Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-10
A Little too Dictatorial.

We have all along been under the impress
sion that the Congressional nominee is made
by the vote of the delegates to the nominating
convention, but our friend of the Sentinel
boldly proclaims that Montgomery is entitled
to the nominee next time--that she is deter
mined to have and will not yield her right
either for fattery or threats If the editor of
the Sentinel has truly expressed the determine
ton of the Democrats of Montgomery, what
is the use of any other county in the Con-
gressional District sending delegates, or par
ticipaling in the deliberations Of the conven-
ton? Why not leave the whole matter to
Montgomery herself2 We suspect, however,
that our friend of the Sentinl has only ex.
pressed his own views and the views of a very
small portion of the Democrats in Montgom-
cry county. We do not believe that there is
any considerable number OF Democrats in
Montgomery county so anxious to name our
next candidate for Congress as to make them
totally oblivious Of the wishes of their Demo-
cratic brethren of the other counties of the
District Our friend thinks in naming Mr..
Walsh for denomination we have "pcked up
the wrong man''--that some incidents oc-
Cured in the intercourse of the people of
Montgomery with their representative, in re-
gard to their interests, which have OF increas.
ed his chances for a reelection-and yet he
virtually condemns the disaffected in bis own
county, approves the course of Mr. Walsh
when he adds that he has ''no il-feeling to-
wards Mr.. Walsh, but ddmires his action in
Congress-" and then whrs right around at
the conclusion of his article and says Mr..
Walsh should be The last man 10 receive The nom
iaationi
A word or two now in relation to Mr. Geo.
Peter. Mr.. Peter represents Montgomery
county in the Senate of Maryland, and the i'm
lie T.. n,
section OF the State that for several years past
he has been anxious to become our representa-
tive in Congress, and that he is still anxious
to fill that distinguished position. A few
weeks before the close OF the late session of
the Legislature, BILL which had previously
been rushed through the House before our
people understood its just provisions for the
curtaiment Of the taxable limits Of Frederick
city@was before the Senate for action. II was
odious 10 the people of Frederick city and
skunk in their very nostrils 1t exempted
property from taxation that had beer within
the taxable limits more than forty years and
whose owners have never before refused 10 nav
their taxes. Nearly every soul in our CITY
with the exception Of a score or two of the
interested parties who expected to be benefited
by the change) without regard to party, OPP
posed the bill, and TO this day are unable to
understand how any man, with a level head
and honest heart, in the Senate of Maryland,
could for one moment support such an out
rage. MIR. Peter voted for this outrageous bill
that takes from the shoulders of the HBelt-
ties, /" who receive immense benefits from their
proximity to the heart of the city, and places
them upon the shoulders OF others. This vote
Of Mr.. Peter incensed our people against him
to such degree that our hest efforts could not
save him, were be a candidate for Congress
lad LII, s,t, 1, a..
tous bill through with the aid of the ''ring-
ties" was prolific in promises and has, no
doubt, ere this received his pay but if Mr..
Peter voted for that bill with the expectation
that the Kernel will carry Frederick couu-
ty for him in the next Congressional conven-
ton and secure his nomination for Congress,
he will be most egregiously deceived. II The
nominee mnst come from Montgomery county
there are other men in that county who would
command more votes and exercise greater
influence than Mr.. Peter. Frederick Union
(Democrdt)