The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-10-23
WILLIAM T. CLARK.

For County Surveyor,
WILLIAM T. CLARK.
The Importance Of the Coming Election.
The next Legislature will be called upon to
choose two United States Senators, who are
to hold Office for six years. If that body, in
the Senate and House, should contain ma
jority of Republicans, undoubtedly Republi-
cans would be selected to represent Maryland
in the Senate Of the United States. 1t is this
fact, among others, which gives more than q
local significance to the elections to be held
this year.
The people Of the United States, and espe-
ciaily those who derive their living directly
or indirectly from the soil, are groaning
under heavy tariff tax, which increases the
cost of producing everything they raise or
make and adds to the cost of living, while it
lowers the price of all they have to sell by
driving foreign trade from our shores. 1t is
therefore to the interest of farmers to have
the tax on such articles as they must buy re-
duced to the lowest point consistent with
providing sufficient revenue for the needs of
an economically and honestly administered
government. A lower tariff means lower
prices for those necessaries of life which the
farmer does not raise while it would en-
nance the value of what he has to sell by
opening new markets for his produce.
The policy of the Republican party has
been steadily in favor of high tariff, for the
reason that Ii "protects" American manufac-
turers from foreign competition and enables
them TO sell their goods at home for as much
as imported goods would cost here. At the
same time it is notorious fact that many of
these manufacturers need no high tariff pro-
lection to enable them to compete with for
eign manufacturers, for after extorting high
tariff prices for all they can sell to their own
countrYmen they send their surplus goods to
Europe where they are sold at lower prices
than in this country and in direct COMPETE
ton with the so-called products of pauper
labor. These protected manufacturers are
liberal contributors to Republican campaign
funds, and can well afford to be.
The Democratic party, on the other hand,
has stoutly maintained that the only tariff
needed Is one which, while 1t provides sufi-
cient revenue for the support of the govern
ment affords protection to such American in
dustries as can not compete with goods of
the same kind made in Europe.
II 10 between these two lines of policy that
the people must choose. They spoke with
emphasis, last fall, in favor of lower tariff,
by electing House of Representatives in
which the Democrats and tariff reformers
will be largely in the majority. This Demo-
cratic House will assemble in December next,
but it will be powerless to effect any reform
in tariff legislation while Republican Presi-
dent and Republican Senate stand together
against reduction of the tariff tax.
There is another reason why Democratic
Legislature should be chosen. The Republi-
cans have not given up the hope of passing
the Force Bill in order to gain control of
elections in Southern States, with view of
keeping themselves in power. No Demo-
crat, we apprehend, would be willing, know
ingly, to render them any aid in this direction,
yet every vote cast for Republican candi-
date for the Legislature or every cut upon the
Democratic ticket win be laid and comfort" to
the unscrupulouseand wicked men who tried
last winter toedsstroy our free government,
and would have succeeded but for the mas
terly Management Of Senator Arthur P. Cor
man. "a
Besides The Importance of electing Dem
ocrasic Senate and House of Delegates in
Maryland any soccess gained by the Republi-
cans this year, even in so remote corner of
the country as Hartford county, would have
an effect upon the Presidential election next
year. It might be slight. it is true, but q
small gain in every precinct of Hartford coun-
~ would encourage the protectionists to
greater efforts next year in the election of
their candidate for President.
Therefore, we say, 1t ID important that the
entire Democratic ticket should receive the
undivided support of the party. Lukewarm-
ness or indifference now will tell against the
party next year when President is to be
elected. @
Read what ex-President Cleveland said
concerning the coming election:
"This il q time when all Democrats should
be Democrats. Il Is time when all who
pretend to any fealty to the Democratic party
should let 1t be known and let it be fully DEM
onstrated. Witha party united and jealous;
with no avoidance of any legitimate issue /;
q rof,soal N ho diuartod from, ha oO,,e;1
Grafton of great national questions 10 the dis
cussion of misguided things, and with such
O presentation of the issues involved as will
prove our faith in the intelligence Of the peo-
pie, the result cannot be doubted"
Hon. F. r. Coudert, of New York, in re
cent speech, said:
"This campaign is but the preface of the
next year and If any of our Democratic breth-
rem are misguided enough to believe that they
can satisfy any personal feeling, however
well founded it may be, without injuring the
success of the whole they are deeply mistak-
en-: Every vote given now to the Republican
ticket Is vote given to the Republican can
didate for President in 1899. It is q condo
nation of past offences and an encouragement
of new wrongs. We cannot afford heluxury
of personal grievances-they are the embodi-
ments which accompany and cause disaster.
The stake il too great, the battle too close,
the great contest too near at hand. Princi-
pies are involved too precious to be comprO-
missed by indulgence in personal resentment.
The true part of the patriot and Democrat is
to forget Injuries, if he has any to forget, to
forgive, If there be anything to forgive, and
to remember that Indifference or neglect in
this present campaign is the abandonment of
duty to his party and giving aid and comfort
to the enemy. The victory now, with its
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