The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-11-03
Great Mass Meeting in Westminster.
The DEMOcRACYOF CARROLL AROUSED.
Speeches by Hon. Daniel NJ. Henry,
Gen. Bradley II. Johnson, Hon.
Arthur P. German and w. Campbell
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4 The Democratic mass meeting at Odd Eel
lows Hall, this city. last Wednesday night,
was the largest night meeting held here for
some years The hall was crowded so that
even standing room was not left, and many
could not gain admittance. People were pres
ent from each of the eleven districts besides
Westminster district, and music was furnished
by the Uniontown, North Pleasant Valley and
Westminster brass bands. The North Pleas
ant Valley Band arrived about clock in
the afternoon, in their handsome wagon,
drawn by four fine horses, and played through
the streets, complimenting the ADVOCATE of
/ fee with lively air well executed. The
Uaiontown Band also played through the
streets, and won much admiration by their
attractive uniforms and excellent music.
They played at the hall also. as did the North
/ Pleasant Band and the Westminster Band.
! The Uniontown Band is perhaps the strongest
in the county, having excellent E b players,
with full and fine accompaniment. More
lock, of the Westminster Band, gave SPLEEN
/ did exhibition of tripletonguing, and the
North Pleasant Band, though young did well
| indeed.
The meeting was called to order by DR..
| Frank T. Shaw, member of the State Central
Committee, and named the following officers,
| who were unanimously chosen: President,
Col William P. Maulsby presidents
II. Gait. Taneytown district; E. g. Gilbert,
Uniontown district; J. Maus, Myers district;
| A. Oursler, Woolery's district; G. w. Manro,
! Freedom districts E. J. Crumrine. Manchester
/ district; l. E. Grouse; Westminster district; L..
Green, Hampstead district; VIM. Ander-
son, Franklin district; Jacob Sharretts, Mid
dleburg district; Hiram Davis, Union Bridge
district; Secretaries-G George H. Gist, Doug
lass B. Smith, c. r. Miller.
Col Maulsby was greeted with applause
when he assembled the platform, and he made
a short opening address. He said Demo-
cratic muzzle in the shape of the constitution
was put upon this government in 1900 by
! Thomas Jefferson, and gave a hasty sketch of
the party and Democratic principles; dwelt
upon the rights and liberties of the people by
the Republican party, and closed with an
earnest appeal for the whole ticket, without
a scratch. Bury your grievances if you have
any, said Col. Maulsby, ''throw aside per-
sonal considerations, vote for good govern
ment and constitutional liberty"
Hon. DanielM Henry, of Dorchester, was
the first speaker. He said the Democratic
party had received severe shocks, but it is a
grand old party, and has arisen, ph0nix-like,
after every setback with renewed energy and
to day was stronger than ever. 1t has just
Numbered in Ohio, and started the grand
triumphal march that would rid the country
of Republcanisn in 1884 He discussed
| Democratic loyalty to reform, criticised Re
publican government in Maryland, stating
that that party wanted to plead the statute of
limitation on their acts. The Republican
party, he said, was a party of passion rather
than principle, that had Haunted the bloody
flag until the people had gotten tired of it.
Republican bossism was alluded to, the stiff
ling of the Blaine sentiment in the Frederick
convention being cited, also the boom gotten
up for Holton over Col. Wallace, Holton
being preferred on account of his wealth and
the liberal use he would make of it, though
Col. Wallace was the choice of very many of
the people. In closing Mr.. Henry said IF
any man has a grievance, let it die; every
thing cannot he done to suit everybody.
Gen. Bradley T. johnson followed. He
was greeted with tremendous applause, and
began by jocularly saying that he was peram-
bulating the state under false pretences.
Down at Rockville he represented Hon. }.
Frank Turner, the candidate for Comptroller;
over at Denton, in Caroline county, he was
the Hon. Charles B. Roberts, and tonight he
said he would make the speech Mr.. McLane
would have made had he been present. Mr..
McLane was unable to be present, having
sprained an ankle in stepping off the cars at
Baltimore. At these meetings the candl-
dates were unable to be present, and Gen.
johnson spoke in their places His speech
here was argumentative and logical. he
said that the Democratic party was the party
of public liberty and public right, and that
the Republican party was the party of pas
sion, of force, of fraud, and of class. This
was his text and he made strong speech,
which was warmly applauded.
Hon. Arthur P. German, our able United
States Senator, was next introduced. This
was his first appearance in Carroll, and very
few of those present had ever seen him before.
He had been so often spoken OF asa boss and
ringite that very many had an unfavorable
opinion of him. There was a great stiffness
/ Inf
/ ed the meeting was aroused and enthused
and before he closed he won the admiration
of the whole assembly. Mr.. German said it
was true he was q member of ring After
the close of the war two-thirds of the white
men of the state were DISTINGUISHED. They
had not the right to vote and there was
''ring'' formed to restore them to their rights
The late Hon. Montgomery Blair and the
honored chairman (Col. Maulsby) of this
meeting, were the originators of 1t. He join
ed, and ever expected to belong to it. Item
braces every good Democrat in the state, and
it would exist so long as the constitution
needed champions and defenders. 1t was
''rng'' composed of the patriotic and conser-
vative citizens of Maryland, and McLane,
Roberts and Turner were the nominees of
this large and grand organization. Hart b.
Holton, he said, was citizen of his county.
He was a genial man, and he would not dis
parage him personally, but he had the right
to criticise his public record. He reviewed
Holton's taking the seat of DR.. Maclin in the
Maryland Senate; his petitioning Congress to
place Maryland under military rule, and al
luded to his vote against the bill limiting the
hours of workmen in factories to ten hours
dav. This is the record, said Mr. German,
of the workingman candidate, who wanted no
laws to prohibit him and his father-in-law
from working boys aud girls less than eleven
hours a day. He defed any man to point to
a single idea that Holton ever advanced in
his twenty years residence in Maryland by
speech in the Legislature, on the stump or in
the public prints that was ever worth consid-
ering. He said that the Republicans were
striving to disunite and divide the Democratic
party. They made an effort in Baltimore
few DAYS ago, and a number of the very best
Democrats in the city were beguiled by 1t,
believing they were right, and acting accord
ing to their consciences. Now, however, they
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