The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-10-26
COL. SINGERLY'S SPEECH.

the only one, whose utterances can be dig
nified as Democratic speech.
As the proprietor of large paper-pro-
ducing plant in this county, which has
contributed to the business prosperity of
our community, Colonel Singerly is prob
ably the most influential speaker, whom
the managers of the combination" could
bring to Elkton, to help them out of the
political hole in which they are founder
ing.
His presence at Elkton, therefore, in the
role of a Democratic speaker, advocating
and defending Mr.. German and his pecul-
lar methods, and pleading for one of the
old time Democratic majorities in Cecil,
would be very welcome attitude to the
local managers if novel and unusual to
the Colonel himself.
Colonel Singerlys speech, therefore, is
noticeable, only so far as it was directed to
the local and State issues involved in this
campaign.
If he had undertaken to show his hearers,
how bravely and consistently, Mr.. German
had upheld and defended in his Senatorial
seat, the doctrines and principles of his
party.
How zealously he had defended the
Wilson Bill
How devotedly he had stood by that
great defender of his faith, Grover Cleve-
land, in redeeming the party pledges of
1892 on the tariff question.
How the country rang with the Demo-
cratic praises of Senator German as the
great Senatorial exponent of tariff for
revenue only, and how, having bravely
stood by his party and the President, he
had justly earned the opposition and hatred
of the pesly Protectionists of Maryland,
who were now doing their best to destroy
Mr.. German, because he had been true
defender of Mr.. Cleveland's administration
and the Democratic doctrine of free trade.
If he had done this, his speech would
have been more noticeable.
But Colonel Singerly did nothing of the
sort, simply because he couldn't do it
truthfully.
He was necessarily embarrassed in his
address by the unwelcome fact, that Mr.
German, both on silver and the tariff, had
antagonized his party, and had attacked Mr.
Cleveland more grossly for his devotion to
his party platform, than any living Demo-
crat of equal political prominence in the
country.
Knowing that he could not make that
kind of a speech at Elkton, Colonel Sing
erly, after saying all he could in behalf of
Mr.. German for his opposition to the force
bill, proceeded to ignore Mr.. German and
every local and State issue, which Mr..
Germans dominance in the politics OF
Maryland has raised, and gave his hearers
a very excellent defense of sound money
and President Cleveland tariff policy.
He thought protection a crime, since it
was, in his opinion, a criminal act to be-
stow portion of his earnings without his
consent upon some other man.
Now, if Colonel Singerly had been per
fectly candid with his audience he must
have arraigned Mr.. German right then and
there, for doing in the Senate, the very
thing that he Colonel Singerly) thought
criminal.
Mr. Germans tariff record was implicitly
involved in his Colonel Singerly's) de
nuncation of the robbery of the masses to
benefit the few
Senator German had done for the sugar
trust, the very act of discrimination against
the many that Colonel Singerly was de-
nouncng in Odd Fellows Hall.
Then why did not Colonel Singerly rise
equal to the occasion, and frankly tell his
audience, that as Jealous and sincere sup
porter of President Cleveland. he Colonel
Singerly) had been previously disappointed
the tariff
Yet Colonel Singerly knows, that Mr..
German had so emasculated the Wilson
Bill which Mr.. Cleveland wanted to see
passed, that the same emasculated bill
became law without Mr.. Cleveland
signature, and that the reason why the
President could not conscientiously endorse
the bill, was mainly il not solely, Mr. Cor
mans own fault
Now, it must be plain to even the mean
est understanding that Colonel Singerly,
in telling his audience that Mr.. Cleveland
is a great and patriotic president, or that
protection is fraud and robbery, is say
ing nothing to the purpose.
As contemporary forcibly says, "the
very trouble with the German party is
that it is being opposed by men who are
better Democrats than he ever was, and
who say that eighteen months ago he
ceased to be Democrat at all. The meI
it was Mr.. Singerly's business to try tC
win over are men who will not be outdone
in shouting for Cleveland, or sound money,
or tariff reform, by any visiting statesman
Mr.. German can induce to take the STUMP
for his candidate. Is it not amazing that
| he ShOul1 nm To the prpSpnt have fai led