Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-08-16
Our Next Congressman.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, August 18th, '7S.
Mr.. Editor Since the convention, which
was held in Rockville on the 23rd of last
month, where the congressional contest was
settled so far as it could be done at present,
before we take q vote Of our people, which
will decide the choice of this county between
those whoe-soul Democrats, Messrs. Peter and
Pretty man, the cause of Mr.. Peter in this dis
trict has been gaining ground. For the charges
that were raised against him are fast falling
away. The cause thereof was that he, Peter,
was too much Montgomerian and too good
Democrat TO bend the knee to party trick
sters which would have been derogatory to
his manly course as heretofore assumed to be
his motto, which was not TO use his official in
fluence against his better judgment to please
any set of men, even if he was sure il would
give him personal success over his home oppo-
nents. For he looks on every man of this
county, who votes the Democratic Conserva-
tive ticket, as his political brother, whether
be votes for him at the primaries or not, and
he has noby refraned from taking any notice
of the past uncalled for slurs against himself
until truth and justice has resumed its sway,
and at this time returning to his unblemished
banner and will sustain him through this home
contest If he be the chosen standard bearer
of the good and true OF the Sixth Congress
sional District, it will cling to him. with the
tenacity of success.
Now, as Montgomerians who wish the sue
cess of the great Democratic party, let us
discou D tenance all this back-biting littleness,
for
We are brothers, we are brothers;
Oh, when will discord cease2
True Democrats give US victory
Good Democrats give us peace
As true Democrats let us make our choice in
gentlemanly way, and, whoever gets ma
jority, hold ourselves pledged to use an honor
able means to nsdre his nomination and
triumphant election regardless of the whines
and whims either in or out of the party. The
fact Of ii is the Radicals are afraid OF Mr..
Peter, he being the lifelong foe Of the de-
graded party that is fast passing away,
and if you would search the Sixth Congress
sional District from one end to the other there
could not be found man more suitable to as
sist at their burial rites than he. ! would like
to see their greatest enemy arrayed against
them. | am tired of this pickering to Repub-
can taste and playing into their hands for
what is termed policy. ! am with those who
think if Prettyman is good enough for
some of our people, Peter is good enough
for ALL Not that would wish our people to
honor Pret,yman less, but would wish them
to honor Peter more. ! trust they will think
well over this matter before casting their votes
at our primaries and even after we have made
our choice, if the Congressional Convention
in their better judgment should think a per-
son out of the county would be more available
than Montgomery's son and choice, beseech
our delegates to the Congressional Conyen-
ton to throw individual preference to the
winds and to act for the success of the princ.-
pies of our party, which are more to be looked
after than the mere qualification Of individual
preference, for party's enemies are already
Boosting that they will have to walk over the
ground of the Sixth Congressional District
and have Informed some of their dupes of the
African race to that effect; but their white
tricksters in our midst are trying TO keep
dumb, thinking thereby to mislead US, bat the
stencil of their past deeds needs no calcine
lights to remind the good and true of the duty
they owe to the Democratic party, their coun-
try and 10 their God
A COUNTY DEMOCRAT.