The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-07-09

Unjust In>inuations.

The Laurel Journ0 of last week said
"A letter appeared in the Marlboro Gu
zrtte this week from Hyattsville which ma '
be considered direct attack on the can
didacy of Mr.. Charles H. Stanley for Judge.
The writer starts out by calling attention
to the important questions of the day and
especially trusts He finally gets to the
desired point by saying the candidate for
judge must be a man who not grudgingly,
but conscientiously, supports the Chicago
platform and is free from all connections
with national banks, t-nsts and monopo-
| lies
This would, perhaps, have passed as
the honest opinion of some voter had not
| the writer further on mentioned the name
| of Mr.. G. G. Magruder as being the man
so well qualified, with convenience of
| residence for the position. We have
nought to say against Mr.. Magruder as a
gentleman or democrat, neither do we
| doubt his qualifications nor his 'conVen-
fence of residence for the judgeship, but
we do not believe the writer of the above
mentioned letter was justified in his insin
nations against Mr.. Stanley.
Gas far as Mr.. Stanley's fealty to the
democratic party is concerned no one who
knows him can question, and any insinu-
ations to the contrary is the rankest kind
of rot. 1t would also require Il strong i'm
aglnation to believe our little bank was a
trust or monopoly, and no democrat of
sound mind would refuse to support Mr..
Stanley or the ground that he was presi-
dent of Il country bank of SO 900 capital
These are indeed, weak excuses for an
attack from anyone claiming to be Il dem
ocrat. However, it will do Mr.. Stanley
no harm nor his opposition any good
Rogers relates to the same matter:
EVANSVILLE, Md.
June 4th 1897.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In letter published in
the Gazette of last week, and purporting
to come from resident of Hyattsville,
Who signed himself &C. were several mis-
leading insinuations which, for the sake
of even.handed justice between citizen
and citizen. wish to refute and to stamp
with that stigma which all such anony-
nous and ungrounded accusations deserve
Now, in so much as there is but one 9TH
or candidate in the field for the Associate
Judgeship of the 7th Judicial Circuit, the
inference is plainly and Enthusiastically to
the effect that Mr.. Stanley is the friend
and bon succOur of trusts and combines,
and does not support the nominees of the
Democratic party.
The author of the letter referred to,
notwithstanding his duplicty in matters
of justice, showed his good sense by sign
ing himself anonymously from a section
where he does not reside and never did
reside, for such an insidious and absolutely
groundlcss charge could arise only from
an anonymous source.
Everybody knows, Republicans and
Democrats alike that from his very youth
Mr.. Stanley has been for the people with
out class or distinction, and the fact that
he has at intervals served as the attorney
for large corporations (his practice at the
same time among private individuals
being one of the most extensive through
out the State) shows only that he has
made these monicd interests respect him
as man and appreciate his abilities as
profound lawyer.
Regarding his non-support of the Dem
ocratic nominees, there is no one who
will have the boldncss or rather the
effrontery to openly make the charge.
When the question of the Chicago plat
form was under discussion last fall, and
Mr.. Stanley was called upon for his views
he boldly declared that he would stand by
it.
Those who have had the best oppor-
tunity of judging, know that upon what
ever rocks the Democratic Earty deems
fit to base its hopes and best interests,
there also Mr.. Stanley based his.
Fidelity to principle is one of his
strongest characteristics, and fidelity to
W HIS party CstuuOl lOI lllolIlcul NC put
in question.
So much for the ms inuatiou. But the
significance of the anonymous letter,
is that the writer, though he heads his
communication "Hyattsvillc,' is resi-
dent of Forestville. Thus the object of
the letter is made plain, for one reading
it would naturally judge that Mr.. Stanley
had not SO many friends in Hyattsville
when, as a matter of fact, this village and
the vicinity is one of his strong
holds.
AS have said, it is sense of justice
between man and man that prompts me
to write this letter.
When it is a question of a judgeship,
let individual merit as man and jurist
govern US in our selection. Spare us
from mud-slinging aad above all from
inside, inu: II !oes unworthy alike Il ose
who utter them as the cause in whose be-
ha,! they are uttered.
Very respectfully,
JAMES c. ROGERS.
School commissioners.