Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-11-01

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Bronze, chairman IL coonsy committee. J..
Marshall Dent uas caleb to preside and
10. r. Morgan secretary Dir. Dent on
taking ihe chair addressed the meeting in
SHIRT bat able speech. after which he
introduces 70 flae meeting Hon. John G..
Rogers who said IN part as f.sllows:
He found pleasure in cs,ning TO ST.
Mary,s where civil and religious liberty was
first announced.--Ts : Maryland native
born. BE had received from the conven-
ton at caionssille, On 5sh Of September
solemn and sacreds-=<t Resolutions were
submitted to Hon. John H. Mitchell and
himself among which was request TO
carry oat tariff reform. HeinterIined these
resolutions, himself % say that the nominees
would carry out true tariff reform. He
would carry out 70 the very letter Of the
law the principles Of the Chicago platform
as chanipioned By thst great statesman,
Grover Cleveland lie win relieve the
people Of shose burdens which they have
borne for long time. bat which they will
bear no longer. He knew his opponent
well and his remarks are not personal to
him. lie did NOT indulge 10 personalities.
He would say nothing against him person
ally-,Ir. Coffin l. the cardinal exponent
of the projection policy of the republican
party. Mr.. Wells and himself were the
opponents of the principles Of the democra-
tic party.
The democratic majority in Congress
have undone vicious legislation which had
been passed by the republican party al
though Mr.. Coffin has sa;d that the demo-
cratic party was incomPeient to legislate
for this government The democratic party
repealed the Sherman Silver Bill, and the
Federal Election Bill and now man can
vote rs he wishes without the interference
opponent has forgotten that Grover Cleve-
land has reduced the expenses of the
Off cials Of this Government 81, 100000 and
has saved, in Government expenses $780,.
100000. Although the democratic party
has not done all i. promised. he has for
gotten that what they have done has re.
duced the cost Of living 10 every man, 33t
per cent
l stand before the people as their servant
and will carry out their views not my III
dividual opinions. l have served two
terms in the Maryland Senate ard no act
performed there would I hide from the
noon day sun. I advocated the present
division of the school fund of the State
when move was made 10 decrease the
amount awarded to Southern Maryland.
l thought that the Northern portion of the
State on account of their wealth out of the
bowels of the earth, was more favored, and
l stood up for the rights Of Southern Mary
land. If this law had passed the people of
Southern Maryland would have had to
double their taxes for school purposes.
They say that the tariff protects Ameri-
can labor. How can We tell this-no
computation can tell this. cite the fig
ures of party who has made them, Mr..
Shaw. In cost of production, the English
laborer receives $o04 out OF $3.50 worth
of the manufactured article. In Germany
he receives 81 so out of $3.50 In America
50 AZ out of $3.50. This is legislation to
keep out of this country pauper labor of
Europe. Why should he encounter the
dangers of the ocean and all that &c come
to this country when he gets greater
proportion of the value of the manufactured
article at home And in addition to this
a tax of 81 per cent. is put upon these
articles-all goods sold home have added to
them the tariff costs in addition to profit.
When at Niagara Falls last summer he
went over to the Canadian side and his
wife boughta lap robe for IS and return
ing To this side she had to pay duty Of g..
Who paid the duty? They say the i'm
porter pays the tariff, and in this case my
wife was The importer. THE speaker was
here interrupted by Mr.. John w. Williams,
democrat, who asked him what that lap
robe would have cost him in the United
States? The speaker replied, 50 for the
robe; IS tariff. and profit to the ner-
chant. Mr.. Williams said that he had
always been satisfied, but that he had ask
ed the question at the instance of Repub-
licar friend, who sat near him. The re-
| publican party claims that the employer
does not give the employee the benefit of
the reduction. have heard of a contrac-
tor in this county who has increased the
wages of his laborers because of free lum-
Der, but who ever heard Of manufacturer
doirg this. The tariff barons came to the
Legislature of Maryland in opposition TO
the child labor bill and said they could not
compete with the labor of the South. be-
cause they employed labor from Canada.
You should support the nominees OF
your party. They individually represent
nothing, but, as candidates they represent
the principles of your party. believe that
you are not satisfied with what has been
done in tariff reform aud am 10 favor OF
further tariff reform and If you wish this
vote for me, If not vote for Chas. Z. Coffin
who will vote for continuance of the
Mckinley bill. The next Congress may
have TO determine the next contest for the
President and ii is vitality important that
the democratic party should have q major.
ity in that body.
Mr.. Kilgour followed Mr.. Rogers in an
eloquent and effective speech which elicit.
ed frequent outbursts Of applause.
Attic conclusion Of Mr. Kilgour's speech
ceairman Dent again addressed the meet
ing and counselled activity and said Il