Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-10
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Our article of two weeks since on the right
OF this county to have the next nominee for
Congress fell amongst our brothers oe Western
Maryland like a shell, crushing the certainty
of getting from that portion of the District
successor to the present Representative, or
it may be Mr.. Walsh himself. Perhaps this
certainty is based on combination already
made.
The Frederick Union thinks US "a Little
Too Dctatorial." Now il is not US that is so,
for we have only spoken the sentiment of this
whole county If be and his followers think
that they can afford to fight this county to
their advantage, why pitch in. We will now
try 10 show to them ii they are open for convic-
ton, If not It's all the same 10 us, that we are
not only not dictaorial, but further show that
it was not only our opinion and the opinion
"few followers" Fortunately our brother
Of the Ad0ocate has followed in the wake that
he may be used TO free the SENTINEL from the
charge of domineering Read what he says,
for when such stern sentences come from a
nervous, generally silent pen they are signif-
cart, meaning something weighty. The an
nexed sentences are extracted from an article
in the issue of May 2: There is deep
seated and wide-spred feeling in the breasts
of the Democracy of this county that Justice
and sound policy both require that we should
be elowed TO name the candidate. y
It might be dangerous TO continue to depend
exclusively upon the fealty and modesty o.
this county. We can present a Rep
present one. The sower OF discord
in the ranks should be frowned down as he
will be. We have always made the
election and our just claims are
ignored" Not man in this county that we
have spoken TO has dissenied from the senti-
ment expressed in the article to which excep-
tion has been taken, if the gentlemen of the
Union has faith in our pledged word we
are innocent and very susceptible of being
imposed upon, as he readily knows from quiet
submission to deception in past conventions
but very truthful, as he again knows, from
the large majorties promised aud then rolled
up for their candidate.
The most surprising question of all is why
the taxable limits of Frederick city should be
luged into Congressional campaign? Every
sane man knows that all issues in campaign
are to interest whole people, not to sub
serve the end OF a few. The few and local in
terests do not govern the nation.
The AHeganian offers to wager green apple
that the two papers cannot agree upon man.
Wish is farther to the thought, that Western
Maryland may slip in with compromise man.
As far MS we are concerned that paper cannot
by any means spring an enmity between us
and our brother. The will OF the people must
be respected. If a majority of them want the
man of our choice we shall support him if
they want some other man of the county to
represent them, we shall gladly support him
and do our best to elect him. Let Western
Maryland wake up and work to do the same.
In another column are articles taken from
some Of the papers of Western Maryland on
the Congressional question. Mr.. Lowdermilk,
editor the Cumberland Ciritian, expects to
be the Republican nominee.