The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-11-05
LOCAL POLITICS.
What is Going on in the Political Field in
Carroll.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Demo
cracy of Carroll was held ut Odd Fellows
Hall on Saturday night of last week, under
the auspices of the State Central Committee.
The weather was raw and chill, yet the atten-
dance was about equal to the capacity of the
hall, which was prettily draped for the &C.
casion.
Prior to the meeting the Westminster Band
and the Democratic Drum Corps paraded
Main street. The meeting was called to or
der by Hon. Frank T. Shaw, of the State
Central Committee, who proposed the follow
ing officers, who were chosen without Oppo-
sition d. N. Henning, president; Francis ii.
0rendOrff, John T. Diffenbaugh, Granville
T. Herring, John Halter, o. p. Murray, Will
liam H. Wilson, and Jacob d. Lester, vice
presidents; Dr. l.. Iepp and NJ. John Lynch,
secretaries.
Mr. Henning, in opening the meeting, said
the apparent apathy among Democrats was
only the calm preceding the storm; that
storms were gathering over the East and the
West, and that on November Sth Democrat
ic cyclone would sweep the country and
place Grover Cleveland in the White House.
Hons. Richard NJ. McSherry and Thomas
Il. Cendinen, of Baltimore; Gen. Joseph B.
Seth, of Talbot county, and j. Fred. C. Tai
bolt, addressed the meeting in the order
named. The tariff and the Force bill were
the issues discussed, the paramount issues
involved in the contest.
Mr.. McSherry described the Mckinley bill
as a measure to protect the rich from getting
poor and to protect the poor from getting
rich. The Force bill, he said, was designed
to perpetuate Republican rule-to keep the
rascals in and to keep Democrats out. lie
gave hurried sketch of the Administrations
from the foundation of the republic to 1875,
showing that but six of twenty.three PreSi1
ents had been Democratic, that their eleu-
tons were results of extraordinary circumst-
ances, and that the public heart was Dem
ocratic, in favor of home rule and liberty of
trade.
Mr. Clendinen spoke of the tariff and Force
bills as twin iniquities- one depriving you
of your money and the other depriving you of
your liberty.
Gen Seth spoke mostly to the farmers,
saying that Agriculture was the grandfather
of all industries, but that it had been taxed
heavily and so long to help the so called in
FAINT industries it could scarcely get along on
crutches He spoke ofthe difference between
direct taxation, when the tax bill is present
ed direct and indirect taxation, when the tax
is added to the cost of the goods. He Illus
trated the matter by the following story
A commercial traveller met another, and the
question of clothes came under consideration.
No. upbraided No. > for wearing shabby
garments No said he could not afford to
buy better clothes. No. l said he bought
good clothes and charged the amount in the
bill of expenses, and advised No. to do
likewise.
When No. returned from the next trip he
presented n bill of expenses, including a suit
of clothes, $500. His employer observed
the charge, and declined to pay this item.
No. = however, had bought n suit of clothes,
and the next time No saw him he congrat.
ulated him upon his tidy appearance. But
No. said he had paid for the clothes himself
and that his employer would not allow the
item for clothes put on the bill.
No. l said ''you did not put in the bill Sl5
for clothes, did your Eyes, said No. ,,
"Well, replied No. l, ''you onght not to have
done so. When the railroad fare was 81, you
ought to have charged So; when you hired Il
horse and carriage at 81. so, you should have
charged $3.50 or 81, and so on"
No. saw No. , later, and the latter said
he had made up the cost of his clothes, Sl5,
in his next bill. He said his employer had
scanned the items closely and remarked they
were all right, and paid the bill as made out.
lie said he had not charged the clothes as
clothes, but the price of the suit was in the
bill ust the same.
Just so with the farmer, said Gen. Seth.
He was not charged with any tax on his bill
of goods at store, bit the tar lrGS there, add
ed TO the price of the goods.
Mr.. Talbot made a strong and sensible
speech, and illustrated his points with mum
her of humorous stories. There was res
ponsive feeling in the audience and they did
not want him to quit. He said that IN all
wei l-regulated households there were certain
~ 10, mould latoiv than,
no longer, as it was after u O'Clock. lie
closed by humorous story about German
hotel keeper in Berk's county, Pa, and re-
tired amid a storm Of applause. Mr.. Talbot
made good impression upon his hearers, and
they will remember him next Tuesday.
Thomas McNulty, the well known Campaign
singer, was present, and delighted the meet
ing with a number Of songs. At the close OF
the meeting the Westminster Band rendered
excellent music.
Col. James g. Berret, who was to have
addressed the meeting, could not be pre-
sent, and he sent the following letter, W hich
was presented by Chairman Henning
Samuel Corer, Esq, Chairman Of the Dis
frirt Central Committee, Westminster, Nd.
Ny Dear Sir Il had INDUCED the earnest
hope of personally cooperating with the
Democrats of Carroll county, at the meeting
to be held in Westminster, in favor of the
election of Cleveland and Stevenson. A Sc.
we're indisposition and the advice of my ply
stefan deny me this promised pleasure and
the opportunity to unite my voice with the
faithful Democracy, who will improve that
occasion to testify their faith in the candi-
dates who so truly represent the principles
and policy of the great party upon whose
success depend the stability and the strength
of our free institutions.
The coming election is likely to be the
most important in our history. We have
reached the danger line, when the people
must determine whether they will submit to
an infamous scheme to deprive them of their
Constitutional rights and to subvert this Gov
eminent by a revolutionary change to a par
tisan oligarchy.
The Force Bill to perpetrate these out,
RACES, by creating Il standing army OF mer-
cenaries to control the polls by putting the
returns of elections for Congress in the
hands of corrupt politicians, whose decision
shall be Gnal aud by appropriating untold
millions from the treasury to carry out these
atrocous designs. Under this diabocal
plan the House of Representatives would be-
come mere instrument of tyranny. because
elections would be nothing more than the
expression of central and self constituted
despotism.
1t is true the Force Bill was put aside in
the last Congress by Dare majority ol "Ht
in the Senate, under the able, wise and pa
trio.ic direction OF our distinguished Senator,
Arthur 2. German. The country is indebted
to his mastery management and faithful ser
vice for that result. But the snake was only
skotched not killed. The Republican leaders
publicly proclaimed they would renew it at
the first chance and the Minneapolis Con
yention audnciously approved that declara-
ton.
This alarming question, therefore, is TO be
confronted now, and the election of Harrison
and Republican House of Representatives
would assure its adoption rs one of the first
measures of the coming Congress. BE not
deceived by the Presidents ele ctioneering
suggestion of commission to settle this
grave matter, intended to throw dust in the
eyes of the people. We have had the expe
rience Of one commission which cheated Sam
uel J. Tilden out of the Presidency to which
he had been fairly elected.
Next comes the tariff of denominations,
which imposes a heavy burden on every con-
sumner for the profit of preferred class,
who have controlled all the legislation on
this subject for thirty years. and who IN the
Commute of Ways and Means dictated the
terms of the Mckinley Bill. The beneficial
ries of this selfish taxation make no secret OF
the methods by which they got command OF
it. A leading manufacturer and pronounced
panrhl;oan onenlv deplarad over his own