The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-10-16
SATURDAY, OCT. IS, 1886.
FOR CONGRESS:
SIXTH MARYLAND DISTRICT,
LOUIS E. McCOMAS,
Of Washington County.

If there is anything or any ques.
ticn INVOLVED in the present congress
sional campaign which the laboring
men understand, it is the fact that the
interests of the people of Garrett and
Allegany counties require that the
protective tariff. put in force by the
Republican party, shall be maintain
ed. The people of Western Mary
land know, too, that the tariff ques.
ton is tine most important issue in
politics at this time. In fact it is the
only question of vital importance.
This being the case, every voter be-
fore depOsiting his ballot on the
second day of November next, will,
if he be wise, ask and ascertain how
the candidates of the respective pa
ties stand upon this important ques-
ton.
There is scarcely man, no matter
whether he is Republican, Demo.
erat, Prohibitionist or Mugwump,
who does not know that McComas is
sound to the core on the tariff and all
other public questions. His vote
against the Morrison tariff bill-his
vote for the protection of miners and
ironworkers are proof of his sound.
ness. In addition to this, he has on
every occasion shown himself to be
the honest, faithful friend Of labor
and the laboring man. 1t is for these,
coupled with many other reasons.
that the people of this district almost
idolize their efficient representative.
We know what McComas is. We
know we can implicitly trust him.
How about the Democratic candidate
who now asks for your suffrages =?
How does Col. Baughman stand on
the tariff? His party is opposed to a
protective tariff. Is he in harmony
with his party? OF course he is, or
he would not have received the NOM
ination. Being in harmony.with his
party, he is in favor of tariff for
revenue only. Beyond all doubt the
position of the Democratic Iarty on
the tariff is the position of Col. Baugh-
man. Col, Baughman is reported as
having said in his Oakland speech on
Saturday last "if in your judgment
guided by practical experience
which neither he tMcComas1 nor /
possess. you have concluded that
your interests are best served by such
tariff, then it would become my
duty as well as my pleasure in the
capacity of your representative in
Congress to pledge to you my vote
and influence, to the end that the
present tariff shall be maintained and
if necessary enlarged" Now this
remarkable declaration of Col. Baugh-
man. when stripped of all unneces-
sary and useless verbiage, simply
amounts to this: If you think your
interests demand the tariff on iron
and coal it would become my duty as
your representative according to
your notion) to vote for such tariff.
But you cannot fail to observe that
Col. Baughman does not say he be-
lieves such tariff necessary, nor does
he say he would vote for such tariff
If IL did become his duty according
to your notion. Col. Baughman fol-
lows the above declaration with a lot
of specious nonsense, designed to
mislead all who do not critically ex-
anime the language used by him. If
you read the tariff clause of Col.
Baughman's speech bet ween the lines
1t will read thus My fellow citizens
of Garrett county, Ia0ant you to Mink
that / am ready to vote for protec-
tive tariff to please you, if am cleo
ted to Congress, and the reason /
want you to think this is because I
aCdnt yoatr Uotes, but so sure as you
live if am elected will support
the interests of the poor man accord
ing TO my o,0n convictions. and you
may rest assured that l will stand
firmly by my own party and vote for
q tariff for revenue only every time.
Indeed we are led to believe that Col.
Baughman Is making promises for
revenue only, and our candid advice
to our readers is, "be not deceived
thereby"
All you need, all you can possibly
desire, all your interests require in a
representative you have in Mr.. Nc
COmas. Is IL wise to exchange the
substance for the shadow? Is 1t wise