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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
Washington County Democrats.

The Washington county Democrats on
Tuesday resolved as follows
''We arraign the Republican party now in
power in this state as recreant to the trust re-
posed in them by the people. We denoune
their professions in the campaign Of 1896 as
hypocritical and insincere, and deplore the
spirit of political brigandage that has become
so marked characteristic of the political
organization whereof Senator George L. Well
ington is the head.
''We denounce the high handed course pur-
sued by the Republican party in electing
George L. Wellington to the United States
Senate in violation of the laws of our state
and resent his arbitrary interference in the
local affairs of our commonwealth. His course
in Congress has been counter to the wishes
aud desires of our people, and his attitude in
regard to the cause of suffering Cuba has
met with universal censure. He affords a liv-
ing example of tyranny and despotic govern
ment most offensive to all true Americans.
''The hollow pretenses of the Republican
party in protesting to bring about by their
policies the return of prosperity to our suffer
ing people are proven to be mockery and a
delusion, and we invite attention to the re-
duction of wages, the horrors of striking work
men and the unemployed masses as "a suffi
Gent denunciation of the inadequacy and
falseness of their measures
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
Wall Street Arraigned.

John Clark Ridpath, the veteran historian,
now editor of the Arena, pays this tribute to
Wall street. At time when the men who
are known as ''leading financiers' of the street
are seeking TO control the policy of the gov
eminent with regard to its finances, it is inter
esting to have this bit of history before us that
we may, with some degree of accuracy, fore
cast the spirit and character of their rule were
the people finally to submit to their DONNA
ton. Mr.. Ridpath says:
II notice with surprise that Mr.. Clews in
his sketch of Wall street dwells not at all upon
the benevolent agency of that power during
the civil war This is an oversight which |
beg leave to supply There perhaps never
has been an instance in human history In
which great power has SO ardently devoted
itself 'to the preservation of free institutions
as did Wall street in that epoch of mortal ago
n.y. Then it was that Wall st: eet engaged in
the patriotic work, first Of destroying the
national credit, then of buying it up at half
price, then OF converting it into a bonded
debt to be perpetuated for full generation,
and finally of compelling the people to pay it
in dollar worth four times as much as the
dollar with which it was purchased. 1t was "a
beautiful scheme of devotion and self-sacrifce
the like of which history has never before re-
corded. 1t was speeulatian which involved
the life of the American republic.
1.-THE Union was on trial. All nerves were
strained and all hearts were torn. The nation
was bleeding at every pore. Every freight
train that came from the front brought back
its loaded boxes of dead Fathers and moth
ers gathered at the station and each received
his own. The rough coffin containing the
body of the patriot boy who had given his
life for the flag was taken by the silent father
and mother to its resting place under the
apple trees. All true men had fearful faces
and a stern resolve in the heart.
''And while this was the condition of the
nation and the people, the high-toned Wall
street was specializing on the life of the repub-
lie. 1t bought and sold blood. 1t was a bull
on disaster and a bear on victory. 1t estab-
lished bureaus through which to falsify intel
ligence and to bring the nation to the verge
of ruin. 1t had no conjunction. Itregarded
the gore of battlefelds as the rich rain and
mould out of which its own harvest was to
grow. The more blood the merrier The
more tears the richer the yield. The more
war the more debt The more depression Of
the national credit the more cheaply we shall
be able to gather it up. The more death the
more millions. The more horror and devas
tation the heavier will be our Golfers. The
more the people groan the more we will shout
The more they die the more we will live
The more liberty perishes and withers from
the earth the more we shall plant ourselves
and flourish and rule and reign over a nation
that we have destroyed and people whom
we have enslaved. "
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
CARROTS Colored Voters.

Two weeks ago the ADVOCATE advised the
colored Republican voters of Carroll. over
500 in number, to demand some recognition
from the party. In Charles, Somerset, Kent
and some other counties the colored voters
have demanded division of honors and
Offices and the demands have been acceded to.
In Carroll the colored voters have solidly sup
ported the Republican ticket in every contest
for twenty-seven consecutive elections. In
all these years not one has been placed upon
the county central committee or been chosen
a delegate to a convention, and none ever
will unless the colored voters demand recog-
milton.
We venture to assert that if there were
body of 500 Irishmen, or 500 Hungarians, or
500 Hebrews, or 500 voters of any other race
in Carroll voting the Republican ticket the
leaders would voluntarily give them some
consideration. No person would be placed
upon the ticket that would be Objectionable
TO such a body of voters, and generally some
one would be nominated from among them
in order to show appreciation of their party
fealty.
1t is not so with the colored voters. They
are never consulted about nominees, and
never considered for public Office. And
unless they demand recognition they will not
receive any. Without the colored vote the
Republican party would have had no chance
of winning in Carroll. They could not win
in any county, except Garrett, and the col
ored voters have it in their power to control
matters. In other counties. as above stated,
the colored voters are asking for recognition
and receiving it.
There are about $50 colored voters in West
minister district There is likely to be con-
test in the primaries and the colored voters
hold the balance of power. If they should
meet and resolve that they would vote with
the faction that gave them two delegates TO
the county convention, they would get them.
There are about 12O colored voters in Free
dom district, and they can get two delegates
from that district if they demand them.
If the colored voters demand place on the
Legislative ticket they will secure it.
If they demand delegate to the state con-
vention and one to the Judiciary they will get
them.
If they do not ask for anything the white
leaders will not voluntarily offer them either
honors or office.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
No Excuse This Year

There are a few gentlemen in Baltimore,
Who for wears voted and acted with the Demo
cratic party, but supported Lowndes IN 1898
and Mckinley in 1896, who, it is reasonable
10 suppose, do not want the party to win this
year.
In 1895 they gevolted at alleged bossism,
vet they have seen set up the person OF We'll
lington a dictator without peer III the whole
country. He is in class by himself
In 1896 they revolted because the Demo
cratic party declared for the free coinage of
gold and silver at a ratio of is to l, by indie
pendent action of this country. The Repub-
licans declared for bimetallism by interna-
tionaI agreement, and promised to work to
secure ii. The main difference between the
two parties was this: The Democrats be-
lieved the United States was an independent
government and great enough and wise enough
to legislate for itself The Republicans be-
lieved otherwise. Both were for bimetallism,
however, and these gold Democrats voted for
Mckinley, pretending TO believe that his
election meant the maintenance OF the single
gold standard.
These same gentlemen. whose opinions
were pretty well voiced by Ex-Judge Will
liam Fisher, want the Democrats in Mary
land to again declare for bimetallism, IN order
to have an excuse for voting the Republican
ticket this year.
They will not be given the opportunity to
plead such an excuse. The country contided
to the Republican party the task of reforming
our currency system and making it stable.
That party must be given a reasonable time
in which to accomplish it, aud the currency
question will not be an issue on the Demo-
cratic side. The Democratic state conven-
ton will not touch the question, and the
campaign of 1897 will be fought mainly on
state ISSUES and the Republican record in this
state.
The contest will be straight one. 1t will
be Democracy against Republicanism, and
the Republican party, which is bidding for a
further lease of power, viii have TO defend
its record in this state. Past divisions are
wiped off the record, but this year voters
will be judged by the tickets they vote.
Mr.. Fisher and those for whom he speaks
will have no excuse as Democrats for voting
the Republican ticket. and if they do support
the Republican ticket it will be because they
are Republicans, believing in bimetallism, by
international agreement. in tariff for pro-
lection, and because they admire Wellington S
dictatorship, are pleased with the mudde Of
affairs in Baltimore, are satisfied with the
weakness and incompetency of the Lowndes
administration, and want to see Lowndes or
Mudd sent to the United States Senate in
stead of Democrat.
No man who claims to be Democrat from
principle and believes in the rule of patries,
will have an excuse for remaining away from
the polls or voting the Republican ticket.
By its course at the state convention next
week the party will take such position that
all who profess to be Democrats can readily
subscribe to the platform and heartily sup
port the candidates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
Democratic Primaries.

