The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-08-18
JUDGE YELLOTT FOR HARRISON.
He Does Not Like the Free Trade Policy
of the Democracy-The Issue the
Same Now as in 1910.

In an interview with representative of the
Baltimore american on Tuesday last, Hon.
George Yellott, Chief Judge of the Third Judi
cial District, said:
81 do not wish to be regarded as a partisan,
and have no political aspirations, but shall
use my right as an American citizen to vote as
l believe to the best interests of the country. L
was an old Henry Clay Wing, and cast my first
vote for William Henry Harrison in 1910. The
Wings sent me to the state legislature in 1874.
Since the dissolution of the Wing party have
voted with the Democratic party but cannot
support any party that is in favor of free trade
or anything like it. Free trade has been tried
several times in this country, and whenever it
has been tried it has always proved ruinous to
the commercial interests of the nation. | re-
member the condition of the country in 1910.
1t was deplorable, and / feel that if we returned
to free trade now it would be more disastrous
than it ever was before. In 1910 made my
first political speech here at Towsontown, and
took my text from an expression used by Buch-
anan favoring low wages. | advocated the
protective tariff and in 1874 wrote series of
articles, which were published in the american
Wing on that subject. A bound volume of
the Wing containing the articles was shown to
me some time ago. and / thoroughly adhere to
the views then had. 1 took the stand that the
protective tariff was as much to the interest OF
the farmer as it was to the manufacturer. The
former, like the latter is interested in having q
home market for his products. am convinced
that the policy outlined in the Presidents mes
sage, and which is now being pursued by the
Democratic party, is ruinous to the country
whose prosperity is involved in protective
tariff. Besides, / am afraid that if the Demo-
cratic party succeeds in its free trade policy 1t
will tinker with the currency, and that would
create disturbance. Our present currency Is
good remember the days of the shinplaster,
when people issued their own currency, and the
national banks shut down, and Van Buren, IN
troduced his treasury notions. Towsontown
was flooded with the shinplasters issued by
man of the town who kept public house
There are not many of the old Henry Clay
Wings left, but l think that most of them who
subsequently affiliated with the Democratic
party will now support Harrison and Morton.
/ had talk the other day with one OF the old
Wings He is very prominent Maryiander
and has held several very high offices i'll the
state. but do not feel at liberty to use his name
He expressed his determination to vote the Re
publican ticket. A little while ago, farmer
who lives in the country was at my house; he
expressed his qualification at learning that
was going to vote for Harrison and Morton,
and said that he proposed to do likewise. He
had hitherto always been a Democrat"
Judge Yellott has a clear and vivid recollec-
ton Of the campaign of 1910, and marched in
the procession which rolled the great campaign
ball from Paca street to the convention at Can
ton. Ofthat tremendous assemblage he speaks
in a glowing manner. When the head OF the
procession, marching eight abreast, reached
Canton, which was then an open space the end
of the line had not yet started from Paca street.
There were three stands, and though among
the speakers were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
CLAYTON. Prescott and such other eloquent ora
tors the greater part of the attendants were at
tracted to the stand from which John V. l..
Mcmahon spoke. He seemed to possess great
er magnetism than any of the others. In that
procession they had q threshing floor on wheels,
with several men, among whom was an elder
brother of Judge Teliott, with the old-fashlon-
ed fails The campaign cry then was, as 1t Is
now, Protection to American Industries"
sit was q remarkable campaign" continued
the Judge "and though the best of feeling
prevailed, the people were thoroughly in earn
est. Singing campaign songs was a feature,
and remember seeing man standing upon
table with Harrison songSter IN his hand,
lining out the song as they do in the old-time
Methodist meetings.
"And the people are much in earnest now
as they were then, because it is question OF
bread and butter with them As long as the
issue does not affect them personally they vote
with their parties, but when the issue touches
their interests, they think for themselves The
farmers especially, who have more time to
read and think over the matter than the work
ingmen i'm the city, see the importance of having
home market. At Hampton, the other day,
saw Republican banner with Harrison and
Morton. and the words 'PrOtectiOntG American
Industries That il just the banner the Wings
had in 1874. History peproduces itself: 1t is
reproducing itself now. Having seen the de-
tructive effects of free trade. cannot airport
any party which favors it. am Henry Clay
Wing, and believe in protective tariff"