The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-10-04
MR.. UIRST'N SPEECH
INHOW4RD COUNTY,

have been saving one might imagine
that there were no democrats IN Har-
ford county but Judging by the siz4
of this audience it appears that there
are few left. By your attendance
here TO-DAY YOU evidence III nouncer-
tain manner that you are not deceived
by the specious arguments which some
So-called democrats are using to be-
guile You from the rervlce OF party IN
to its bet,ayaI. but that you realize
the gravity of the situation confront
ing YOU and are determined 'hat the
flag of democracy which You have for
Years followed through good repo' tand
i'll, throus h prosperity and adversely
shall nos be lowered in defeat, but
shall wave again this fall from the
lofty crest of the impregnable strong
hold of democracy of Maryland. You
are invited. my ftlIow-democrats, TO
cast aside in Il moment the allegiance
of IA lifetime. You are told that the
betrayal of your putty instead of being
IA treacherous is Il !audarle act: that
no honest man can support the party
which YOU have for years been serving.
but that honor and good iai h alike re-
quire YOU to turn over to the r'publl-
,ans the administration of STATE affairs.
And what asons are gwen for this
cours.? Is it pretend ID that the re-
publican party has improved in Its
old age? That it Is a better one than
the democratic: DO they enleavor to
show YOU that the Fundamental 'enets
Of that organization are more repre-
sentative OF the will Of the people than
those which we learned in our boy
tood? Or do they, on the other hand
MAINTAIN that the party whose pre-
ceipts We began to study in our chld
hood Is unworthy of our loyal allegl-
ance:? 10 they tell us that the great
par V of jefferson, of jackson, OF III
den and Of Cleveland IS not good
enough to merit our support: Hy nc
means: they make no such contention.
They say that while they believe In the
democratic party, that while they adj
nit that the administration of S'a'e
affairs has been good and the finances
of the Commonwealth prudently and
carefully managed there are certain
men in the party who they do not like
and who, as a necessary consequences
must be sacrificed to appease their un-
forgiving wrath, even through this
sacrifice carries with it the DIES ruction
of the party. They wrap themselves
in the mantle of their own self-right-
eousness, and, like the Pharisee of
old, thank God that they are no: like
other men. They think that they. as
was once the theory concerning the
Crown Of England, can do no wrong.
Gentlemen, am not here to-day to
make apologies either for myself or the
democratic party. know Of nothing
to apologize for. am proud of the
traditions and the record of the party.
In national matters 1t has ever re-
presented the correct governmental
theories, and the administration OF the
State for The past twenty-eight years
is one in whicn any Maryland L may
we'll take pride.
Some extremists WHO III lie bllud
ness of III If frenzy believe that STRIFE
tures are arguments aud lroad
generalization specific cnaiges are
telling vou that the comb in il
Marvla 4 IS similar to thai in New
York under The Tweed regime and
the Tammanv domina'i II. F,lendS
willie am 4 party man ! ais endeavol
TO be an Los. s. one, and did any such
condition exist III tins State as thai
which | have mentioned | would no.
only spurn the tender of an Office, but
would do all IN my power to see that
those who were instrumental in the
dishonor of the party received the
punishment they merited. But thank
Heaven, no such condition preva Is in
our good old Sta'e.
Let The opponents Of the ticket point
us to IA corrupt administration Of the
affairs of the Commonwealth, let them
show us that abus exist, and that the
democratic party is unworthy. and
then and not till then, sal deem il
III u u " oNSCl L ny pa ".
Then il Gain you are told that my
nomination was not desired by the
people, but was accomplished by some
occult and powerful influence i'll which
the voters had no part. Have you
ever thought that this charge is Il
reflection upon every delegate who cast
his ballot for me in the convention.
and on each county whose representa-
tive they were: by their votes the
people Of Maryland selected at the
primaries their delegates to the re-
spective county conventions, who in
turn chose the man who should re-
present the voters III the State conven-
ton. The charge therefore, that they
were influenced by motives other than
the wishes OF the people is an insult
to each and every one of the eighty
six deieaAtes who voted for ne on he
first ballot. My friends, you WILL
know that | did not seek this nomina-
ton, nor weRld have accepted it had
| not believed that the voters desired
me.
| am sure that on the 5th OF
November you will by your ballots,
demonstrate that | am indeed the
choice of the democracy OF Nary
land.
| have endeavored to make my posi-
ton on all the questions involved IN
the election SO plain that he who runs
may read. | have told you that if |
am successful. as | shall be, | will use
all legitimate means at my command
to see that proper reassessment bill
is passed, and. if such is passed, [ have
promised to sign it. Upon all the
other issues stand square V upon the
platform of the party adopted July
81. 1t is hemely but true saying
that ''promises, like pic-crust, are
easily broken" am not Il mar who
believes in making promises unless |
see my way clear to keep them, but |
do pledge you, If cleo ed to administer
the affairs Of the Stare as wisely as |
can for the good Of the whole
people.