Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-24
THE BARBECUE.
MONTGOMERY'S DEMOCRACY
OUT IN ROE.
Sentiment of the Faithful, the
Brave and the Eloquent.

Saturday last was an enthusiastic gathering
of Democrats to the number of quite one
thousand. The speakers from abroad were
entertained by Hon. Spencer c. Jones, i'm
mediately after which the meeting at the
Fair Grounds was called to order by H. W.
Talbot, Esq, Chairman of the State Central
| Committee. The following organization was
effected Jos. H. Bradley who was chair
man of the taxpayers convention, Presi-
dent; Col. Thos. d. Gather, of First district,
w. w. Welsh, of Second district, DR.. Nicho-
las Brewer of Third district, s. M. Lyd-
dane, of Fouth district, r. w Burch, of Fifth
district, Jas. II. Clagett, of Sixth district,
Alfred Ray, of Seventh district, Zach. d.
Waters, of Eighth district, Vice-P Presidents;
Col Washington Bowie and VIM. Il. Jones,
Secretaries.
Mr. Bradley after expressing his thanks
and appreciation of the high honor of pre-
siding over so large and important gather
ing of Montgomery's Democracy, and urg-
ing upon every Democrat the utmost i'm
portance of increased zeal for both the State
and county ticket, introduced to the meeting
Hon. Thos. j. Heating, candidate for Comp
troller
Mr. Keatings address was an able and
unanswerabe array of facts and figures, in
which the Radical charge of mal-adminis
trations of the affairs of Maryland in the
hands of the Democrats was entirely routed
and showed to be groundless clap-trap of a
party surely in need of political capital. He
took up the history of taxes in Maryland in
! 1852 when the taxes were Is cents, at which
rates they remained until 1856 when the tax
reduced to 10 cents From 1866 to 1861
they remained at this figure. This was
period of Democratic rule. From 1862 to
1868, when the Republicans had control, %
cents were levied on the $100,and from the
later date TO 1865, under the same party, the
burden was increased to 30 cents. Then
again the State was given back to the Demo-
Gratis and through successive years taxes
were reduced from the maximum 80 cents,
! imposed under Radical rule, to 1Sf cents,
the tax at the present time After giving
the respective rates of various States, princi-
! pally under Radical domination, where taxes
were double, triple and quadruple the Mary
land tax, he gave the principle items OF pub
| lie expenditure which make up the total tax
/ of 1910 cents is the proportion for public
schools, cents is on the loan for the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, per cent for the In
sane Asylum, ] per cent. for relief of a debt
/ of $500,000. Then we have 81 cents to pay
| bounties, an institution which sprung up in
1864 under the Republicans, and on which
| only Yesterday 81, 900 were paid Against
this the State has $500 900 of b. & o. bonds
| bearing interest at 6 per cent. which were
secured in the late settlement The House
! of Reformation Mr.. Heating demonstrated
| to be working with the greatest success. He
! then challenged the Republicans to bring a
! record that would make better showing
! than this and concluded his very able and
/ interesting speech by saying ifthere were any
| barnacles attached to the old Democratic
ship through her long and very successful
| voyage, Mr. Hamilton was the man who
could and would remove them vigorously
| and effectively. Mr.. Heating was followed
intently by the audience through his de-
! tailed statements, and at the conclusion OF his
remarks the applause testified that the facts
were convincing and satisfying
When the applause had subsidized Major II.
Kyd Douglass, of IIagerstown, was intro
duced He said he had just come from a
meeting in the Monumental City, where he
twenty perches of staunch and true Demo
Gratis, and he was here to-day to bring glad
tdings to the Tenth Legion Of the Sixth
District. Up in Washington county we
/ have had our little chickering's, but all are
now working tremendously for the ticket.
Here in Montgomery county | don't sup
pose you have any Independents. When l
| see these ltefOrmers blossOming know they
are disappointed oflice-seekers. This j.
Morrison Harriss first bossomed a Reformer
and he has now matured into Radical and is
| among congcnial associations This reform
cry is hollow In Baltimore they are fight
ing the Democracy with tom-tOms, pots,
tongs and lsettles-;i Chinese fight-but be-
hind it all is the same old enemy under the
same standard and eager TO display their
greed. But the Democracy is enlisted I'M
der the same old banner whose unsulliedness
demands respect and support. Let all would
be Independents think OF this TACT. That
where one Office is to be Tilled there are i've
hundred rapacious Republicans They are
only using you as IA cats paw to pull chest
nuts ont of the fire, and If they succeed you
will be bruised and crushed in the stampede
that will arise in their ranks towards the
"fat" of the office. He said that the position
! Of the Republicans relative TO Independents
and the negroes reminded him forcibly of
the old negrO's dream. The old man dream
ed that he was in he'll, and when asked If
there were any Republicans there, he re-
piled "Yes, the place is full of 'em, an eby
one was hodin' niger twixt hisself and
de fiah." They only care for you to use you.
There is much talk Of the Confederates in
| Congress and a solid South Do you not
think that Jas b. Gordon more fifty repre-
SCENTS the patriotism of his section than does
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you not think that the Republicans in the
North could do better by placing Union sol
diers in Congress than by sending Blaine
and Conkling and such men, the men who
stayed at home when the Union was in dam
ger On the same day Gordon spoke in the
| South and his words were sparks of patriot
ism and his sentiments those of kindness for
every section, whilst Conkling in the North
dealt out spite, hatred, vituperation and
SANDER against the South. This iIl-feeing
is fostered and kept alive by the politicians.
The Atlanta Guards were In Boston few
days ago and with the military of that city
they stood around Bunker Hill and with
patriotism in unison they sang peans TO the
prosperity and the greatness Of this whole
country. The men who fought are doing
this whilst the men who were not ready
when the alarum of war sounded are flaunt-
ing the bloody shirt and manufacturing
political froth upon which 10 feed the mad
dogs Of their party" Major Douglass occu-
pied an hourin delivering his eloquent adj
dress.
At the conclusion Of Major Douglass re-
marks the meeting was adjourned for din
ner Tables had been arranged and were
laden with $50 pounds Of beef, 600 pounds
of mutton, 1875 pounds Of ham, 100 pounds
Of pork 800 loaves Of bread and barrels Of
sweet potatoes. Three barrels Of cider were
also provided.
, Hon. Montgomery Blair opened the meet
ing after dinner by short but pointed
speech, dwelling principally upon the right
: of States to govern themselves according 10
their laws, and pointing utinstances where
the Democratic party had proved itself 10 be
the party of reform. In relation b. the ques-
ton Of rights Of States 10 governing them
( selves lac read the following resolution which
+ was passed az the convention in N. Louis
, | which nominated Lincoln in 1860: