Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-10-12

~ few, the Senator continued, chad
the impression that might not bc
like other men. Some of them thought
possible there might be- horns attached
to me. | am not astoni>hed that PEG
h pie believe what they read in daily
papers, and for the benefit OF some
other young men who are coming on
soon to take our place, these boys in
front OF me, let me tell them. il YOU
he in public life never be disturbed
| by anything that is said against you
unless it happens TO be true. applause
We come together here this afternoon
to talk plainly and fairly about our
position aud interest in the sSate. The
only way in which the people can
manage and control their own affairs
is by a perfectly free ballot and by
organizing yourselves into parties, aud
no result either in county, State or
United States can be had unless YOU
do it through party organization. I'm
less you desire to throw your votes
away You must attach yourself to the
Republican party, which latter stands
for force i'll government affairs, for
taxes, TO: the benefit of the few. You
may dismiss all side issues and remcm-
Der this, il is either one of these two
parties that shall succeed.
Il have grea; respect for the man
who affects the great principle of NOR
al government, who would like to
make his fellow citizens sober men,
but a vote in politics in that direction,
if he he Democrat, is half vote for
the Republican party, for there Is no
earthly chance for the third party.
Prohibition. | have respect for it, as
have great respect tor the liberties
and taste of other men. am Il prac-
teal prohibitionist in my own person,
but am a Democrat for my country's
sake. (Arplause.)
JUDGE THE PRESENT BY THE PAST,
Patrick Henry was fond Of saying
it was a maxim with him that there is
no better teacher than experience.
There is no safer criterion by which to
Judge the future than the past. | will
not 90 back and describe to you the
scenes that occurred in this state dur
ing the short rule of Republicanism,
from 1861 to 1865. The older men
remember them well from personal
experience. They saw the rights of
the people trampled under foot You
saw the property of the state almost
coniiscated in the shape OF taxes to
keep up few iavorites Of the Repub
lican party. The old men will not 90
back TO it. Young men with their
facilities for learning now, not only
from the fathers. but from the books,
have been true to the Democratic par
/ ty, and have resisted all attemps of
the Republican party to come back
into power. | believe you will do it
again. applause.
For 81 long years the Democratic
party has had no control of this great
national government OF ours. There
was not law ON the statute book, not
single law in b years that the
Democratic party made Every one
OF them was from the Republican par
ty, for they took possession Of the gov
ernmcnt in 1861, and we regained il
only IN 1898.
WHAT nENforpAcv mas no<r
While we were absent from power
this Republican party which contron,s
YOU in every county of this state and
every state of the Union was there.
They had levied taxes that bore harsh
iy upon the masses of the people. We
came there with the President and the
House of Representatives; we came
into power in the Senate with only a
bare half of that body; not working
majority, but majority which no
Democrat in the Union supposed that
at the election in November, 1892, we
could possibly get. Now, constituted
as the Senate was with control OF the
government by that slender thread,
look AT what that body has done.
assert today and the records will
prove it, that the man who writes the
history Of this country during this
period will he bound TO say that no
party on the face Of the earth has ac-
complished 50 much is has the Dem
ocratic party in the two years it has
been in power. (Applause.)
Ii there is a Democrat anywhere in
the Union that is dissatisfied because
his party has not done more he is
either preparing 10 90 TO the common
enemy and is ready with any excuse,
or else he does not understand what
we have done. The paralysis Of bust.
ness was not the result of Democratic
legislation, 50 far rs any legislation
brought it about. 1t was the result OF
legislation by the Republicans who
passed the Sherman bill. To remedy
this defeat and tighten the burdens OF
the people, swiftly the Democratic
party passed this silver purchase re-
peal bill through the House where the
Democrats had a majority to enable
them to do anything they pleased.
When il came to the Senate then the
struggle began. Both political par
ties split upon the currency question.
1t could not be a party fight, as
President Cleveland put it in his mes.
sage He knew that the Republicans
in the West were against it, and the
Eastern and the Central Republicans
and the Democrats of this state and
Ohio were for it, After Il struggle
such a has never occurred before in
the history of the country that Sher-
man purchase bill was repealed, and
so far rs legislation Of that sort coult
affect it the currency was put upon ;
sound basis, and gave confidence no
only at home but abroad.
THE SCNPAPEE SCORED.
Mr.. Abell, the controlling spirit OF
the Baltimore sun lhi>sing) has been
giving the impression Throughout
Maryland and where his paper is rea,
that that repeal was DELAYED 10y Mary
land Senators; that the delay was be