The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-21

the room, ana accordingly an overflow meeting
was held in front of the Court House, the
and Chinese lanterns, and here Hon. Steven
son Archer made an able and telling speech,
which was greeted with hearty applause
IN THE TEMPLE.
Gen. Bradley I. johnson, of Baltimore was
the first speaker. He made an excellent speech.
This is the first time since he has been a voter,
he said, when political question has been sub
mitted to the people for their decision He
showed that the tariff is a tax and said every
man should contribute part of his earnings TO
the support of the government. This tax
should be equal anduniform; it should be levied
for the pubic use alone and for the public
benefit, aud be collected by public servants
alone.
The present tariff system, he forcibly argued
is opposed TO all tnese principles. 1t is not
equal, because the poor man pays the heaviest
tax and the rich man the lghtest. 1t Is not
levied for the public use, because more is col
lected than is needed and the surplus is stored
away in Washington and squandered reckless
ly. 1t is not collected by the public servants,
but by the protected manufacturers, who are
enriched by the high tariff. The tariff leves n
tax of 500, 900, 600 year on the people, or SIS
head on every man, woman and child in the
country. Four hundred millions of this goes
into the treasury and $500,0O0,00O into the
pockets of the manufacturers. This system
was put upon the people to benefit favored
classes. II has created class of rich people
and class of poor people which did not exist
before. y system which takes the earnings of
one man and puts them into the pockets of
another is unjust. The PrOtectionsts hope to
make a scheme which by taking something from
every body all will DC better OIL Another 80
years of Republican policy will wreck our
country. No system ought to prevail which
makes one man worth million and million
not worth cent The Republic plan of gel
tinU rid pf the at,rnlts is hn
purchase its bonds at % per .cent. premium to
a few men who control these bonds, This is
not in the interest of the poor man.
The Democratic policy is 10 give every man
a fair chance. Let every man sell the produce
of mis- labor where he chooses.
Mr.. Jos. s. Heuisler, of Baltimore, was the
next speaker. He began by paying compli.
ment 10 the "far and comely daughters of Har.
ford, who are assembled TO greet us with theiI
approving smiles" and said inasmuch as they
are the parties who feel the pinch of the odious
tariff system, they are invoking Heaven for the
success OF Cleveland and Thurman.
The Democratic party demands that the pres
ent system of taxation shall be discontinued
and that trade shall be free from burdensomt
restrictions The 30tectionsts claim thai
these restrictions encourage industry and pro
tect American labor, but this is false pretense
Instead of doing so they make labor subject &c
capital and degrade and pauperize it.
huCHtNCI luIus Is sulu uUOuL IclOrtnlDE
the tariff these protectionists raise the hue anC
cry of Free Trade, in the pretended interest o.
labor, but really TO irighten the workingmaI
and deceive him into supporting their policy
The falacy of the free trade cry he said, has
been exposed the scales have fallen from the
eyes of the American people who, on the 9th o
next November will elect Cleveland and Thur
man.
Mr.. Hcuislcr sharply criticized Mr.. Blaine
for his untruthfulnCss and want of sincerity il
treating the grave questions now before tn,
American people.
The Democratic party, he said, is the FRIEND
of labor and of humanity, fighting the battle o
the weak everywhere.
No class of men in the country, he said suf
fer as much as farmers do, from the unjust tariff
They get no benefit from Protection but arr
cheated by 1t. There is no warrant in the Con
slitution 10 impose tax on them for the bene
fit of the manufacturers, Suppose a Hartford
farmer sends thousand bushels of wheat Il
London and gets in exchange a thousand yardt
OF cloth. He brings 1t over here to Baltimore
where he is met by the Collector of Customs
who IN the name of the United States demands
30 per ceut. of the value of his cloth, or in othe
words takes 500 yards of it, as tariff duty
he sells his wheat for gold and brings that bach
here he finds, when he seeks to buy American
cloth, that the price is increased 80 per cent by
the tariff and be gets only 500 yards of cloth in
exchange for his 81 600 By unfair legislation ht
is compelled to cell his produce in free trade
market and buy in a high protection market
Is ii right and just
Mr.. Heuisler showed how the farmer is insid
iously taxed by the tariff and how greatly hi.
expenses are increased thereby. Even the poo
man, who owns nothing but the clothes on his
back, taxed from the crown his head to the
soles of his feet, for the benefit of the protected
manufacturer.
The Democratic party proposes to remed,
this iniQuitous system. From 1916 to 1850 undel
low tariff, there were no tramps. Labor wa.
iully employed, workmen were well dressed
and lived comfortably.
There is no need for this high tariff. apt
Grover Cleveland says this accumulation off
surplus in the treasury shall be stopped and th,
the money kept in the hands of the people.
Mr.. lieuisler closed with an appeal to The
Democrats Of Hartford county to stand by thei
candidate for Congress, Col. Herman stump
lie can be trusted to support everything tina
will benefit his farming constituents, freely with
out sale, fully without denial and speedily with
out delay.
The hour having grown late the meeting was
dismissed without any more speaking
Among those present were Col. John Carol
Walsh, Stevenson Archer, j. Fred. G. Talbot
Rev. DIR. VIM. f. Brand, Rev. L. ID. Finney,
Rev. Henry Tarrant, Rev. L. w. Wroth, s. a
Williams, P. IL, Rutledge, Noble l.. Mitchell
J. Thomas e. Hopkins, w. W. Preston VIM
B. Hopkins, J. b. Preston, DIR. J. +. ii. Gorsuch
DR.. w. $. Richardson, Joseph L. Bateman, f
G. Hooker, George L. VanBibber, DR.. X. d
Lee, Rev. s. A. Hobitzell, VIM. Ady, John s
Young, X. l.. Wilson, VIM. Stephenson, VIM
I. SAWYER, Thos. II. Robinson, John Moores
Thos. IL. Street,, Jos. NJ. Street,, Col. Ohio S
Lee, j. Edwin Webster, DR.. K. e. Mackall, O
Elkton, II. w. Archer, DR.. VIM. s. Archer, DIR
Holmes Smith, A. l.. Jarrett, John o. Stearns
DR.. W. b. Munnikhuysen. A delegation often
with Mr.. John Richardson, represented the con
cord Club Of Baltimore.
From Towsontown there were Chas. f.. Fen
dali, Chas. Grason, Senator Lindsay, Alex
Morrison, $. J. Robinson, DIR. II. q. Jarrett
Judge Fowler.
Congressman Breckenridge received an en-
thusiastic welcome at Towsontown in the morn
ing when he was on his way to Bel Air. Seyera
hundred people were at the railway station
when the train stopped, and the ladies were on
in numbers. Flags and bandanas were waved
aud the Towson Band played couple of airs
Mr.. Breckinridge came out to the platform anc
was introduced by Mr.. j. Fred. G. Talbot. II,
made short speech, in which he said he love.
Maryland next to Kentucky. He was born il
Baltimore, and loves his native city. As tn,
train moved off the crowd gave the eloquent
kentuckian of Maryland birth three rousiu.
cheers