Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-17
UNDER THE OLD FLAG.

hnC pOHLC'll reNoluIOu eucCIeu last Wcch
has, we believe, no parallel in the history of
this country. We doubt if anything like it
has taken place under any government con-
stitutional and popular in its form, and when
studied from an impartial standpoint it is
not hard to get at the true cause
The great basic principles of true Repub
licanism have been ignored and forgotten in
the fierce rivalries of chieftains whose great
aim has been in pandering to their own am
biton, building of private colossal fortunes,
until the current of public affairs indicated
that the people, the honest sovereigns of the
land, were groaning under the financial
pressure and fraud of a huge monied oil
garchy-a great monopoly which was strik-
ing at the foundation Of the best govern
ment ever designed for mana government
SO simple in its machinery that any mind
could understand, and SO light in its burden
that no one need complain.
When Shakespeare put into the mouth of
Lear the striking sentiment:
1.-The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make whips TO scourge us, J
he did but express the conviction of man
kind, founded alike upon observation and
experience, that however agreeable and en-
ticing the paths of sin may be in the outset,
they terminate alike to communities and in
dividuals, in disappointment and ruin
Tho people," says the greatest of French
statesmen, "never revolt from fickleness or
the mere desire of change, 1t is the impa-
tence OF suffering which alone has this eff
iect," and Robespiere, with all of his bloody
cruelty, but with nice appreciation of the
strength of popular government as support
ed by the untrammeled voice of popular SEN
timant, said, "The people will as soon re-
volt without opposition as the ocean will
heave in pillows without the wind" The
philosophy Of these great truths has been
powerfully demonstrated at the recent cleo
tons; the people had become alarmed at
the frightful condition of public affairs-the
sickening revelations of the Credit Mobilier
Investigations, in which the greatest rogues
escaped; the Pacific mail subsidy steal, un-
der the pretense OF reviving American COM
merce; the countless rascalities Of the Dis
trict of Columbia ring; Secretary of War
selling offices, a Secretary of the Navy max
ing illegal contracts and realizing an i'm
mense fortune, public men acquiring mil
lions OF dollars in few years, the black
mailing Of Legislators by office holders and
lobbyists, the star-route frauds, whose chief
perpetrators are basking in luxurious ease
and acting as the secretary and advance
guard of the Republican party. These are
but some of the many wrongs that have
been hurled on the country under Repub-
lican rule, and which has developed this
great political upheaval.
During this long period OF political wrong
and corruption, it made no difference how
ever dark the night, however maddened the
storms, whether the skies were. bright or
dark, we have kept the old flag flying at the
head of our columns, we have taken no
stock outside the Democratic party. The
SENTINEL holds firmly to the doctrine that
good government can only be secured by
and through the maintenance of sound
Democratic principles. "War to the pal
ace and peace to the cottage" was the prin-
ciple OF the French Revolution. War against
corruption, fraud and extravaganza, and
peace and prosperity for the toiling millions
is our aim and desire 1t can only be ac-
,omplished under the old fag-that flag
which is floating in triumph to-day over a
al hat GaI1 tlaf ,.lI a.
which is now in the hands of the honest
icople of the country as they Ego marching
nj against that party which is steelcd
asunst every feeling of humanity, dead TO
very principle of justice.
Pic principal Stalwart organ of New
York Is not in conciliatory vein by any
,leans. 1t bankers for revenge and proposes
"a obtain 1t in 1884 This organ declares
that Blaine and his tools" sold out the Re.
publican party at the late election, and that
neither Blaine nor any candidate he favors
will be supported by the Republicans q. G.,
Stalwarts) in the States of New York and
Pennsylvania. 1t charges the Republican
disaster upon the Half Breeds, and says the
Stalwarts twill wait for chance to retaliate
and when il comes will stick in the knife. "
This organ, in its evaporation, goes still
further, and declares that the Stalwarts
have taken ''some bitter doses in the last
eight years !" that they swallowed Hayes in
1875 and Garfield in 1897 for the "good OF
the partyn 1t holds that the only chance
for the party in 1884 is to make clean
sweep of everything and everybody con-
nected with Blaine" This is the manner
in which the Commercial Advertiser talks in
less than week after the election, and il il
correctly represents the temper of the Stall
warts then the party may bid goodbye to
all hope of success in 1884
Governor elect.P attison, of Pennsylvania,
will not be 80 years of age until December
next, and hence stands in no danger of be-
ing struck by Presidential lightning, as he
will not have reached 30 years of age, the
constitutional requisite, in 1884 He bears
and believes that Tuesdays result was an
uprising ofthe people for a peoples govern
ment and means the overthrow of boss
rule"
The Baltimore Sun was issued on Monday
last in an enlarged form, and in new and
bolder-isced type. The type is certainly a
very desirable improvement TO those of fail
ing vision. Two of Hoes lightning presses
have been added TO the Office, and the two
are capable of printing forty thousand cop
les per hour. 1t is now one Of the most per-
feet newspaper offices in the world. As a
reliable, well-printed and newsy journal the
Sun has few equals.
The complete returns of the late Congress
sional election show that the next House
will stand as follows: Democrats, 1876; Re-
poblicans, 1893; Readjusters, 81 Independ.
cnts, 2; total, 1926. The Democrats will