Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-11-21
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ROCKVILLE, MD
Friday Morning e. November 81, 1884
THE VICTORY AND ITS RESULTS

THE VICTORY AND ITS RESULTS
The victory is ours and we realize with
pride and pleasure that the control of the
government will pass from the Republican
party. That party has been in power so
long that the impression began to be enter
tanned that it could not be ousted Its great
army of office-holders, its immense financial
resources, and its unscrupuousness were all
advanced as reasons why it would remain
in possession.
The victory won by the Democratic party
is great, not only on account of the results
that will flow from it, but, also, because il
was secured against such tremendous odds
The Republican party will take the place
of the opposition with the prospect that il
will never return again to power The
Democratic party, if it pursues wise and
conservative course, and there is every rea.
son TO think that it will, has every reason to
expect TO be entrusted with the administra-
ton of the government for the next quarter
of century.
1t is able 10 point with pride to the many
years of its successful direction of national
affairs, before the Republican party success
fully contested its supremacy, as an indica-
ton of what may be expected of it when
it again comes into power. Those years
were among the most prosperous of the
country. All the industries and varied in
terests developed rapidly and BEAUTIFULLY.
The influence of the government was not
lent to great stock gamblers and the public
domain was preserved for actual settlers
Such things as star-route frauds and whiskey
ring frauds were unknown.
On the escutcheon of the Democratic
party there are no spots. The record OF
the party is clean, and the fact that the peo-
pie have honored it proves that they are
confident that it will give them an honest
and a wise government.
The campaign was memorable one
From the beginning it was conducted with
extraordinary viger and bitterness by both
parties. The impression of the leaders and
those who watched the political signs closely
was that the contest would be remarkably
close in the States that were considered
necessary to the successful candidate.
The Democratic party entertans no feel
" ing of hostility to the coored people. The
Republican party has no sympathy with
the colored race. 1t has pretended to be
their friend for the purpose of using them
to maintain itself in power.
Now, that the Democratic party is the
dominant party of the country, the chances
art that things will so shape themselves in
the South that the opportunities of the
colored men to advance, as their race in
creases in intelligence and improves its con
dtfon, will be far greater than they are al
present. 8 2 u i4I
In conclusion, now that the suspense is
over and the result is known, the country
will breathe freer. Business which became
depressed soon after the campaign began
and which came almost TO stand still
while The result of the ballotng was in
doubt, will now show new life The PEG.
pile of all classes have reason to he thankful
that the election is over, and that the vic.
Z tory OF The Democracy means honest gov.
eminent and a prosperous country.