The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-03
ThA Popocratlc Convention.

9th. b
1t sesTas that the unterrifed had
considerable trouble in arriving at
the conclusion what was best to be
done, f6r it was about u hours
behind schedule time when the pro-
ceedings began, the delegates from
Allegany and Frederick being very
late inputting in their appearance.
The convention was called to
order BY Chairman of the State
Central Committee, William Miller,
Esq. Mr.. G. NJ. Miller, Of Swan
ton, was elected chairman, and
Lewis sysE ter. Of Hagerstown, ,secre-
During the absence of the com
mittee on resolutions and creden-
tials, Mr.. Talbot, Of Montgomery
county, was called to the platform
and gave US one of the worst jun
bled, mixed up addresses we have
ever heard. He talked tariff, silver,
mortgages and several other ques-
tions, but from the anxiety he DIS
played to have the committees
report as soon as possible, it was
very evident to those in the hall
that he was not very much inter
ested in his subject and would a
little rather someone else was in his
position; it was evidently a talk
to kill time. He made the assertion
that in 1892 cut nails could be
bought for ninety cents per keg,
while at this time they cost So. so.
Any person who ever purchased a
keg Of nails can see at once what a
great mistake he made. But if we
were to admit the assertion to be
true, 1t does not speak well for the
German Brice tariff bill which has
increased the debt of the country
1862, 329, $50, and increased the
price Of the farmers nails, if Mr..
Talbot was correct IN his assertion,
from Linety cents to $3.50.
That great argument Of Demo
cratic speakers in the three last
years, "The silver purchasing clause
Of the Infamous Sherman act, ;" was
not referred to. Even those $50
called Republican senators from
the silver states" who had been
much denounced by Democratic
speakers throughout the country
for working in the interests of
silver, was not denounced. Oh, no.
for had they not succeeded in hav-
ing the Democratic party adopt
their principles in favor of silver,
and is not the Demo-Popocratic
party now working like beavers for
the very principles which thei1
leaders have been denouncing for
years? 1t looked at one time, when
referring to the mortgaged lands in
Montgomery county, as if the
speaker would break down, he grew
so pathetic. He did not tell us
whether or not he was so GER.
taja of the ability of the
Democratic Popocratic party tc
keep silver on par with gold. He.
like some of the advocates of the
''free and unlimited coinage of sill
ver," when Writing mortgages, haC
so much respect for gold that he
wrote them payable in that infa
nous money which they say has
brought such dire results to oul
people. Yes, they want gold then
and not silver at a ratio of 16 to l.
Neither were we told how it was
right to declare for gold at the
Maryland State Democratic con
vention, but wrong now, while thai
great bugaboo of the last campaign
negro domination, was not men
toned. 1t was plain to be seen thai
the gentleman was not very mucf
interested in his subject, while il
was evident from the lack of enthu
slasm that the whole convention
was merely matter of form, voiC
of that hope of success which gives
inspiration to those who contend
for a principle in which they thor
oughly and firmly believe.
On motion of Col. Averltt, Blall
Lee, Esq, of Montgomery county.
was nominated by acclamation
When about to adjourn, and after
several of the delegates had gone.
Col. Averitt all at once seemed tC
remember the fact that the commit.
tee on resolutions had failed tc
report resolution for the adoption
of party emblem, and moved that
the rooster be the party emblem in
this campaign, which was adopted
AS we thought of the metam orpho
sis which had taken place in the
Democratic platform, and of the
great difference in the tone of theil
speakers since the days when Jack
son and the liberty tree was theil
emblem, we thought that the crow
would have been far more appro
pirate.
Taken as whole, the convention
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