Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-24
Speech of Hon. George Cotton,
AT LIBERTY Square, BALTIMORE, ON THE
GOTH INSTANT.

unbroken. The Democratic party has always
been foremost in sustaining popular rights,
in defending national honor and in seeking to
promote the prosperity Of the country; and
Maryland, true TO that civil and religious lib
erty which it is her proud boast to have first
established in this world, will not be recreant
to her past nor untrue to the party that re-
leased her people from the yoke of Know
Nothingism. The Radicals have no idea OF
electing their Mayor or thier Governor this
Fall, but the fight is for the eight electoral
votes of Maryland next year They know,
that 10 elect Redublican President next year
they must have one or more of the Southern
States hence you find the party that was
split in factions few months ago under Cres-
well and his followers upon one side, aud
Fulton, Thomas and Mathews on the other, are
running together now like moulen lead. The
orders of Sherman from Washington was that
Creswell was TO take command of the Radical
forces in Maryland and the rest were to fol-
low and now, after denouncing each other
as liars, and scoundrels, and ballot-box stuff
ers and fighting like dogs and cats, over
with yillanous practices at primary elections,
they are all reunited, happy family.
After this introduction Mr.. Cotton took up
the different platforms and candidates, com
pairing and handling them in very humor-
GUS manner, eliciting continuous applause
and provoking uproarious laughter. lie
showed that Democracy had sought the good
of the whole people For twelve years il had
managed the affairs Of the State Of Mary land,
and in all that time The State had not lost a
dollar by the default of any Democratic of
icials. II has managed for twelve years the
affairs Of the city of Baltimore, and they are
now in vastly better condition than when
the city was placed in Democratic hands.
When it attained power, every citizen was
allowed TO vote as he saw proper. The reign
of avis and bludgeons and brutal Know
Nothing mobs was over. The Germen and
Irish were no longer prescribed on account OF
their brthplaces, no man was deprived Of the
right TO vote on account of his religion; all
legal voters had free access to the polls, and
Know-NothIngism was ashamed to show it,
self. Democracy has tried TO conduct public
affairs for the general good. That she has
made no mistake is asserted by nobody; that
she has accomplished all the reforms she de-
sires no one claims, but she is pledged TO per-
severe in efforts TO cut down public expendi-
lures, to reduce taxes, and, as far ms possible
TO secure the general good.
Having in a very able and through man
ner discussed parties and platforms, Mr.. Col
ton commented in a very amusing way upon
the meeting at the Masonic Temple, which
he said had changed from an Independent
to 90 as you please party, and was in all
respects II political baby show. First speaker
was Billy O'Brien, commonly called Miss
Nancy. He was very clever fellow, Mr.,
Cotton said, but always reminded him OF one
of Douglas Jerrold's characters, called Job
PippinS the man Of many hopes. Though
l.. L..
win. He is terribly afflicted with Rasin on
the brain. Well, we hope with him for the
best but he is not the first man who ever
died with raising of the brain
The next speaker, he said was Mr. Owen,
whom he didn't know, hut from his calling
us 'aaSty stinhiag' Democrats, he must be
the boy who was born with bottle OF Reeds
Grand Duchess sticking to his nose. But, as
Mr.. Owen was as light as two corks, he didn't
think the Democratic party was Otcen him
anything, so he might slide. Then there was
Mr.. Hamilton. All he is the ring smasher
Didn't he make The fur fy2 Why, If you
were TO give him II big stick, aud put him
among a lot of eggs, he'd make the shells
crack, | tell you. lie is young man making
his first political voyage and, as he comes
under the class of fools he takes hall-lare
ticket lie slashed and tore ground until The
sweat poured from him, aud cantered about
like rat in n hot oven. Butenough of him.
The last speaker, aud the only one that had
anything in him was Heuisler. lie is an able
man, but seemed 10 be entirely out of place
He beat the air with stuffed club, but the
air could stand il rs long us he could lie
pitched in generally, and said the Democratic
party had left him standing upon The rock of
principle lie could be Democrat standing
upon the rock, but could not a be slave, not
even Greek Slave. We are very fond of
Ileisler, and many time have we been with
him and listened to his eloquent speeches, and
rs we stand upon the shore we shall often turn
our eyes toward him as he stands upon his
rocky pedestal and say, we miss Joseph, we
miss thee, and its a comfort for us 10 know
that he is standing upon his principle, we
don't think he has anything else to stand on
We hope after he has stood there until the
90 as you please party has melted away. the
old Democratic Ship will come along and
take him in off the rock. applause
Mr.. Gary, the speaker said, was an amiabe
gentleman, but was one Of those political
comets that make their appearance every seven
years, and was distinguished from other bo-
dies from the fact of its making things hot
Some seven years ago he ran for Congress
against Judge Merrick, and was beaten by the
sului lAllOtltN VI louIlttu uunuitu NOltS.
But he dom mind that at all; he goes upon
the principle that
It's pleasure sure 10 see one name in print,
Books Book although there nothing init.
The first time he ran it was upon Union
platform and, II he lives, in seven years
from now, he will be running upon u Chinese
platform with the transparancies covered
with chop-stieks and hieroglyphcs from The
land of the sun. And there is Mr.. Hooper
the candidate Tor Mayor of Baltimore city, he
is IA nice man also; but he, like all the lest Of
us has his weak points. lie is troubled with
a species OF optical delusion, commonly called
figure blind He is like Conkling when he
struck straight coat tail from Cononrhet,
and looked down upon Spagues shot gun
aud thought 1t was as big us a stove pipe !;
aud when Mr.. Hooper looks at the figures from
the City Hall tco millions are magni6ed bv
his dllaled pupils into trelec millions But
take them both together Gary and Hooper
with their platforms thrown in, they don I
amount TO anything more than a political
Herman hrodte stuffed and padded there is
too much Cotton about the darned thing auy-
how. Great applause.
There was one other man, Mr.. Cotton said,
who had made y speech al Gary's meeting
that he wanted to pay his respects 10 for a few
minutes, and that was Mr. Urner, u member
OF Congress from the Sixth district lie
stated among other things that there was the
Office OF Insurance Commissioner now filled BY
George Collon's son-n-law, who was annually
drawing a salary Of 50, 500. Now all hav,
To say is that ii he doesn' urner better nam,
for craftsmanship in Congress than he does
for truth and veraeily, lac will never sci the
Monocacy river on FIRE Why, my ielow-cil.
liens, he only n-in-law George Colon ever
had has been quietly sleeping ia Grcenmounl
Cemetery ior four long years. But | do MOI
speak OF this because il amounts 10 anything.
but only snow what n mistake il is TO send u
fool to Congress. But | nave no doubt hul
he thinks II is so aud when Ice makes his
first speech Ia Congress next winter you will
hear him exclam that Sionewall Jackson il
drawing pay from the Government asa regular
officer. suppose he thinks we are following
the Radical rule--that a fellow must yot,
aud draw his salary after he has been dead
ten years.
Mr. Cotton drew picture of the Republican
party When In power showing the ierribl,
outrages and murders committed hy III,
Bloody Tubs, liip-Raps, Black-Snakcs etc .
aud rs he remembered will ALL The blood,
scenes that transpired AT that lime, his accoun
was very Interesting. Al that time he lived an,
voted Ia the iih ward, Mr. Hooper, the candi
date for Mayor lived IN the same ward, of hi