Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-09-20
For County Surveyor.
GEORGE M. ANDERSON.
THE WHITE MAN OR THE NEGRt

THE WHITE MAN OK THE NEGRO.
With some few struggling exceptions, far
and wide apart, the Republican convention,
wascomposed Of carpet-b aggers and negroes.
Arm in arm, side by side, cheek by jole,
sat the saffrOnized, "gizzard -heeled" assem-
hlage-the conspirators against the people
Of Montgomery and their best and dearest
interest. II was cVngruous admixture of
prejudice, hate aud ignorance. 1t was, in
deed, Il weird commingling Of "black spirits
and grey" The "colored gentlemen" were
largely in the majority, and were therefore
most conspicuous because OF the power they
welded. Their views, tastes, prejudices and
partialities were anxiously anticipated and
brotherly and lovingly supported by the
minority that was mostly foreign to our
soil as il was antagonistic To our people and
their institutions.
1t was not therefore strange To see that
this combination or collection of "odds and
ends" and ungain.y slabs should alter hav
ing selected ticket To be voted for ut the
approaching election, proceed with indie
cent haste To fling set of sweeping resolu
tions ut the official conduct Of the county.
II is but the same old story, the same
cry which this party one way or the other
has Hoen raising for number oil years in
order to deceive the ignorant, hoping there
by To obtain control Of county affairs; in
other and palmer words, it was to be the
domination of the negro over the white man
in the official government Of the county.
The gentlemen whom these resolutions seek
10 traduce and misrepresent are the official
servants oI the county, the faithful custod-
ans Of large and important trusts, made such
by the voice o the people, and all Of their
official acts have been strictlysin accord
ance with the written law. They are known
TO be gentlemen OF standing integrity, hon
esiy, fitness, property and unlimited credit
More than this they are native to the manor
boru," cralicd upon our SOIL have grown
up with our people, have studied their in
terest and will defend il ut the ballot box
in November. The idea of such men as
compose our School and COMMISSIONS s.
Boards coming within tire range of attack
such a source excites only contempt and
disgust
The expressions in the direction of re
trenchment in the expenditures OF the coun
ty are miserable frauds aud shams, and the
better informed of that convention knew it
TO be such. An increase of taxation and Il
wasteful and fearful extravaganza of the
peoples money is the favored child OF the
Republican party Whenever and wherever
this party has had the power, 1t has plum
dercd the people by enormous unnecessary
taxation and reckless expenditure of their
moneys IL has shown itself To be the
friend aud advocate OF every trust, combi-
nation and monied monopoly that is TO day
cursing and enslaving the people of the
land.
We have neither time nor space in this
issue, and We can further add, the desire or
taste, 10 say more or dwell longer upon the
utterances Of an element that is endeavoring
To enslave our people in giving them over
to the sovereignty OF the negro.
Not one member on the ticket which they
have placed in the field stands the ghost of
a chance for election The Democratic par.
ty of Montgomery are not in avoro: seeing
negro government hoisted over them-the
negro placed above the white man; nor will
it support or countenance a ticket that has
been made and presented chiefly by negro
delegates. They have a majority of from
six TO seven hundred, and that majority has
time and time again in the past emphasized
its adherence to white mans ticket. AS
in the past, SO in the future, in spite of every
fresh importation along the lines, they will
take their ticket as made at the primaries
and see that every man from top to bottom
is triumphantly elected. If there be any
dissensions they will be settled before the
day of election. land don't forget it," The
Democratic party is grand old family-the
old man and the old woman may quarrel,
but outsiders must stand aside, hands off
Then, boys, 10 the post of honor and the
line of duty; let the cry be here throughout
the canvass as it is down in Old Virginia
the white man or the negro.