Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-04

L
the Board of County Commissioners
and Stedman Prescott, States Attor-
ney and chairman of the Democratic
General County Committee, plunged
through the Fusionist Lines Monday
night ripping off substantial gains
IN the face of a feeble defense put
up by the Amalgamated Order of
Anti-Democrats and Republicans. The
occasion was meeting of 200 Demo
cratic leaders in the Rockville court
house. Fullback Cissell carried the
ball for many yards as he empha-
sized the fact that the Fusion party
has put forth nothing in the way of
sound, constructive measures. That
recent comment contained in a
pamphlet distributed by the Fusion
lists deliberately slurs the good name
of Montgomery County is to be de-
plored," he asserted.
Capt. Cissel said that he realized
the political battle was on" when he
heard of the suit brought by James
Veirs against County Commission
ers John B. Diamond and Robert D.
Hagner and County Treasurer J.
Forest Walker. "It is some more
of the type of campaigning met with
four years ago."
Capt. Cissel said that he had not
had an opportunity to investigate
the legal merits of the Veirs suit,
but that he believed it to be initiated
not from motives Of sincerity but
solely for political purposes, just as
were the numerous cases filed by
members of the same group in the
1880 campaign.
Capt. Cissel pointed out that the
best argument the county admins
tration offers is found in it's splen-
did road, school and park systems
which are surpassed by no other tax
ing area. He also emphasized the
point that there could be no coopera-
ton between the Fusion party in
Montgomery County and State and
Federal authorities. at is impos-
sible to conceive" he stated, shat
in the event of the Fusionists win
ming the election that a Democratic
administration in the State would
know where to turn for advice as
to local affairs" Similarly, he point
: ed out, that should the Fusionists
win out here and the Republicans
capture the State administration,
could any fair-minded person con-
ceive OF Republican leaders treating
with anti-D Democrats when no one
knows just where they stand in re-
lation to a county or State program"
The same, he reminded the audience,
would apply to the national situa-
ton.
States Attorney Prescott also
pointed out what he called "glaring
errors in the Psychology OF the
Fusion movement" He said that no
Fusion candidate, or as a group, with
the election one month off, has ad-
vanced one constructive thought or
said one thing that they stand for
or intend to do and that the attacks
made upon the financial situation in
Montgomery County are simply not
based upon facts. "Why don't they
say what they intend to do and what
changes they intend to maker" Each
statement advanced by Fusion leaders
in pamphlets so far was torn to
pieces by Mr.. Prescott in his talk
to party precinct leaders.
Mr.. Prescott declared that both the
Democratic and Republican parties
have had high ideals and lofty ira
ditions which they have strived to
live up to during past years. He
questioned very seriously IL the
Fusion movement had any ideals or
principles by which their party tao.
tics might be guided. "Such an
amalgamation OF anti Democrats and
Republicans can clearly have no de-
cided background OF party pride and
party principle" he said.
In answering the statement made
by the Fusion pamphlet on purchase
OF property, Mr.. Prescott pointed out
that assessments quoted by the
Fusionists were made in 1923. He
also made clear that the Federal
Government, in extending the park
system into Montgomery County fol-