Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-16
G0RMAN ON SILVER.
The Maryland Senator Defands the
Chicago Platform.
NO RESPECT FOR TEE THIRD TICKET
Largely Attended Meeting Last
Night in Baltimore.
POINTS IN THE ADDRESS

A gathering of between four and five
thousand persons listened to Senator Cor
mans speech defending the Chicago plat
form in Music Hall. Baltimore, last night
Senator German walked out upon the stage
arm in arm with Senator Morgan. OF Ala
bama. Senator Morgan took the place Of
Senator Faulkner, who couldn't be present
Mr. Archibald H. Taylor was introduced
al chairman Of the meeting by Congress
man Harry Welles Rusk. Mr.. Taylor spoke
and then introduced Senator German, who
spoke at length.
Senator Morgan then spoke for forty min
utes. He was followed by Mr.. Thomas c.
Weeks, candidate for Congress from the
third district.
Recent National Issues.
Senator German spoke in part as follows:
"Mr. President and Fellow Democrats of
Maryland: would not be frank did not
tell you how much appreciate this cordial
greeting. 1 would be unjust to you did
not interpret 1t to mean that it Is the only
way, for the moment, IN which you can ex-
press your determination to support the
democratic nominee (applause). and that 1t
Is the way that you have of manifestng
your approval of one of your party fellows
who never turns his back on the foe of the
democratic party. (Applause)
II lay down the general proposition that
no matter which party controls this gov
eminent the Union will be maintained, its
purity will be preserved. and any party
who would act otherwise would be abso-
luteiy. obliterated. Applause)
THAT being the case, when an election Is
| over the minority must submit absolutely
to the control Of the majority when that
will Is expressed. (Applause.)
There ID, however. fellow citizens. a vast
difference between the parties that seek to
control your government. The republican
rarity is composed of the followers of Ham
.lton, and it is in favor Of a strong central
ICED government. We Of the democratic
party are the followers Of Jefferson. ZAP
plause.) We believe in local ,aelf-govern-
| ment (applause) and as little Interference
by federal legislation with the rights of the
people in their avocations as is consistent
| with law and order. (Applause)
Now, let no voter suppose for q moment
that either Of the great parties stands for
single idea. If he attaches himself to q
party 1t must be because, in the main, that
party's doctrine suits his ideas of the con-
troll and management of public affairs. 1t
is true that at each recurring presidential
election some prominent present question
is brought to the fore of the discussion,
and in many cases the determination of the
election is brought about by a single ques-
ton. But the other great questions which
divide the parties are not dead; they are
only laid aside for moment in the discus
sion. 80 --. 60 a.. IT,:
In 1884 taxation and extravagant ex-
penditures by the republican party was the
indictment we framed against that party
! and won the election. (Applause3
In 1883 1t was protection against free
dom of trade.
In 1892 It was freer trade and the rights
OF the states against unjust taxation by the
Mckinley bill and the force bill of Lodge
and Mckinley. (Applause)
In 1870. the contest In which we en-
gagged now: the great question that has
been brought to the fore is the one of cur
10 INT
| the control of our elections. applause
We advocate the election of Bryan and Sc
! wall. Applause. long and continued) But
We do not support them simply because
trey are the regular nominees. We support
them because they represent the great prin-
ciples for which the democratic! party
stands
BeltinE Democrats.
IF there are any-and am told by the
! public prints that there are some-who
have formerly been with the democratic
party. but who now prefer Mckinley to
Bryan (hisses) let them go in peace Voices
| Give 1t to them. We don't want them.D
Il treat all the men who support McKin-
| ley and Hobart or Palmer and Buckner as
| first and second degree republicans. Q1augfl-
| ter and applause. long continuedJ The
| first are the supporters of Mckinley who
| have the courage Of their convictions and
1 honor them as American citizens. Gap
| plause)
| The limping. hating, hesitating. cow
| ardiy fellows who go only half way can
| nave no respect from anybody. applause }
| Do I do them an injustice? (Cries of No,
no; that's right!D Do you want any proof?
| (Applause) Do you want any proof that it
Is all one concern? If you do. turn to their
| organ, and you will find that there are two
| branches OF boiling democrats in Maryland
| Qaughter); one that has a committee of
! seventy AMI the other that has committee
without number. daughter and applause J
| Inc SUPPORTS outright Mr. McK joIo
| and the other follows that poor old ticket
| that was nominated at Indianapolis ZAP
piauSe and hiSSes.)
| Their organs say they have found-I
take 1t in great delibera tion-they have
found satisfactory method of working
tremendously for Bryan's downfall, each
along its own line Applause and laugh
| teri "a voice. They can't do ito
Now, all these republicans and the men
| that 1 have described charge the demo-
cratic party with all sorts Of crimes That
| and applause.) What they have not charged
us with in the past do not know. All the
| ad5ectives that have ever been coined to
suit the English language have been hurled
| Applause) They do not abuse Bryan any
more than they abused Jefferson and Jack
son (applause): and yet the democratic
party has outiived all its traducers and
| elected Its candidates who were thus op-
| posed. and placed their stamp of approval
| upon the great acts that the democratic
| party have performed. (Applause.)
| NOT a single great movement that has
| tended to elevate the masses or relieve
them from unjust legislation or unjust con-
| dit1ons has ever been obtained in the
! United States except through the demo-
! cratic party" Applause.)
| After referring to the present Industrial
and financial condition OF the country, Sem
ator German continued:
Remedies Suggested.
Nov. my friends, l would Lot be frank
| with you. and l have made 1t q rule all my
life to always be frank with the people and
| give them my best judgment (applause). IL
did not tell you that while much. oh, very
| much, can be had in the way of relief by
congressional action, the present conditions
which have been the growth Of years ami
to which the faulty legislation of the re-
publican party who have controlled your
government contributed much yet with
\ that faulty legislation ana with other con-
| ditions OF the charge In trade and COM
| Terce and the mode of conducting affairs
much of the trouble that embarrasses us
cannot be controlled at once directly By
legislation. lApplause.)
| NOW. accord to the masses of the re.
publican party just much honesty in
purpose and interest in their affairs as
do to the democrats