The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-20
MR.. HURST'S SPEEcu
THE DEMOCRATIC cAM,
OPENS AT ANNApor

All the state Candidates pro
and Make Addresses-craseaSea
thusiasm Manifested by ond Ha.
the Largest Crowds Ever ru ~, Of
messed on Political occo.;w wit
One Candi date for co~ iOa--
Talks Very Plainly on the ' slls
ject. Suo
The Maryland State Demo-
Campaign has been formally on a'e
and from now on the contest viii, pTDeu
waged W tn an increasing vioor 's
both political parties. In the com "
after the local ticket is in the fsla y!
situation will be much differen, us
cry one is waiting to see the st,.. Nv
of the respective tickets-one will gu
selected tomorrow Republican o.,
the other (Democratic) on IT, s4u
next.
The initiatory meeting of the non
cratic campaign was that held in
napolis, on Tuesday night last and !.
was remarkable to note the great ;.
thusiasm and the still greater o,os,
present. 1t was without doub S'0 W.
largest political gathering ever witna .us
ed in that place. '"eS'
The great attraction was tho g..
that our nominee for Governor - ro ,avI
T.. Hurst-was down for short "l
dress, which outside of the othe, aa'
tractive features was alone sutficiontaaE
draw multitude of spectators n.y. ~
remarks, which are given IN full bel ll''
were greeted 10y the highest amonnt" ~
regard even 10y so-called Independarta
and Republicans. AS for the gras,
body of Democrats it would be difiio"I,
to describe their wild delight at III"
success achieved by Mr.. Hurst in i h;s
maiden effort. Speech-makine is o n's
of the line of his previous occunationa
but he held the fort like a veteran snS
hurleddefance and scathing epithets Of
his puny traducers. His words have
the proper sound and will exert WON,
derful influence upon those who have
either been blinded by prejudice or ara
the slaves of mugwumpism or Demo.
cratic Traitors, whose influence liketba
germs of some dreaded disease snread
abroad despite the efforts of the better
element to suppress them.
Among those who also addressed tho
assembly were Messrs. RaudOInh
Barton, Marion DeKalb Smith, lash.
ua Miles, Charles c. Crothers and sew.
eral others. This is only one Of the
many successful meetings that will be
held III this State during the campaign,
After hearing the remarks of our bril-.
liant orators and the issue plainly out.
lined we have no fear of Democrats
voting the Republican ticket as advis.
ed by the Baltimore Sun, World and
other Republican papers. Following il
MIR. HURsT's SPEECH.
John K. Hurst, the GubernatoriaI
candidate, said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow citizens
My laborious life as a business man has
afforded me hut little time or opportu.
nifty to acquire readiness as public
speaker, and | naturally regret very
much my inability to present upon the
hastings the issues of this campaign in
such way as they deserve; but hav
ing teen hOnored by the convention
with the nomination for the high office
of Governor of this state, feel ii to be
no less a privilege than duty to 90
out, as | have never done before, tC
meet the people everywhere and pres
ent, as well as l can, the claims of the
great party whose standard | bear in
this campaign to their continued sup
port.
OF my qualifications it does not be.
come me to speak, and l shall, there
fore, leave to Others to say what they
think upon this merely personal aspect
of the canvass.
L may, however, be excused for re.
ferring with some satisfaction to the
TACT that, thus far, no one has said that
my nomination was one not fit to be
made, nor averred that, so far as the
record Of my life's work goes to prove
anything, the office will find in me, il
elected, an unworthy or incompetent
incumbent
The line of attack that has been and
is being made upon the ticket does,
however, call from me some illusions
OF another sort, personal to myself, and
IN this, my first public utterance upon
the platform, wish to express myself
with plainness of speech that nobody
can fail to understand.
DID NOT SEEK THE NOMINATION.
did not seek this nomination. II
sought me. When 1 was first asked to
allow my name to be used for it, the
suggestion was gratifying, but / saw
mat Its acceptance involved labor and
sacrifice, and the undertaking, if elect
ed, OF new duties and responsibilities
no man, brought up as have been
instructed delegates without persona
solicitation on my part, it would natu
urally be expected to carry out with al
absolute freedom from entanglements
and obligations, and for this reason b
entitled to the support of all member
OF our party who desire their candi
GATE to occupy such an attitude o
manly independence. Such position
standing here looking you, my fellow
citizens, squarely in the face, l declar
to you to occupy.
WOULD sCORN THE OFFICE.
The office of Governor of Marylan.
is high and dignified office, wei
worthy the ambition of any HONORABLE
man, but high as l hold it to be,
would scorn to reach it by the surren
der Of one jot or title of the priceless
possession of my independence Q
thought or action, and, although fee
almost sense of personal depreciation
IN being constrained to make this pub
lie declaration, in order to repel the III
generous assaults that have been mad
upon me, | wish the people of Mary
land to know that if they shall see n
10 make me Governor of the State
tney may rely upon it that no maj
snail rule or govern or dictate to me
mi that IN ha f..n 1f FIJI