The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-09-27
senator Gorman.s speech.


held at Gleneg last Saturday. The Senator
emphasized the fact that the result of the State
election in Maryland would have IL national
significance he reviewed the actions of the
Democratic party in national affairs, and show
ed that the business revival was due to the re-
peal of the Mckinley bill. bespoke of the ex-
travagrancc of Republican rule and of the
present contest in Maryland. The Senator
showed the animus of the baltimore S"n in this
contest, and the Inconsistency of those persons
who, claiming to be Cleveland Democrats,
support the Republican nominees, citing Presi-
dent Clevcland's speeches in 1891, when he
urged the New York Democrats to unite i'll the
State campaign because of the influence the
result would have on the national contest the
next year.
Following are extracts from Senator Cor
mans speech
THE real question presented is, which of
these two great parties. Democratic or Repub-
lican, shall have control OF this State for the
ensuing four years! The people of the State
are called upon. this fall to notify the sister
States of the Union whether Maryland will re-
main loyal to Democratic principles and the
Democratic party of the nation, or whether her
vote shall be transferred to the Republican
column not only for local purposes, but in the
coming national contest OF 90
am aware that Mr.. Lowndcs and the leaders
OF the RcpuDllcan party Ill the state nave
made, and are making, frantic appeals to elimi-
nate all questions of national concern from
this canvass. They are aided in this effort by
Il few discontinued and disappointed men,
heretofore acting with us, but whose interests
or whose malice now lead them to desire Re-
publican success rather than Democratic SUI
premacY." G~@
at is not, however astonishing that the Re-
pub!icans hOuld desire to avoid national issues.
The position of that party in national affairs is
absolutely indefensible. | think it is safe to
hat IN. a n Gh.IT nf
the record they have made i'll the past eight
years. They were defeated overwhelmingly
in the country in ~, and if the Democrats are
unite they will be overwhelmingly defeated
again in 1896. 1t is not, therefore strange that
the Maryland Republicans would like TO rel
epatc their misdeedS i'll national legislation TO
the rear and conduct this campaign upon local
questions But they will not be permitted to
select the line of battle foruS Inviting, us
do the fullest and closest inspection and in
vrstigation into Democratic method of State
government, we shall also demand and eXcr-
else the privilege of locking closely into RcIIIb-
lican Administrative Ci national affairs. We
proudly boast the rectitudc of Democratic adj
ministration and defy contradiction of our
claim that the Democratic party has admins
tered the affairs of the State so well and faith
fully that there is not Il better governed State
than Maryland among the forty-four States of
the Union.
ticket in this State, may well appeal to his fol-
lowers not to discuss national questions. |
know Mr. LowndcS well; he is IL thorough and
consistent RrpubcIn; he stands by his party
ana with his party. If elected to the office Of
Governor he would use his great power TO hold
the State i'll the Republican column"
ION our side do not disguise, or attempt to
disguise from myself that local, minor per-
sonal questions and differences have, to some
extent divided us, and in the minds of some
threaten us with disaster and defeat. | know
it has been said, it has been daily repeated in
some of the newspapers II. retofore claiming to
be Democratic, thatthere is no Democraticticket
in the field that the nominees of the conven-
ton are not the choice of the party, but were
selected by two individuals, and are not, there
fore entitled to the support of the party. This
is not IL new contention in the State. / have
never yet known of an instance where men,
who for any motive whatever, have determin-
ed to change their party allegiance, did not
claim that they were just as good Democratsas
ever but that the party had left them, or that
the party had abandoned some well-Settled
or was controlled by some bad man
What the boilers of Maryland hope to do is to
carry Maryland with them into the Republican
column and then look to the recompense of
the reward.
Fellow citizen, what a shallow excuse these
dissatisfied gentlemen give for their effort to
defeat the Democratic party. They pretend
that it is necessary to defeat the party in order
TO break up the influence of two members OF
it, Everybody knows that that is not the rea-
son. No intelligent man in the State suppoSes
that Mr.. Abel, who conducts the baltimore
SIM or any other sane man protesting to be IL
would put the Republican party in
power i'll this State simply to crafty desire to
destl oy politically two individuals But that
is the only excuse thatis given. What tribute |
do these boilers make to the Democratic party. |
Ii has so spendidly conducted the peoples af- |
fairs in the city and State, administered so
honestly and faithfully every trust, that abso.
lutely no fault can be found that would be Il
decent excuse for them to complain of the |
party and use that us Il cover for their treach- |
For this flimsv excuse of personal opposition to
two members of the party they are prepared TO
transfer the fortunes of Maryland and the in |
terestS of her people to the control of the Re- |
publican party with its 10000 colorcd and 49, |
900 white voters.
To abandon II party be"ause you differ from |
it upon great questions of policy, or to abandon |
il because it has abused its trust in some mat |
ter of importance, or to refuse to support its |
nominees if there has been fraud or violence |
i'm the mode or method of making nominations |
are all reasons that are recognized as Justify |
ing the change of party allegiance. But i'll |
this case such excuse is offered. and there is
no rretensc that there is anything wrong with |
the Democratic party or its management of |
State affairs Their opposition is purely per-
,onal. 1t Is too narrow it is too contemplate |
to stand. 1t will not be six months before the |
people who act upon such theory will be
ashamed of themselves"
1.-The newspaper press is IL great power in this |
Its freedom to critcise public SER |
wants and to chronicle passing events should |
As Il rule there are but few owners and pub |
fishers of newspapers who would deliberately |
and persist i'll vililying public |
men Occasionally there is Il paper which per- |
mits itself to be led into disreputabe conduct |
If that sort Mr.. Edwin f. Abel, of Baltimore |
is the responsible owner and head of great |
newspaper, which, i'll his fathers time, and I'M |
der his management for forty odd years, was |
regarded as mirror in which could be seen n |
truthful account of the daily occurrences Of |
The people of the State, and fair and just |
statement of current events as they affected in
lividuals and the body polite. But for some |
years past he has used this paper to pour out |
his venom and abuse upon me. He has DELHI |
,rntely suppressed the truth wherever the |
truth would have Injured to my benefit. He |
mas instructed or directed his hired agents in |
liHerent sections TO publish malicious and de- |
iberate falsehoodS in regard TO my public ac- |
lions and then had his editorial writers to write |
column after column of editorials based upon |
shed in his news columns. Probably no more |
unfair proceeding has ever taken place in the |
history of American Journalism"
Never i'll the history OF the party was there |
more independent and fitting action of IL party |
than the one which nominated Mr.. |
That distinguished gentleman understands |
how baselcss the charges are that he |
was nominated by one or two individuals. |
He knows perfectly well, rs everybody else |
knows that so far as my Judgment and prefer |
ence were concerned they were not in his di- |
rection. for had never thought of him in con- |
nection with the Office of Governor But his |
ife his character, his ability, his faithfulness |
to his party, his independence aid freedom |
from practical feudS, made him suitable |
man. and the convention turned to him as the |
proper candidate i'll this mergency. He will |
have my loyal support, as he will have th1 SUP |
port of the party which nominated him, and of |
the majority of the people of the State. The |
very fact that he has been misrepreSen ed by |
the public prints, the very facts that corporate |
influences are secretly ut work against him, |
will turn the people to him"