Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-29


its movements in this respect, and take up an
other candidate that surely never was nominal
ted by the party" Applause. If the par
ty had presented il man utterly unit Tor the
position, Il grave question would then have
arisen. and all honest Democrat: i'll such case
would have united to call the party together
again, and take the remedy into their own
hands and rectify the works Of recreant Con-
vention. But no such man had been nomina-
ted.
FRIEND AND FOE ALIKE
said he is man of high character, OF the
greatest integrity and a sound Democrat. No
body questioned it. The opposition asserted
that abuses exist in the State and the speaker
admitted it. Bad men worked into the Demo-
cratic party as they did in any party, but it
was the glory of that party that when abuses
were pointed out it took measures to correct
them. 1t did not initiate the Republicans in
apologizing for those abuses and in saying
that the offenders were clever fellows and it
wouldn't do to punish them. The power and
the willingness to correct abuses were the
boast of the Democratic party and therein lay
great deal of influence. 1t did not
COMPROMISE WITH VILLAINS,
whether they called themselves Democrats or
Republicans The Democrats in New York
followers. Judge Pershing in Pennsylvania,
did not hesitate to send three Democratic
County Commissioners to the Penitentiary for
misapplying public funds. These were but
two instances out of numbers which might be
mentioned. The meanest thing on earth a
man could do was to steal the peoples money.
1t was placed by the people at Annapolis or
Washington and entrusted to the keeping of
public servants, and the man who would abuse
the trust was not even fit to be the associate
of common thieves. He was unfit to enjoy the
confidence of any people or to be trusted in any
position, and the speaker was satisfied that the
delegates from Carroll and other counties would
stand by
THE HON. JOHN LEE CARROLL,
or by any honest man, in correcting whatever
abuses and wrongs which might be pointed
out. He would invite all sides TO point out
wherever there is an abuse and who Is the ras-
cal who commits it, and it would be corrected.
1t was said that
TAXES AND EXPENDITURES
had been high. They were the natural result
of the effort by the Democracy to relieve the
State from the effects OF tyranny unsurpassed
by any in any military dominion. During this
period of five years expenditures had run up.
The speaker called upon his hearers to elect
men to office who would run them down, and
Mr.. Carroll was that kind of man. In the last
Legislature there were expenditures but there
had been no division about them. There were
Republicans there. Did they
POINT OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHERE
these wrongs were committed? Now that
public attention had been drawn TO this mat
ter, it would be observed in coming sessions of
the Legislature. The speaker was for the re-
duction of expenses, as he knew they could be
reduced He didn't dispute what some of the
opposition said about this, but that was no
reason why he or any other Democrat, should
leave the party. He was in favor of reducing
expenditures as fast as possible, and was conf
dent ii would be done. There would be no
more unauthorized appropriations; no more
military appropriations; many things were 10 be
corrected and they would be. The Democrats
went hand in hand upon this question and
their representatives, in the Legislature would
see that cutting down of expenditures was
effected. There was public sentiment strong
enough 10 settle all these matters among them
selves. But what were they invited 10 dor
To
JOIN A PARTY OF RADICALS
who said they didn't want Democrats TO join
the Republican party. OF course not, who
ever heard of such thing These gentlemen
were fond of forming coalitions with respecta-
bic Democrats, but they took good care never
TO be known as Democrats or join the Demo
cratic party. " hen the National admlnistra-
ton was running course of
RIOT AND CRIME,
they took good care never to leave the Repaid
lican party and join the Democrats. \ good
many of them never undertook 10 apologize
for abuses and, unlike Democrats, many UNDER
took to defend them. Others said that such
things as the Sanborn-Jayne contracts, Pacific
Nail subsidies and other iniquities were wrong,
but they were so involved in other more i'm
portant questions Of public policy that there
was no time TO attend to these small matters /;
that the Republican party had grea, mission
to perform, and that it was important for them
to remain in tina, party until the election in
order TO secure the blessings OF Republican
Laughter. Attention had
been called 10 abuses in the State Government,
and measures were now being taken 10 see that
these abuses were corrected IN the next LegIs-
!aturc. The speaker called upon his hearers
to watch these representatives, who had been
derelic; in their duties and never TO trust them
again.
The speaker said the great trouble was the
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMIT WRONG.
And he here addueed statistics showing how
much greater were the receipts, proportionally,
under Republican rule, and the expenditure
also, than under Democratic rule, before the
war The remainder of his remarks were
chiefly upon this and National subjects, and,
he spoke at great length, he held the
attention of his audience. In clos
ing, the Senator said:
THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC PARTY
of the Nation win vet live TO redeem this Ma
ton from Republican policy and Republican
rule. II we fail in our duty, then, my Repub-
lican friends and my Democratic friends, hurl
us cut of power as we deserve 10 be. We tell
you what we will do, and, if we fail, hold us
responsible as individuals and as party. !
have criticised the conduct of no man. | have
spoken in regard to great principles that should
control the Democratic cause now and shall
inspire the Democratic heart, and, having done
this much leave the balance 10 you to deter
mine as you shall deem wise, and just, and
proper in November next. And assure you,
as a Democrat, shall be willing 10 abide by
your decision.
From the Baltimore Gazette.