The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-10-04

/ lllticntt lllII W. acre no bfittI lHjil TIC
people Of ancient Rome, which ass. Republic,
ony lasted half a century, and seemed to
regret that Our government had lasted so
long. The band then played and the PrcSi-
dent introduced.
WILLIAM 7. HAMGLToN,
who was evidently tired ri the Ion. ha-
ranmue Of McLanr. He said he would say
nothing about national politics, but contine
his remarks to State politics. lie then said
that good Democrat was Il good Democrat,
with which his audience seemed to agree,
for they gave him little applause and he
went on to say that all men We're very much
alike and that the same sun Shone on them
, all, and nobody said ii didn't. He thsn
said we all wanted good government, both
Stnte and municipal, and we supposed he
was going to tell US about the Baltimore
rounhs and how they stuffed ballot boxes,
&C.. but he didn't, but went away back to
the construction OF the National govern
ment and delivered himself oil many
GATHERING GENEKALITIES
and weak rlatitudcs about the old Federal
and Republican parties And then lie re-
minded the audience that the Democratic
party had had possession of the National
government from 1900 till 1910, and seemed
to be out Of humor because it was not III
power now. He said il lost it because The
Democrats quarrele,l among Themselves, in
1860, and seemed to have Il pretty correct
idea of the 514 Ring in this county, for ne
urged his hearers to heal all party hickrr-
inss and personal animoSitieS or the politi-
cal power of the State would inevitably be
transferred to the Republicans. He seemed
to dcprecate this very much, for he said 1t
would give that party chance to appoint
he election officers in Baltimore city, which
he argued would result disaStrously to De-
1aotracy. He then spoke of the vast army
OF office holders, but seemed to be very anH-
ious to join it himself Then he told his
audience that
GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW,
and asked them if they understood that
but nobody replied, and he said the little
leaks that spent the peoples money should
all be stopped, and that when the taxes OF
the people were once placed in the strong
box, they should be applied to the lcciti-
mate uses OF the government and should
not be paid to this man and that man be-
cause they carried banner. in Democratic
professions, and that the oyster fleet was Il
nuisance and an abominaiion, OF no use
only to afford large salaries TO lazy officials.
This was sound doctrine and the audience
applauded the speaker, who said that If he
was elected no personal friend of his should
be peneioned by the government for politi-
the future we will sce how far these promises
are rctleened.) He then assured his hear
crS that the officers of the oyster fleet and
the Chcsa pcake * Ohio Canal should be sep
aratcd from politics: that is, if the repre-
sentatives would only do it, and said they
must do it. He then besought the youn.
men not to become Office seekers, for there
were not enough Of offices for all Of them,
and 4 young man who became an Office
seeker was good for nothing else This SEN
timcnt didn't seem to be very well received
by the audience, but Republican who sat
away back i'll one corner gave Il stamp or
two and few of the others took the matter
up, but it was so unsavory and so uneN-
pected withal that the applause soon died
away and the speaker went on to say that
the Democratic platform meant something
(Which may be so, but is not often the case)
and that all his Democratic friends were in
formed that hereafter they must not expect
to get six or eight hundred dollars for three
months work and that when they went to
the Legislature they must all expect TO 80
to the post office and get their own mail
matter, &c. He then related his experience
at
WASHINGTON,
and said the only business that many OF his
Democratic friends thought he had there
was to give them good paying offices, and
in their efforts to get them. He then closed
by an earnest appeal to the audience to try
and heal all chickering's and vote the Demo
cratic ticket for just another time and all
would be we'll. During the early part of tbs
meeting, the
HON. JAMES II. GRoOME
occupied the seat in front Of the platform,
but after awhile he went up to the gallery,
probably to get a little farther away from
the harsh and discordant noise of the first
speaker. The Senator looked rs if he was
anxious to utter some Of the "burninq
arords he told the people of Elkton about,
last Fall, but no one was anxious enough to
hear him to ask him to do so, consequently
the audience had not the pleasure of hearin.
him. AT the conclusion of Mr.. Hamilton's
speech the audience hastily arose and with
out waiting to adjourn walked out into the
street, and thus ended n neetin. that was
conspicuous for nothing but the stupendous
failure that was made by those who orisi-