last session and you won't find q
single one what's darn bit q good 20 this
county. Now we want m0mbers Of the Legis-
latur what can do something for us, what can
make laws thafll do us some real good ;
we don't want somebody just te go down
there and set in the chairs what belong to
Montgomery county and say "P' and mo"
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poll-pRrrot with two weeks lernin' would say
mors'n that. If the people wants to send
such men to the Legislator just to give'em =
Office why let em have it 4; hot let's instruct
EN- 10 git law passed authorisin' the county
to employ somebody what knows something
about such things TO go with EN- to tell EN-
| what laws the people want and 10 draw EN-
mp for 'em, and then tell EN- how 10 vote on
en- for what's the use Of havin' Legisla-
tur If it amt no good to the people. We'd
better abolish ths whole darn Legislator and
settle a penshun on these men what must have
ohise. The birds once called big meeiin' TO pc
tition natur TO abolish winter so they weuldn
starye, and they elected poll-parrot chairman.
and when the petition was drawn up all the
birds, the knocking, the canary the thrush
and the whole Of 'em sung about havin'
spring all the time and no more winter When
the all got through Poll lookt round at q crow
what hadn't said nothin' and said "My big
black friend what have you TO say about
this matter2" And the crow drew himself
up lookin' proud all over and he says, says he
Cav" And when heard him says, says
| |, 81 bet my bottom doler that's the only
representative in this bird mcetin' from Msnt
gomery county"
Now LET'S this Fall try and see IL we cam
seal somebody down TO the Legislator whatf
got sense enough to know what will do good fol
the county, what knows how TO draw up laws
without disgracin' our county by askin
members from other counties TO do it for em
what knows how 10 explain the good wha
the laws gon' TO do SO il Won't be defeated
Yorn truly, EPHRAM PLowMAN.
P. S.-Tell that fellow what sined hissel
Gone of the DELIGHTS" and called mea turnup
head that would answered his note but IN,
own children is so much trouble tome that
ain tgot time to fool with other peoples.
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