The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-10

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world. He is all excellent bushes
man, energetic and successful. H
belongs to the dominant part
which has managed the affairs o
this State for twenty years. IL
has been nominated by the gentle
men who have controlled the con
ventions and the policy of tina
party for twenty years.
against these gentlemen there
is wide feeling of dissatisfaction
which has extended to- Dir. Hurst
for the reason that he stands as the
representative of these men. He is
looked upon as their nominee, as
their man and not as the nominee
OF the Democratic party. If sue
cessful he will owe his election to
these gentlemen, and as he is a
grateful man he will listen to and
be influenced by their advice in
shaping the policy of this State and
IN making of his appointments.
lie stands for those principles
which these friends of his represent.
"Ihls is gong to be one of the
hardest battles that this State has
ever seen. For the first time IN
twenty years the people are turning
their faces toward the Republican
party for dellverance. ask YOU to
work with me to accomplish this
end. We have four weeks before
us, which means, if we would sue
ceed, four weeks of hard work.
That party which for so many
years has been in control and
sought to entrench itself at the
expense of the whole people, now
asks for continuance of authority
to WELD the sceptre on the plea that
it will do better in the future. It.
offers no new security for TIE full
illment of its repeatedly broken
promises of reform and amendment
of its methods and measures.
fTwenty-eigbt years of upinter-
rnptsd and unhralz~----r---.--sA ------
no practical beneficial results ac-
complished. Must it go on forever?
| think you will believe with me
that it is time for change. The
issues involved are purely State and
local, and that national issues have
no bearing whatever and ought not
to be allowed to influence our de-
cislon or to obscure the true ques-
tions which are pressed upon us at
this time for settlement.
care we to have reassessment,
fair and honest elections, broad
and liberal free school system di-
vorced from political influences,
civil-service reform IN many of the
departments of our municipalities,
self government apd the right of
the people to choose their own pub
lie servants?
1.-The Republican party has SOL
emnly declared that these measures
are vital to the best interests of the
State; that they are now the para
mount issues to be determined, and
it has adopted a platform which
commands not only the united sup
port of the Republican party, but
which has won the commendation
of the conservative Democratic
press, as well as the pledges of
thousands of Democrats and inde-
pendents throughout all portions of
our State, who have so boldly
announced their intention 60 throw
off the yoke of political servitude
that has so long bound them to a
party Democratic only in name,
and affirm their belief that these
reforms can and must be secured,
if at all, through a change of ad.
ministration.
81 desire to go before the people
of Maryland without evasion OIL
mental reservation, and | take thi;
opportunity of placing myself une
quivocally upon the admirable
platform adopted at the Cambridge
convention.
''In the first place, | wish to sa1
that l believe in the we'll recognized
principles of the Republican party
which upon the living issues of tn
day have always been in the van
! guard of public sentiment ant
} thought.
| 81 favor such system of financ
, as will give US a sound nationa
currency, always redeemable at tn
pleasure of the holder in that col
7 which is the standard of value Q
g the great commercial nations of tn
! world.