The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-10-29


less checked, was sure to result not only in
making the poor poorer, but in making the
rich more selfish and more corrupt, and
therefore less patriotic.
am not one of those who cavil at the
presence of rich men in the community.
Great differences in fortune are inevitable
in the present industrial organization of
society, and while think surplus wealth,
as Mr.. Carnegie calls his, sometimes in
iures the possessor, in thousands Of other
instances it not only does him good, but
overfOws in countless benfts to the COM
munity. All that | demand is that the
rich shall not use their riches to destroy
the very source Of the national life and of
all true respect for law in free country
like ours-an unbought ballot.
Almost as soon as the canvass of 1888
was over rumors began to circulate that the
election had been bought and that the gen
tlemen who collected the money, as well as
those who paid it, were determined to ex-
act such recompenses as had been promised
them; and the revelations which have oc-
Cured from time to time have strengthened
the conviction in my mind that, unhappily,
there was only TOO much truth III these
rumors.
A prominent manufacturer of the city, a
lifelong Republican, has quite recently,
over his own signature, spoken of the Me
Kinley Bill as "our bill, because we bought
aud paid for it. There was no other way
bnt that of bargain and sale of legislation
of accounting for the course of the Repub-
lican party in the last four years, for | was
unable to believe that any man in his senses
II ~. aacst,,l, aciao;,i,t;s, :, H., H.
Of Renresrntatives or to inA;ct unop the
moor tho owful burdens of tba Mckinley
R;iI or 70 doh,ncb rotors hv o+forino, tbo,n
nons;ons to which tbov had no claim nr to
imnover;sh tbo taxnaver to buv vost n, asses
Of silver for which we had no nse or to
crr;collv tronnlo ,ndor foot every. nron,;so
Of both the platform and the candidate in
rcsnect to annointments to office or TO in
suit a small and weak sister rennblic like
Chill, by sending her auei, a Diplomat as
Patrick Esan, or to threaten her with war
III nel uileS' oselL "au uist' "''Iuuc ,I.
%''i' tI 'a9''i.o c. VIZ ,I "u,osS
,o Sho a ,,' HI H. - -, I harn -, L. ' '' WINS
I !, " ,no, hooo"sa ~ Ill no+ onnro,.o or
,haao %I3 e., Tt tbat eomnd ,nuSoIr rInahI. ~
''ato r,,too "anond t;na for pros;Jont Harr;so,,
oOJ aotI caIt % - NV, dntu 70 announoa ,ba oon
victions I entertained and if is with eopnI
nride and pleasure that | intend to vote for
the gentleman hope and believe will be
the next President of the United States
Grower Cleveland
SENATOR SHERMAN Ak"u NENfs'
And now, ladies and gentlemen, l ap-
proach the serious purpose oil the evening,
which Is ah answer 10 thG recent Speech oil
Senator Sherman, whom have well known
and for whom | have entertained Il warm
regard for more than thirty years. 1t is Il
happy circumstance that no answer Is nee,
essary from me to the propositions advocated
by HIM Il week ago III TINS place, because,
as to every one OF tlehi, he cohilteS MN
sell far better than could nope to do.
hey Of b5aifffiSn nav S 1naT se protective Po
hllllt1 IDlll HIS Ills Hearty approval, anu II
the Republican party succeeds in the pres
ent election. he assures US it will be main
tanned From the Senator Sherman of
1899 onncol In tbe senator Sbermop of
1879 for even at that carly date bn do.
clared that even tbe lower dutics then in
.. n..I,., ~. 49,, r
H. L. ha, n 49, - M tL ~ ,, .'ob f., ".
ha~o tno1 ,Lroo t;,nos I II. "' ;na ;uaIJ ny
s;nce the MASSAGE Of tho Mnrr;iI TIE a ~
of1ocI IT, ros,,lt ,f -, It ~
- - 80 ,,,,rI. L;HLl, - "
r. oon ho narnad ~ IT, t. L;5JuaI - vs. -,
,,I"rmon,s L. SnaS oraoss;,o 60 -, a ru ~
Ply Hsn's @ % It. o'so uPe.;o tU'I;'o" . ho.
G GulS oI'tSes Ib ~ use,Say . pluuuI'lon' puS
III AnJ l'DJt ~ oeS'L .L - op,oy nien'o.
-r, nu Ii III duus aouh 9mo ,nen J i.'es VI uaty
,nor r. bnU,% ;,J,,stn NV brn1on5 ~ smI
n,;.,, m ~. - 80 ;atnr,ai 80 ~ =. - IL
vi, ".s ~ .Lc, ano ' n,r , Zoo b,b rho al tLosn
su sur: sn'5 o,,5 "io nJ" Wv "' "''' '' '''''''
'"ESa $50 '.o iesho.uu, Stion, l.. ..... ..,
o, Vr | G. 'i n:.; naH ~ ., u's ieSGnD .; SP'eIn
a,so n "a" ~ 70 eli'io'9v '"e "o'io" Vi tne
i, G.. ~, pp'SJ ~, ~ :. f,'"s"
.ne ne lis'' loio'':ns s,l',I |: !. n''u sue
ro6noJ srgar hind;n@.twina and other
articles have only bcen CARRYING into nrac-
teal effect the declaration of his own policy.
as made by him in the Senate when the
Mckinley Bill was being passed only two
years ago. His words then were Il do
hope now that this bill. when it becomes a
law. will be acted upon by tins manufac-
turres in our country iudiciously. and that
tbev will avoid those contracts which have
been made and which have oecasioned pop-
uIar discomfort; that thew will invite fair
eompetitiou. and that thoy will give the
benefit of this competitions to the peoplo in
CHEAPER production, Ifthey do not. |. for
one. will be as ready 10 yepeal this law as
| am now ready TO vote for it,"
Nobody knows better than Senator Sher
man that the Cordaee Trust is an ILLEGAL
moponoIy having the absolute control of
tbe nrice Of b;pd;no-twine md that tbe
smear Trust is an illeaal moponoly non having
the absolute control Of the p,ide of snear
Vet in his sneecL here Senator sherman
did not venture 10 utter a SINGLE word in
cri,icism If either Of these Trnsts or any
e H. h,,nJn,.ds r. Ill oon,bina,;ons
oe tI oan,,a, ~ tlS nar rlnndor;n,, tlo noomlo in
=, =, -. oaa' aoa. 10" " IN ~ S op.l,
5. 'b5.,tion ,'na ,H'oh imports and as TO the
ss"sf'H ul'oh congress to repeal the du- 1