Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-28
CUMBERLAND, June 25, 1879.

CUMBERLAND, June 25, 1879.
Editor Jow1ao5:-The Times has
lately brought out a series of editori-
al articles pleading for harmony in
the party and expressing itself willing
to bury the tomahawk of past dis
sensions. | understand also that a
call, emsnating from the same quar-
ter, for mass meeting, has been pret-
ty generally circulated among the
Democrats of the city. The Times
articles have decided balm of Gil
lead flavor and are evidently sincere,
no matter what the motive may be in
the premises. The canal people do
want harmony; that's evident. Is
this sign Of victciy, or does it beto-
ken defeat? I leave that for wiser
heads than mine to settle. Is it the
magnanimity of the conqueror, or a
'masterly retreat" Of the vanquished
In order to give full reliable news
concerning this matter of harmony
[ went to three or four acknowl-
edged leaders of the anti-canal men
and fatty asked them if they would
Join their voioes with the Macedon-
ian cry of the other side. Their an
swer was emphatically "No!'
There is a little weekly paper pub
iished here every Saturday called
The Old Democrat. It is commonly
supposed to be edited by Mr. T. F.
McCardell, though 7 do not know
what truth there may be in the sup
position. 1t is sort of Bedouin sheet,
and very seldom quoted from by the
other papers-Eever by the Times.
In any event it clearly is an exponent
of anti-canal sentiment. Last week
it contained savage and violent at
tack on the canal men from which it
would seem evident that the "coun-
try" districts must take the matter in
hand, come boldly to the front, rele-
| gate Cum berland to the background
and say with spank, "Now stay
there until you can behave YOURSELF
OF all the lights tor nominations
this year the toughest set-to III my
opinion will be over the sheritfalty
There has been "a sort Of precedent
in Allegany county politics that the
second. best man becomes the "favor-
ite'' III the next convention. If that
is still to prevail Alex. King muat
drop naturally into .o line of sue
cession. He madc y magnificent
fight last time, with the long odds
against him. His position will be
strengthened by the fact that he is a
representative Of the young delnoc-
TaCy and has never been identified
with any Of the old rings.
Amidst all these distractions how
is the average democrat to decide
whom to follow, when each leader is
lauding his own orthodoxy and
denouncing the heterodoxy Of every
body else? No matter what side you
take you will make ensmies. This
reminds us Of the old toast that the
Cavaliers used to get off in England :
God bless the King
God bless the f;,.th's defender
But which is King,
And whichis Pretender
| God bless US all -
That's quite another thing"
I gea you are still occasionally ex-
ercised over the injustice Of the name
"Cunbsrland coal" What a Job
you'll have if you take an apostolic
mission like that on your hands
namely, tb. rightingup of all the
worlds injuatice. Was America
named after It's discoverer Doesn't
Morse enjoy the stolen renown of a
poor Frerch enthusiast? Didn't a
Yankee run steamboat on New
Hampshire lake before Fulton took
his craft up the Hudson? Why, even
Homer did not write the Iliad, SC
they say. You will thus observe that
you ATE not the only wronged indi-
vidus, in the world with that most
interesting of things, grievance.
SCALPEL.
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