The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-10-03
STATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
The Candidates for Comptroller and
Clerk of the Court of Appeals-The
Platform of Principles.

The State convention Of the Republican party
of Maryland, which was held in Baltimore, on the
oath ult, nominated Hon. Francis Miller, OF
Montgomery county, for Comptroller, and Will
liam M. Marine Esq, of Hartford county, for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals. Below we publish
sketches of the candidates:
Hon. Francis Miller, the nominee for Comp
troller, is one of the best known and highly-res-
pected Republicans in the State. Mr. Miller was
born in Alexandria, Va, in 1929, and is we'll
known member OF the Society OF FRIENDS. Ills
father was q merchant in Alexandria, and was
for MANY years identified with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal and the Alexandria Canal. Mr..
Miller was educated by Benjamin Hollowell, and
afterwards graduated at Yale in 1852. He mar
ried Miss Caroline Hollowell, the daughter of his
tutor, and after leaving Yale, taught school IN
Alexandria and in Montgomery county. He
studied law under Mr.. A. G. Riddle, in Washing
ton. and has practiced his profession since his ad
mission to the bar. In 1876 and 1877 he was
limited States assistant district attorney, and for
about seven years was assistant attorney for the
district. He resigned last spring Mr.. Miller
was a candidate for chief judge Of the circuit
embracing Frederick and Montgomery counties,
but was defeated by Judge John Richie
Mr.. William NJ. Marine was born IN Somerset
county, Md, on August %, 1913. He was edu-
Gated at Irving College, Manchester, Carroll coun-
tv. and also at the Cumberland Valley Institute,
Mechanicsburg Pa. He studied law under ex-
CONGRESSMAN Thomas II. Walsh, in Baltimore,
and has practiced ever since. He ran for Con-
eress in 1870 against Hon. William j. OBrlen In
the Second district when he was twenty six years
of age, and was candidate Tor eiector On d, the
Grant tickets in 1868 and 1872 and on the Blaine
ticket in 1884, Mr.. Marine married Miss Hall,
of Prince Georges county.
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
Resolced by the Republican parry Of Maryland
in State Convention assembled: First. That IN
this hour of our national defeat we renew our our
allegiance to Republican principles, proud OF the
past history of our party, convinced OF the neces-
sity of continued efforts for its success, and con-
fdent that it will speedily resume control of the
destinies of the nation which it saved from des-
tructlon Second, That in common with the en-
tire American people and the civilized world, we
sincerely mourn the death of that great soldier
and true patriot, General Ulysses S. Grant.
Third. While we sincerely trust that the feeling
of unity and good will aroused among our people,
of all sections and parties, by the protracted SUI
fering and final death of General Grant will in
crease and strengthen, we are constrained to ap-
neal to the people of the Southern States to give
practical expression to this feeling By complete
and hearty recognition of all the rights of every
American citizen.
Resolsed That VIC view with alarm the tenden-
cy in federal appointments in this state to appoint
to Office the worst elements of the Democratic
party, as testified to by the better element of the
Democratic party itself, and that it is the duty OF
every good citizen, irrespective of party atflia-
tons, to show their dsapproval of such appoint
ments as Higgins, Mahon and Thomas by defeat
ing at the polls the nominees of Senator German,
whom We hold primarily responsible, such being
the only way to overthrow hossism and stamp
out the disgrace thus brought upon the state OF
Maryland.
Resolred, That the principles of civil service
reform, as set forth in the national Republican
platform, should be extended and applied to oil
state and municipal offices.
RceoEped That free trade cannot exist in the
relations Of this county to other countries; that,
of necessity, very large sum must be raised an
nually from import duties; that the sum so
raised should be the smallest amount sufficient to
meet the actual necessities of the government;
and in laying the duties to raise this sum every
possible care should be taken to adjust and ap-
portion them as will most surely and efficiently
protect American labor and secure the full de-
velopment of our great natural resources. In
the language of the brethren of New York: "The
persistent threats of the Democratic leaders to
overthrow this policy add to the present troubles
of trade and the paralysis of industry. Until the
full effects of the revision of 1883 can be fairly
estimated agitation for the radical change of the
tariff law is gratuitous assault on the wages OF
labor, on all branches of production, and all the
interests Of traffic. We arc opposed to the intro
duction of any system of free trade, the irevlta-
BILE effect of which would be to destroy our mills
and factories, and to carry down American wages
to the standard of the Old World"
Resolved, That the great question of the true
relations of capital and labor demands the serious
and careful consideration of every true patriot,
and we demand such legislation as shall secure to
capital safety and to labor its fair share OF the
joint results of capital and labor.
Resolred, That while we recognize the duty of
the state to provide means by which those con-
fined in our penal and reformatory institutions,
ny WnIcn they may earn a Hveilhootf ami UtStfaS
useful citizens when they return to society, we
declare that the employment of convict labor
under the contract system, in competition with
the labor of honest men, is unjust and demoraliz
ing, and should be prohibited by law,
Resolved, That the safety of the people demands
that such legislation should be had at the earliest
possible moment as shall control and restrict the
gigantic corporations that have grown up in our
midst in such manner as shall render them
benefit, instead of wrong and oppression to the
people, and make them servants instead of the
masters of the state
Resolved, That we are in favor of such mod-
fcation of our Constitution and laws as shall re-
strict the aggregate amount of bonded debt which
any county or city within the state shall contract
to some small percentage Of the assessed value of
the property within the same.
RESOLVED, That the Republican party will use
all proper means to secure such legislation as will
promote the propagation and cultivation of oys-
tiers in the productive waters of the state,
and to reconcile the conflicting interests of the
states of Maryland and Virginia, and to remove
the evils already existing in the oyster laws of the
state.
Resolced, That the management of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal should be divorced from
politics, it is used for base and selfish purposes
and to advance the political interests of the Dem
ocratic ring, by whom it is controlled.
Resolved That the colored schools of the state
are entitled to the same care, supervision and
financial support as the white schools.
Resolved, That the first duty of every true son
of Maryland, at this period of her history, is to
secure the complete overthrow of the corrupt ring
by means of which one man rules with rod
of iron the Democratic party of the State and
through that party subordinates the interests of
the State and the people to his own selfish pur-
poses.