The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-11-02
Great Democratic Meeting in Bel Air.
A REPR SENTATIVE GATHERING.
OVER 100 LADIES IN ATTENDANCE.
Speeches by DIR. VIM. IL. Cole, Congress
man Mcmillan. Hon. II. M. Mcl.a.e
and Hon. II. ID. Farnandis.

Speeches by DIR. VIM. ii. Cole, Congress.
man Mcmillan. Hon. II. M. Mcl.a.e
and Hon. II. ID. Farnandis.
The Democratic mass meetings in Bel Air
on Tuesday afternoon and night were more
largely attended than any meetings that have
been held here for many years. The court
room on both occasions was densely packed
The meeting was organized by calling
Hon. Henry w. Archer to the chair, with
the following additional officers
Vice Presidents.-John Price, Jas. Norris,
VIM r. Sawyer, 1st district w. o. Hughes,
Geo. Gilbert, Benz Cole, I'd district; Henry
Richardson, Edw'd I. Monks. VIM. Munnik-
huysen, Sd district; Thomas B. Jarrett,
VIM Baldwin, Nathan Grafton, 4th district )
Robert E. Morgan, Hugh Bay, John w.
Galbreath 9Th district r. A. Magowen, JOS
II. Carver, Amos Spencer, 9th district.
cretaries-Wm. S. Bowman, Murray
Vandivcr and James S Chenworth.
Mr.. Archer, on taking the chair, said he was
glad to unite with the Democrats of Hartford
when they are rallying for great fight and
upon the eve of such victory as we mean to
achieve at the coming election. Wehave in our
candidate for Governora gentleman who meets
all the requirements Of the people of Maryland.
He was nominated almost unanimously. He
has been Democrat all his life and well repre-.
sents his noble ancestry. In every position he
has occupied he has come up to the require
ments of Democratic principles. In his election
we will find continuation OF the power OF the
Democratic party. God forbid that we should
ever again see Republican Governor seated at
Annapolis. If he lived a thousand years he
would never forget the time when Republicans
ruled in Maryland. No man was safe then.
Democratic principles were ignored. You and
were driven from the polls by the bayonet.
Liberty was dead and We were deprived Of our
rights by the Republican party. That party
seeks to place in the gubernatoria chair man
who was most prominent in fastening those
chains upon us. The only safety of our repub
lie and the only hope of liberty is in the perpet-
uation of the power of the Democratic party.
Whatever may be the result, let the Democrats
of Hartford march up in solid column to the
polls in favor of their principles.
DIR. VIM. ii. Cole made q few remarks, urging
the Importance of Hartford sending an undivided
Democratic delegation to the Legislature.
The next speaker was Hon. Benton Mcmillan,
of Tennessee. Mr.. Mcmillan is one of the best
political speakers we have ever heard. He
spoke with great ease for nearly two hours and
held the audience In close attention all the
time. He gave clear and succinct exposition
of the distinctive principles of the Democratic
and Republican parties, quoting from Thomas
jefferson, who formulated the principles held
ever since by the Democratic party, and from
Alexander Hamilton, who gave expression to
the school of thought from which the Republi-
can party sprung. Democratic principles he de-
fined to be government by the people, while the
Republican party tended to Capitalization of
power in the hands of privileged class, whom
Alexander Hamilton called the erich and well
born" This class, Hamilton taught, should
have perpetual control of the government in
order to ''check the turbulence of the masses"
The Republicans, he said, had followed in the
wake of Hamilton.
He referred to Mr. McLane's distinguished
public services and said that his bitterest foe
could not find single flaw in his character. He
alluded to Mr.. McLane's course in Congress,
and said that Maryland should have been proud
TO have such a representative at Washington.
Mr.. Mcmillan pointed out few of the unjust
features of the tariff The Republicans had
lowered the tax on playing cards and increased
the tax on Bibles. They had put 25 per cent.
duty on laces, shawls and velvets and from so to
90per cent. on cotton goods and wool hats They
reduced the duty ON hair oil and put duty on
castor oil, They put an embargo on the impor
tation of Bibles. 1t is true they let one in
stalment come in free, and that was the Revised
Version, which had no "hell' In it. Their gen.
eral system is that articles that 60 to adorn the
rich should pay little or no duty, while thoee
that are for the comfort or use of the poor man
shall be highest Uncut diamonds are allowed
to come In free while agricultural implements
must pay from rs to 80 per cent. duty. These
things ought to be corrected.
At the close of his address, which included
several well-told anecdotes, on motion of
Charlton w. Billingslea vote of thanks was
given to Mr.. Mcmillan.
The Meeting at Night.
The court room and the adjoining jury rooms
were unable to accommodate with any degree of
comfort the great crowd who came to the meet
ing at night to see and hear Hon. Robert NJ
McLane. A gratifying feature of the meeting
was the presence of over one hundred ladies,
reminding one of the old.time political gather
ings.
Mr.. Archer introduced Mr.. McLane, as 1.-THE
next Governor of Maryland" Mr.. McLane's
speech was SO logical and closely reason
ed that it is impossible to do more than revert
to its more salient points.
He said the Republicans of Maryland are in
harmony with the Republicans of the United
States and in that fact lies the best reason for
opposing them.
The fundamental principle In our education
as people was liberty under the law and the
only difference of opinion between Wings and
democrats was as to how much power the
sovereign States had given to the federal govern
ment There never was period until the war,
when any man would admit that he was false to
the Constitution, and an offlce-holder who did
80 was not only traitor but perjurer, because
HE had sworn to obey the Constitution. A
new party composed ola small minority, was
formed in Maryland in 1861. 1t was known as
the Republican party. Our Legislature met in
Frederick and appointed commissioners to go
to Washington and advise the general govern
ment that Maryland would not secede and de.
mand that our rights in the Union should be
fully recognized. Thus we were at peace with
the government. Our constitution and laws
were in full force. While we were in that con-
dtion this small minority of Republicans de-
liberately conspired TO take away from four
tifths of the people their political and civil
rights. With the aid of the federal army they
succeeded and placed soldiers at the polls who
prescribed qualifications for voters, which pro-
thad fanr he of tha A
governor was elected A more base and craven
political action was never perpetrated. The
Republican organization took possession of the
State, and to complete their crime formed new
constitution. They put in 1t the very dstran-
chsing rules and requirements that the soldiers
had prescribed in 1861.
For six years they controlled Maryland under
the protection of the federal army. During this
time they were guilty of monstrous outrages.-
Their common constables drove Judge Carmi-
chael from the bench, beat him, washed his head
in a horse-trough and thrust him in celia
man noted for purity and chivalrous honor,
whose sense of duty impeled him to admins
ter the law Notwithstanding the unsurpation.
They raised an army and squandered eight mil
lions of dollars. Since 1867 we have been paying
off the debt these Republicans created and all
the debt the State now has Is what remains of
this bounty debt. There is no feature in the
Republican party that does not deserve execra-
ton. Has 1t changed its purpose or its perso-
nalitY? By sort of fatality 1t has presented as
its candidate for Governor an honorable gentle
men Il suppose by all the prophecies of court
esy must call him so) who illustrates In his
own person all that is most odious in the history
ofhis party. That honorable gentleman is only
known as ore who would take a seat in the
Senate to which he was not elected and took
part in what have denounced as stain upon
the honor of this State. In 1861, he signed