Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-07-25
A Few Pertinent Questions.

0LsEY, July 2lst, 1879.
Dir. Editor I'll must say in all candor and
honesty that the reply of "Junius" in your
paper Of the 9Th instant 10 the communities
lions of Caleb and myself of the llth in
slant, quite exceeds In folly and madness any
OF the monstrous absurdities that | have
ever seen perpetrated upon the minds OF an
intelligent community. And ''lest he be wise
in his own conceft," II becomes necessary to
Introduce a corrective. | will therefore, first,
warn you, fellow-ci.zens, against bis favorite
illusions, for il you follow he will lead you
out Of light into darkness, wherein he abideth.
"Junius' dehes me to prove my assertions,
and especially states that my Interpretation
of the charges which he brings against the
county officers are untrue. In my letter l
proved most conclusively every statement ]
made, as every man OF ordinary reason will
grant, II is therefore, unnecessary to prove
them again. For II has been found useless to
talk reason TO man who Is utterly devoid OF
IT, | spoke truth to "Jnnius,' and 1t hurt
him he seems much affected hence, ''the
sting OF truth is falsehood." tJunius' re-
peats his 'insulting demand" which Is moth
ing more than a renewal Of the charges which
be brings against the private and political
honor Of these geatlemcn. These charges ne
haa. 20. aiiapaa eproys. Why Z AQT,-
fellow citizcns maze SO not positive light,
aot only TO respectfully request" but to db-
soiutely demand bis proof OF them? Remember
I we can not justly put one particle of faith in
any statement that he makes upon his own
individual authority until he has shown bis
proof to be unquestonabe and unanawerable.
In the conrse Of his absurdity, "Junius" al-
ludes to the fact that from the nature of Our
political institutions all public officersare SER
wants Of the people--grauted, but observe,
"Junius," they are also servants OF honor and
will continue thus TO the minds of oil men
until you, 'Junius," prove dishonor. Now,
sir, II becomes imperative for you TO do IL.
"Junius" farther states in his lesson No. (i)
"that as 1.-THE people) pay the officers salaries
they have right to know just how much they
are paying" also granted. proved to you
10 my letter that this right has been provided
10y tue people, and that the said provision
is embraced by certain law. The require
menis of that law have been fully observed by
the gentlemen holding the above said Offices,
as has been PROFESSIONALLY proved by me.
Ia the reports made 10 accordance with the
law their respective salaries are stated in plain
English figures. Fellow-citizens, as "Junius"
was utterly ignorant OF this, what right or
authority has be, not as 1.-THE people, or even
as one OF the people, but as one single, iso-
lated individual to question the honor Of these
gentlemen? Do the laws Of justice give him
any right? Does natural reason give him any
right Or has some supernatural power given
him full authority to investigate political
affairs Of mankind2
particularly desire him to answer these
questions in plain words without any Of his
literary talk. have no objection whatever
to any discussion of reform by "Junius," II he
considers himself sufficiently capable, ICON
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