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own promises and has not 30 exercised its pow.
srs al TO receive or merit the public approba.

4. Existing republican administration prom
| ised when IL assumed power to give full effect
70 reforms in the civil service, Offices in that
service have. notwithstanding such pledge,
been conferred for political reasons to as great
| an extent as at sny Former period in the his
| tory OF the country. The civil service Of the
United States. considered as whole, Is today q
partisan organization, doing active political
service for the administration by which it is
| employed.
| 5. President Harrison and republican Con-
gress found in 1889 a large surplus in the treas
ury, left by an economical democratic admin
istration. That surplus told plain tale to the
| people of the United States. It demonstrated
that the taxes which had been imposed BY repub-
lican legislation werein excess Of the actual needs
agovernment economically administered, and
| were therefore unnecessary and unjust. The
| people supposed that the evil would be reme-
died by sufficient and well-considered reduc-
ton OF these taxes and by the strict
application OF the surplus to the payment of
tine public debt. They were disappointed, The
wild speculations and commercial disasters fol-
lowed in the train Of such Encouragement
Ihe surpins was wasted by exfravagant ex-
| penditures. The unjust and unnecessary tax
s qss Of the ps0p' sonnnSs The Fifty
money and credit Of the people more
than billion of dollars II would
seem to have been the deliberate purpose Of
| the managers of the republican party to main
| s~AAA "hA SiVatc au NiuOuHt VI pupi1O IuutUttu-
ness which would consume any surplus which
| might accumulate under the existing tariff and
| make further increase in the taxation of i'm
ports necessary for the support Of the govern
| ment.
6. The republican party found. upon the en-
try Of President Harrison into office, q people
whose opinions were no longer divided by sec
| tional lines and who were prosperous and
thoroughly united. 1t sought to SOW again
the seeds Of sectional discord. 1t was beaten
| Mt tho nOlls nv an hal mi in Spifa
| of the machinery which it employed. Unable
| to control the opinions Of a majority of the
| lawfully elected members of the House OF
| Representatives of the Fifty-frst Congress. 1t
| created working majority in that House by lille
galiy depriving through agency of the Speaker
| a number OF democratic Representatives of
| their rightful seats. 1t then boldly sought to
perpetuate its power and to destroy the
notorious force bill. 1t will certainly renew
the attempt to enact that bill il it is continued
in power.
GRATEFUL TO eoRMAN. .
z. Tho democratic party of this state is
deeply grateful to each Of the Senators and
Representatives in Congress who contributed
to the defeat of that obnoxious measure,
and now, assembled in convention,
expresses to them its earnest and
hearty thanks for the great pub
lie service thus rendered. 1t takes peculiar
pleasure in recognizing. the distinguished SER
vices Of the Hon. Arthur p. German, whose
firm and intelligent leadership Of the oppos-
ton TO that bill contributed so greatly to its
defeat.
THE EXISTING TARIFF OPPOSED.
8. The people OF the United States willingly
submitted during cur civil war to all taxes,
duties, imposts and excuses imposed by Con-
Sress to provide for the cost of that
struggle and for the payment OF the in
tsraaf and nrluripal nj tho liz 1aht tod
during its progress. They have since the close
OF that war cheerfuliy borne as many of these
burdens as were necessary for the proper sup
port OF the government. the complete main
tensnce Of its credit and the fu1hllment Of
its Obligations to the soldiers and sailors of the
United States The people will not tolerate
continued submission to war taxes after
twenty-five years Of continued peace.
These taxes are not continued in force to
promote the general welfare, but are main.
taincd to increase the profits of combinations
of particular corporate and individual manu-
facturers or dealers The existing tariff system
of the United States casts unnecessary
burdens upon all of our coUntrymen who are
engaged in agriculture, labor. in the mechanic
arts or in commerce. The system is upheld by
the efforts of monOpolies. While those control
the prices OF necessary articles in the
markets Of the country and accumulate enor-
mons wealth. they Cypress by their combina-
tions the labor which they employ and ma in tain
their power by the corrupt use of money in fed
eral elections. These abuses stand now in
full view. The only method by which such
evils can be corrected il by the election Of a
President and Congress pledged to a careful
under which such grievances have become
possible.
FREE SILVER COINAGE OPPOSED.
g. No state can coin money or make any
| thing but gold and silver coin tender in pay
mens of debts. Congress only can
coin money and regulate the value
thereof. The dollar is the unit
OF value in the United States.
The power of Congress to coin gold and silver
ought not to be SO exercised that gold coin or
silver coin will become q commodity, and so
disturb the operations Of trade, but in such
manner that the dollar in gold coin
and the dollar in silver coin shall be Of equal
exehangable value in all the markets of the
United States. Any attempt to depreciate by
legislation either of these metals ought to be
deprecated and condemned.
HEBREW PROSECUTIONS
TO- The democratic party in this state and in
all the states has always warmly sympathized
with those in other countries to whom the right
to liberty and the pursuit of happiness is de-
MED. We express today general feeling when
we deplore and condemn those events in Rus
STA which have hurried into exile 80 large a
body Of unoffending men, women and children
SENATOR GoRMAS THANKED.
The following resolutions were also adopted:
Resolved, That the Hon. Arthur p German
is entitled to the thanks of the people Of this
state and of the Union for his distinguished
services in the Senate of the United States as
the chosen leader Of the democratic Senators
in their protracted and finally success
full struggle against the revolutionary and
odious force bill. and that by his ceaseless
vigilance, dauntless courage and rare tact and
ability in the management Of that most men,
orable and momsntous contest he has worthily
earned renewal Of his commission as United
States Senator.
Resolved further. That in recognition of the
fidelity and capacity with which he has served
the people Of Maryland and of the whole
country in his high place and in order to se-
cure for US a continuance in the councils
Of the nation Of the benefit Of his enlarged ex-
perience, sound judgment and commanding
influence, this convention, voicing the unani-
nous sentiment of the democracy Of
all sections Of the state. do
now nominate him by reclamation
for reelection to the Senate. and as the organ
lied representatives OF the democratic party of
this state to en-, nestly call upon the democratic
members Of the next general assembly to give
him their unanimous, enthusiastic and unwav-
erinE support.
In addition to the German commendatory
clause of general resolutions several special
resolutions were offeren and passed amid rous-
ing cheers and cries Of "Gorman, German"