Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-08-02
Farmers Picnic.


the knights who participated in the tour
: nament and Mr.. J. Abby Henderson deliy
cred the following coronation address.
Ladies and gentlemen Of Old Montgomer,
and fair maidens and brave knights:
II gives me great pleasure to have thi
opportunity of speaking to you and OF be
coming better acquainted with you. fee
that do not know you and you do no
know me as we'll as should like, but th,
interests OF this, my native county, In which
l nave spents all OF my life except few
years when l was away at school are very
near and dear to my heart, and should like
tosee all OF her people happy and prosperous
Her fair fields and fertile valleys bring
good results to those who cultivate them
with industry and judgment, and there is
every reason why we should be happy and
contented people, not wanting too much Of
this worlds goods, but making the most oil
what we have. And not the least of our
many advantages, are these occasions when
we assemble together and revive the mem.
cries of the days of old. The days Of chiv.
airy are long since past. The olden knights
are gone.
"His steed is dust, his good sword rust,
His soul is with the saints we trust"
But the spirit of chivalry still lives on and
is pleasantly revived by these friendly con-
tests Of skill with horse and lance, in which
the successful contestants win the right to
crown the maids of their hearts queen and
maids of love and beauty, thus bringing the
flush of pride and pleasure to their fair
cheeks and making them, il possible, love-
lier still. Gentlemen, l congratulate you
upon your success to day, and ladies wish
you the utmost happiness in the love and
honor of those who have 30 honored you.
And now for few words of personal i'm.
am a candidate for the Democratic nomina.
ton for States Attorney at the primaries
next Saturday, and il is certainly most
important thing that the candidate who can
Fall should be nominated. For it seems to
me it would be most dangerous expert.
ment to elect Republican States Attorney
of this county. Not because the Republi-
can nominee might not be as capable and
as well disposed to do his duty as the Dem
ocratic nominee, but because there is a very
large element in the Republican party to
whom we cannot afford to give too much
encouragement. No one feels more kindly
toward the colored man or is better dis
posed to treat him justly and fairly than /,
but strongly realize that there is distinct
difference between the two races and that
they can never live upon plane of social
equality. And any one who does anything
to encourage the colored race in this idea of
equality, which is becoming far too preva-
lent among some of them, is not only doing
an injustice to the white man, but posi-
tive injury to the colored man himself.
And to elect the chief prosecuting officer
OF this county from a party, three fourths
of whose vote comes from the negro race,
which also furnishes four fifths of the Grim.
nails tried in our court, might be too serious
in its effect upon some OF its lawless ele-
ment to contemplate with satisfaction or
security.
The finger of Fate seem to point to me as
the candidate who woald most probably
secure the largest vote at the election next
Fall. / have no feeling Of antagonism
towards any element of the party, and do
not believe that any one has such feeling
towards me, and not being lactonal man.
would be especially strong with the In
dependent vote, which does not go into the
primaries Of either party, many of whom,
together with some Republicans. have prom
ised me that II get the nomination they
will support me at the general election.
And not being under political obligations
to, and not being unfriendly with, any of
the attorneys at Rockville, would be able
to prosecute all the cases which come before
the Court with fairness, impartlallty and
energy, whoever the defendants attorneys
might be.
Hoping have not trespassed too much
upon your time and the spirit of the occa-
sion with these remarks, will now permit
you to proceed with the pleasures of the
dance And thanking you for your very
kind attention and with the best wishes for
the success and happiness OF all of you,
will bid you all pleasant an reD0ir.