Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-10-27

Seventh = Jerome I. Hayman.
Eighth Alfred Childs.
Ninth Peter Whaley.
Mr.. McMaster introduced rs the
first speaker Hon. W. Laird Henry,
candidate for the short term in Con-
gress. Mr.. Henry said as he was a
candidate for the short term he gen.
orally made short speech and that he
did not intend TO worry his large
audience long. He launched out BY
declaring himself thoroughly in line
with President Cleveland and William
l.. Wilson in their tariff views. He
said if given the opportunity to do so
he would vote in Congress for free
sugar. free coal and free iron ore. He
believed that free iron ore would be a
great blessing to the people ofSparrows'
Point and re-kindle the fires of the
great industry established at that place.
As it is, the duty had been reduced one
half and the revenue obtained was not
enough to cut any kind of figure in fur
nishing revenue for the government.
He said the Republican party favored
protection for projections sake. That
protection was furnished to fifteen per
cent. of the people under the Mckin-
ley law at the expense of the other
eighty-ive per cent. lie did not be-
lieve in that kind OF law and would
fight such legislation if brought up
while he was in Congress. He said
that Baltimore paper printed a report
that in his Berlin speech he favored
the Senate Bill, while Mr.. Miles OPP
posed it. He did not know who the
correspondent of the paper was and he
had high regard for the paper which
printed the report, hut the report was
false and he took this opportunity to
deny it, and would call upon anyone
who heard him speak at Berlin to
verify his statement. Mr.. Henry made
a favorable impression upon his
hearers. He is an eloquent speaker
and although not in good voice, owing
to the arduous work of the campaign,
he convinced the Democracy Of Wor-
cester that he was young man OF
great earnestness and ability,a polished
gentleman and one who did not fear
to make known his attitude on the
questions which are now before the
people. At the conclusion of his
speech he was roundiy applauded.
MIR. MILES SPEAKS.
When Joshua w. Miles stepped to
the front OF the platform he was given
a round of applause. He said he de-
sired to thank the people of Worces.
ter County for the part they took in
selecting him for their Representative
in the 54th Congress. Il doubt the
wisdom "he said, "of my entering
political life now and sacrificing the
practice Of my chosen profession, but
heard the people calling and when
considered the crisis through which
We are passing and the principles
for which the Democracy has been
contending and the people are de.
manding, determined to fight with
the great American Statesman--Gro-
yer Cleveland for these principles, and
shall not cease until the ramparts of
protection are torn down. know the
critic is abroad in the land and they
have already given us young colts a
record, before we have ever been given
a trial test. l shall be explicit in
making my position known to you,-
you have right to know where
stand and l want you to know. l
found on the next day after the Ocean
} City Convention at which was nomi-
mated that a portion of the press Of
the State intimated that my momina-
: ton was ordered from Washington
and that was the henchman' of a
boss.
Have l forgotten all my past teach.
ings and principles | was born in
that epoch which will be known in
history as the Cleveland epoch and |
am Cleveland Democrat. i am the
henchman of no boss and / receive
orders from none. | borrow my ideas
from no man-not even from Presi-
dent Cleveland. If he had never been
born j should have had the same ideas
about tariff reform that | now have.
His faith is no new faith with me. In
this struggle every heartbeat of my
Democratic nature is in sympathy
with that great Statesman William L..
Wilson who has made such a manly
fight for the people. know you good
people OF Worcester do not doubt my
honesty. Mr.. Henry and myself mean
what we say and when we go to Con-
/, gress you will find us voting as we
talk. The Senate bill does not suit
us; it was not what the people had
been promised, but with all its faults
it is the best tariff measure we have
ever had. Better than the Morrison
Bill or the Mills Bill and great step
. i'll the direction of freer trade. Dem
r ocrats of Worcester, there are those
who are trying to sow dissension in
our ranks-spurn them. Cling to
your party organization and on the
sixth of next November let Worcester
be proud of her achievement. |
promise you that if ] am elected, and
! have no doubt | will be, that will
do all in my power to help you get
your canal cut When | get in Wash