The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-11-21
THE TORCHLIGHT PRO- EssIoN POSITION
ED UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT. NOV. 24th


The Signal Service promised fair weather
Wednesday, for the Democratic barbecue and
Notification meeting at Bel Air, over the cleo
ton of Cleveland and Hendricks, but it made
great mistake, for a more disagreeable day has
rarely been seen. The air was raw and pene-
trating and there was continual drizzle all
day. Democratic enthusiasm, however, rose su-
perior to the weather, and although many hun
dreds were doubtless deferred from coming 10
the feast four or five hundred did come, and
what was wanting In numbers was made up in
enthusiasm.
The ceremony of roasting an entire OK could
not be carried out, in consequence of the rain,
but plenty of bread and meat were provided,
and they were eaten with relish.
Abingdon district was represented by body
of her sialwart Democratic voters, in carriages
and ON horseback, who entered Bel Air headed
BY the Delta band. They led the way to the
fair grounds. whittier all who desired to partake
of the feast followed. Afterwards the band re-
turned TO Bel Air, and about half-past one
O'Clock procession was formed, with the Ris-
ing Sun band at It's head, and marched to the
fair grounds again.
Stirring addresses were made in the exhibit
ton hall, by Messrs. Thomas c. Weeks, of Bal
timore, Herman Stump and j. 4. c. Hopkins.
The rain continuing it was decided to post
pone the torchlight procession and illumination
until next Monday uight.
A large meeting was held in the Court House,
at night, and more enthusiastic and thorough
ly good-humored crowd was, perhaps, never be-
fore gathered in the building.
Col. Herman Stump, chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee, called the meeting to order
and introduced Gen. Bradley r. johnson, who
was the first speaker.
Gen. johnson said that the question in the
election was not one of party supremacy, but
whether an honest or q dishonest man should
be elected. The people had decided in favor of
honest government. On the side of the Repub-
lican party We're arrayed the great railroad and
monied corporations, but the people had made
Il struggle and had repossessed their govern
ment.
The first thing the Democrats must do is to
get rid of the negro question. The Republicans
| had creal ed in the minds of the negroes WIDE
| spread fear that il the Democrats were success
| full they would be deprived of their rights. The
idea Is an aDsurdity. No man South of Mason
and Dixon's line wants o reduce them to sIav-
cry. He wanted TO be put on record that he is
opposed to any attempt to make them slaves
again; opposed to paying the South for her
emancpated slaves; opposed to pensiouing
Confederate soldiers and TO paying the Southern
war debt. The Democratic party don't stand Oh
any of these propositions. We want the gov
eminent in Democratic hands for four years to
show how utterly vague and false these charges
are. The people had elected Grover Cleveland
with the idea that he would give them honest
| government, based on honest principles; that
| he would turn every rascal out and put an hon
est man in his place. Sectionalism, he said,
would be wiped out and the whole country
would be national brotherhood.
| He criticized Mr. Blaine's speech, delivered
on Tuesday at Augusta, and said that The Re-
| publicans had passed the Constitutional amend.
| ment giving the negro vote. This had been
| done with the hope Of perpetuating the Repub-
lican power, but II had now returned to plague
| its inventors. 1t had given the Southern States
| 81 more congressman and 81 more electoral
votes, and those 81 votes defeated Blaine. While
the negro shall be secured in all his rights, the
white race must and will rule the country. The
| Democratic party, he said, also intended to
| abolish United States marshals at voting places
| The election of Cleveland and Hendricks meant
| purer morals and higher, wiser craftsmanship
| in governing the country.
Mr. j. L. c. Hopkins then introduced Mr.
Thomas Z. Weeks, who made brilliant and
| eloquent speech. lie pictured the history Of
the country for 100 years, including the rise and
| defeat of the Democratic party In 1860 through
| divisions in its own ranks. He next gave a
RAPID, graphic bhetcn Vi tne late caLnpdlRu,
| showing what the Democrats had to contend
against, and how they had overcome the Repub-
licans. Burchard, he said, had blown up the
| Republican party with his petard of Rum, Ro-
manism and Rebellion. Blaine had been blown
| clear into his hole in Maine and had pulled the
| hole in after him. There is no longer line
| drawn between the North and South between
| the East and West no longer divided United
| States. The Democratic party, he said, had not
promised patent nostrum cure for all the ills
| of the body polite nor that they would give
| every man q IS bill.
| They could not, at once, start again the now
| closed and silent furnaces and factories. The
| present condition of affairs was brought about
| by "a years of Republican misrule, and the only
way to return to prosperity was by the pathway
of constitutional liberty. Under Cleveland the
people had carried the banners of Democratic
government to victory and success.
Speeches were also made by Messrs. VIM
Young aud VIM. l.. Cooley. The Rising Sun
band played during the intervals between the
speeches.