The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-10-11
POLITICS.
THE STATE ISSUES CANDIDLY PRE-
SENTED BY A BUSINESS MAN.
Admirable Speech of Mr.. James A. Gary, the Re-
publican Candidate for Governor, at Oonoor-
dia Hall, Baltimore, on Wednesday
evening, October lst 1879.
POLITICS..

VI. President and Felton, Citizens:
On the 10Th of September the Republican
party, in convention assembled, nominated
a full State ticket for your suffrages at the
coming election, placing my name at the
head for the highest position in the gift of
the citizens of this State. AT the same time
they adopted a platform of principles upon
which they proposed to go before the people
in this campaign. This meeting has been
called to ratify that action, and thank you
for your emphatic endorsement. | need
hardly state that the nomination was I'M
sought on my part. But the hoEor was con-
ferred in so complimentary Il manner That
it seemed TO impose duty which l could
not decline, Notwithstanding it required a
sacrifice Of time from my business interests
which l could lily afford. The State has
certain claims upon her citizens that they
have no right to disregard. / am no politi-
clan, in the common acceptation of the word.
My life has been spent in the busy marts Of
trade, where, in common with her other
good citizens, have been aiding, so far as
terial welfare of the State. / have no po-
litical ambition to subserve, and can apply
myself to the correction of the evil under
which we now labor without fear or favor.
1t is exceedingly proper that | should be-
gin my campaign in the city of Baltimore;
not simply because she is the center of Il
vast population, with which | sympathize
in all of its plans of active industry, ex-
panding commerce and intellectual and
moral growth, but because this city is the
victim of oppressive taxation and the prime
political factor by which the rest Of the
State is kept in subsection to political mis-
rule. In 1875, when the Reform movement
was sweeping the State and the Ring De
mocracy felt that an outraged and indig-
nant people were arising in their might to
cast them from the places they had obtained
and held so disgracefully, they promised,
through their speakers, reform inside their
pdrtu lines But, emboldeped by their sue
cessful overthrow of the will of the people
ut the polls at that time Through the i'll
Strumentality of the stuffed ballot boxes of
Baltimore city,, they have gone on spend
ing the peoples money more extravagantly
than ever before, seeming to feel entirely
sure of their position and of the inability of
the people to call them to account.
The battle of 1875 is to be fought over
ak'ilH Ncdi, lOi inc pDiltit"l Slt'i'tiioi II
substantially the same On the one side
are the ruling Democracy-doing the bid
ding of Il ring: on the other, all the elements
of reform. |, therefore, propose TO 80 back
four years and refresh your memory as to the
condition of affairs at that time, and my
witnesses shall be members of the Demo
cratic party.
There is one glorious popularity of our
republican education, and that is that, no
matter how excited We may become prior to
an election, when there is a fair expression
of the will of the people at the polls, the
minority gracefully yield, and are satisfied
to abide by the decision of the majority.
But in the political canvass of 1873 the will
of the majority was subverted by illegal
votes at the polls and dishonest counting of
the ballots, and the people are not satisfied
with the result Hence, the same people
will cast their ballots in November as they
did then, with Il determination to be mas
terS, and not Slares,, of the political ring that
then defeated them.
: AVA -a-ss-slrall have fairer election