Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13


JANIS =. BROWN OF THIS CIT A1Usxs TIE
GRAND ARnr-cHKEns FOB oLxvELAxD AND
STEVENSON.
A brass band occupied the platform Of the
pretty little station at Remington, Md, last
night a. the 7o'clock train from Washington
pulled up and played 'See. the Conquerins Hero
Comes" Which one Of the 100 or 10 citizens
who alighted was the hero referred to has not
been disclosed. Everybody ct Kensing tom was
. democrat last night. At least everybody in
sight was, and cheers for Cleveland, Steven
son and McKaig were frequent and long, The
Kensington democratic club was set down for Q
grand rally, and 1t fulfilled the program to Q
dot. On the stand, which was in the open air,
were number Of prominent Maryland and
District of Columbia democrats. while a large
and enthusiastic audience occupied the benches
in front and wandered through the fields.
stand were j. w. Warner, Representative VIM.
N. McKaig. Philip d. Laird, VIM viers Bouic,
James +. Brown, VIM. H. Manogue, Thos. r.
Martin and Chas. H. Fickling.
THE SPEECHES.
Thos. r. Martin Of Remington. who is presi-
dent Of the democratic club. called the meeting
to order and named John W. Warner Of WASH
ington and the county as chairman. Mr.. War
ner introduced the different speakers in q happy
manner. Congressman VIM. McKaig, who
is the democratic candidate for reelection.
started the oratorical ball rolling. He referred
to the fact that this campaign had started
early. He held that as education became more
far-reaching the principals Of tariff reform were
more generally accepted, and in this regard
claimed that nine-tenths Of the college grsdu-
ates were supporters Of the theory.
A. H., taxi h.nI< ~nI
on the question of protection Mr..
McKaig cited James G. Blaine and Thos. B.
Reed. The present campaign, he held, was sim
ply question Of high or low tariff. Mr.. Nc
kaig paid his respects to Mr.. Wellington, and
to the republicans of Minnesota, who, after all
their protestations Of fidelity to protection, had
nominated a man for governor (Knute Nelson)
who had voted for the Mills bill. Mr.. McKaig
followed with q strong argument against the
force bill. and then in closing remarked that as
a candidate he (McKaig) had never been de-
feated- In his fights for the state senate and
for mayor Of Cumberland and for Congress he
had been elected by the democrats in full align
ment, with the aid Of the conservative republi-
can party, and he proposed to do it again.
PHILIP D. LAIRD's REMARKS.
Mr.. McKaig was followed by Philip D. Laird
of Montgomery county in an exceedingly strong
speech. Mr.. Laird had<never doubted the wis
dom of nominating Cleveland and now had no
doubt Of his election. The democratic platform
was q fair and square document, without the ele-
ment Of q straddle. He held that Cleveland's
message Of 1887 was a most wise document, as
it had so solidifed the party that the day after
the defeat in 1858 it was better, stronger and
frmer than ever. In speaking Of the force bill
Mr.. Laird held that if he believed every good
which could be said Of the republican party he
would oppose it because Of its favor toward
this measure. He paid a high tribute to Mr.
MeR oio nd he IN do
earnest work for his success in their daily inter
course with voters.
WIZ. WEBS BoUIc.
VIM. Viers Bouic, the nominee for presi-
Dental elector, was the third speaker. Mr..
Bouic drew q picture of the different methods
by which Harrison and Cleveland had been
nominated, and said that Blaine had been
thrown over because reciprocity did not suit
such protectionists a. Carnegie. Cleveland, he
held, had been defeated by money, and now the
people proposed to resent such methods Mr..
Bouic argued to some length on the tariff and
force bills, and then predicted big victory for
his party in the county. He wanted to know
who Wellington was and answered the question
himself by saying he was q clerk to Louis Nc
Comas. The fight, he said, would be Q Water
loo turned upside down.
Mr. BROWN DENoUNcEs THE GRAND ARMY.
The speaker was followed by James F.
Brown Of this city, who delivered one of the
most remarkable speeches on record, and
which certainly did not express the sentiments
Of his audience. After paying his respects to
Mr.. Carnegie he remarked that the only repub-
hcans to be found in Montgomery county we're
colored men, and that where you found . col
ored man you found q purchasable vote. This
astounding charge he clinched by stating that
he had had experience with the rice and knew.
Mr.. Brown then sidetracked of on the Grand
Army and referred to the coming encampmsnt
in Washington. He was not an admirer Of the
G. A. r. he said. The organization was a ring
controlled in the interest Of the republican
party. AL the arrangements for the coming
encampment had been placed in the
hands of republicans Continuing Mr.. Brown
said that these managers not only were asking
contributions, but had the effrontery to tender
the use of the public parks to their organiza-
ton and the supreme impudence to ask the
people Of Washington to open their homes 10
the republican horde. Mr.. Brown ended by
telling dirty story, and when he sat down
the applause was Light.
SOME OTHER SPEECHES.
Mr.. Eugene D. Brady Of the District of Co
lumbia and the county spoke brishy and called
for three cheers for Cleveland and McKaig,
which were given with . will.
VIM H. Manogue Of Washington followed in
q clever little speech, in which he smoothed
over Mr.. Browns rash utterances. He believed
with all sincerity that there existed in the Grand
Army Just as true and loyal democrats AZ repub-
licans, and he held high regard for the organ
ization and its members.
Chairman Warner ended the meeting with
few words, and with cheers and the music from
the band, the big crowd started for the