Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-11-05
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SHAME UPON THE PEOPLE.

Friday Morning. .... November 5, 1880.
SHAME UPON THE PEOPLE.
Aside from any interest, we cap but re-
gard the election of Garfield and Arthur
wringing shame and disgrace upon the in
telligence of the American people.
Both of these men have occupied promi-
nent official positions and their records are
blurred and blotted with such crimes and
misdemeanors whilst in office as to call forth
the most severe denunciations of that party
which has now elevated them 10 the highest
position in this land.
So convincing were the proofs of the guilt
Of these parties that during the entire canvass
their respective friends nor their hirlings Of
sycophantic and corrupt press dare not
DENY them. From the moment of their pre-
sentation for the distinguished and response
BILE position to which they have successfully
attained, the friends of pure, honest and
economical government have placed before
the public damning evidences of their re-
cord. Their rhinoceros hides felt the lash
of an indignant and infatuated populace un-
Ill they howled like puppies and cried for
peace, "that the campaign should be con-
Quoted upon high and honorable grounds
and altogether free from personal abuse, -
Their petitions were disregardcd, their en-
treaties ignored and Democratic batteries
poured a merciless and Infatuated fire into
the Republican ranks with every mornings
sun until the civilized world stood back
amazed at such appalling outragcs commit
ted by officials under government which
boasted of the virtue of its representatives
and protested to be teacher OF political
morality
In the purer and better days OF the Re
public. no man dare solicit the suffrages OF
the people unless he was of acknowledged
ability and his character like that of Caesars
wife. In those days the power OF govern
ment was supposed to rest upon the virtue,
honesty and intelligence of the people, and
pursuing that idea to its legitimate and liter
al construction men of exalted character and
fitness controlled and shaped the admin
istration of public affairs in such way as
to inspire confidence, infuse energy and
awaken the most lively and brilliant antici-
pations of the ultimate and triumphant sue
cess of government which was intended
by our farthers to be the best ever designed
for man.
Waited into power upon the waves of one
of those revolutions not unknown in the
history or progress of Republics, the pro-
fessed and avowed purpose of adopting such
aline of policy as would more vigorously and
successfully develop and utilize these in
spired teachings, they have pursued such an
unblushing and hideous line of systematic
fraud and plumber until the political atmos-
phere throughout the entire country has be-
come tainted with the most villainous cor
ruptions. II runs through every branch of
the general government, it permeates every
bvreau, It hangs upon the skirt of every OH
cial and conspicuous among these are Gar
field and Arthur.
The Democratic party through the best
and purest men of the country presented
these facts and boldly defied contradiction
and with il all, caring not for the past and
mindless OF the consequences, they have en-
dorsed their record of shame and crime and
clothed them for four years with the admin
istration of one Of the most powerful nations
of the earth.
When nations sink into slothlul indiiier-
ence, governments become despotic. 1t is
evident that the great majority of the people
of this country care but little for the corrup-
ton of those who WELD the power of gov
eminent. The third term has no horror for
them, nor do they seem to care whether or
not they may be drifting intoa change OF
government.
Facts are but the mile stones which mark
the progress Of ideas as well as the progress
of nations. A longing for freedom in mat
tiers of civil government inspired the war Of
Independence in this country, the great rev.
olution in France, the up-heaving OF all the
elements OF social disturbance in Europe in
1S4S, and an utter disregard and negligence
upon the part of the people of this govern
ment to hold our public functionaries to II
strict and honest observance Of constitutions
al restrictions, limitations and honest dis
charge of duty may reduce them TO that
bondage and slavery from which it was
hoped that they were forever freed