Pursuant TO the action of the Democratic
Central Committee of Carroll County at
Westminster. June Dist, 1897, notice IS here
5v given that primaries will be held at the
usual places in the respective districts on
july 24th, 1897, for the purpose OF sending
Eve delegates from each district to each OF
three Conventions to be held in Westmln
ster. at Odd Fellows Hail, on July 18th,
1897 One Convention to meet at 10 o clock
y. M. for the purpose Of electing hive dele
Gates TO the State Convention, which assem-
6Ies in the City of Baltimore on Wednesday,
July 18th. 1897. at II O'Clock, to nominate
a candidate for Comptroller OF the state
Treasury aud candidate for Clerk OF the
Court of Appeals. e,.
Another Convention to meet at II ciock'
n. M. which will select FIVE delegates to the
Fifth Judicial Circuit Convention, which Will
meet in Westminster on Wednesday, August
4tb. 1897, and the other Convention to meet
OF II 20 o'clock. a. M, which viii nominate
candidates for the legislature and local Offices
The following are the hours for the prma-
ries in the respective districts
TaReytown, to Z clock, p. m.
Uniontown. to o'clock, p. m.
Myers A to clock, ?. m.
WooIery's, to o'clock, p. m.
Freedom, 5 to o'clock, p. m.
Manchester, to O'Clock, p. M.
Westminster. 3 to O clock, p. m.
Hampstead, 5 to o clock, p. m.
Franklin, to Z O. clock, p. m.
MiddIeburg. TO 4 o. clock, p. m.
New Windsor, to o'clock, p. m.
Union Bridge, to o'clock, p. m.
Mt. Airy, 9 to oiclock, p. m.
BENZ. f. GROUSE, Chairman.
e. O. WEANT, Secretary.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
For the pemocratie Adyocate.

MEssRs. EDIToRs.-Your editorials to the
Democracy of Carroll county ring forth the
true s0und-the only one which will bring out
every voter. We all have our preferences in
things political, but the only preference which
Democracy has is VICTORY. This is her
opportunity to spring to the fore with banner
waving. Let there be no ifs or butts Or hens
or halcs These all should sink into the one
supreme desire of showing once again that
Carroll county Democracy is unconquersd
and unconquerable. | think this is the spirit
animating every breast. Now is the time for
ali to say-Here, use me; spend me for dear
old Democracy sake. am willing to spend
and be spent, seeking nothing, hoping moth
ing and desiring nothing but victory! victoryl
Let us pray, then, for some of the unselfsh,
flashing flame of We old Democracy. Our
enemy will throw obstacles in the way to dorm
anybody, and baffled office seekers will prom
Use fifty thousand majority if they only be
placed on the ticket Two dozens for Democ-
racy Who wants the third? Therefore
good men and true, we ask as banner bearers,
who will not need be told what to do by the
priuates; men who will not sit to see how they
may vote that they may gain thereby, but men
who with heart and soul will go into caucus
and like honest soldiers stand by its decision
as the honorable landmark of Democracy.
J. B. PURCELL.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
They Snapped Wives.

The Bristol Courier says "A rather
unique and startling state of affairs was re-
vealed in case in court in Mitchell county,
N. c.. recently. Some parties were arraigned
on charge of fornication and adultery, and
it turned out that while in sense they may
have been guilty. in another they were limo
cent. The evidence showed that merely the
trading liberty of the mountains had been
exercised and that the parties involved had
considered it matter of no consequence to
the public.
1t appeared from the evidence that one
mountaineer had of his own free will snapped
his wife and seven children to aneighbor man
of the mountains for his wife, a musket and a
moody bull. The parties to the deal were
perfectly sincere in what they did and entered
upon life in a new relation without thought
OF violating any law. The man with the other
fellows wife and the musket and the bull as
his own was happy because he felt that IN the
transaction his condition had been be:tered,
while the man with the wife and children to
spare felt ditto and no lack of company.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
The Tariff Bill.

