The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-04
HAMPSTEAD DEMOCRATS.
They Hold Barbecue and Mass-Meeting-
1000 Persons Present-Excellent Music and
Stirring speeches-Bond and Grouse Score
the Sentinels Presto"

The Hampstead district Mass Meeting and
Barbecue last Saturday, by the united Demo
cracy of that Democratic stronghold, was a
signal success in every particular. The
weather was good, the attendance large, the
barbecue relishable, the speaking eloquent,
forcible and convincing, the music excellent
and there was general good fellowship.
The meeting and barbecue was held on the
outskirts of Hampstead, in a field of Capt.
Whit. Stansbury, and everything was in read
mess at the hour of noon. The lunch tables
were spread, speakers stand erected and
seats for the audience provided. The COM
mittee of arrangements were John o. Muir
ray, A. E. Wells, Jacob d. Lester, Peter
Buchanan, Michael Walsh, Clifton l.. Murray
and Jacob N. Dehof. Mr. John Smith was
treasurer, and the finance committee were
Columbus Elseroad, David w. Richards, A.
| Z. Wells, Herbert Lockard and Charles Huff.
| Every detail was excellently managed, and if
the heretofore contending sides will act in
harmony and get out the whole vote next
Tuesday for the whole ticket, the party in the
district will have contributed one hundred
and twenty-five majority to the handsome
victory that will be recorded in Carroll and
added 125 majority to the large majority that
Democratic Administration is confidently
expecting in Maryland and which the Demo-
eracy of the Unionis awaiting.
The Unterri6ed began gathering as early as
| IL O. clock in the morning and from II O. clock
until 2.30 kept pouring in. At that hour the
attendance at the meeting was about 200
persons, including hundred or more Of the
fair sex, whose presence is always encourag-
ing, for when the ladies take hand success
| is sure.
About noon the delegation from Woolery's
district drove into town, about 100 strong,
including the Mechanicsville Cornet Band, in
handsome band wagon, drawn by the four
| large iron gray horses of W. Henry Caple,
himself handling the ribbons, and four finer
and better matched horses were never seen
in Hampstead. At the head of the process
sion was Elias B. Arnold, looking radiant
| and bowling to the large number of persons
who waived their hats and hands TO him.
Beside him in the same buggy, was Elias N.
Davis, who himself had before contested for
Woolery's district with Mr.. Arnold for the
sheriffalty. This looked like united Dem
ocracy in Woolery's, and this fact was
emphasized when further down the line were
more of those who had not supported Mr..
Arnold in the primaries, and who were hur
raining as Justify for Arnold as his most stead
fast and constant adherents. And among
those who greeted the Democratic nominee
for sheriff were John o. Murray of Hamp-
stead district and Ephraim Haines of New
Windsor district, both of whom were candi-
dates for sheriff before the late convention.
THE MEETING.
After a lunch of roast beef, ham, bread,
butter, pickles and coffee, and music by the
Hampstead, Mt. Pleasant and Mechanicsville
bands, the meeting was organized. George
R. Rupp was president and John L. Basler
secretary. On and near the stand were seated
the speakers of the day, and in the large as
sembage were representative citizens from
nearly every district of the county, in
Guiding all but two of the Democratic candi-
dates
B. F. Grouse, Esq, was the first speaker.
He spoke of the county tax rate as the lowest
in the state, of the excellent management OF
county affairs, and told his hearers they had
better leave well enough alone. He spoke of
the huge debt left by the Republicans when
they were driven from power, and of how it
had been nearly all paid off with the low tax
rate imposed The Republicans. he said,
had already given up all but the sheriff, but
they will not defeat Arnold, who is an excel
lent citizen a good business man, and faith
full Democrat deserving and entitled to every
Democratic vote. $50 to the polls on No
vember 18th and vote for him and the whole
ticket, and not only yourselves,g go buttake your
neighbors along" In closing, Mr.. Grouse
signed ''Presto," purporting to give details !
of bargain between himself, Ex-Judge Bond
and Elias B. Arnold two years ago, by which
he (Crouse) had agreed to appoint Jacob |
Long deputy, in the event of his election,
as the price of the support of Judge Bond and
Mr.. Arnold. There was no such bargain,
and the whole article was totally false.
Judge Bond followed Mr.. Grouse, as the
second speaker, and he handled Presto
without gloves, saying his article was lie out
of the whole cloth and that presto knew
it He said he did not know who Presto
was. but he felt like offering ten cents reward |
for him. and if he would reveal his identity |
and if he could not raise the ten cents reward
he would get his friends Grouse and Arnold
to contribute. The Judge could scarcely find !
words to sufficiently indicate his contempt for
such campaigner as presto" but he man.
aged to severely score him and hold him up
to public contempt.
Judge Bond spoke first of national politics.
dealing with the high tariff that oppressed the
people and which Democratic Congress
would soon modify, and then spoke of the |
pledge of the Democratic party, at its state
convention, to pass a law for new assess |
ment, while the Republican party is pledged
to nothing. County affairs were next dis
cussed the speaker dwelling upon our low
tax rate, as compared with that of other coun-
ties, of the business management of county
affairs, and spoke of the high character of
each of the candidates on the ticket and of
their fitness for the positions to which they
have been nominated. he alluded to reports
of some Democrats cutting the candidate for
sheriff. He did not believe there could be
much truth in the reports, for the man who
would cut an excellent Democrat, fairly nom
mated from his ticket, was a coward, and no
coward could be good Democrat. There
was nothing manly, he said, in thus striking
at a candidate, and alluded TO his own course
in supporting the whole ticket when his party
by their votes in the primaries, declared for
distinguished son of Carroll for Associate
Judge in preference to himself. He spoke
of factions, and declared there was no room
in the Democratic party for faction; men
could honestly differ, but after the nomina-
tons there could be but one party, and he
closed by expressing the hope that faction
was not thought of and that there would be a
fnIl vote for the whole ticket at the election
He reminded his hearers that there was time
under Republican rule that many of them
conld not vote and that others voted under
crossed bayonets, and that the Republican
party had but recently tried to inaugurate
this policy again by an effort to pass the
Force Bill.
Hon. Frank I. Shaw was the last speaker.
Hon. ]. Fred C. Talbot on account of press
ing business, he delivered stirring and for
chile speech. Men, said he, too frequently
followed their fathers in party utilization, and
took their politics as they did their swaddling
clothes. If any man could show him any
other party, with principles more conducive.
to the perpetuity of a Republican form of
government and better calculated to promote
the public welware, he would not be IN the
Democratic party an hour. He gave reasons
whv he was a Democrat-that the principles
Of The party we're founded upon the eonstitu-
t;on that has stood the test of a century, and
under which the country had grown and
prospered and become the wonder OF the
world. The party has seen the rise and fall
of number Of parties; but the Democratic lu.
Stand as long as the constitution stands.
i nafeat did not weaken it, but had made its
sLs.a,ts The more watchful and determined