Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-11-01

nize further, that honest government means
honest treatment by the government. That
men were not born TO be uDjusty taxed
officers not elected nor parties organized for
the sole purpose Of inventing new burdens.
In order 10 prevent just such condition of
affairs we must have honest, clean and patri-
otto men In both branches Of our general
government-men who can appreciate and
live up to that wise and economic utterance
of Mr. Tilden-"a public office is public
trust" 1t is here where the present can
vass assumes a national bearing
This is not all. Fraud for the first time tri-
umphaDt In American history by the efforts
and with the support of a great party rem
dered doubtful for some time our republ-
can institutions by an overthrow of the
popular will. Great abuses had been in.
augurated and continued until they SEEM
ingly had become part Of our government
Great reforms, which the people had from
time TO time demanded, were repudiated.
Cheap and economical government gave
way to the glitter and show of centralized
government The power of the great States
had been annulled. The exponent and de-
fender Of these wrongs was the Republican
party-its victim the cause of free govern.
ment-the liberty of the whole people--its
avenger was the Democratic party, backed
by the voice of the whole country. Its pro-
tector in the future is Democratic repre-
sentatives in our national Congress, and it
ia here again where the Democratic SEN
timent and vigilance OF the State of Mary
land is to be voiced and felt.
Maryland has been controlled for thirty
years by the Democracy, and all her great
interests have been well cared for and eco
nomically administered. Where then, we
ask, is the necessity of reform which the
Republicans are demanding. The Demo-
cratic party is still pledged to new assess.
ment law. The Legislature will be fresh
from the people-they are pledged to this
measure of new reassessment, and Mr..
Hurst has said that bill of this character
coming to him for his signature shall have
it.
We are on the home stretch, and before
another issue of our paper the battle will
have been fought. OF the result we have
no fears. Never were the skys SUMMER
never were the hearts of our people more
profoundly stirred-never were the old DEM
ocratic banners of Maryland welcomed with
more burning devotion or more impassoned
eloquence-never did patriotic thought rise
higher or flow over the State with more
majestic and graceful sweep-never did the
Democratic colors float more proudly and
defanty. Every mornings sunlight sends
new life into the Democratic heart of Mary,
land that is struggling 80 hard to lay deep
the foundation of State wealth and comfort,
and TO add 10 the progress of national glory.
Every day it finds new friends who give
their assistance in beating back that element
of the country which has given its influence
in the interest of individual advancement
and the straining of the State and National
resources in the fastening of general cor
ruption.
word more and we close. The county
of Montgomery has an honored position in
the Democratic household oil Maryland She
takes her seat at the head of the table, and
at the first table. We desire to see her oc.
cupy that honored position-one that she
has graced and honored at the close of 80
many hard fought battles. We are satisfied
that what she has accomplished in the past
she can continue to accomplish in the future
Her sons have never been false. With them
the path of duty has always been the post Of
honor They have gone through too many
trying ordeals to falter now. Montgomery
false now Never Other Democratic bat.
talions may fail-rhay be false, but the Dem.
ocrats Of Montgomery will never allow their
fortress TO be taken or their guns to be
spiked by the enemy. Write her down for
one of her old time majorities for the State,
Judicial and County ticket.