Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-10-22
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me e4aSkf t,lea AdVsnoed 10 behah
n retaining the E@YubiesH FaSty IN
p0wsy EA1s year II fbst ne eteethSH
~ ~ eaDl1dstep VIII "IbsUTe an -
cA1,a from an err n corruption" ahd
from the discYe15fabye ejevsGl08 IT
political R1gsnds ard VaEafoDfF
hat noss Inevitably sDcnee9 ne NJ,
n1ph Of the Deuoeyat8e Party 81 the
polIs. ne Ayovah Of Immediate re
form asd Ev0znjses Of better things
that distinguished the ante etecttoB
gtt<rABces Of the EepubIiesns two
years ago are again in nae. and the
re~tIea@ iBdey~BdeTSt vote, without me
Aid of vfIIrh Republican sHccess IN
any instance q ont ~ tbe qHesfbon, l.
again bea0nZht ~ ally Nsnf with the
~ a1y Of reform" or tbe Republican
Party Of Maryland.
The blatant professions Of cIean p,bi-
it1ca and moral Meas that in'sriard Re
pUfbtcan hsrangBes this year show
rhe desperation with which the IeSSseTs
Of the party view the situation. In the
straits N which the vicious careers Of
Andd, MalsteT. Turk, Dave" Sk,an,
Ben" Hiss, Ten" Andrews, and
other Kep1biieaB bOs@es and the alb
Ject incsparfty Of IIOWndes has
brought them, the members Of the
pArry. with an audacity which would
t% iDtOIsraOle were IL not almost %
tbetlr attempt ~ haubt tbclT stained
career ri power before the voters. and.
In me face of facts, 10 convince them
that their fnAio4a1ous rule has been
throughout. 10 spfrft and Ia deed pre-
eisefy what the most radical purfsi
and "eODd goveznnenf' dsvotee c0uli
dea4ee.
This eourSe Is being pursued with
some spirit, by reason Of the assist
anee n receives from tise bitterly
preJDdiced socalIed "independent''
preas Of baltimore city, which has
cboaked the txiekeTy aad lnefbcienoy of
the Republicans with the same xatls-
faction that II displays In maIignlng
and nIsrepSesenting the Democracy.
The Republican press and Republican
speakers have the efYroutery 10 insist
that the Dast two years stand as
monument 70 party Integrity and NOR
al worth, and that the resumption Of
power BY the Democrats means clyr
suicide. II " On account Of the pro
mitigation Of ttds apeeies u pleasant,
~ that II Is Interesting to note Jusi
what sOme Of the conspicuous results
" good government" ~ administer.
ed BY the Republican Party. really are.
Since the recent discontinue Of
Wellington, the ehief figure among
those brought into prominence by the
millennium Of 1896" In that Of the NJ
right Statesman and immaculate lead
or, Sydney Il. Mud, Congressman.
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
and aspirant for the United States
senate Mr.. Mudd u one Of those
who take quite a. much satisfaction
In the great reform triumph Of two
years ago AZ the most Jealous Indeu,en.
DENT who heiDed b make 1t possible.
IL is easy TO account for the yigOr
with which he has thrown himself
into the campaign and the junction.
with which he eulOgtzes the prfncipI,.
lat inspires the demand f0r clean pol
lilies. beautiful methods. decent can.
hiiate-s. and fair primaries which. Of
course, have been the dominant f,s
lures Of his party's rule. II has been
slated that the Devil can quote
scripture to serve his pufpo~e," and
The phrase lwstiDctiveiy suggests H.
stu ~ the spectacle Of Mudd, a poll
iician whose corrupt and yenal prac
Ices, and one whose utter Indifferent.
ana contempt for the opinion VI thc
i"tter voting element 80 long ~ his
pifpOse ~ servsiJ has rendered him u
f"proach 10 his party and State. The
spectacle Of such D man, fairly OUT
Hsro'iing Uerod IN deBuDciation Of
political uickery and ds.bauchcry -,
without exception, the most impress
siVs Instance Of unblnshing byIOcrisy
that has defaeed the political annals
u Maryland.
n Mr.. hudd's songs Of praise to the
Great Spirit Of Reform" were Actual
ed by any sense Of gratitude, their ex.
preston would not be 10 incongruoua,
but those who know the man intimate.
" will vOuch for his entire Innocence
Of such emotion. II liz n sensation that
Is entirely foreign to his nature.
And yet, he has reason 10 feel GEM.
ineiy grateful TO the Impulse which
swung the Republicans into the sal
tile two years ago. That great %.
leaval changed his fortunes matcrI.
ally, aud from a mere country uolitI.
in his own county he VAS elevated
Via the speakersbib Of the uouse ~
delegates, to Congress ana His nr,.a
mt emlnence Of marty loa.I.r,Lt,, =,
,ay nothing 81 ,ls. ho,,or lin, v~.s ~,
81 having conferred the tjnl,.d state
fenatofshIp upon peorg. 4, W.IIing'
ton.
In the campaign for the Itepubli.
u,Jd was defAsiv,Iv nv.r,,,,,,..,, H.,
MIR. Charles n Conn vv,oa., Id.,,,,i,
cation with aoo,,,..r,, M.ryl.,,d ~.
publlcanlsn bas cons,,,n,a1 an,, ., ~.
few cr.dI,abI. f.a,n,,.. a,,1 -
C,nvr.ssionnI cara,,s 80 81. s,
h,nar -, ~ ~ 80 .'"'.'ou
t,I. 81. e s'.,.S' w. n's oua'e'
- ,o'u'u'e NJ TINS reDuke was
anu UNI, tne nominations for
,"' Ihs' oeheI"i assembly were made.
w VuueT"tnh an enforced retirement