The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-01

The Democratic : tie Convention met
in Bilri'nor-, Al - o'clork Thursday, in
Ford's Opera II ,n-- aud proceeded to the
nomination ot:: state Ticket to be voted
| upon at the November election The ticket
rr''iin'ted was a. follows:
FIR Governor Frank Brown, of Carroll
county.
For Attorney General John =. Poe. of
| Il fillmore City.
F'r State Controller: Marion d.K, Smi;h
| of X eut county
For Clerk of the Court of Appeals j.
! Frank Ford, OF s.. Mary's county.
| All the gentlemen nominated are natives
| OF tie state md citizens IF emblemished
repute. MIR Frank Brown served as Post
MASTER of Baltimore with distinguished
efficiency. Mr.. John F. Poe, the nominee
| for Attorney General. Is one of the most
| eTudlte and brilliant lawyers at the Balti
| more bar. Mr.. Marion de * Smith who
| has been named for the COMPREHENSIVE, is
| \ Chestertowu lawyer of Acknowledge d
| financial capacity. Mr.. j. Frank Ford. the
| nominee for Clerk of The Court Of Appeals
has bad "a lnug aud varied experience as a
| clerk Of the lCCti courts in ST.. Mary's
county, and Is extrt mely popular through
| ont Southern arylaud.
The ticket, as "a whole, is undoubtedly a
| popular one, and. will no doubt be satsfac
| tory 10 IA M Jority OF the party.
The convention was one of the brieiest
ever held i'll the State of Maryland, and the
tact that each OF the successful candidates
was nominated without opposition is some
thing remarkable III political annals. The
delegates, moreover, are to be congratulated
for the orderly and Ousiuesslike manner in
which the proceedings we're conducted.
IL = seldom that IL convention has met
SO promptly, transacted its business with
such dispatch aud dispersed SO quietly as
| the one which met III Baltimore Thursday
The platform upon which the nominees
will stand i'll soliciting the votes of the
people is clear and explicit. The worth,
int lIigenCe, knowledge of public affairs
and business experience of the nominees of
the convention are put forward as the
ground OF their claim To public support.
Their hearty support Il stated to be the
more necessary now for the reason that the
COMING fight Aill be preliminary to the
presidential contest of 1892 Tue admins
tration of President Harrison is condemned
for its disregard of of pledges. its extraya.
gance and its section Il bias. it has not
been true t. its civil service reform pledges
failing in this Respect distinctly b4hind the
administration Of Mr.. Cleveland Together
with the billion dollar Congress, it has pur-
sued policy that has resulted in the dis
zip .t0n of me surplus left over by Mr..
Cleveland ana III an increase of taxation
Instead OF reduction of the peoples
burdens. Tne' inserting of democratic
members OF the House is denounced with
becoming vlgor. Senator German is
thanked for the part he took in the defeat
Of the force bill
The existing tariff System is coudemu ned
because il casts unnecessary burdens upon
agriculture, labor the mechanic arts and
commerce. IL creates monopolies and cor
rupts the politics of the country. What ia
wanted is a careful and through revision"
OF the present war Tariff. As respects coin
age, it is demanded that Congress shall SO
use its power Of regulating the value of
coined money that the dollar in gold coin
and the dollar in silver coin shall be of
equal cXch ange Ible value Neither gold
nor silver should bs deprecated by legisla
ton.
Coming to Stats issues, the platform com
mends the constitutional amendments pro
poSel by the last General Assembly to the
consideration of the people, and asks that
capable men be sent to the Legislature to
use the power these amendments, if ap
proved, will confer. An impartial valuation
and assessment law and law extending
the application of the existing Australian
ballot law are decl .red necessary. In con
clusinu, the disabilities Inflicted upon the
jews in Russia are deplored, and expression
is given TO the feeling which which Demo
Gratis everywhere regard such acts of
tyranical oppression. The presentation of
ISSUES upon which the Democratic campaign
is thus to be made, so it appears, embraces
tariff reform, civil service reform, ballot
reform, the force bill and the keeping of
silver dollars at par with gold dollars.
1t is to be hoped that, for their own
safety, they will keep off the pla. form
while the cars are in notion