Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-12

the impression that might not be like
other men. Some of them thought
possible there might be horns attach :
ed to me. ] am not astonished that
people believe what they read in daily
papers, and for the benefit of some
other young men who are coming on
soon to take our place, these boys In
front OF me, let me tell them, if you be
in public life never be disturbed by
anything that is said against you un-
less it happens to be true. lApplause.)
We come together here this afternoon
to talk plainly and fairly about our po-
sition and interest in the state. The on
~ way in which the people can manage
and control their own affairs is by a
perfect free ballot and by organizing
yourselves into parties, and no result
either in county, state or United States
cant be had unless you do it through
party organization. Unless you desire
to throw your votes away you must
attach yourself to the Democratic par
ty or attach yourself to the Republican
party, which latter stands for force in
government affairs, for taxes, for the
benefit of the few. You may dismiss
all side issues and remember this, IT is
either one of these two parties that
shall succeed.
Il have great respect for the man
who affects the great principle of moral
government, who would like to make
his fellow citizens sober men, but a
vote in politics in that direction, if he
be Democrat, is half vote for the
Republican party, for there is no
earthly chance for the third party,
Prohibition. l have respect for it, as
l have great respect for the liberties
and taste of other men. am prac-
teal prohibitionist in my own person,
but am Democrat for my country's
sake. (Applause.)
JUDGE THE PRESENT BY THE PAST.
Patrick Henry was fond of saying
il was q maxim with HIM that there is
no better teacher than experience.
There is no safer criterion by which
to Judge the future than the past.
will not go back and describe to you
the scenes that occurred IN this state
during the short run of Republicanism
from 1861 to 1866. The old men re-
member them we'll from personal ex-
perience. They saw the rights of the
people trampled under foot. You saw
the property of the state almost con.
fiscated in the shape of taxes to keep
up a few favOrites of the Republican
party. The old men will not go back
to it. Young men with their facilities
for learning now, not only from their
fathers, but from the books, have been
true to the Democratic party, and
have resisted all attempts of the Re-
publican party to come back into pow
er. believe you will do it again.
(Applause.)
For 81 long years the Democratic
party has had no control or this great
national government of ours. There
was not law in the statute book, not
a single law in 81 years that the Dem
ocratic party made. Every one of
them was from the Republican party,
for they took possession of the govern
ment in 1861, and we regained 1t only
in 1898.
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY HAS DONE.
While we were absent from power
this Republican party which confronts
Won in every county of the state and
every state of the Union was there.
They had levied taxes that bore harsh
" upon the masses of the people. We
came here with the President and
the House of Representatives we came
into power in the Senate with only a
bare half of that body not working
majority, but majority which no
Democrat in the Union supposed that
at the election in November, 1892, we
could possibly get. Now, constituted
as the Senate was with control OF the
government by that slender thread,
look at what that body has done.
| assert today and the records will
prove it, that the man who writes the
history of tnis country during this
period will be bound to say that no
party on the face of the earth has ac-
complished so much as has the Demo-
cratic party in the two years it has
been in power. (Applause.)
If there is a Democrat anywhere in
the Union who is dissatisfied because
his party has not done more he is
either preparing to go to the common
enemy and is ready with any excuse,
or else ne does not understand what
we have done. The paralysis of bust
ness was not the result OF Democratic
legislation, so far IS any legislation
brought it about. 1t was the result Of
legislation by the Republicans who
nessed the Sherman bill. To remedy