Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-09-24
For Congress,
HON. JAMES M. SCHLEY,
OF ALLEGANY COUNTY.
THE CAMPAIGN.

The campaign is now fully open, the Cap
tains have been named, the issues have been
Joined, the tocsin has been sounded, the camp
fires have been lighted, and now it becomes
the imperative duty of every honest Demo-
crat to give his individual influence in the
vindication of his party and the support of
its nominees.
Private chickering's should be healed, per-
sonal feuds and resentments buried, jeal
ousies and animosities forgotten in the resto-
ration of those principles which are so essen
tial to the peace, harmony and prosperity of
the country. Unity of council, unity of ac
ton, unity of energy and thought are the
great propelling forces which are to be
brought into requisition if we desire the
election Of our candidates, if we would give
character and influence to our organization
Our nominations have been the result
reached after u protracted elaboration, a fair
and intelligent discussion and harmonious
council They have been made with view
TO harmonize and strengthen the party, and
give to the people men whose characters
challenge investigation, and whose abilities
are equal to the emergencies Of the hour.
However earnest and emphatic the friends
of the rival candidates in the interest and
success Of their respective fayorite, they have
not hesitated to unite in making every decis-
ion of a convention unanimous, and the
members of our party, catching as it were
the inspiration of this splendid action, should
not hesitate TO follow their example. The
action Of our delegates in convention has
clearly shown that they were actuated by
other than personal considerations. and those
who form the bone and sinew of the party
should not hesitate to do the same.
The hour is clothed with a responsibility
as weighty and important as at any period
in the history of this government, when thu
people have been called upon to adopt sucf
measures as would best promote their inter
est, open up the resources Of the country
restore confidence, give vigor and energ,
to the industries of the country and sent
the life-bood gushing through all the vein
and arteries of trade and commerce. Elk
travagant and reckless legislation which ha
cursed the country for twenty years ha
brought ruin and stagnation upon every in
dustrial and material enterprise. Fraud an
>arruption have made fearful inroads upol
the ess>,,lished c,Stoms and usages of tn
country. To what >gtent these violent out
RACES are to be carried, or how long they al
to continue to the serious disintegration
our institutions rests With the Democrat
party. We have but d remain harmon
GUS, united and determire led and the evils
which we have spoken will be utterly Grad
Gated. Honest and patriotic men will a
sumo the discharge of the duies appertai
Ing to the administration of NATIONAL affair
new impetus will be given all the bus
meas relations Of life, the burden of COVER
mem win be made lighter and healtl
reciprocity of feeling and confidence W
spring " between man and man, State al
State.
f"5Sf' euSh ae WI uit cnSdScu, /
V0lving the most cheris he'd rights of Il
peepie,indifference to the Inomine can on
DE hgarded as want of halty to party.
"ho''n the great campaign OF tsa0, sutfe
himsef to beblinded from prejudice " co
trolled by parkality, thereby creating dr,
lection b the ranks, can hardly he cons
cred as ofhodox.
As lone as parties exist there will like
be found combinations in the interest of d
or that maj and If we are not forum,
enough to bling about the nomination
may have desired, let US join hands o'
the result and pledge our support in beh
of Its triumph. This is the spirit viii
should animat the Democracy in the pr
ent campaignAth this is the spirit which is
lead our party 70 victory, give us the
umphant election of Hancock and Engli
restore the SixthDistrict to its old faith a
give us the prestige of a united DELEGATE
in Congress.