The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-01

umphant yindication of the princi-
pies of the Republican party:
rejoicing that for the next four
years the government IL to he
administered by it's friends, and that
the head of the administration is to
be the greatest man the country has
ever producrd-a man standing Head
and shoulders above his fellows,
broad-sheuldered, broad hearted and
broad. headed. having the stature Of
a Saul. the wisdom of Solomon, and
the virtue and purity of Daniel.
Applause. This was not a recently
born idea. He had entertained this
opinion long before General Gar
tield's nomination. All those here
were interested in the welfare of tho
State of Maryland. We will not cast
of our commonwealth because she
happens to be in Democratic gar
slssnt. She gave to the country some
of its greatest men, from William
Pinkney to Henry Winter Davis.
Applause. We are proud of it,
though she is Democratic. But we
dent intend it should remain so. 1t
is showing signs of it now. The
Sixth district has been considered a
pendulum district, once swinging on
one side and then on another; but
now this pendulum is settled, and
the four Republican counties in it
Allegheny, Garrett, Frederick and
Washington-present a solid phal.
anx, facing estward and inviting the
balance of the State to come and Join
in with them. Maryland ought to
be Republican State. From 1920
to 1860 it has only twice given pop
ular majority for Democratic Pres
ident, being for General Pierce in
1852, and for Breckenridge in 1860.
1t has uniformly given its support
to the Whig party, and on the var.
ious questions that divide the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties the Re-
publican party csincides with the
Whig party. 1t favored protection
of American industry; it declared
that this was a nation, and that it
was proper for the government to
make appropriations for internal i'm
provementS. A few days ago he saw
paragraph in The Baltimore AMER
lean, the leading Republican news
paper in Maryland, that efforts were
being made by the authorities to en-
courage manufacturing in the city of
Baltimore. He was glad to see this
spirit of protection displayed in the
State. The Republican party also
asks for free ballet, a fair vote and
an honest count. Give US these in
Maryland, and we will elect a Re.
publican governor three years hence.
The Democratic party passed the
Fugitive Slave law while it was in
power, by which the general govern
ment had power to bring back the
slave to the State whence he fled,
and now they deny that there exists
power in the general government to
protect the baIlot-box We are op-
posed to Capitalization, but claim
that the law of the government Is
supreme. Upon this rock we build
our church, and against it Democracy
shall not prevail.
Mr.. Urner demonstrated by facts
and figures that the Republican party
was a party of progress, and said that
twenty years ago Washington Was
third-class city, and the Republican
party has made it one OF the finest in
the country. There is no reason why
Maryland should not be Republican.
As soon as they see that the Repub-
lican party is a happy family the
Democrats will be mere inclined to
come over. He did not think that
any wrangles existed in the Republi-
can party now, and if there are any
he hoped they will be quelled. The
Democratic party admitted in the
last platform that reform was need
ed, and presented for governor the
champion reformer. Gov. Hamilton
appointed a register Of voters in Fred
erick, and if he is sample of Ham,
iltonian Democracy, he wanted it
only in Homeopathic doses. Laugh
ter. AS far as he was concerned, he
will recommend for appointment
Republicans-not, however. because
they belong to particular clique
and he would not favor the renewal
of persons because they belonged to
a certain faction. He would recon-
mend only men whom he knew to
be good Republicans and men of
merit.
Mr.. Urner was attentively listened
to, and at the conclusion of his speech
the meeting adjourned.
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