The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-09
The Elkton Democratic Nicotine

1uo test HAViuB Deeu mhue, bub
result is now apparent to all and
confirms what we have ell along in.
sisted on, that the people are waking
up to spirit of political indepen.
dence they have never felt before.
Every effort possible was made to
rally an old time mass meeting at
Elktion on Monday and the result
proved that the procession, the brass
band and the loud hurrall have lost
their power over the masses. They.
refuse to longer be driven like cattle
by party leaders.
The meeting was held in the
grand stand on the Fair Grounds.
A stand for the speakers and hon.
orary officers had been erected in
front of the audience, which was
handsomely festooned and decorated
with flowers and flags by committee
of EIkton ladies'; two bands had been
engaged, and special train to run
from Oxford to Elkton for the ac-
commodation of all who wished to
attend. But alas the special did not
carry hundred passengers to the
meeting. As nearly as we could es-
innate there were SIX or seyen hun.
dred men and some three hundred
ladies and children. In the olden
times the preparation, the season Of
the year and the occasion of great
State and county election, supple
mented by faultless day. would
have called together FIVE thousand
people. The town of Elkton, with
its present population would have
turned out over a Thousand persons.
We are not INDUCING in these re-
Election in order to disparage the
democratic party, for a similar effort
on the part of the republican party
would call together even a less crowd.
Compare these pictures with the
Farmers meeting held at Woodlawn,
away from railroad facilities, without
the prestige of q great party behind
it; without multitude of candidates
anxious to secure election and slim.
nlated to work up large meeting;
without the inducement of great
speakers, men of nation reputation to
draw all classes of people to com.
mon centre, and 10 the contrast! The
qniet farmers meeting is attended
by throng of thousands. The poll
iticians' meeting by hundreds only.
The meeting was opened by States
Attorney VIM. S. Evans, who is
chairman of the county central COM
mittee of the party, with the neatest
little speech that was made during
the day, and closed by reading a
long list of names whose owners
we're to serve as honorary vice
presidents. Mr.. Adam r. Magraw
was assigned the honor Of chairman,
aud tho duty of introducing the
speakers.
The first speaker announced was
Farmer" Frank Brown, who read in
clear loud voice an address or essay
prepared for the occasion, promising
faithful performance of the duties
of the office of Governor when he
took his seat at Annapolis, that
ancient city on the banks of the
Severn. At the close of his address
song was sung by Mr.. McNulty
which was applauded to the echo.
The song was a campaign song and
had been written especially fer Mr..
Brown. Mr.. McNulty sang several
songs during the afternoon, which
were always vociferously cheered.
He is fine singer.
Hon. Barnes Compton was the
next speaker. Mr.. Compton is quite
an orator and made a rafting speech,
cross between a fourth of July
Grafton and bushwhacking, party
stump speech. 1t was barren of
interest or information.
Hon. A. P. German was the third
and last speaker of the afternoon
His speech was the only one worth
listening to, and good deal of it
was farmers Alliance ammunition.
He dealt with the live issues of the
day such as the people all want to
hear. What he said on the silver
question has been published and re.
published in the last two years in
the MIDLAND JOURNAL, with more
details, so that it was nothing new
to those who have been our readers.
The steady fall in the price of grain
as the price of bullion silver went
down, and was bought for the India
market by the English, aud the gen
eral distress among the farmers, the
fall in the price of farm lands, etc.,
has all been compiled in pamphlets