The Senate and House conference COM
mittee on the tariff, or rather the Republican
members of it. after working to secure an
agreement for about ten days, including two
Sundays, finished their work last Sunday.
The Democratic members we're not shown the
report Monday, and were given no time to
examine it. The report was submitted to
both houses of Congress the same day. In
the House it was put through under whip and
spur Monday night by a vote of 1856 to ll5.
The daily press have been giving the public
the idea that the Senate yielded very largely
to the House, but the conference report shows
that the Senate receded from ll8 of its amend
ments and the House accepted 455 Senate
amendments The Senate thus carried three
fourths of their amendments.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
THE SUN AND THE TARIFF.
MARYLAND Products---Free Trade in AM Others

of the
and its dishonesty its criticism
of the ptenty the people false inma
Not truth did it tell
editorial force and Washington Bureau aboous
worked to twist could be attained
That the tariff well illustrated by the articles be-
romth the rebate tin and the other the
bateon hides, from the ,So, of Tuesday
be complains because the rebate
tariff by the Dng BILL This rebate al
Maryland in foreign markets. or in other words enabled
oslcan h foreigners than people
complains because the leather manufacturers
bate on exported hides This rebate the Sun
the american 81 leather
tin Iyen~e
The america goods
right in April right
The two positions opposite Perhaps the San has reached that
of which praised VIM L. Wilson, when he
and placed coal the free list for it is e
Maryland interests and free trade in the products OF
all other
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
TARIFF CONFERENCE REPORT
End of Debate at Hand and an Ac'
ceptance Certain.

The House put the Conference Report on
the Tariff through with rush on Monday,
but the Senate moves more deliberately, and
the measure has been pretty well discussed.
A vote was probably reached yesterday Fri
day) afternoon, and Congress will likely ad-
jOurn today, Saturday.
On Thurday Senator Jones was more en-
phatic in his denunciat0n of Republican
methods than he has yet been, and Senator
Aldrich protested that the Senator from
Arkansas was treating the Republicans, and
especially those who are members of the con-
ference committee, unfairly.
1t was almost the first time Senator Aldrich
has WINGED under the criticism of the Demo
Gratis, and Senator Jones, so far from abating
the vigor of his assaults because of the other $
protests, evinced greater feeling and displayed
more force than he has done before.
The Democratic complaint against the Re-
publican members of the conference commit
tee is that they did not allow the Democrats
an opportunity to presen: their views con-
corning the matters in dispute between the
two Houses and that they exceeded their
authority in placing in the bill matter that
had not been considered by either House of
Congress. In this connection it is found that
there is considerable dissatisfaction among
Republicans of both the House and the Sen
ate concerning the high handed methods OF
the Republican managers in both Houses
since the bill first came from the ways and
means committee of the House.
1t is charged that the Republicans of
the Senate were misled into accepting the
sugar schedule by Senator Aldrich as COM
pletely as the House was deceived into ac
cepting the report of the conference commit
tee upon the assumption that the sugar sched-
ule, as agreed to in conference, was no higher
than that which originally passed the House.
When the schedule was first presented to
the Republican caucus of the Senate it was
strenuously objected to, but accepted after
Senator Aldrch had made IA statement in
which he agreed that the finance committee
should modify the schedule in accordance
with suggestions made by Senators. When
the modified schedule was completed it was
presented not to the caucus, but to the Sen
ate, and the caucus members found them
selves pledged to schedule of the details OF
which they were practically ignorant until II
was under discussion in the Senate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
A Lost Mine Found.

PHOENIX, ARIz.. July 2l.-The reported
discovery of the lost California mine, neal
the Mexican border, is creating great deal
of interest here. John James and Henry
Blake, who claim TO be the discoveries, tell
quite wonderful story of their hardships on
the southern desert and of the remarkable
richness of the mine They say the great
mine lies about fifty miles south of Sentinel
Station, on the Southern Pacific. They ad
init, however, that it lies in an absolutely
waterless region, but claim that the ore is Of
such richness that it will pay handsomely to
haul water. Specimens of ore exhibited by
them more than bear out this statement.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
DIED..
No charge for Marriages and Deaths Obituaries and
Verses cents q line

