Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-08-07
Democratic stlte Convention.

roll county, for Goverlbr; Marion de Kalb
Smith, of Kent, for QomptrSller; John P
Poe, of Baltimore city, for Attorney Gen
eral, and ]. Frank Fori, of ST, Mary's coun.
ty, for Clerk of the Coirt Of Appeals.
The following declration of principles
was unanimously adopted ly the conven'
ton:
The Democratic party in Maryland, In
State convention assembled, resolves as fol-
lows:
ave will present II the people of this
State as candidates ftf Governor, Comp
troller of the Treasury, Attorney-Gene
and Clerk of the Court OF Appeals, men
whose private worth, Intelligence, knowl-
edge of public affairs and experience in
bust ness entitle them To general respect,
confidence and support
"The canvass into which thP Democratic
party is about to enter is one df especial i'm
portance 1t precedes the last general cleo
ton which will be held in thi State before
the presidential election in 1872. The peo-
Pile of this Commonwealth wi practically
determine, in the approaching State elec.
ton, what position they will occupy in the
next presidential contest.
"The administration of President Harri-
son is drawing to close. Thl people have
made close comparison between The meth
ods and actions OF that admi astTation and
the conduct of the Democrati5 administra-
ton under Grover Clevelant. WHICH pre-.
ceded it.. Their judgment was recorded at
the ngiessonal elections IL November,
$780, The Democratic administration, ham
pered and opposed by Republican Senate,
conducted, nevertheless, the bls,ness of the
| with narfnpt fi1aitU n
public duty, and with a tirmfass and wis
dom which won for it the genepus approval
of the great majority Of the eope of the
| United States. The existing R)ublican ad
ministration, supported by a Republican Con-
gress has not regarded the pledgs ofits party
or its own promises, and has no SO exercised
its powers as to receive or inert the public
appreciation The existing Republican ad-
ministration promised, when : came into
power, to give full effect to riorms in the
civil service. Offices il that service have,
Notwithstanding such pledge, ben conferred
for political reasons to as greaisn extent as
at any former period in the history of the
country. The civil service OF the United
States, considered as wholdIs Today a
partisan organization doing acRe political
service for the administration b which it is
employed.
"President Harrison and aiRepublcan
Congress found in 1890 large surplus in
the treasury left by an economical Demo-
cratic administration. That sFplus told a
plain tale to the people of the Tilted States
! Il demonstrated that the taxes which had
been imposed by Republican legislation
were in excess of the actual nees of a gov
ernment economically administered and
were therefore unnecessary ad unjust.
The people supposed that the e could be
remeded by sufficient and wellconsidered
reduction of these taxes and bY the strict
application of the surplus to thi payment
OF the public debt. They were disappointed.
The finances of the country Wen misman.
aged, and wild speculation and commercial
disasters followed in the train ol such mis-
MANAGEMENT The surplus was wasted by
extravagant expenditures, The MUST and
unnecessary taxation of the pople con-
tinued. The Fifty-first Congrss appro-
prated Ia the money and credit 4 the peo-
| ple more than a billion of dollars It would
seem to have been the deliberate purpose Of
the managers of the Republican party to
maintain and create IN amOuniOt public
| Indebtedness, which would connme any
surplus which might accumulate lnder the
existing tariff, and make furthl increase
in the taxation of imports necessity for the
support of the government.
"The Republican party found lpon the
entry of President Harrison into hat office
| a people whose opinions were nopnger di.
vided by sectional lines, and who tGee pros
porous and thoroughly united. II baghtto to
SOW again the seeds of sectional dcord 1t
was beaten at the polls by an otrwhelm-
ing vote, in spite of the machinery which it
employed. Unable to control th3opinions
of a majority of the lawfully .elel ed mem.
bers of the House of Representatives of the
Fifty first Congress, 1t created 1working
majority in that House by illegaf depriv-
ing, through the agency of the Speaker, a
number of Democratic Representatives of
their rightfu seats. 1t then boldly sought
to perpetuate its power aad to de- roy the
autonomy of the several States byneans Of
the notorious force bill. 1t will certainly
renew the attempt TO enatt that vi If it is
continued in power.
"The Democratic party of this State is
deeply grateful to each OF the Serhtors and
Representatives in Congress wh9contrib
uted to the defeat of that obnoxious measure,
and now, assembled in convention AZ presses
to them its earnest and hearty tanks for
the great public service thus rendred. 1t
takes peculiar pleasure in recognling the
distinguished services of the Hon. krthur p.
German, whose firm and intelligdri leader
ship of the opposition TO that Fill con
tributed so greatly to its defeat
"The people OF the United Staes will
ingly submitted during cur civil Nlr to all
taxes, duties, imposts and excises hmposed
by Congress to provide for the cog of that
struggle and for the payment Of tlt interest
and principal of the public debt created
during the war. They have slnc9he close
of that war cheerlully borne as Ynany of
those burdens as were lgecessaryfor the
proper support OF the gov Fnment, lne com
plete maintenance of its tHedt ant the full
tilment of its obligation ~ the soldiers and
sailors OF the u nited States The peple will
not tolerate continued 81 bmisson 10 wal
taxes after twenty I've Wars Of cgltinued
peace. These taxes are hot continued in
force to promote the general weiarebut are
maintained to increase THE profits ocombi.
nations OF particular corporate AL indi'
vldual manufacturers or lealers. The ex'
sting tariff system Of the United Stass casts
unnecessary burdens uptPa all OF or coun
trymen who are engage In agrtulture
labor, in the mechanicaA arts or com
merce. The system is upht d by the tforts o
monopolies. While theseI control III prices
Of necessary articles in u market OF the
country and accumulate enormouswealth
they Cypress by their cor bination TIE labol
which they employ an maintah theil
power by the corrupt use OF moneyln fed
J eral elections. These abdses standnow il
: full view. The only method by whih sucf
evil can be corrected is b. the election of {
President and Congress pledged to acarefu
and thorough revision oi the tariff fSystem
' under which such grievances have become
r possible
mo State can coin ngbaey or male any
i, thing bnt gold or silver coin tenderln pay
ment Of debts. Congress only can COLI
} money and regulate the yalue therefsr. Th
dollar is the unit Of va luc in the UniteC
States The power of Cdpgress to CON golt
and silver ought not TO tf so exercised tina
gold coin or silver coin VII become { com
= modify, and so disturb the operations o
2 trade, but in such manntr that the dola
in gold coin and the dolsr in silve coli
: shall be of equal exchaigeable value in al
the markets OF the Unitd States. Any at
tempt to depreciate by lsgislation either 0
4 these metals ought TO te deprecated ant
condemned.
3 "The Democratic part n this State com
rnanda tho rom netifutiOnai nPndment9 Whicl