The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-08-15

civil and criminal code as are needed for the more
speedy and economical administration of Justice,
so that every man in this State may be enabled 10
Jury done to him in his person or property, and
that all ottenses against the laws may be properly
and speedily prosecuted and punished and public
order be rigidly maintained.
Fifth. The maintenance of free institutions in
this State and the essential interests of its people
require that all elections should be free and pure.
The General Assembly ought Mt It's next session
to provide further security for fairness In such
elections by requiring correct and accurate re-
gistraton of the names of all persons entitled 10
vote in this State to be made by competent OIL
GERS at certain fixed successive periods of time,
and by directing the first OF said registrations to be
made at the earliest practical period.
Sixth. The obligations and credit of the United
States and of the State of Maryland ought To bc
sacredy maintained, Neither the federal nor the
| State debt ought to be increased, but provision
ought to be made, as soon as practicable, for fund
ing the public debt of each ut lower rate of in
terest and for the gradual payment of such debts
While they continue to exist every proper means
| of legislation should he adopted which may be
necessary To give effect to these public obligations
and 10 confirm confidence in their complete secu-
rity v,,a, 49,, ,..,,..,... 9. -,
party regained powerin the Congress of the United
| States it enforced an economical administration
of public affairs and made the resumption of spc-
cic payments II possible event 1t will be its duty
| To maintain the advantage thus gained by firmly
establlshlng the credit of the country upon the
basis Of coin exchangable in all the markets Of the
world.
| Eighth. The Democratic Conservative party of
of victory in the presidential contest of 1876 The
| Reproduction of history will fall upon those who
committed this crime against the whole people
1t Is the duty of that people, acting in their re-
| spcctivc States, to protect themselves and their
posterty against the recurrence of the oifense by
| enacting laws which will afford no future oppor
| tunity for such fraudulent practices.
Ninth. The Democratic Conservative party of
this State, faithful to the supremacy of the Con
sttuton of the United States, rests its constrlc
| ton of that instrument upon the express words
| of the tenth amendment, adopted in 1871: "rhe
Il nt1tN
the Constitution prohibited by it to the States
are reserved to the States respectively, or to the
| people,"
national affairs has violated this fundamental ar
ticle. Ithas provided by law for federal interior
| ence in State elections. 1t has assumed the right
| to confer upon federal courts, supervisors, mar
shals and special deputy marshals the unconstitu-
tional power of enforcing State laws. 1t has de.
liberately sanctioned the unconstitutional of
the troops of the United States at the polls in the
several States. These are measures of centraliza-
| ton which show determined purpose to change
| the organic character of the government be-
| queathed to us by our fathers, and such measures
ought to be resisted by every constitutional means
| Eleventh. We return our hearty thanks to the
| members of the Democratic Conservative party
| in Congress for their endeavors to secure impair
tal trials by jury in the federal courts by the alb
clifton of test oaths, and for the manly steadfast
ness with which they have resisted Republican
| encroachments upon the limitations imposed by
i the Constitution of the United States.
| Twelfth. The Democratic Conservative party
|
except to secure the good government Of this
| State and to aid in the reform of the admnstra-
ton of federal affairs expects all citizens of this
| State who share its opinions to unite cordially
with 1t in the attainment of these great Objects.
We therefore ask for the candidates of that party
| an undivided support of all its members and we
| commend them to the approval of all OthcrgoOd
| citizens of the State.
Hon. John Richie, of Frederick, in an clo-
quent speech nominated for Governor the
Hon. William r. Hamilton; Col L. Victor
Baughman, of Frederick, nominated for At
torney General Hon. Charles ]. NJ. Gwinn
Mr. E. B. Prettyman, of Montgomery, nomi-
mated for Comptroller, Hon. Thomas J. Keat-
ing.
These nominations We're all confirmed by
the convention amidst great enthusiasm.
Spencer ID. Jones, of Montgomery and
James s. Franklin of Anne Arundel, were
nominated for Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
Mr. Jones being nominated on the first bal
lot.
a committee being appointed to wait on
the nominees, they returned with them. Hon
VIM. IT, Hamilton was then introduced by Col
Stump, and made n strong speech, in which
he marked out the proper course to be pur.
sued by the Democratic party. He expressed
his approval of the non-partisan efforts now
being made to reduce expenditures to the
lowest possible limits; he advocated the abo-
lition of supcrfluous offices, the reduction OF
State and municipal Indebtedness and free
and honest elections. lie reminded the con-
vcntion that they must look to the Lcgsla-
ture to remedy the evils, and that he would
cooperate with them in all measures likely
to promote the public good, redress Il wrong
or correct an abuse.
Remarks were also made by Messrs. Gwinn,
Heating and Jones'
The State Central Committee was appoint
cd by the several delegations, the members
for Hartford being Hon. Henry ID. Farnandis
Hon. John Carroll Walsh and Charles H.
STREET., Esq.
Hon. A. p. German was reappointcd chair
| man.