Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-09-28
CAMPAIGN OPENED

The campaign in the Sixth Congressional
District was opened at New Market, Fred
erick county, on Saturday last with grand
pic mic and tournament, which was attended
by a large concourse Of citizens. Among
the speakers on this occasion were Hon
lsidor Rayner of Baltimore, Col. l.. Victor
Baughman OF Frederick, Spencer 9. Jones
of this town, and Ferdinand Williams, our
gallant standard bearer in the present con-
test. The following remarks OF Mr.. VIII.
liams show plainly how he stands ON the
issues Of the campaign:
ut is not without emotion that arise to
address the Democrats OF Frederick county,
as the standard bearer of the Democratic
party Tor the district. Though personally
am unknown to the majority of you, yet
feel that in devotion to that grand old party
we love To honor | will be recognized as
brother and treated the same way. | come
to talk to you plainly, and face to face 1t
is right that you should know what opin
ions the candidate you have selected holds
81 intend to say every where-not only
here, but wherever go upon the hastings
that believe in the principles OF the Demo
cratic party as enunc ated in the platform
adopted at the National Convention of the
Democratic party in Chicago in 1899, as they
have been carried out by the Democratic
House and the Democratic party, believe
in the principles of tariff reform, because
know, as lawyer, that there is no power
in the constitution to create a protective
tariff. There is power given by the constl-
tuition to levy tariff for revenue only and
this is the position taken by the Democ ratio
party.
"rhe Supreme Court of the United States
has shown the unconstitutionalty of pro-
tectve tariff beyond any shadow of doubt,
but il has also ruled that Congress has the
right To determine for itself whether tariff
is protective OF for the purposes of revenue,
SO that prevents us from reaching iniqutous
laws that way, but the principles of the con
stitution remain the same. Up to the time
the Mckinley law was passed every Repub
lican tariff law that was passed was mas.
querading under the guise OF a revenue bill.
When the Mckinley law, however, passed
the Republican House, Senate and Presi-
dent, even this thin disguise was thrown off.
"rhe agricultural interests Of the country
are being destroyed. You know yourselves
that the young agricultural men, who form
erly were able to earn good living on the
farms their fathers titled before them, are
now being forced TO the centres of popula
ton and commerce. The commerce of the
country is being destroyed. Ships are not
coming 10 our ports as they would if the
merchants of the United States could do
business with the world, and consequently
there are no steamers in which to send back
our wheat and grain.
awe have the ocean greyhounds, it is
true, in which the wealthy residents cross
and recross, but the freightcarrying steam
ers are giving the ports of this country the
cold shoulder, for there is reciprocal trade
TO be had elsewhere. South America il
taking the trade that belonged TO our agri
cultural people.
at is impossible TO establish trust with.
out the assistance of q prohibitive tariff.
know all about trusts, for | have seen them
and have been where they exist. A Demo
cratic measure was passed at the last session
of Congress. We don't intend to criticist
Democratic measures, but during the pen
dency OF that law one OF these trusts thai
VIC have been talking about was enabled Il
To make the sum of $1S,000,OO0.
Legislation cannot create wealth, but
laws can affect the distribution OF wealth
and this is what happened in the matter ol
the Sugar Trust II was $lS,O00IOQ0 out oil