Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-12-26
A Candid ate for Governor.

The next election in Maryland will be an
important one. Who shall be the leader in
that contest as our candidate for the i'm
portant position of Governor? Both the
man and the method of his nomin alton
must be above suspicion. He must not only
be "a man of personal integrity, but Of intel
ligence and experience, who Ia at least ia
miliar with the provisions of the Constitu
ton which define the duties Of his Office
His personal and above all his political sur
roundings and antecedents must be such as
will inspire confidence In the masses of the
people In the Democratic administration Of
State affairs which was so rudely and justly
shaken by the Archer defalcation. A con
tinuation of the iron rule of the machine
must bring disaster as 1t has already brought
dishonor to the party in this State.
Wise counsels must prevail If Demo-
cratic administration is to be continued.
For this reason we regret to see the dis
cusson OF candidates for Governor confined
to those gentlemen only who are supposed
TO be acceptable to two or three men who
own and control the machinery of the Dem
ocratic organization in Maryland.
AT this juncture machine nomination,
however, respectable, cannot but have the
effect of increasing the distrust already ex-
isting In the minds Of thousands of Demo
Gratis throughout the State; such a nomina.
ton will intensity the differences already
existing in the ranks of the party.
We ask for candidate who will have the
confidence of the whole people because they
will know he is not mere puppet 10 the
hands Of few designing men; candidate
upon whom all factions OF the party can
unite.
We make the novel suggestion th at, as
far as possible, the wishes Of the great body
of Democratic voters be consulted upon this
important question. To this end We ven
ture to name a gentleman whom the mana
gers have not considered but to whom they
cannot possibly object.
Why would not the Hon. Philip ID. Laird,
of Montgomery county, be most accept
able candidatei Always Democrat of the
strlctest sect, never identified with any
movement against his party, Mr.. Laird's
whole political course has been such as to
merit the confidence Of the people. He has
served with distinction three terms in the
Legislature. Honest, industrious and capa-
BILE be has been on the right side of all pub.
lie questions, an | has always been recog.
nized MS the leader of the body in which he
served. In the prime of vigorous man
hood, with the benefit of legislative SER
vice without bemish, Mr.. Laird would
bring to the discharge of the responsible
duties Of the position ripe experience and
a thorough knowledge Of State affairs. II
elected he would be In fact as well as in
name Governor. Always ready to listen
TO the suggestions OF others, he has demon
strated that he has both the ability and force
Of character to form independent conclu
slons t
We know of no man who better repre-.
sents the progressive and younger elements
of the party in the State than Mr.. Laird.
A pronounced tariff reformer OF the Cleve.
land type, able, honest and eloquent, there
is no one more suitable than he to lead in
the fight of 1891 Western Maryland Was
redeemed from Republican rule in 1890. Is
it not wise to select a candidate who will
receive the enthusiastic support of that sec
ton OF the State and secure the advantage
already gained by the party there2
With such a leader as gallant Phil Laird
victory In 1891 would be assured, and what
is Of supreme Importance we should secure
u Democratic Administration at Annapolis
Of which every Democrat in the State would
have justreason TO be proud, and with which
the whole people would be content There
fore, why not Laird for Governor? Could
we have an ADLER leader, better Democrat,
q truer nanp Ii 80 we have not heard his
name.--Csc1 Democrat.