Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-31
There are No Flies on the
Maryland Democracy.
An Enthusiastic and Harmoni-
GUS State Convention.
II Was q Ratification Meeting fol
Senator A. P. German.
The Man Who Led the Forces That De-
feated the Force Bill Thought to
Be Fit for Presidential
Honors.
Associated Press Dispatches.


known that United States Senator Ar
thur P. German is candidate for re-
election by the next general assembly of
MARYLAND, and that his name has been
mentioned frequently for presidential
honors. Attention has been centered
upon him, and also upon the state con-
yention of his party, which was held
here today Although Senator German
was unable to be present, the conven-
ton was unanimously for him, as is
shown by the resolutions adopted,
and frequent and rapturous ap-
plause whenever his name was
mentioned. Not only does the
platform recognize his signal SER
vices to the Democracy, but a special
resolution endorsing him for reelection
to the senate gives evidence of the es-
TEEN in which he is held. One enthusi-
astic speaker said that sthe leader in
defeating the force bill would be the
next president OF the United States"
From first to last the convention was
more of ratification meeting and ova-
ti0n to Senator German than a party
convention.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Hon. Barnes Compton, chairman of
the state central committee, called the
convention to order. Ex-Governor Henry
Lloyd was selected as chairman. Pre-
liminary organization being completed
and nominations in order, DIR. Frank
T. Shaw, Of Carroll county, placed in
nomination Frank Brown for governor
Qn xryoc dooloro1 bo por,sraa ~, ~.
clamation.
The other nominations, also made by
acclamation, amid much enthusiasm,
were John @. Poe, of Baltimore, for at
torney-general; Frank Ford, st. Mary's
county, clerk of the court of appeals
Marion Dekalb Smith, Kent county,
comptroller.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform after commencing the
candidates nominated, takes up matters
Of national interests, and contrasts un-
favorably the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison and the late Republican
congress with the administration of
President Cleveland and the Democratic
congress. 1t declares that the Republi-
eau administration and congress has dis
regarded the pledges of its party with
regard to civil service reform and the
reduction Of taxes incident to the tariff.
The civil service of the United States as
awhole, today, it declares, is partisan
organization doing political service for
the administration by which it is en-
ployed. President Harrison and the
Republican congress found on
the advent to power a
large surplus in the treasury,
left by the Democratic administration.
The surplus told plain tale to the peo-
pie, demonstrating that the taxes inn
posed by the Republican administra-
tion are in excess of the needs of the
government economically administered,
and therefore unnecessary and unjust.
In place of the reduction which the peo-
pie were led to expect, the finances of
the country had been mismanaged, and
wild speculations and commercial dis
asters had followed in its train. The
surplus was wasted in extravagant ex-
penditures, and unjust and unnecessary
taxation was continued. The Republi-
can party found on the advent OF Harri-
son to Office, the people no longer di-
vided by sectional lines, but prosperous
and thoroughly united. The Republi-
can party, through the agency Of Speak
er Reed, had deprived Democratic rep
resentatives of their rightful seats, and
sought to perpetuate it's power
and destroy the autonomy OF
the several states, by means
of the notorious force bill. The Demo-
cratic party is deeply grateful to the
senators and representatives who con-
tributed to defeat this obnoxious meas
ure, and more especially to the honor
able Arthur P. German, W hose leadership
contributed largely to its defeat.
The existing tariff system, the plat
form declares, casts an unnecessary bur-
den upon the people, tends to accumu-
late enormous wealth in the hands of a
few, and promote monopolies. These
abuses, it believes, can only be corrected
by the election of a president and con-
gress pledged to careful and thorough
revision of the tariff system.
A dollar in gold coin and dollar in
silver coin should be of equal exchange
able value. the platform declares, in all
the markets of the United States, and
any attempt to depreciate by legisla-
ton, either OF these matters, ought to
be deprecated and condemned.
The platform closes with an indorse-
ment OF Senator German for reelection
by ths next assembly to the senate.
THE MINORITY WON.
Decision in the Evangelical Injunction