The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10
What it All Means.

tanned a great deal OF buncombe on county
finances and investigation, but those who
know something of the inside workings of
a little Stalwart clique in this city perfectly
understand what it all means. That the
Sentinel writers do not want any investiga-
ton, is well understood by all. During
the campaign the ADVOCATE asked these
contributors, if they believed what they as
serted, why they did not 90 before the grand
Jury and make them there. On November
18th. the Saturday before the grand jury
met, the following challenge was published
in the ADVOCATE:
The grand Jury will be in session next week,
and if the authors of certain charges against
Democratic officials, so frequently made IN
the Sentinel during the campaign just closed,
believed what they asserted, let them go be-
fore that body and have them investigated
One writer in the Sentinel of last week alludes
let him prove the charge or confess to mis-
representation for party purposes
On the Saturday following, November
10Th, the grand jury still being in session
and no investigation having been asked for
by the Sentinel contributors, the ADvo-
CATE again challenged the authors of GER
tain charges, which it enumerated, to 60
before the grand jury and have them IN
uired into, in order to have the guilty
punished, if there were wrOng-dOing.
During this time the Sentinel was silent
In it's issue of November Goth, not line
appeared in reference to democratic rob
berv." more than mismanagement, Nc,
and no intimation was given that an inves-
tigation was needed. After thrice being
invited and challenged by the ADVOCATE,
in the name of the Democratic party OF
Carroll county, before and during the sit
tings of the grand jury to 90 before that
body, the authors of these charges failed to
do 50. Three days after til" grant jury
hm bccn discharged and go"" /" h""
names. the Sentinel again came out with
the old charges and impudently asked for
an investigation. Had the Sentinel writers
desired an investigation ample opportunity
was afforded them, for the grand jury was
in session nine days. What signifies an
examination Of the papers and affairs OF the
Commissioners office in an unofficial man
ner? That can be done by anyone at any
time but such investigation would be III
formal. unofficial and Of no legal Importance.
Had the grand jury been asked by those
making charges of democratic robbery,
more than Encouragement, &c, to In
yestigate them. it would have been their
duty to have done 50. There could have
been no escape.
As we said in the beginning Of this artl-
Gle. no investigation is desired by the Sen,
t;aeI contributors, and that the articles that
had anpeared in its columns for the past
two weeks were only for buncombe. They
were intended for effect but not at home
There is Republican kite that wants tc
fly, and attached to it is a great long tail
When Hayes was President he was appealed
to to send it up Mr.. Hayes did not do it
and the Stalwart clique here thercupon
, turned against him. After Garfield was
indicted into office he was solicited 10 help
the kite to attain dizzy height, but up tc
the time Of his shooting no aid had been
given and when his death was announced
and gloom spread over the country, the lit
tie kite and its tail were not dampened with
tears Now that Arthur, Stalwart, Is in
the executive chair, very great hopes are
entertained that the aforesaid kite will rise
and lift its tail along with it, and the Sent,
mel articles are intended to show what al
immense kite it is.