The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-10-05
Col. Baughman's Acceptance.

Following is Col. l.. Victor Baughman' s
speech at the State Convention last week. &C
cepting a re nomination for Comptroller:
"To have received the unanimous nomination
for the important position of comptroller of
the treasury was most gratifying honor, but
to be called a second time to administer the
affairs of such position, without solicitation
or commitments of any kind or character to
any man or set of men, is a distinction which
any one might well be proud Of | state with
distinctness that | am no mans instrument
and the candidate of no ring or faction. |
am free to act according to my own judgment,
and upon no other terms would | ever accept
4 any position of honor, trust or responsibility.
| 1t would have been more to my taste and
! liking to have been relieved of the cares and
responsibilities incident to this position, but
no man has a right to refuse to obey the de-
mands of his party, and all good citizens
should cheerfully respond when called for
duty even though such duty may not be to
their liking. Let me say that under the pres
ent Democratic State administration we have,
during the past year, reduced the state debt
over two hundred thousand dollars, and every
sinking fund has been kept up to date in ex-
act conformity to the requirements of the law.
We are now in course of completing the dis
posal of over four million dollars of three per
cent state bonds changed from the five per
cent. sterling loan, by which we save the
state nearly one hundred thousand dollars of
annual interest. The bonds today are being
quoted on the market above par, showing the
high credit Maryland has achieved in the f.
nancia markets of the world.
MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
''The larger portion of your state tax goes
towards the support of your public schools,
to which no good citizen will take exception
lDnand the pnhlta cabONIc cbnul1 hn a1-
vanced and kept up to the highest possible
standard, and competent and faithful teachers
selected, for they have in their hands the
moulding of the young and innocent minds
of the children of the state. Believing, as |
firmly do, in the utility and necessity of the
public school system now established and
conducted in this state, | stand committed,
without reservation, to lend my aid, exertions
and sympathy to its maintenance, advance
ment and development. The platform which
you have adopted meets with my hearty APP
proval, and | trust the time is not far distant
when the people will carry out the principles
set forth by the St. Louis convention, and
that there will be an end to the infamous sys-
tenn OF trusts and combinations, by which we
are made to pay tribute to mammoth corpora
tons, which grind down labor that mighty
capitalists may flourish and prosper. The
Democratic party, however, has always been
Just, anu mas auNOcaLeu no measures tnut
would embarrass capital or degrade labor.
1t wishes them to go hand in hand together,
each prospecting by the aid and assistance of
the other. The great body of the laboring
men OF the country must turn TO the party of
the people for whatever help they may require
We have alre4'Y proven our interest in the
masses by gSanting all Just demands made to
the Congress of the United States, and in our
own state our statute books record the laws
passed for their protection and advancement
READY FOR THE FRAY.
SIN returning my thanks for this renewed
confidence on your part let me assure you
that, as your representative and standard
bearer in this fight, you will from this day
forth find me in the thickest of the fray. |
will be no apologist for my party-it needs
none, even though some things may not have
been as you and | might have wished for.
Whilst | have never, in my twenty years of
ineessant labor for my party, resorted to Will
hcation or SANDER of the gentlemen who
thought proper to differ with me upon the
political questions Of the day, | think the
time has come for all good citizens to put an
end TO the disgraceful character Of campaigns
recently inaugurated in this state. Let us
determine to continue to adopt wise and hon
est measures IN all matters of legislation both
IN city and state. Let us resolve to bring
our people together in closer union and make
them the great leaders from whom shall emf
nate all laws looking to the advancement of
our city aud state, and which will be benef-
cial to the community at large. Let us not
be misled by the cry of ring, or managers,
but, on the contrary, extend the ring so far
as TO bring us all in, and thus become the
managers ourselves Let us be prepared in
this contest to give blow for blow. Ipromise
you to carry the flag Of my party into the
very citadel of the enemy.
Butte City. Montana, had si.oOOaoo fire on sun
day.
samuel Shirk. Of Hanover, Pa. aged 20 years died
saturday sfer long illness.
A rubber trust has been organized in Boston,
Mass. with capital Of sS0o00.0o0.
Floods at Celaya aud Lagos. Mexico, have caused
a loss OF over $4,000 to crops aud property.
Forty-one buildings were burned at Grand Haven.
Mich, on Tuesday. involving loss ofs500,O1.
The potato crop OF the United States is estimated
to be ~ 100 COO bushels 100000 bushels more
than last year.
A negro preacher OF Charlotte. n. C., takes shoes
No. 81 and among the soles he has to for
two 20 inches long by wide