The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-14
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the fray itself, it cannot make it appear that
its adversary began it by saying "Lay on
Macduf." This journal has no prediction
for such warfare, and never resorts TO it, IN
less in self.defence. But the CdrTolltoRidn
need not suppose that it will be permitted to
hurl its arrows at others without provoking
retaliation. So far as this journal is concern
ed, it can have peace or war, according to its
own election and if the war should be carried
into Africa, it may thank itself only for it.
We never cast the first stone, but when as
sailed we are bound to repel the assaiant.
Chesterfeld's advice to his son is a capital
rule in all such cases-"Keep out Of quarrels
if possible, but if in, bear yourself so that
your adversary will wish he were not. E"
When Mexico declared war against the
United States, President Polk said he meant
to conquer peace This is good rule, if
peace can be had in no other way. The ag-
gressor should be made to pay the penalty of
his aggression. The CdrTolLtonian is at liberty
to choose its own course. That it is the ag-
gressor in this case is susceptible of proof
from lIS own 1leS. we give OAiidSb uPOh
extract, from its editorials and its correspond
ence, to prove this fact, and yet it acknowl-
edges that its "local contemporaries adopted
towards it policy of dignifed silence" 1t
would have been better if it had adopted
similar policy towards them. But it chose to
pursue different policy, and to indulge in
frequent and fippant illusions to both If
we had the inclination, we have no need to
take up the cause of the Sentinel. That jour-
nal can take care of itself, as its new neighbor
very recently discovered. In the fourth issue
of the CayTolHoRian, in the Taneytown letter,
there was a wanton and unprovoked fling at
both, and yet they preserved "a digniied
silence taking no notice of it whatever.
Other instances could be cited besides the
foregoing. More recently, the animus of the
CnToltonian towards this paper was shown
by copying into its columns of the criticism
of poor creature who had the misfortune to
fall into the tolls of the law, and was sent to
Jail instead of to bedlam. We paid no atten-
ton to either, because the matter was personal
to ourselves, and concerned not the public
Encouraged by this "dignifed silence" the
Syndicate organ grew holder and holder,
until it alleged wholesale swindling against
former school board, and then, to cap the
climax of its personalities, thinking, perhaps,
it could continue to utter them with impunity,
it characterized the whole body of Democrats
at the Court House meeting as insignificant
persons. Then it was that it became neces-
sary to put a hook in the nostrils of this
charging Dos, and hold him to his propriety.
But the Caroutonian undertakes to craw-
fish out of it. This is not the first instance OF
gentleman finding himself in an unpleasant
predicament and attemptingto extricate him
self from it. The Syndicate organ did not
mean it o no, it only meant tin Pick
wickian sense-or, in political sense? A
political sense, indeed What is the differ
ence-what is the use of cayilling about
terms? The Democrats of Carroll understand
the use of language as well as the editor OF
the CarroHtonian 1t would have been more
manly to have acknowledged the insult offered
to the gentlemen composing that meeting, and
to have apologised for the same. 1t doesn't
mend the matter at all, to say that it was only
meant in political sense.
His disparaging comparison between the
native born citizens of the South and the
naturalized citizens of the West, is answered
by the presence of the anarchists in Chicago
and New York, nearly all of whom are natu-
rallied citizens. We would not judge all
naturalized citizens by the horde ofmiscreants
from foreign lands who are banded together
here to overthrow the freest government on
earth, because we know that among them
are those of whonrnny government might be
proud to call them citizens He enumerates
a galaxy of bright particular stars that have
adorned with the lustre of their names our
political armament. But there is one name
wanting. One that ought to be added to
make this list of distinguished foreign born
citizens complete. He may guess what name
that is, if modesty does not forbid, but we
will not here name him.
The editor of the Syndicate organ cannot
shuttle from under the responsibility OF his
utterances, revealing the existence OF senti-
-meuts of class and caste distasteful in repub-
lie free and equal citizenship, by using the
epithet of Know nothing. nothingism
is the especial property of his own party by
birth-right. Its title to it cannot be disturbed
by any proceeding at law or in equity. 1t is
the especial property of the Republican party,
who duly administered upon the effects of
Know-nothingisp after it was put to death as
a malefactor by the Democrats The Repub-
licans heired, all and singular, whatever re-
manned after it shuffled off this mortal coil,
in obedience to the judgment rendered against
it at the bar of public opinion. The person
mel went into the ranks of the Republican
party, and remains there to this day. Know
nothingism
81 thank thee, Jew, for that word"
When you we're an infant, muling and pulling
in your nurses arms, the Western Maryland
Democrat, the forerunner of this paper, then
edited by member of the Carroll bar, now
deceased, echoed and re echoed the senti,
ments of the writer of this article, in opposi-
ton to that political monstrosity. Not only
so, but the files of this journal, in recent years.
stamp as false any insinuati0n of that eharac
ter. That shift will not avail you to work re-
lief from your class and caste utterances. If
you do not hold such sentiments make use of
terms that will not convey the idea to ordi-
nary intelligence. And when you speak of
gentlemen, the peers ofany in this community,
as Insignificant persons, don't wonder if
they should retaliate, and don't attempt, by
any shutting or crawfshing, to explain away
language SO plain that he who runs may read.
The THREE HOTTEST DAYS IN lssS.-ln
his article on "Where to Spend the Summer"
in Scribner's for April, Gen. Greedy, chief
signal officer, makes prophesy as to the hot.
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