The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
THE FIRST GUN.
Republicans of Maryland
Open the Campaign
AT FORD'S OPERA HOUSE, BAL
TIMORE.
Eloquent Speeches by General Agnus,
Senator wellington, Hon. VIM.
7. MalSter, and others.

| Republican League Clubs met mt Ford's Opera
House during the day. The convention
selected delegates to the National League
Convention which meets at Milwaukee next
month, and issued n stirring address to Mary
land Republicans.
In the evening rousing mass meeting was
held, over which General Agnus presided
The House in spite of the intensely warm
weather was packed from pit to dome. and
eloquent speeches were made by Senator
Wellington. Hon. Wm. 7. Master. Mr.. W. W.
Mcintyre, j. Goodman Boyd. and others.
The speeches were all ringing and were
cheered to the echo.
| HON. wM. T. MALsTER
paid handsome tribute to the Independents
Of Maryland which the American reports as
| follows:
When the big form of William T. Master
appeared the audience burst into tremendous
applause. In his good natured way, Mr..
| NIaster quieted the demonstration and said:
1T is Il great pleasure to me to have the
opportunity to look into the faces of and en-
| change friendly greetings with so many Of
my fellow Republicans, and to extend a cor
| dial welcome to Baltimore of so many of the
representatives Of the Republican League
Clubs of dear old Maryland. That our State
| has been redeemed from the political misrule
| Of II generation is, in my opinion. largely
attributable to your organized effort and en-
| thusiastc work, backed by the support of the
conservative and independent sentiment Of
| Maryland's best citizenship. do not hesitate
to express the opinion that for years past
this sentiment has been with us and. if not
| openly aiiiliating with ~ in party organiza-
ton. it has at least pathiZed with us,
multiplied our votes at the bnllot-box, and is
today not only in Maryland. but in every
state of the Union. looking to the triumphant
success of Mckinley and Hobart and Repub-
licanism in November as the only safe guar
antce of future national prosperity.
There are times. my fellow-citizens. when
the claims of country rise paramount over all
mere partisan considerations: when the ohli-
cations of party association become subordi-
nate to the demands OF manly patriotism.
As in 1861, the Republican party was the or
ganized and patriotic agency through which
our national unity was maintained, and our
national life preserved; So in 1896. it will
again be its grand mission to maintain the
national credit preserve unimpaired the
financial and commercial integrity of this
grand republic of ours.
''We have recently witnessed in the great
metropolis of the West an event unparalleled
in the political history of this country In
the individual conquest for political suprem-
acy the accredited representatives of great
national party over whose past history the
craftsmanship of Thomas Jefferson and the
sturdy courage of Andrew jackson have shed
undyng luser, have been overshadowed by
force of numbers, and the doctrines and ira
ditions of "A great party have been ignored by
clamor, and the selfish and defiant demands
of sectionalism; the pillars OF the temple of
modern Democracy have been violently torn
from the foundations laid by the fathers of
Jcfcrsonian Democracy, and over their ruins
a false Democracy-populistic. communistic
| and anarchistic in characteristics to raise
another temple dedicated to the popular wor-
ship of strange political gods.
LAS the jingle of thirty pieces of silver pre-
reded the betrayal of our Saviour. the pro-
mitigation OF the latest dogmas of Populism
and dishonest dollar. must perforre prccedc
the betrayal of the financial honesty and the
national credit of the American people.
disappearing under the banner of Democ-
racy but stripped of its true livery the mis-
guided leaders Of these amalgamated hosts
of the West, propose to provoke class hatrcds
among the people, by appealing to the preiu-
dces of one class against another class, and
to howl their specious financial dogmas down
the wind. that the voice of reason and
patriotism, of experience and Of conviction
may be drowned in the clamor
The advancing wave Of Popustc-Democ-
racy has already reached Maryland. and the
custodians Of the Democratic party organza-
tion have surrendered the party citadel. They
have hauled down the flag OF Maryland
Democracy and run up in its stead the red
flag of Populism But Maryland's true and
genuine Democracy will not surrender to
Populism. however defiant and confident. and
| its ablest and most honored exponents will be
arrayed against it, and will stand, shoulder
to shoulder with us, in stemming the wave of
fanatcism, and in defense Of the national
credit an honest currency. and II dollar worth
one hundred cents. They will enlist with us
under the banner of Mckinley and Hobart.
and will march to II certain victory. They
will not tolerate repudiation-personal, state
or national. They stand with us for the alb
solute redemption of every national obiga-
ton incurred at home and abroad, for tie
conscientious fuiilmcnt of every ind. .vdual
and international contract, and for an Ameri-
can dollar rs good as any other dollar in the
world. They will oppose at the baliot-box
with us, any and every form of degraded
currency, that will rob labor OF its just earn
ings and increase the cost of the necessities
of life to the laboring man, while it will not
ncreas o the fruits of his labor.
THE Republicans of Maryland, accepting
the gauge of battle thrown down by their
Populistic opponents, and reinforced by the
true Democracy OF the State, will fight the