Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1874-10-21
Democratic Meeting--speech of Dr. E.
]. Henkle.

in this village on Thursday last, DR.. E.
J. Hcnkle said it was the first time he
ever had the pleasure Of meeting the peo-
people Of Charles county. aud that he
was here as the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic party, and would say in rcfutation
to the charges of Mr.. I1agner, that he
was not candidate of any ring; was not
nominated by any ring, but was nom;-
mated by the Democratic Convention of
the 9th Congressional District, and tha;
the kindest personal relations prevailed
throughout the deliberations of that body.
Mr. IIagner's charge that he was the can
didate Of ring did not come with very
good grace from his Custom House nom
nation; there were no emissaries sent
out for him as there were for Mr.. Ilag-
ner, and that he represented the great
Democratic party which Mr.. IIagncr
would find too strong for him on the Sd
of November. He was glad to see the
people of Charles county, as tillers Of the
soil, and that they could spare the time
to come out to hear the principles of the
party. The Republican party was not
consistent with the agricultural interest,
it had ignored the interest of the farmer
while the Democratic party favored the
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Radicals were responsible for the tariff.
and the object of the Democratic party
was to impose duties to raise revenue,
while that of the other party was to give
wealth to one section and poverty to the
other. Another grand principle of the
Democratic party was that every man
should contribute to the support OF Gov
eminent according to his means, but un-
der the present form of government the
capitalist could invest his means in gov
crnment bonds and thereby get rid of
taxes and leave the responsibility upon
the agricultural people. Mr.. llagner
was opposed to the bonds being redeem
ed in gold, and that two years ago the
United States required that the interest
on the bonds should be paid in gold
The intention of the Republican party
was to hreal, down State rights aud to
concentrate 'hc tole power in one grand
s sns nfrican and Caucasion. he said Coo
Almighty had created them differently
and that the white man was superior t.
the colored. ''if that was treason make
the most of it" In Africa the colorct
man was Just as much barbarian a!
when God fir.t made him, and that tn
Caucasian stood to-day, upon the earth
the proudcst of humanity, and in all case
where the colored man has been left t.
himself he has gone back into barbarism
aud he should be convinced that the whit
man is his superior Those amendment
of the Constitution were forced upon tn
people by Federal bayonets, and he woul'
like to blot them out if he could, AM
that his opponent, Mr.. Hagner, woul'
like to blot out the idea of his havin;
been Know Nothing, but it was iln
possible for him to do it. Every vote
was part of the sovereign power OF th'
Government, and it was his duty to cx'
ercise it. He bcliey w you'd
have been better if ti~v -
had not been conferred aIpofi-s'ie eolore'
man. his race would have been bette
protected by having a more intelligen
race to legislate for them, though tn
: right had been given and we had to abid
: by it. The Republicans try to impress
upon the minds Of colored people that
the Democrats got in power they woul
remand them back into slavery, whicl
was lie. In 1864 the Republicans ha
power and control of the State, what di
they give towards the education of tn
eolored people? not one dollar. In 1877
the Democratic party gave 500, 600
but they, the colored people, did not be
lieye it. Jailcrs, scoopcrs and men Q
the lowest grade would go South and be
come Governors By the votes of negroes
Mr.. Hagner had not been in any position
long enough to define his position, an
saws that he docs not favor the civil right
bill; Mr.. IIagner should not dodge it,
was measure of the Radical party am
he was the nominee of that party. Il
speaking of mixed schools he said: II
had children and they had children, woul'
they like to see their children minglin,
With that low, mean. degraded, deprave'
race? They had wives, so to them AM