Near Taylorsyille, Nd, ON July g. 1897, after an
illness of seven months, Nathan G. franklin, aged
65 years. months and rs days.
My husband is gone oh, tears will start,
Nor can we stay their flow;
IT'S hard, It's hard from thee to part,
But God, He willed it so.
How long he struggled gainst disease,
Which baffied skill and care,
And long he fingered, racked with pain,
And snferings hard to bear.
And vet through all at times he'd smile
A smile of heavenly birth;
And when the angels called him home,
He smiled farewell to EARTH BY HIS WIFE.
What is home without our father?
IT'S our cottage robbed of flowers,
Where our broken bleeding hearts
viii spend many lonely hours
We have laid him in the silent grave,
Beside our brother dear to rest
We know his happy spirit now
Is numbered with the best
Heaven retaineth now our treasure
Earth the lonely casket keeps,
And the sunbeams love to linger
Where our sainted father sleeps.
BY HIS CHILDREN.
We miss thee, dear brother, oh how much
Our God alone can tell;
He took thee from our loved embrace
He doeth all things well.
RY HIS SISTER, LIZZIE WILT.
Near Carrollton, Nd, on June q, 1897, Miss Mag
gle Arnold, aged 80 years, II months ana q days
Dearest sister, we have laid thee
In the peaceful graves embrace.
Prepare in time, make no delay,
For was quickly called away.
BY HER SISTER, NJ. J. s.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
Assaulting White Women.

Florence, Alabama, was in great state of
excitement this week. Jim Speaks, colored,
attempted a criminal assault on Mrs. 5. L.:
Vaughn. He was pursued but escaped, and
this fact together with insolence of the color
ed people, precipitated race war and the
white workmen drove the colored people out
of the town. One white man was badly cut
and several negroes we're killed.
On Wednesday Miss Hemphill, of Bronco,
Georgia, was assaulted by John Deck, color
ed. He fed the place followed by the mob.
A mob in Coosa county, Alabama, on Mon
day night, shot to death James Daniel,
negro. who had attempted an assault on Mrs.
John Baker, the wife of white farmer living
near there.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
ESTIMATED YIELD s5,ooo,ooo.
Dust and Nuggets Taken Up in the
Klondike Placer Fields.

CHICAGO, July lS.-Vice- President P. B.
Weare, of the North American Transporta
ton and Trading Company has received dis
patches from the Klondike placer gold fields
of Alaska which confirm the stories of its
fabulous wealth received from the Pacific
coast last week.
One dispatch sums up the yield of dust and
nuggets in that Eldorado country during the
year as approximating $1,000, 900. The let
ter is from Capt. John D. Healy. who has
piloted crafts for the North America Com
pany through the winding Alaskan rivers for
years. 1t is dated June I, from Circle City,
near the British boundary, and depicts graph
ically the immense fortunes which have been
made in a fortnight by roaming, penniless
miners.
Captain Healy tells ofnew regions that have
been discovered; indeed, the Captain says
that not less than 81 worth of gold dust is
scooped up with every shovelful of dirt, and
that applies to every piece of ground into
which the shovel is delved. Salaries to mi
ners are not less than S12 day, and a man
can get his bed and provisions for 81.
''There is no Doubt said Mr. Weare,
''that the veins of gold are only partly uncov-
cred. All my dispatches agree that this is
the continuation of the mother vein in this
country. Won Humboldt, upon his visit to
Dutch Hasber, near Bristol bay, predicted
that the mother vein would show itself in
Alaska in parallel lines. Everything indi.
Gates the truth of this prophecy.
"Circle City and Fort Cudahy were the
principal gold fields before the Klondike
fields were discovered, last fall, and the rush
for the three fields has continued since.
"Gold fields of great value have also beer
discovered in the vicinity of Noatak river
which is British territory, but the travel has
been and continues to be toward the Yukor
fields. This year the number of miners il
the territory has been increased by 5000, t.
which must be added the 4, 1000 miners alread!
situated there. Most of these miners come
from the silver mines and push through thu
wild country and over the mountains. Ii
| this way the distance is only 1000 miles
while the water route covers 5000 miles.
Mr.. Weare has also news of new discov
cry of gold fields, hitherto untouched, nea
the mouth of Tananar river, which is tn
second largest river of Alaska and enters thu
| Yukon at the town of Weare