The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-10
INSTRUCTIONS THAT DIDN'T IN
STRUOT.

The Maryland Legislature after con-
siderable backing and filling, clubbing
and squirmlng recently passed a reso-
luton instruct!ng (O Senators Cor
man and Gibson to tstick to- the Will
son tariff bill as the embodiment OF
the pledge of the Democratic party for
tariff reform.
But the Senior Senator doesn't seem
to instruct worth a cent, and his oppo-
sition to placing coal en- the free list,
has finally forced his Senatorial col
leagues 10 re. classify coal upon the
dutlable list at 40 cents per ton.
But the Senator's course as pro-
tectionist at heart, which he really is
be 1t spoken to his credit-has offer
ded his free trade constituency In
Maryland, some Of his severest critics
IN Frederick county proposing to cas-
tgate him back into the free trade
ranks, By instructing CD him over
again.
With this very laudable (2) inten-
ton, they have passed the following
pronunciamento, respectfully and
earnestly requesting Senators German
and Gibson to taUy represent them
by honesty CD laboring for the pas
sage Of the Wilson Bill.
1--WE, the undersigned citizens of Frederick
| county, Md, being anxious and DESTROYS TO pro-
mote and safely guard the principles and welfare
| of the Democratic party, and believing this alone
can be accomplished by frank, honest and
| courageous representation by the people repre-
| sentatives in our national halls OF Congress OF
the platform adopted by the National Convention
at Chicago, the special cardinal feature OF which
was tariff reform, and which is now inviting the
| bold and aggressive support OF every true Demo
| crat in the United States Senate, We therefore,
respect fully and earnestly request that you iairy
represent the people of our State by arduouSiy
and honestly laboring Tor the passage oil the
Wilson tariff bill as it passed the House o.
Representatives, and as you were earnestly
requested to do by the resolution recently passed
| by the Maryland Legislature, and that You cast
your votes for the BILL that you place it in the
power of the people OF this State which Joined in
the overwhelming voice Of the people OF our
entire country in declaring in favorof Democratic
principles and the reduction of the burdens OF
| taxation by the election of Grover Cleveland as
President of the United States) to select represen
| tatives who are in accord with their party
To emphasize the action of the
Frederick protcstants against Mr..
Gorman's course, the Baltimore SIN
on Thursday published interviews with
four prominent business men of that
city-Messrs. Daniel Miller, Charles
England, Frank Frick and D. Meredith
Reese-all honorable gentlemen and
excellent free traders
As an offset TO the opinions of these
four gentlemen, we risk the declaration
of our belief, that if a census of the
opinions of business men of MARYLAND
including Baltimore City were taken,
as to whether they endorsed or con-
demned Mr.. German IL standing up
for duty on coal, that census would
show seventy five out of every hundred
business men in every section of Mary
land sustaining him
In truth, considering the importance
of the coal industry in Maryland, they
would not be true Marylanders did
they not support him on this issue.