Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-08-20
In Behalf of Mr.. Collier.

| Mr.. Editor For few weeks past Mr..
b. ID. Warmers "Press," the Republican
organ, l am informed, for Montgomery
county, mas fallen in my way. Mr. Warner
appears TO have special grudge against
Mr. Collier, and seeks to prejudice that gen.
tleman in the estimation of people who are
not as well acquainted with him as we with
whom he has lived so many years. With
us Mr. Warmers insinuations can have no
influence because Mr.. Collier has won a
reputation for fair-dealing and integrity
Which is not eclipsed by even that of Mr..
warner which has filled the whole world
like song. The Press intimates that the
whiskey organizations of Baltimore will
provide corruption fund for Montgomery
county. doubt if Mr. Warner knows very
much about this matter, but it strikes me
that he would come nearer satisfying the
natural curiosity of the people if he would
explain to them how he made Wellington
Senator IA charge to which he pleads guilty.
before he takes up any new themes OF
morality.
As to Mr.. Collier. He came to this county
in 1866 with his father, who had served four
years with the Confederate forces. For two
yaars he was employed as clerk by Messrs
VIM. Jones and Montgomery Veirs at Ed
wards Ferry. Then for nearly six years
he worked on the G. & o. Canal with shovel,
pick and barrow. He afterwards was in
the employ OF Mr.. George G, Fisher at Ed
wards Ferry, and Messrs. White g. Woot-
ton at Whites Ferry, and have no doubt
that any OF these gentlemen would testify
rs to his ability and integrity For sixteen
years past he has been in the grain business,
dealing directly with the people of this,
Frederick and Loudoun counties conducting
business amounting to seventy five thou
sand dollars annually, and upon the strict in
tegrity OF his transactions laying the founda
ton for that popularity which demonstrates
the possibilities OF American citizenship.
MIR. Warmers beginnings, while equally
humble, have not led to a better name nor
more praiseworthy achievements than those
enjoyed by Mr. Collier. Mr. Golfers critic
has not battled with any more dishearten-
ing vicissitudes, nor surmounted any more
obstinate, and apparently insurmountable
obstacles and yet Mr.. Golfers modesty of
bearing under all that he has so great
right To be proud of affords pleasing con
trast to the contemplate insinuations OF
critic whose battle with life should have
taught him that in all matters political as
we'll as commercial, honesty is the best
policy
Mr.. Golfers private life has been full of
kindnesses to others, his department con
siderate and marked by manly dignity his
charities multiplying with his opportunities,
and as silent in their complete transformations
ness as the prompting impulse was strong
in all that makes good deed eevating
His public career has SO far failed TO provoke
a single structure from those who are in
position to know and whose sworn duty it
is to punish any dereliction, but it is lett to
a stranger to our interests, our institutions,
and our people to cover cowardly and un
just attack upon worthy citizen and COM
petent officer under the vaporiug OF blatant
and hypocrtical love of public morality.
for one will learn my political morality from
some one who has no much called Tor ex
PLANTATION left unmade.
A W,rtnU