The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-11-28


than we could stand, and we defied
him. told him he would not dare
do anything like that, but if he did
it would at least set at rest one
question which hundreds of Repub-
licans had been discussing for
long time. and that was whether
the Americam was really Republi-
can journal or only an organ of
German and Rasin.
Mr. Wellington further said he
cared very little for the opposition
Of Gen. Agnus and his paper be-
cause he is playing the part of the
dog in the manger. The day after
the election he started one of his
employees out to solicit signatures of
a paper calling upon himself to be-
come a candidate for the United
States Senate. Not one member
elect to the legislature from Balti-
more could be induced to sign it,
and that disposed of the Aspirations,
of Gen. Agnus. Then he discovered
that it would never do to interfere
with the eastern shore law, and
straightway he set to work to use
his paper 10 defeat my aspirations,
and he had been manufacturing
interviews and writing letters to
the american ever since.
No one who was not with us
drought the campaign from the
beginning of the primaries until the
close of the polls on the fifth of
November can form any conception
of the work that was done. We
found the Republican party in Bal
timore divided into warning factions.
The first thing to do was unite them,
and we did it. Then our colored
frien ds were intimidated, disheart-
ened and discouraged. Several
thousand of them were not regis
tered; other thousands had not
voted for years. They had to be
gathered together, organized and
encouraged to stand up for their
rights of franchise. We had, it is
true, great many brave allies
among the independent Democrats,
and we soon began to get into fight
ing shape. but one great drawback
was the lack of confidence. 1t was
very difficult to inspire our organl-
cation with courage. "You can't
beat German. was heard on all
sides, but we did beat him, routing
him in his strong hold, and destroy
ing his power in the State.
But when we were in the greatest
distress for means, and we never
got dollar from sources outside
the State, when we were five thou
sand dollars in debt, two thousand
of which were advanced from my
own pocket, this man Agnus har-
raised US for the payment of a print
ing bill of $500 until his demands
became offensive. This was on the
Saturday before the election. He
thought we were beaten, and he de-
manded his money so persistently
and so Extensively that l finally had
to tell him we had not dollar, but
that | would myself personally be
responsible for his claim. He vas
the only person who knew we had
no money, and in one hour after
| communicated the fact to him it
was known at Democratic head
quarters.
Now as to his remark about my
alleged failure to prove the charge
| made against Quay. l am not
bound to submit the proof to Gen.
Agnus. Senator Quay has meyer
asked for it but when he does | am
ready to prove that he rendered as
sistance to German in the late cam
paign. If | have wronged him he
can hold me personally accountable
or he can appeal to the courts. |
am ready to meet him anywhere. L
have no fear of the Agnus- German
combination. The people have dis
posed of the Democratic end of that
combination, and the Republican
party will soon dispose of the Re-
publican northumberland News.