Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-06-23
Unjust and Lying Criticism.

| use OF your columns for a lew words on a
matter personal to myself2 In Its issue OF
last week the advocate, the "ring" organ al
this place, goes out of its usual stupid way
10 make venomous, lying and uncalled fol-
attack upon me as the Rockville correspond
ent of the Washington EUeaing Star. The
cause OF this attack appears to be the simple
TACT that on "Wednesday last, in my letter to
that paper, l stated that report had been
circulated here, ON the authority of Repre-,
sentative Mckaig, that not less than nine ap.
plicatons for the government store keepers
place at Kings distillery, this county, had
oeen presented to him, all recommended by
the State committee for this county, and he
appeared to be at a loss to know VINO they
were really in favor of. That this report
| was circulated here and that it originated
with gentleman of undoubted integrity
was well known to the editor of the Ado0.
cate, and that it was a subject for legitl
mate news item he ought to know, after the
experience gained in several abortive efforts
as correspondent himself OF the truth
or fasity OF the report had nothing to say #,
that being matter between the committee,
Gen Mchaig and the gentleman who made
the statement public at this place
In this connection he charges me with an
attempt to place Gen. McKag in false
position, and also intimates that | have al.
ways been hostile to that gentleman. In
regard to the latter have only TO say that
never lett the Town Hall at this place
alter listening to portion of speech by
Gen Mckaig with the remark that | had
enough OF the id stuff or remarked To u
gentleman while on fishing excursion up
the Potomac that "McKaig don't suit US ~
candidate Can the editor say a. much
lie also accuses me OF endeavoring To
place the gentlemen of the committee in
iase light, and enters himself Us their special
champion. have made no charges against
the committee and have none TO make, but
while the editor of the advocate is SO ap.
parently indignant at anything like crit
cism of Democratic officials would call at.
tention to the following editorial squb
which appeared in his paper of the 18th of
April last;
"Our correspondent, Citizen will ex.
cuse us from giving him at the present
time the information about certain matters
Transporting in the Court House In u few
weeks 1t Is our purpose, in the interest
OF the party and good government OF the
county, to take up sundry matters about the
Court House and the professional reiormers,
and Citizens inquiries will, in all proba-
blllty, be fully satisfied"
THIS drag net accusation duplicates rot.
tenness and wrong doing to the gentlemen
who have offices In the Court House, IN
Guiding the Clerk Of the Court, X ;gister OF
Wits, Circuit and Orphans Court Judges,
Secretary and Treasurer of the School Is Jard
States Attorney, Sheriff, Commissioners aud
Collector OF taxes, all Of whom Were elected
by the votes ol the Democratic party or re
celved their appointments from Democratic
sources. Since the date of its publication,
although over two months have passed, the
startling developments have not been forth
coming. The question now arises, was the
charge mere ebullitiOn of feeling or have
the well-knOwn bosses OF the editor put u
stop to further proceedlngsY Ii there is any
thing In the charges the people of the county
are entitled 10 the Information So much
iOr respect for Democratic officials.
lie also whnes at the correspondent for
alleged Vllication of comparative strangers
who have lately "oTle into the county, and
are acting Democratic party. From
all can gat. regard to this matter the
general feeling the party is to give a cor.
dial welcome to all new corners, but when
they assume to play the role of "boss" and
dictate to men who have done the work Of
the organization for many years they get
snuDDed, as was the case a few days ago
when one OF this class endeavored To but.
doze registrar OF voters If he did not vote
at the primaries according 10 his dictation.
lie also says that he has relrained Tor the
past four years from commenting on this
untruthlu correspondence. This can easily
be accounted for when the fact b &C bmes
known that during that period he has been
busily engaged in writing scat1ing criticisms
on the course OF the Baltimore Sun, That
paper, however, is still published
The Democratic'prlmary elections in this
county for many years have shown decided
majority in opposition 10 ring" rule and
yet the Adoocate teens weekly with abuse
of all who do not wear the collar of the
bosses, terming them "mugwumps," sore
heads" bogus refOrmers," &c, but this is
not strange when we remember that but one
shor: year ago the same epthets were ap
piled by the same party u Mr.. Cleveland,
and the prediction made that he could not
be elected if nominated
| do not wish to weary your readers by
at present 10 any other points in
the attack on me and will close for the pres
ent with one or two words OF advice TO my
critic: You are now postmaster and had
better attend 10 your duties aud not waste
your time in giving advice TO the publishers
of the Star as they are fully competent 10 at
tend to their own business. A little of this at.
tention might advantageousy be bestowed
on your own paper 50 that il might have es-
capped the recent criticism Of city printer
who said it looked like the type had been
set by blacksmith an | afterwards printed
with apple.butter. Don't get into the habit
of calling man liar, as some people do
not like 1t and you may not always find
person 50 full of christian cha rity az to
overcome the feeling OF slapping you ia the
mouth, If you should feel your head swell.
ing any larger than at present, watch seems
almost impossible, would recommend
cool application between the ears, and final.
ly, after attending to these little matters,
il you have any spare time do not pass It in
company Of new found friends in criticising
THAT old man from Ohio" BE yirtuous,
don't engage in sport, and you may yet be
happy Yours kindly,
X Ickyllle, June -, 1888 s. A M.