Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-10-30
To the Democracy Of Maryland.
Baltimore, Md, October 90, 100

Baltimore, Md, October 20, 1908.
Fsll0ao Citizens.
The information that comes to our head
| quarters from all sections Of the State is most
encouraging.
The vigorous present atiou Of our cause by
Mr.. Bryan In his wonderful succession Of
powerful speeches has stirred the people every.
where to the highest point Of enthusiasm aud
justifes our strongest expec tations OF victor y.
In this great struggle for the control OF the
| Government, Maryland must maintain her
| place In the Democratic column.
She must give her eight electoral votes to
| our candidates and once more send full
Democratic delegation to Congress.
She must rebuke the insolent claim OF the
Republicans that the election Of Mr.. Bryan
will mean business depression and industrial
disaster.
Pointing 10 the frightful panic of 1907,
under the boasted prosperity Of Republican
rule, our people must treat with the indigna-
ton and contempt which It deserves the in
sulting suggestion that the overthrow of the
Roosevelt administration by q great popular
uprising will be followed by financial convul.
sion and commercial ruin.
The Republican organs and speakers who
put out this cry, In order to work upon the
fears Of the ignorant and timid, know that
there Is no real ground for this calamity howl.
They make It in the vain hope that 1t may
divert attention, In some degree at least, from
the deplorable condition TO which the blus-
tering Chg Stick" policies of tho present ad-
ministration have brought the business inter-
ests Of the country, and to conceal, II posi-
BILE, the existing distressing situation Of great
masses Of our unemployed lAboring people.
They realize that full exposure OF the actual
facts cannot fail to bring to the support of our
al lraA anil fnA nf
, desire to terribly and mislead.
Surrounded on all sides by the paIpable
evidences OF idle ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS facto-
ries-6nancial stringency-and widespread
discomfort, they seek to stay the swelling tide
toward Democratic triumph by groundless
prophecies Of the evils which will come up
on the country should the Republican party
be dislodged from the power which 1t has so
grievously abused.
The Democracy Of Maryland cannot be de-,
ceived by these false cries, nor be cajoled from
their allegiance to their party By the vain
| glorious boast Of the Republicans that the
safety Of the country depends upon the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Taft.
At the polls they will make their indig-
nant protest against the attempt Of Republic
can capitalists, unduly enriched by lavish
| legislative protection, to intimidate and CO.
cree their employees by threats Of reduced
wages and OF total loss OF work If they dare
to vote for Mr.. Bryan.
| Resolutely determined to obtain q revision
of the tariff at the earliest practicable mo-
ment they will not entrust the work of their
deliverence from its conceded burdens to the
party which put these burdens upon them,
nor trust to Its promises to redress their
grievances II longer kept in power.
Deeply interested in the preservation of
peaceful and harmonious relations between
Capital and Labor they will use all their In
6uence TO secure the enactment Of such con-
sentative remedial legislation by Congress as
will protect the laboring man from the PEN
alties Of indirect contempt without infring-
ing upon the proper and just authority of the
| Courts.
Thoroughly convinced that the carr ying
into full effect Of the principles Of the DEM
ocratic party will secure the greatest good
to the greatest number they will resolutely
cling 10 its natio nal and State organization
and in this campaign will show by their
votes their loyalty and devotion.
You must not allow Maryland to be lost to
Us In this campaign.
You can easily carry the State If you will
come out on Election Day and vote for our
candidates.
appeal to you to lay everything else asde
and devote that day to the cause Of your par
" and your country.
MURRAY vANDIvER,
| Chairman