The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-10-06

The writer on-the commentary of the action
of the Democratic Convention of Carroll
county, misapprehends the feeling and
purposes of those who had the majority in
that convention.
There was not representative man IN
that convention who is not prepared to de-
fend the tariff bill passed by the last Con-
gress as against the Mckinley Bill. Its
superiority to the Mckinley Bill passes
without argument or discussion with all who
believe in Tariff for Revenue Only"
The position of that convention is that the
true principles and policy of the Democratic
party are the principles and policy that will
bring relief and prosperity to the masses OF
the people. That through the betrayal of
those principles by the coterie Of Senators,
led by German, who considered personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and personal power of
more importance than the good of the peo-
Pile; in other words, who believed that
those who had enjoyed all the benefits and
who were habtuated to the distribution Of
patronage as trade upon which they had
fattened were the people, and who by the
betrayal of the trust reposed in them brought
the party into contempt, in so far as they
could, by compelling the President to allow a
tariff bill to pass, because Of the relief it did
bring, that did not measure up either to our
opportunities, our promises or the wishes OF
the people, aud which did show to any
observant or fair minded man unmistakable
evidence of influence other than those in the
interest of the people.
The convention of Carroll county was not
any mans convention. 1t was the honest
product of an unfaltering and Independent
assertion of Democratic principles without
consideration of future consequences, except
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being the exponent Of all that is good, or
worthy of support by those who honestly
desire success to those principles.
Place and its distribution to the rank and
file of the party, to those to whom we must
look for success, is an incident and not the
object of party organization. All the issues
of the ''laie unpleasantness" are dead, and
men who do their own thinking cannot
longer be held to unquestioning acqulesence
to the will of those who trade in politics and
use the people to accomplish their purpose
upon any dead issue.
The House of Representatives passed a
tariff reform bill. No doubt there were very
many minor imperieetions in it. No doubt
there were some errors in punctuation and
photography, but the trend of the bill demon
strated Enthusiastically the intention to give
the people honest legislation, recognizing the
laid as to give the least possible oppression
or burden to the common or average citizen.
Whilst the Senate did not eliminate all
that was in it of good it did give peculiar and
unauthorized benefits to the sugar trust,
coal, iron and barbed wire, things that even
an agriculturist, untaught as they are usually
supposed to be, can thoroughly appreciate.
For this detection from principle for personal
ends the convention felt justified in de-
nouncing German and his henchmen, and
they did it. 1t would be superhuous for any
one, after all the experience, both the country
at large and politicians in general have
had in their attempts upon President Cleve-
land, to offer any defence for his conduct OF
the high trust given to his keeping. His APP
pointments are not in every case an indlca.
ton of his sentiments, nor should he be held
responsible for them when he was handicapped
by Senatorial courtesy as TO their coniirma'
ton.
1t would not have been dignifed or charac-
teristic of the man had he entered into a
contest for supremacy as to plaeemen. hls
grasp of the responsibilities and duties of a
President of great people is above the con
sideration of the qualification of such things.
What he has aimed at, advised and exerted
his influence to obtain, is Just and remedial
legislation and faithful performance of the
duties pertaining to the offices his official
position caused him to fill by appointment.
Whatever the result of this falls campaign,
history will place the convention of Carroll
county, held September "a, 1894, along with
those who loved their country and dared to
avow a principle and as fit supporters oil
Grover Cleveland, the greatest man OF his
age.
MEMBER OF THE CARROLL co. CONVENTION.