The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-14
A Friend of Hodges.

MEsslts. EDIToRs In my communication of week
before last nominating the Hon. James Hodges for
Governor l was careful to say nothing personal
against Hon. Frank Brown. The friend of Brown, -
however, in response, was not quite so generous
| concerning Mr.. Hodges. His insnuations were I'M
| just, while he seemed jealous that my candidate
should have ever had any political independence -
have carefully read your we'll expressed editorial
leader in same ISSUE and am satisfied with its logic
in general sense, and especially it bears me out
| in my argument of the necessity of having well
known person for Governor at this time, l. G.. one
known outside of his state, its Legislature a city
| postofiiee. In other words, q person OF . more
national reputation in politics and ripper experience
in business. Such person Is the Hon. Jas. Hodges.
As an able ex- Mayor of Baltimore and the head of
| a great mercantile establishment in which he has
made an enviable reputation, he is preeminently
qualified to manage successfully the affairs Of the
people Besides this, he is well versed in political
economy, dignifed and an eoquentspeaker, capable
of vindieating the rights of our people either agr
culturally or commercially in any assemblage be-
fore which he might be called, as Governor to rep
resent them.
So far agricultural interests go, it is not always
the farmer per sc who has done will do the most
for his party or class and to prove this see what
three farmers in the legislature of Illinois doing
today. If they fail to bulldoze Democratic plural
ity they stand ready to trade votes with the Repub
iieans who have for years jeopardized their rights
in fostering monopoly
Carroll County" says 1--WE have tried lawyers,
lumbermen and Others, and now VIC think the time
has arrived to select as standard bearer who
is personally identified with this great national in
dustry," &c. am aware that Mr.. Brown is a farmer
who resides in Baltimore, and that his father was,
also a farmer before him, who resided q farm.
At the same time am aware of the fact that Mr..
Hodges is a descendant from a race of Maryland
farmers for the past five generations upon both his
fathers and mothers side of the house, and that he
himself was born and bred upon farm, and worked
upon one until he was II or 10 years Of age. am
also aware of the further fact that the business of
Hodges Bros. of which he is the senior has been
sustained primarily for the past 40 years by the ag
ricutural classes, making 1t obligatory upon him
matter of pecuniary interest outside of grateful
Obligation to deeply study all public questions af-
fecting the welfare of the farmer. To prove this
have only to refer TO the tariff speeches delivered by
him in the last congressional campaign, which werp
largely devoted to the farming interests His father
was representative farmer of Kent county, in the
Legislature from 1924 to 1876
never worked day upon farm in my life, but
have owned one, and this latter fact has made me |
the interests and rights Of farmers gener
ally and for twenty-five years have been their
friend and sympathizer aud have advocated their
necessities and rights. In this have done much
As any Lying man to give representative in