The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-08

Der the glazing picture of disorder that then
existed. The Democratic party came into pow
erin 1867. Since then 1t has given you good gov.
ernment Since then every voter has been Der.
mitted to freely exercise the right to vote I'M
molested. The party to which you are opposed
is the same party now that it was then. In Bal.
timore the men who most actively support the
reform ticket are the old custom house Repub.
licans OF the days OF yore, who DISTINGUISHED us
and deprived us of our cherished rights Mr.
O'Brien then sketched the political record of j.
Morrison Harris, who, he said, was willing TO
resort to violence, intimidation and fraud to be
elected to Congress, and he (the speaker) was I'M.
willing TO chtrust to his hands the power to
place IN office the same class of bulics who sent
him to Congress. lie then alluded TO Mr. g
Ieackle Wallis, who had given up the true faith.
and he feared, had checked his baggape for the
Republican party. He exposed Mr.. Waliss in
consistency, in opposing the Democratic party
in 1875, while declaring that he wouId he n
Democrat in 1876. Mr.. Wallis's record is repIete
with honor but it does not become him to ioin
hands with our adyersaries. | ask YOU he con.
cluded, to unite together with me i'm behalf of
the Democratic standard and its candidate, be-
cause he and it represent everything that il
dear to q Republican heart.
Mr.. O'Brien was followed by the Hon.
John Lee Carroll, the Democratic candidate
for Governor. Mr.. Carroll is tall and hand
some gentleman, of very fine address and ex.
ceedingly polished manners His voice is
strong, but well modulated and pleasant. He
is an eloquent, forcible speaker, and his re-
marks were listened to with the greatest at
tentlon and pleasure by the audience.
lie said that although stranger to the most
OF his audience, he was bold enough to say that
he hoped there would be no tagging in The
troops upon whose strong arms we are to de.
pend to win this battle for the country. Great
would be the shout if it should be proclaimed
that Maryland, democratic MARYLAND had ioinea
hahus with those whose administration had
burdencd and oppressed the fnircst portion of
our land.
MI Carroll then referred to Western Mary
lana, wnere inc opponents of the Democratic
party believed seeds of discord could be sowed.
and averred that there they knew no party but The
Dcmocratlc party and no candidates but those
OF Its selection. He had received there pledges
OF warm support. The heart of the people of
western Maryland is as sound for Democrscy
us IL ever was in her palmicst days. Not man
that spoke to but remembered but rs Yesterday
the expressions OF the party that now seeks
their support. No, those mountain regions are
safe. Now we come, he said to n people where
the voice Oh dlscord has never been raised No,
Ine men OF llariord are true to their principles
lleheXt showed that wherever the hand of Radi-
cal rule has been felt it has been n record of dis.
astcr, ruin and death. While in our sister South
crn States under Republican rule the citizens
nave been oppressed State debts have been
enormously Increased and taxation has grown
TO be a heavy burden, here in our own State
under Democratic rule we can present record
mat Is prosperous and bright. Our only hope
Is 10 go pack to the doctrines that our forefa.
thers established one hundred years ago, as the
only pain That Will lead this country to pros
perlIy ana happiness. Who can look back to
the rough riders who few years ago held pos
session oil our State and believe that they had
any more regard for you than they had for Lou.
| lsiana, Alabama or Mississippi? A few wears
ago committee went TO Washington to have
Maryland placed under military rule. But to
ane etcHlt oI General Grant will say that he
saiu, NO, we have load enough to carry alrea-
uy.' ii was mercy from above that he did
not consent and place our State in the same un.
| nappy condition as our sister Southern States.
MI; carroll then paid an eloquent tribute to
VIC enorts OF governor Tilden, of New York to
introduce measures OF reform within the Demo.
cratic party, and said that was true reform. He
tnen spoke OF The splendid financial condition
| OF Inc state OF Maryland, and said that with n
continuance OF the same judicious management
the people might expect soon to relieved of all
taxation tor State purposes 1t is almost in
credible, he said, that at this time. when the
light Is breaking and with the Democratic par.
| " III inc ascendancy everywhere, that Demo
Gratis should be misled and deceived by this cry
of reform. - )
;, MIR. Carroll next spoke of Mr.. j. Morrison
| Harrls's Inconsistency in asking for Democratic
votes. | do not speak of him personally he
SAID. socially know him as a gentleman
When he stands before the people of MARYLAND
| asking them for their votes | ask, where did
he stand in 1850, this shining Democrat? Mr..
Carroll here read Mr.. Harris's remarks at Tow
| sontOwn IN 1850, when he charged the Demo-
cratic party with corruption and outuges
| against good morals. He and his party were
reformed by S. Tackle Wallis and Others
| when outrage upon outrage was committed
when the great mass of the American party be-
came forward with his grand intellect in the
cause of true reform. Mr. Harris said, "this il
| no time for reform. The deaths and the blood
and the infamy were only the play of frcemen's
spirits. Mr. Harris with the record have Civ.
en- you stands before the people as a candidate
for Governor, and Mr.. Wallis stands behind
him and says can vouch for this Democrat
know him. | converted him myself am
| Sir Oracle; when | ope my mouth let no doe
bark. pledge myself that j. Morrison Harris
Is the man that not only Republicans should
vote Tor, but that the Democrats of the State
should forsake their principles and vote for.
MIR, Carroll then appealed to his own record
In public lie, and said there was not a page he
was unwilling to have opened and read. He al
luded to the personal assaults that had been
made upon him, and he feared no assaults from
Mr.. Wallis or anybody else when the people Of
Maryland were to be his judges. The attempt
to discredit honorable men will recoil upon the
heads of those attempting it, and place them
forever with those who have outraged ever,
principle of right, and who have for years en-
deavored to get control of the public treasury
In conclusion he assured his hearers that Il
elected he never would be guided by persona
prejudices or animosities, but would initiate
and carry out reforms wherever they are needed
His heart was bound up with Maryland. HI
could not if he would, and would not if hi
could abate one iota of his honor to the people
| OF the State. Mr.. Carroll thanked his nearer:
for the cordially with which they had received
him and the attention with which they hat
listened.
Upon concluding, Mr. Carroll received
several handsome bouquets of flowers.
j. V. L. Findlay, Esq, of Baltimore city
was the next speaker
He explained the origin of the coalition il
Baltimore city opposed to Democracy, and us.
serted that 1t was not reform movement, bu
Radical movement and nothing else. He de-
tended Comptroller Woolford from the base an,
groundless charges of the Radicals, and salt
that he wanted no better record than the stocl
reports of the sales of Maryland Bonds. Gu
bonds are 10 and 1913 above par, and but few O
them are to be had. They are eagerly sough
as investments His speech was illustrated b.
pertinent and telling anecdotes, and was wei
| received
Col. L. Victor Baughman, editor of thu
Frederick Citize n, followed Mr. Findlay.
He said he had been delegate 10 the Stat
convention from Western Maryland for VIM
7. Hamilton. But the voice of the great part,
had spoken for Hon. John Lee Carroll, and be-
lieving that no man had any right to Great,
discord and discussions in the party he had heart
| lily espouscd his cause. He felt just as stroppl
bound to support John Lee Carroll, as he woSl;
have been to support Mr.. Hamilton. He allud
ed to the cry of reform, which he said was
cry of deception and hypocrisy. Up In tn
mountains where he came from they knew n,
cry for reform.
At the conclusion of Col. Baughman's re