Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-03-02
Dog Law and Next Legislature.

Mr. Editor There is much said abo1t
the dog law and protection to sheep. | have
enjoyed the communications so hugely that
"they make my feet sore" From what OBJ
servations that have taken in the contro-
versy 1t seems as only pretext for the pro-
motion of the Republican party. But a
short time since | heard a prominent Re-
publican say, "the dog law and the liquor
question will give us Montgomery county"
His remarks had weight with me, and un
less these questions are agitated less his
prophecy may be verified. 1t is an estab-
lshed fact that the Republican party, COM
posed as it is of few white leaders and
a vast number of ignorant negroes, votes
solidly for oil men and measures presented
by the leaders, regardless of the outcome.
Again there are as many white Democrats
who are opposed to taxing dogs as there are
in its favor, and 1 have heard numbers OF
poor men say they would refrain from vot
ing rather than have their dogs taxed and
the money go to compensate sheep specula-
tors for sheep killed by perhaps their own
ours or those belonging to other sheep specu-
lators and dogs from our neighboring coun-
ties 1t is not just Why not pay poor man
who has invested his time and labor in
growing crop that is destroyed by floods
or insects, or q man that was late in plant
ing or for some other mishap? What bene-
fit would it be TO poor man to have his
household protector taxed while he is away
earning bread for his family? If it went to
the public schools it might, to some extent,
benefit him, as, perhsps, the schools would
be kept full term. But, no, it must benefit
the man of means, who with his surplus
money in the fall purchases vast flock Of
sheep, lets them run with impunity and in
the summer dispose Of them las Mr. A. M.
Stabler says at a big profit. If as profit
able, why not take the same care that would
be taken of your grain, hay, &c? 1t is
known that dogs very seldom attack sheep
in daytime or when penned. Then let them
run and take them up at night and your
sheep are safe While we have many honor
able gentlemen farmers, it is known it takes
all kinds OF people to make world, then
is it not reasonable that If in some hocks
sheep that died from old age, rots or kin
dred and fatal diseases would not they be
billed against the county and Dog Tray
made foot to the bill?
Now, Mr. Editor, there may be men who,
to serve ninety days at Annapolis as solons,
would promise to move the Pyramids OF
Egypt to Rockville We don't want such
men. The country wants men of sound
and firm determination, who will legislate
| for the minority as well as the majority.
Such questions are originated by our
enemy, who, like Charles TX, of France, did
the professionals on that memorable St. Bar
tholomew's Day "carress them to destroy
them So would our political opponent
agitatc the questions of dog laws, &c, to
destroy our 800 majority and then give us
the law and more legislation than good
Democrats want.
Many are bearing down very heavy on
Mr.. Thomas Waters, OF s., who favored a
State and not local law. He stands on
solid grounds and the majority of the peo-
Pile owe him their gratitude. Truly does
he speak when he says obnoxious laws lay
dormant. We have law forbidding the
marriage of second cousins, we have dog
law, we have law preventing persons in
the State from going outside to marry, and
we have many such laws that are violated
every day. You never hear any thing OF
these violations. Why? Because there is
nothing in il that causes sweeping, wailing
and gnashing Of teeth but when some
fellows loose an ear of corn you hear from
them--that is clear profit gone. Mr.. Editor
two years ago was an aspirant for the leg
islature and was defeated in the nomination
this year | am not hungry, prefer to stay
at home and attend to my business, but hac
| been nominated and elected would have
been recorded as voting against laws that
affect the majority of the people to favor q
few, JUSTICE.