Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-18
Mr.. BLATR,S MEMORIAL.

OouP"Ieu Win the past course respecting
the electoral fraud, the consistency and justice
9f Mr.. Blair in offering his memorial In the
Maryland House of Representatives, opening
said fraud by an investigation 10 daylight, is
oYt OF the question. We are oathe to believe
the charge of the press in its comments that
Mr. Blair was so unwise and personal in the
movement as to think the passage of the me.
mortal would enlarge his chances for the U S.
Senate. When the seed of infamy were first
cast by the Republicans and the poor starved
people o! the south could not swim the river
OF blood from the war to hunt a morsel OF
bread, Mr.. Blair left his companions in war,
hot IN principle, yet had he been so inclined
ne could have remained at the harvest and
had both wealth and station to-day. This fact,
II there were not others written on the pages
OF this lfe's record plainly showing his
haired for meanness, will substantiaie the
purity Of his object in offering the memorial
he was one amongst the candidates for the
Senatorship from the Western Shore, if the
law directing one Senator from each shore
was repealed, which had been glibly talked of
being repealed. We don't know that he ad-
vocated theSrepeal, but If he did, in our hum
BILE judgment, be was in error for the reason
that this is the time the Eastern Shore has
vacancy, and she should have the right of
filling it which the civil law gives her, and the
inconsistency looking to a repeal the moral
law wonid smoother in any mans bosom. IF
the politicians of the Western Shore wish for
The repeai-itR to be supposed the people do
not care much other way--they should wait
until their timecomes 10 make an election,
when they canshow their sincerity by sacri-
ficng certain election for doubtful one in
in the repeal of tbe law.
There is no doubtful principle involved in
the memorial, but its author missed the tide
OF public opinionlan is left foundering on
the shoal OF consistency. Mr.. Blair's correct
ness is one thing apd public opinion another.
The former is endeavoring TO build an ever
lasting good exampe for posterity, while the
latter is interposiagsa hiudrance to the con-
summation OF the ehdeavor for the sake of
gain under the pretekt of an investigation of
the fraud working material injury to The bust
hess OF @e country The wee spot Of prosper
ty seen IN the south should not be allowed
to deceive US after The innumerable crises
we have passed through, and lead US to believe
II IS the dawn OF lasting prosperity. Hard
times have taught us espnomy, and we now
have base ana can oui upon it. The in
vestigation is ofvast Importance TO the peonle
for several reasons:
First, 1t would make known the bucksters
of the peoples rights.
Second, 1t would create laws protecting
those rights in the future
Thirdly, Taking pur.ikan view of it, it
will rebound TO the interesAof the Democracy
by turning down those mem bers OF the party
who were in the COLLISION The advantage
would be derived from the increase of the
party's strength by this noble act. This fact
is established by the fact Of ihe decrease of
the Republican party's strength in unfolding
thefts committed by its members.
Why the Democratic press should take such
an incorporating stand against the memorial
we cannot imagine, unless it belt fears that
when this fraud is cleared up Nitswould have
nothing else 10 chew upon. Take your choice
OF the future course to be pursued, either to
be welded to the memorial or brewer after
hold your peace upon the subject o. fraud.
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