Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-15

CompanIed by Ills ENCeilency James Black
Groome, Hon. Eli J. Henkle, Fendall Marbury,
Esq, and Hon. Barnes Compton-all of whom
addressed the meeting. The Baltimore GGefte,
whose correspondent was present furnishes
the following report;
The Organization
Mr.. J. W. Mitchell called the meeting &c or
der al $50 =. NJ. and nominated for Officers OF
the meeting the following gentlemen, viz For
President, DR.. Peter W. wilkins: for Wee
Presidents, Richard Price Thomas NJ Posey,
John 7. Cotton. Washington Page. John II
Cox, and John ". HALEY Secretaries. Richard
". Bryan and Eldrdge Milstead The nerni-
nations were confirmed.
speech OF DIR. Peter ". Hawkins.
DR.. Hawkins, on assuming the chair. aid
that he thanked the meeting for the honor ch ne
him. He took this outIouring Of the peuoc-
racy 10 mean that united Democracy will ON
November sweep this State with victory 70
that IN the Presidential contest next wear she
may take her proper place in the front rani al
Democratic States. lie said their opponents
were the same old Radicals and now-Noihilgs
whom they had fought so often and overcome
before, and their candidates would be iri.en
from the field, while they would iuaucuta lie
the Centennial by installing the liueal dcscc1d-
ant Of Charles Carroll of Carrollion Governor
of Maryland, who is now the siandaFd-bc4.r
OF the Democratic party, the only party Which
can give peace, happiness, prosperity and IA
terniiy TO the country. Applause The
President then introduced his E1cellency James
Black Groome Governor Of Maryland, who
was received with cheers and applause
speech Of Governor t.room-
Governor Groonc said lac was happy 10
NEE; the Democracy OF Charles county tecatse
judging from Hon. Rarnes Compton and Others
he knew thew were among the fiTmcst DcmCc-
racy in the State The issues Of the campaign
were strange issues, Six months ago he would
have though; il Wild dream that a campaiE IN
could he fought ont here. based on charges 81
corruption against the Democratic Admiuis:ra-
iiou of the State Government. lie never
thought that men could become SO mad s. 10
charge the State Government with corrur!jon
and ex.ravaEaree MANY reckless tgurcs and
false statements had Icen made To- bc.uilc the
uuwarv into ihc Radical ranks and their or-
poncnis had acted on the principle 'ha, a lie
we'll stuck 10 will do n much geo! as the
truth in the hope that some deceived Dsmo-
Gratis might say, w hcrc there j. SO much
smoke there mus, he some FIRE lie said he
would rc'uie the false figures Of the Radicals
with the correct figures. The Governor then
read I financial statement Of the condition o:
the State Treasury, showing its excellent man
a cement and iue condition, hitch was recciv-
ed with much enthusiasm, especially y hen a
was made with the expenses OF the
State while under Radical rule. The Cover
nor said that wilder charge than that OF
corruption and extravaganza had never been
made than the present one against the Demo
cratic party. Even the press OF Western Mary
land had not spared that natures nobleman.
Barnes Compton. Of Charles county
The mention of Mr.. Compton name WAS re-
ceiYed with cheers and other evidences Of Mr.,
Compton's great popularity in his native eoun-
~ He paid a high tribute 10 Hon. John Lee
Carroll, Charles J. VI. Gwinn and Levin y ooh
ford. urged every Democrat in the State TO do
his full duty in the coming contest. Governor
Groome spoke for an hour, and during that time
he was listened 10 siientive!y and was frequently
applauded and chcered.
Speech OF Hon. John Lee Carroll.
Hon. John Lee Carroll was the next Speaker.
Mr. Carroll commenced by saving that when
the storm of know-Nolhingism swept over this
State twenty years ago, the people of Charles
county refused their assent 10 its proscripiive
and this whole section of our State
remained true 10 the doctrines Of civil and re
lgiouS liberty. We know how persis,cutly
they have always rcSis ted Radicalism, and now.
as Democrats, they are called upon TO sanction
Il ticket which contains the two elements W hich
they have spent their lives in opposing. He
said Mr.. Harris does not desire TO have his past
record opened, because he knows that his POI
litical success was based on fraud, violence
and religious prejudice, but be contended that
when a man comes before the people, asking
their votes for the highest Office in their gift il
was our duty to examine his public acts from
his earliest days, and hold him responsible for
them. Applause.
Mr.. Carroll then went on TO show the ahsur-
dity of supposing that reform could come from
any combined influences of Know othings
and Radicals, and maintained that the fact OF
Mr.. Wallis acceptance gave no strength TO the
ticket, but only placed him in an unenriable
position before the world.
Every one is inclined to doubt the political
purity of the man who ut critical juncture OF
his country abandons his party, denounces their
candidates and allies himself to those whom he
has charged with every villainy and inhuman-
ity. Applause What hope could we have
OF the success of our cause throug bout the land
in 1915 if leading Democrats adopted this pol
icy. Tilden led his party out OF the mire and
placed it on the high road to reform; Mr..
Wallis uses his great abilities to throw us into
the hands of those whom he knows would de-
grade US, and all the while he vainly appeals
to the past to sustain his fnithfulness to De-
mocracy.
The people have too much common sense to
be deceived by such clap-trap rs is now talked
by Radical leaders under the garb of reform.
You have your old doctrines rs policy, and
You must Judge yourselves of the candidates
who are to uphold them. After depicting tue
frauds and wrongs at Washington, in the
States, and showing the enormous
burdens placed upon the people by the General
Mr.. Carroll said in reference to
Louisiana, if we would know the causes that
have conyulsed Louisiana and other Southern
States we must 90 to the root of the evil, and
hold that party responsible if the doctrines it
has enforced are the sources of their disasters.
In this view it is icult to resist the conclusion
that this policy of foisting upon the South the
rule of the emancipated slave and his low white
was revolving to every principle that
should actuate honest men, and so long as
human nature could assert herself was sure to
bring about confusion. As result of this ac-
ton ignorance and yiliainy became the dom-
nant qualities that fitted men most for office,
and the owners of the soil, and the inhertors
of the honor and the glory and the wealth OF
the South was placed at the mercy of the
stranger and the vagabOnd, and made to stand
with folded arms and closed lips, while. he
looked on at the ruin of his liberty and the
bankruptcy Of his property-and all this while
the Federal offices were filled by friends of the