Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-11-09
The Democracy Defeated by
Money and Fraud
Harrison and Morton Elected House
Of Representatives Republican.
-Four More Years of Republican Rule.

-Four More Years Of Republicans Rule.
In the election of Harrison and Morton
great surprise has undoubtedly fallen upon
the country. That the Democratic party
exerted its every honest effort to avert such
an awful calamity the general conduct OF
its campaign fully warrants. II made the
issue tariff for revenue only, and placed it
fairly and squarely before the people. The
issue was no new one TO the party, but one
of its oldest and earliest doctrines. 1t is
also known that when the party had prev
iously gone before the country on this issue
it had never failed TO win. In the recent
contest, however, it had the consolidated
combination of the monied interest of the
entire country to confront from the dawn Of
the campaign until the closing Of the ballot
box. In all ages and in all countries money
has proved powerful motor for good or
evil according as its influence was directed.
In the contest just closed it was used TO cor
rupt public sentiment and bride the voters
with u barefaced impudence and brazeness
that applauded the act. The controlling
spirits of great monied centses, railway
combinations, trusts, manufacturing mo-
nopolies, private bankers and Mllionares
unlocked their vaults and flooded the land
in the interes' If the Republican party. 1t
has done its work well and effectually, but
every honest man, every well-wishd -
government, must rcgret that such ia4 Isyd.
ly and corrupting means have been resorted
TO in order TO effect such result. The gov
eminent that We enjoy is held in trust for
others, and moral principle iinpels US to pre-.
serve its purity and to guard its integrity.
In the contest now closed, for the first time
in long period principle of government
entered into the campaign appealing to the
patriotism, honesty and intelligence Of every
voter. Undisturbed by any agency save
sound moral and healthy election 1t should
have been allowed to have worked out its
legitimate result. The ambitions of I'M
principled and designing demagogues and
politicians, together with the greed of over
grown monopolists and grasping capitalists
met 1t at the very onset and by base opera
tons destroyed the good which otherwise it
is believed it would have accomplished in
the interest of the country.
With the election and Inauguration of
Harrison and Morton will come change of
administration which must last for four
years. That it will be in the interest of the
people and for the good of the country we
sincerely hope, but we must confess that we
deeply fear the most dangerous and ruin
Gus consequences If it be based upon the
platform as adopted by the Chicago con-
vention, and for reasons we heretofore set
forth time and time again.
The following States were carried by
Cleveland:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Della.
ware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louis.
lana. Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New
jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.
Harrison carried California, Colorado. In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massa.
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska,
Nevada. New Hampshire, New York, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Yer.
mont and Wisconsin.
The electoral vote will stand, Cleveland
1853 and Harrison 1888
Maryland gives Democratic plurality of
5,50Gl Raynor, a Democratic Cold aessman,
has been beaten In the 4th district for re-
election by Henry Stockbrdge, a Republi
can. Louis Z. McComas, Republican, is re
elected in the 9th district by an increased
plurality OF 1852. In Allegany county
Douglas got 1898, McComas 4,l15; Gar
rctt--Douglass 1850, McComss 1880;
Observation-Disclosures Abs, McComas A.
S42; Observation-Disclosures 5,445, McComas
$3.50; Montgomery-Douglas 32S7. Nc
Comas 2,740. Thus Maryland sends two
Republicans 10 Congress instead of one as
heretofore. Hon. Barnes Compton is elected
in the 9Th district by the small plurality
ol 81
The last or Fiitieth Congress stood Dem.
ocrats 1853, Republicans 1853. ami Independ
enl- 4 The Filiy-first Congress will stand,
Democrats 1855. Republicans 1859, and Indie
pend,nt /. Republicans gain by the pres
ent returns is Congressman.
The Prohibition vote throughout the
United States is indefinitely returned. In
the sixth Congressional District of this
S.atr the Prohibitionists polled at the pres
rnt election 1874 votes against $40 in 1886.
In tins county the vote fell off 80 this year