The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-06-24

lands truest friends and his oppo-
sition to him was merely because he
feared he could not carry New York.
A change, he said, had taken place,
and the opposition from New York,
was giving way.
Senator German was earnestly I'M
portuned to permit his name to be
used, but he declined positively, say
ing he was no candidate. The Mary
land delegation, being thereby releas-
ed from any feeling of State pride
with regard to the candidacy of Mr..
German, went in heartily for the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Rasin has all along declared that the
Maryland delegation would support
Cleveland.
Mr. William G. Whitney, to whose
mastery generalship the Cleveland
forces were kept so we'll in hand, and
under whose conservative course the
opposition to him was dissipated or
weakened, bore strong testimony to
the honest course of Senator German
in the fight.
Through it ALL" he said, 1.-The
Maryland Senator has maintained his
equanimity and has not lost sight of
his party and his party's success.
When he came to realize the exact
condition of affairs he promptly threw
aside all personal ambitions and de-
sires and accepted situation that
has been forced ON the convention by
the united voice of the national dem
ocracy. He deserves and will receive
all the credit that belongs to him for
his course in this bitter and acrimon-
ious struggle"
The convention met again Wednes-
day morning, when Hon. VIM. l.. Will
son, of West Virginia, was made per-
manent chairman. His speech was a
mastery effort and set the convention
wild with excitement. He declared
that the purpose of the. Republicans,
as shown by the Minneapolis conven-
ton, is to strip the people of their
franchise through force bills in order
that they may be stripped of their
substance through tariff bills. He
added:
Free government is self-government.
There is no self-government where the people
do not control their own elections and levy
their own taxes. When either of these rights
is taken away or diminished a breach is made,
not in the outer defenses, but in the citadel of
our freedom.
''For years We have been struggling to re-
cover the lost right of taxing ourselves, and
now We are threatened with the loss of the
greater right of governing ourselves. The
loss OF the one follows in necessary succession
the loss of the other. When you confer on
government the power of dealing out wealth
you unchain every evil that it can prey upon,
and eventually destroy free institutions, ex-
cessive taxation, class taxation, billion dollar
Congresses, corrupt civil service debauch-
ed ballot-box and purchased elections"
''Tariff reform means to readiust this sys-
TEN of taxation and to purge away this sys-
TEN of tribute. 1t means that We have not
reached the goal of perfect freedom SO long as
any citizen is forced br law to pay tribute to
any other citizen, and until our taxes are pro-
portioned to the ability and duty of the tax
payer rather than to his ignorance, his weak
ness and his patience.
''Governor Mckinley charges that the
Democratic party believes In taxing ourselves.
I'm afraid. gentlemen, we must admit this
charge. What right or excuse have we for
taxing anybody else with a continent for a
country, with freedom and intelligence as the
instruments for its development? We stand
disgraced in the eyes of mankind if we cannot
and If we do not support our own government.
We can throw that support on other people
only by beggary or by force. If we use the
ono we are pauper nation If we use the
other we are pirate nation
'The Democratic party does not intend that
we should he either. No more does it intend
that they shall falsely call it taxing other
people to transfer our taxes from the posses
sions of those who own the property of the
country to the bellies and backs of those who
do the work of the country. 1t believes that
frugality is the essential virtue of free
government 1t believes that taxes
should be limited to public needs and be
levied by the plain rule of justice and ccono-
my"
He also drew striking pictures of the
absurdities of the protection-recipro-
city policy of the Republican party,
which, he said, was retaliation not
reciprocity.
Senator Villas read the report of the
committee on resolutions. When he
mentioned Cleveland's name a mighty
shout arose from 10000 voices and at
the same instant white banner, with
a picture of Cleveland on it, was I'M
furled. 1t was the ensign of Michigan.
The shout that followed far exceeded
the first outbreak.
The platform, which we will publish
next week, was adopted, after some
discussion. Next came the nomina-
ton of candidates.
Gov. Albeit, of New Jersey, in a
ringing speech, presented the name of
Grover Cleveland, who, he said, repre-
sents the great Democratic principles
and policy, and that with him as a
candidate the Democracy of the Union
Will sweep the country and establish
its principles through the length and
breadth of the land. A. w. Green, of
Illinois, Stevenson, of Kentucky, Col
Inns, of Massachusetts, Hensel, of Penn
sylvania, Ochs, of Tennessee, all sec
onded Cleveland.
VIM C. Dewitt, of New York, nomi-
mated David Bennett Hill, whose
nomination was seconded by Col Eel
lows, of New York, and Hon. John w.
Daniel, of Virginia.
Gov. Horace Boies, of Iowa, was
put before the convention by J. F.
Duncombe and seconded by Henry
Watterson, of Kentucky, and others.
When the ballot was taken Illinois
and Indiana cast in their votes for
Cleveland. The 70 votes of New York
went solidly for Hill. Iowa stuck to
her favorite son, Boies. The Mary
land delegation cast 81 votes for Cor
man and for Cleveland. Mr.. Cor
man did not vote. Before the vote
was announced Mr. Upshur obtained
recognition and changed the vote of
Maryland to 1G for Cleveland.
The Maryland delegates who voted
for Cleveland were /. Freeman Rasin,
Gov. Frank Brown, l.. V. Baughman,
John S. Writ, Lloyd l.. Jackson, Jas.
Bond, John Gill, Buchanan Schley.
The vote as announced was as fol-
lows:
Grover Cleveland, of New York. .......617M
ID. b. Hill, of New York. ..... ..........115
Horace Bocs, OF Iowa. ......103
Arthur p. German, of Maryla nd........ 3614
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