The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-14
Freedom Miscellany.

We congratulate the editors and proprie-
tors of the ADVOCATE upon the growing popu-
larity of their excellent paper, the weekly
advent of which is anxiously awaited. We
have heard it pronounced the best paper pub
lished in the state by Democrats and Repub'
lieans.
The Inauguration of Cleveland was the
grandest demonstration ever known IN WASH
ington, and the inaugural address we regard
as the product of patriotism and the harbingeF
of better days under Democratic rule.
We were glad to see Carroll SO ably repre-
sented in the agricultural convention which
recently met in Baltimore, and regard the
resolutions passed looking to legislative pro-
lection for agricultural interests as move
ment in the right direction.
The present extortions upon local trade and
travel, combined with other drawbacks, rem
der competition with the West utterly I'M
possible, and is slowly but surely bankrupting
the agricultural interests of the Atlantic
States; and if legislation can reach the object
aimed at, it is high time it was done.
We commend the spirit of enterprise which
is so rapidly building up Sykesyille and VI
entity, and hope they may soon ''eytendd thell{
corporate limits so as to take in ''the best
including Berret, Freedom and Eldersburg.
This certainly is an age of aspiration and
attention to an oportune and logical editorial
Of the ApyoC4TE the 28th ultimo upon this
subject, and heartily endorse the position
taken by it's able author. We regard aspiFa.
tion as one of the most commendable and
praiseworthy of human attributes. Asplra-
ton has dispersed the clouds of ignorance
that benighted former generations, and6pened
up the bright and shining pages of science
and literature, aspiration has thrown off the
CALLING yoke of tyranny and oppression and
has u9furled the banner of liberty upon land
and sea, aspiration has developed the states,
man, given conquest TO the hero and crowned
elocution with golden tints OF sublimityi aspi,,
ration has harnessed the vivid lightnlngs and
brought those fiery elements in SLbjectlon to
our will; aspiration has chased through i'm
mensity the wandering comet and marked Its
course in ether; in short, aspiration is that
indefeasible impress of the human soul which
knows no limit this side the bounds OF IN
| fnity, and is there simply held In check IN
the 'fruitless endeaYor to solve the hidden
problem of inspiration, ''Who shall bind the
sweet influences of the Pleiades,
We are informed that certain parties nave
been gambling at Sykesville, and would IN
| form them that the surest way to keep out Of
the hand of the law is to keep out OF sight Of
the squire.
Your Sykesville correspondent seems 10
have the art of saying much in few words
| In single sentence he tells us that he has
removed a mote from his own eye and thereby
| behsld q beam in ours.
We regret that qAr brief s9ioqrp at the
Hotel de Berry has caused delayin rebuilding
the bridge at SykesVille, and are informed
that the course of the stream has already beer
changed and now takes the center OF the
road but hope there may be no change o.
supervisors. We therefore suggest that It be
will complete the bridge in question, so thai
''the blind can lead the blind over with
safety, we will take his arm and with com
bined efforts endeavor to scale the sublime
heights of the Hotel de Brown where we may
wave the hat and cheer for the successful
candidate without danger Of colliding witt
such force as to cause . Collapse and the emi
ton of mots de usage not found in saoret
writ against the imam who struck US. :
ESPRIT OF TO"