Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-10-20
For Sheriff
For County Surveyor.
CHARLES j. MADDOX.
LET THE VICTORY BE COMPLETE

LET THE VICTORY BE COMPLETE
Whilst morally confident of a great polit
ical victory in November, we should take
nothing for granted. There is work, hot
work, hard work, before us, and we must
meet it like men and Democrats. The Au-
gean stable must be cleansed from Alpha to
Omega. The victory, to be effective, must
be complete. There must be no compro.
mise with the enemy OF any character. A
compromise in the great battle in which we
are now engaged means further enslave.
ment, a further degradaton-it means death
to all of the hallowed institutions that were
bequeathed to US by our wise and patriotic
forefathers. 1t means further inaugura
ton of incompetency and incentive to crime
that are rampant throughout the State. 10
the broad glare of sunlight brutal outrages,
are being committed. 1t is being done near
our doors and we do not know how soon il
will strike In our midst, invade the sanctity
Of our homes. Lynch law, with all of its
horrid and cruel features, has failed to have
any effect, and we must now strike for the
security OF our homes through the power
of the ballot-box. Every white man and
every Democrat must go into the battle as
a soldier feeling and exclaiming as did Hen
ryof Navarro, years ago, when he appealed
to his fellow citizen soldiers "When ad
vance, follow me; il fall, avenge me; but
il | falter, shoot mel"
The election of our State ticket withouta
strong, safe and good working Democratic
majority would be fruitless and barren
one. We must have both branches of our
Legislature. Otherwise the very evils that
we wish TO correct, the reforms we desire TO
inaugurate, the grave, healthy and import.
ant legislation which the material expan.
sion of the best interests of the States pros.
perity rest in, will be lost. We must have
control of the Legislature. II we fail of this
organic and coordinate branch of the State
government, our State will be powerless for
any real and substantial good. They will
be In charge Of the "Shipof State" and like
a ship at sea without compass, the playthin
OF the wind and waves, a leaf riding upon
the maddened waters. 1t IS true, that with
the election of our State ticket we would
have the restraining voice of popular senti.
ment, but what does the worst element that
ever got control of our State care for public
sentiment, 1t is public plumber that this
party desires.
II there ever was time in the history of
our State when good, strong, economic and
patriotic legislation was needed it is now
In short, let US look to the success of every
man on our ticket. Let our victory be in
every sense of the word complete one.
Let ii be so emphatic, so pronounced in its
triumphant endorsement, that it may have a
beneficial weight upon those in whom the
execution Of public trust has been con
flded.
Let US say 10 our own people Montgom.
cry is but small piece of this old common
wealth, be it remembered too it has been
built up by the intelligence, industry, sobri.
ETY. and virtue OF its own people until il
stands in the very front rank of the counties
of the State. II is growing and strength
ening at home and abroad. All we want
now to give it renewed vgor in its progress
is the selection of capable and good men for
the discharge of its public needs-these we
have on the Democratic ticket now before
them.