The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-12
ACCIDENTS BIG DAY.
ThePicnIc Announced a Big and E

On last Friday morning the
streets of Oakland were alive with
teams and men preparing to depart
for Accident to participate in the
big basket picnic advertised to
take place there that day.
At about eight clock most of the
conYeyances had departed bearing
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, Hor. Harry
NJ. Glabaugh, Mr.. D. W. Sloan,
Mr.. Wm j. Read, Mr.. A. IL. Dow
den, Mr.. F. S. Kurtz, and many
otsas sN4esides Smiths Military
B&fsd yISDakland. Accident was
reached about noon and immedia-
tely the hungry travellers sat down
to enjoy the good things to eat
which wee plenty and to spare.
Shortly yafter lunch the throng of
people, numbering about fifteen
hundred vas called to order by Sem
ator Ravnscroft, who introduced
Mr.. E. q. Slncell as chairman of
the meetbg. Mr.. Sincell made
few remalks upon the issues of the
day AMI then introduced Mr..
LowndesA is the first speaker. Mr..
Lowndes,in quiet, unassuming
manner sad:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and
friends ofGarrett County-When |
agreed tooe here to-day | did not
intend orexpect to make speech.
| wanted b renew the acquaintance
of twenty 5ears ago. when | was a
candidatefor office, and when your
county was first formed. | wanted
to meet trse people and their sons.
| am, however, in the hands of the
committee, and will do as it asks,
but what | shall say will be brief.
| am glad to see so many ladies here.
| wish that we could have them
with us for the next eight weeks.
If we could have them we would
keen these meetings up to the pro-
} per to1e, as we will endeavor to do.
While at Claiborne on my way from
the Eastern Shore | was met by q
little girl, who told me her people
would vote for me. She then sang
some sweet songs, wonderfully well
for one SO young, and l told her if
l had her through my campaign |
could sing myself into the COVER
nor's chair.
"The issues of this fight are State
issues, not national. They are good
citizenship, good government and,
| will add good roads, for without
! good roads their cannot be good
citizenship. Grave questions In
, volved are also those of reassess
) ment and free schools. If elected
will favor a reassessment bill thai
will assess both real and persona
property equitably. l am also il
favor Of reassessment bill thai
t will allow the people of Garret
county to name their own assessors
| want that power to be taken from
: the governor and placed in th'
; hands of the people. They know
their neighbors better than the gov
ernor does. If the Republican,
shonld come into power they vii
give satisfaction IN this respect
We want new registration laws
v We w~nvcc-7-e in Baltimore city es
. pecially. When a vote is cast W
want it counted. We hear much o
the danger of turning over the Stat
r and giving its machinery to tn
v Republicans. If this machinery i
honest, why the objection? Their
has been much criticism of th
3 machinery of this State. The Re
= publicans promise to give bi-parti
s san registration-that Is, we wi
t give honest Republicans and Demo
5 Gratis as registrars. This will Civ
e you pure registration in Garrett
p and honest judges and clerks t
f conduct your elections. If this
h Republican State, let it be Reput
J., lican; if Democratic then let it /
# Democratic. But all we want
n fair play. | believe IN local self-go'
d ernment so far as assessors are col
is cerned, and also in reference to I'll
t. conduct OF our schools. Now tt