Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-10-28

tenths 81 the democratic side of the Hose
voted 10 take up the question and revise the
Tarif-an the republicans with the excep-
ton OF about four voted against IL. Repub-
hcaRs ere going from one end Of the dis
trict t. the other whispering into the ears
OF the laboring man that the cause Of the
hard times l. democratic administration.
There Is about as much reason in this as
sertion as in the complaint Of an old gen
: tleman that down his way times were very
hard and that because of q democratic adj
ministration but one eel could be found
where there were formerly six. There is
the same connection in both cases. The
party that has had control Of the Govern
ment for the past "a years is responsible
for the hard times Their Tariff has cut
you OF from foreign markets for your
goods fon make more than you can use
and have no market for il. 4 few years
ago you had demand for wheat and could
sell 1t at a fair price. II was because YOU
had a demand for il abroad and were SUD-
plying food 10 Great Britain. Are you
doing it to-day. No! Why not? II is be-
cause ofthe proscriptive Tariff When they
found that you refused 10 deal with them
they determined 10 deal no longer with
you. They knew that India could grow
wheat and your course towards them COM
PEELED them TO go there and raise il. The
speaker then described how the Tariff had
diverted trade of $GOOO,OOO annually with
South American countries from this State
This, he said, would be gone forever unless
democrats could drive from power the pro-
tected vampires who were fattcning on the
people.
One reason for the low price of tobacco
is that it is now being raised all over the
world. Another is our Tariff. You all
know that greater portion of Maryland To-
bacco Is used III Germany. Because our
country taxed heavily German goOds, Bis
mark has retaliated by lcvying a tax on
your tobacco and the Baltimore Tobacco
buyers discount your weed to the amount
OF Rismark's tariff
The speaker then touched upon the re-
publican pa Us claim TO be friend Of the
lahnring man, showed how its tariff had
buIlt oppressors for them; how al cr DeIa-
llcve them Republican Senate had let five
Of the seven die ON their table. They
claim" he continued "to be friend of the
'aOOi.ng man especially of the colorcd man.
Yet for nearly the past month Blaine, their
high-priest has been travelling through
Pennsylvania and seeking To hammer il
into the laboring men there that it is be-
cause Of a democratic House and a demo-
cratic administration that MOI hern white
labor is being brought into competition
with collred labor al the South. venture
the prediction that the next National Re
publican Convention will insert plank in
its platform seeking - array Northern
white labor against the black labor of the
South. The speaker here interjeCted into
his remarks lively kitten story and made
i"rcible and eloquent plea 10 the colored
people - keep their eyes open and vote Us
they did last Fall. He then touched upon
his services in the last House, illustrated
low hard it is t. secure positions for friends,
he having no appointments 10 make aud
could only ask the appointing powers for
places and that everyone of his numerous
democratic colleagues were doing the same
thing IL Is only question of time he said
hrtIc all the offices will be filled by dem.
orratS Ii am reelected as | believe |
will he shall have more experience and
weight. Bot ii you beat me and elect DR.
Tuck that will he the end of the Joke rs far "a
the offices are concerned. have obtained
morn post offices. changed more tri-weekly
mails 10 daily aud turned out more post
masters than has been done in any other
district in the country.
Our people know that Mr.. Compton has
done his whole duty rs our Representative
and 10 save our space We pass over the facts
that lie has obtained Tor us an approplia-
tiun 10 survey the PatuXent and improve
lis facilities for navigation; an apprnpria-
ton of $1,000 to widen and deepen the
channel of Brittain's Bay; another for st.
JcrOme'S Creek, and has secured the unan-
imouS approval Of committee for new
lighthouse at Cobb's Point bar ON the Wi
Comico The speech was exceedingly well
received and the speaker was frequently
and warmly applauded.