The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

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Il. Coleman presided and the Chesappnka
ely Comet Band rendered good music. Mr..
Baker mad" "a sound and cJnyurin.. spnrrh.
not a speech tiIi.;,d wrth olnnslye part l,n-
Snip but surh as ii practical !,ns lass mau
wo"ld MAKE. He was very cordially re- ."iv,d.
and was followed by Henry NJ. Mccullough.
ESD, aad Mr., WiIIiHm J. Smith, both uG whom
IA I.le rattlins Republican addresses.
AT ELKToN.
On Thursday evening. Mr. Baker addressed
q large and enthusiastic meeting at odd Eel
lows Hall, many ladies being present. Del
bert's Boat Yard Band gave an open air con-
cert il ront Of the Hall. and by O'Clock
every seat III the Hall was lilied, while, in the
rear Of it the people We're densely packed.
l.. Marshall Haincs, Esq, presided, and in
trodured MIR. Baker in an appropriate aG-
dress. Mr.. Baker said he did not profess
to be either II spealar or II politician. That
he asked the votes Of the people of Cecil
county. because he believed the principles of
the party he represented would best pro-
mote their interests. He had no criticism to
opinion no nan could build himself up hy
running another man down. That he was
not in the habit Of abusing Democrats. He
lad may Der Ocrat,a friends in Hartford by
whose lid he had occn elected to the Mary
land Senlte, md p 'sonally he respected and
esteemed tneGi as a.Ich as his own party as
socntes. While he had no caustic comment
to indulge on individual Democrats, yet the
policy Of the Democratic party was the sub
icrt Of proper criticism. Mr.. Baker then took
up the German Tariff Bill and showed. that
the present campaign was being made by the
Democrats on that measure, which every
body knew was II complete violation Of their
pledges made in 1892. Mr. Baker closed his
speech by promising il elected to iunl his
duties in the interest of the people, to the
best of his ability. His address was very fay-
orally received, his quiet and unprctentlous
mann"r commanding at once the partaity
and favor of his audience.
Mr.. Baker was followed by that talented
and up-tO-date defender Of the great princI-
pie of protection to American industries,
Hon. Chas. Heber Clark, of philadelphia, and
editor Of "The Textile Record" Of that city.
Mr.. Clark opened his speech in a manner
strictly his own, his quiet sense of pointed
humor at once injecting his audience He
was born in Maryland he said and as a boy
used to have plenty of fun. near Elkton and
was having fun still in other ways. That he
had devoted many years Of his life to the
study OF the principles of protection to Amer
lean industries, and no greater error could
be than to say rs our Democratic opponents
do, that protection as II principle was on the
wane. The fact was that the recent elections,
and the financial stress Of the past eighteen
months, during which the working men of
this county were flocking to Cleveland soup
houses instead Of Republican factories. more
than ever endeared them to the principle.
Mr.. Clark then reviewed the history of Pro-
lection as an American idea and stated, that
to-day every advanced nation of Europe ex-
cept England was recognizing the principle
Mr.. Clark very convincingly showed his aud
ience that the prosperity of Americas work
ing men depended on the maintenance of the
principle. That it meant bread and butter
Ior his WIG ana cnlluren, tnat IS was based
upon natures first principie-self preserva-
ton. He closed an excellent speech by eau
tioning his audience against the popular doc
trine of the free-traders that Protection meant
only wealth for the manufacturer and oppres-
sion for every body else. He very humoc-
ously pointed to the fact that there were
wealthy men in the world before the days of
Protection. That the Bible doesn't say that
job owed his wealth to protection or Abra-
ham his prosperity.
Mr.. Clark was in his best vein and made a
speech up to his standard which Is high
one.
MIR. Baker, George R. Gather, ESQ.,, Of
Baltimore, DIR. T. A. Worrall, of North East
were billed to address meeting last night at