Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-11-05
NO CAUSE EOR ALARM

Whilst we never anticipated for mo-
ment the overwhelming defeat that We have
sustained in the recent battle, still the result
has not broken our courage, dampened our
ardor, changed our determination 10 con-
iinue TO battle in behalf of the great cause
of Dcmocracy-nor do we see why its friends
should be at all discouraged, since they have
passed through longer and darker nights,
nights Of sleepless anxiety.
The great principles which underlic and
sustain the life and force Of the Democratic
party are the same which sustain the per-
petuity of the nation. Revolutions may sue
coed fora while-they may tamper with the
rights of the people, and by reason of vio-
lence and fraud usurp every vested privilege,
but experience has shown that unless they
are moved by pure motives and kept within
those limits beyond which no good can re-
suit, they must by reason of their flendsh
madness go down.
The history of the world has certainly
demonstrated the truth Of this assertion, and
need we go farther than the French Revo-
luton foran example. The career ofthe Re-
publican party has been one of madness
and violation, and if we judge the future by
the past, we may naturally expect repeti
ton of those great wrongs--from where is 10
come the alternative for violations which,
if not corrected, must eventually lead into
errors wcighty in their nature-terrible in
their consequences it is only by the adop-
ton of these great principles which spring
from the people.
The history of the Democratic party has
shown itself equal TO this great emergency
1t has seen the downfall and complete abro-
CATION of the Federalists; itlooked upon the
rise and hasiy decay Of the Wing party it
heard the funeral notes Of the great Ameri-
can party and stood silent spectator at the
grave, and il will live to march in triumph
over the party that is now elated with an
other victory
The history Of the Democratic party shows
that OF all the organizations that have had
their source in the politics of this country,
it is the most truly representative of the SEN
timents and aspirations of the great masses
of the people. That it is better fitted to con-
troll and direct the destinies of nation so
deeply freighted with all that is for the good
of the people and the perpetuity of our in
stitutions the people will not in the end
and under the march of time be slow to re-
alize. AS the party in power progresses in
its march of Capitalization and the cords
of strong government fastens upon then
they will be most likely to rise in theil
might and burst them asunder.
If we wish TO conquer, we must go back
to the principals of the party enunciated by
the fathers of the same, fight the battles up
on the same old issues and the country will
not be slow to see that we are right 1t wa;
so in the past, it will be so in future. Hence
we do not hesitate TO say that there is nc
cause for alarm. We have made desperate
fight and brought to bear all and every con
ceivable instrument of power to our advan
tage, but we have been defeated.
There is but little doubt but that many o
our friends have become discouraged, if no
alarmed, but time will inspirit them, an,
when the old battle cry is sounded and The
fires are again kindled, the lance will b
frightened and the welkin made to resounC
with these words of Marmion--
"On Stanly, on!
Charge, Chester, chargew