The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-07-19

| dred voters and some others assembled at the
Court House here last Saturday night to ratify
the nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks.
Richard Manning called the meeting to order,
and proposed the following officers, who were
duly chosen: President, Henry Vanderford ;
vice-presidents, Jos. NJ. Parke and DR.. j.
Howell Billingslea; secretaries, Charles "
Wantz and Joseph B. Boyle. Speeches were
made by the President of the meeting, Col.
YIN. z. Maulsby, Hon. Charles b. Roberts
and DIR. f. T. Shaw. There was puch en-
thusiasm, and the meeting closed with three
cheers for Cleveland and Hendricks.
On taking the chair Mr.. Vanderford said :
"Fellow-citizens, | thank you for the honor
you have done me this evening in calling me
to preside over this meeting. The occasion
which brings us together is one of peculiar
interest to every Democrat. The Democratic
| National Convention has Just finished its work
at Chicago, and the platform and ticket pre-
| sented challenge the admiration of us all.
The tariff question has been most happily
| settled. The differences it excited in Con-
gress led to serious apprehensions that it
might be the subject of dissention at Chicago,
but when the committee appointed to con-
| slider that portion of the platform met together
| they found that their differences were more
| ideal than real. When we see such men as
Carlisle and Morrison, Converse and Randall,
uuiliuS OI Tile ISSUES vi Tie we CHI UIlu
no one who should object to stand on plat
form presented by them. Indeed, in view of
the excitement prevalent upon this subject
before the meeting of the convention, | am
constrained to accept the sentiment of Shaks-
peare, that 'there is divinity which shapes
our ends, rough-hew them how we will. !"
| The platform, as | heard gentleman remark
to-day, somewhat extravagantly, perhaps, is
one of the most important documents that
has been formulated since the Declaration of
Independence. 1t will certainly meet with
the appreciation and hearty concurrence of
the Democratic party And what shall be
said ofthe ticket, the honored names of Cleve-
land and Hendricks? For myself l concur
in the declaration of Hon. S. S. Cox, that it
is the strongest ticket that could have been
made. Gov Cleveland is the best type of a
reformer, after Mr.. Tilden, that we have i'll
the country, and his success is a guarantee of
reform not only in the revenue and in the
civil service, but in every department of the
government. We admire the gothic strength
and solidity of his character. He is a man
of iron will, and with so much of the fire and
spirit of Old Hickory that we may appro-
priately term him You've HICKORY. Great
applause. Mr.. Hendricks is not only a
power in Indiana, but bis reputation is CO.
extensive with the country. The great fraud
| and never will be, and whilst we have not the
whole of the old ticket presented for our suf-
frage we have half of it, and the opportunity
is now afforded to avenge that great wrong in
the person of Mr.. Hendricks. A Republican
friend of mine remarked day that it seemed
as if the Democrats still cherished that pur-
pose, and had that object in view in the NOM
ination of Mr.. Hendricks. Said another
'sWhy, it really sounds like the old ticket,
and will awaken all the old enthusiasm and
more" Looking at the entire work OF the
convention, both the platform and the ticket,
we are constrained to consider them the best
that could have been presented to the party,
and | am sure that | but voice the sentiment
of this meeting and of the party generally by
giving them the plaudit of ''well done, good
and faithful servants.
The President then called on Judge Mauls-
| by, who responded in substance, as follows:
''Who is it that has n voice that is not
willing to respond to such call? tits some.
times said of me that am extravagant, and
probably am; but no man can be too extrav-
agant in advocating the principles of the
Democratic party. Democratic principles
did not originate with the foundation of this
government; they existed long before. The
study of the history of the times will prove
this. The first Democrat was king of
Sparta, who abdicated the throne because he
believed the people of Sparta should govern
themselves. That man, king as he was, how
much more he sacrificed for his principles
than we-not only his fortune, but his life was
made to pay the penalty. The platform
what could he say of it? 1t was the most
magnificent document-clear, concise, grand.
| How in contrast with that of the Republicans.
! Every Republican platform that has ever been
made has declared for a strong centralized
/ ,,,,ba Tod
with history must admit that fact. | say,
the platform as made at Chicago without hav-
ing his heart warmed; no Republican can
read it without feeling of dependency. As
to the candidates, who is Grover Cleveland
| Ha ha Grover Cleveland Let's give three
cheers for Grover Cleveland three uproarious
cheers were given). How in con-
trast he stands with Blaine, the one owning
millions, which he never worked for, and the
other with So 900, which he did work for.
Mr.. Maulsby was very enthusiastic over the
ticket. He dwelt considerably upon the
merits and records of the two candidates,
contrasting the hard work of one, with a re-
suting $1,000, and the work of the other, in
public life mainly, resulting in an accumula-
ton of millions.
Mr.. Roberts said he felt like giving three
rousing cheers for Cleveland and Hendricks.
! GCol. Maulsby, interrupting, proposed three
cheers for the ticket, which were given with
great enthusiasm. Mr.. Roberts said: "No
| one will question the sentiment that prevails
here tonight; but it is not this enthusiasm
that will bring about the good results that we
expect. We should so ratify these nomina-
| tons by our efforts and our votes that the
ticket will be elected this fall. There are
many indications of what is going to be the
result. | will bet my bottom dollar that the
ticket will be successful. Butler had his eye
cooked for the Democratic nomination this
year, because he knew there was great prob
ability of the election of the Democratic can
didates, but the convention sat down upon
| Benjamin.
He heard Republican say few days ago
that he had just as much interest in the NOM
/ nations as any one else, and so it should be.
Honest men everywhere feel interested. He
alluded to the fraud of &c, and said that now,
! like Banquos ghost, Hendricks rises up and
demands recognition. Honest Republicans
and honest Democrats alike will elect our
ticket next fall. The preservation of the
government demands that the ticket be cleo
| ted, and the welfare of the country in general
| demands it.
DR.. Shaw said: 81 am here to, reJoice
with my fellow citizens tonight, and not to
!
it, there is something truly wonderful in the
Democratic party. From 1860 to the present
time we have suffered six defeats, with the
exception of '7G, when we were cheated
out of our President. 1t is certainly truly
wonderful that the party still preserves Its
organization. The very existence of the Dem
ocratic party shows that there is something
in its principles that proves it is right. Why
has the party survived? The answer is this
| 1t is because the Democratic party has for its
principles the constitution, and so long as it
survives the party will last. 1t is the only
party that has ever existed in this country.
Every other organization has been eonspir-
acy against the constitution.l ask you as
honest men, regardless of your politics, is
there any article of the constitution that has
not been violated by the Republican party
If the constitution is not to be preserved, what
is to become of our country? No party in
the face of the American people can violate
the constitution of the country and exist; but
so ipsidiously has one article of your consti.