The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-20
BRYAN, STEVENSON AND TALBOT.
The Westminster District Club Packs the
Club Room and Hears Two Abie Speeches.


The club room of the Westminster District
Bryan. Stevenson aud Talbot Club was filled
as usual on Thursday night and speeches were
delivered by E. Key Buchanan, Esq, OF Bal.
more. and Hon. j. Frank Turner, Of EaSiou.
Nd, Ex Comptroller OF the Treasury of Mary
land.
Comptroller Herring, President OF the Club,
presided, and the meeting was opened at 1.45.
Mr. Buchanan was the first speaker He said
it twas the first time he had ever had the pleas
ure of addressing the Democrats of Carroll.
but he had often heard his father, who was
member of the first club to be organized to
further the candidacy of Andrew Jackson for
President, speak highly of the sturdy De
mocracy of this section of the great common
wealth of Maryland, and he felt proud of the
privilege TO address them. He spoke of
trusts and alluded to the fact that while Mark
Hanna said there were no trusts. Col. RoOse-
welt. the Rough Rider and Rough Talker
could not get away from the Ice Trust. And
he illustrated this point 10y the freshman and
the bear. A bear got after two hunters. One
Skinned up a tree and the iTishman grabbed
bruin by the tail After going around the tree
a number of times the freshman called to the
man in the tree to come and help him. What
for. he said and the Irishman said to let 60,
of course Roosevelt could not let 60, for the
Ice Trust was the only one, and a small local
one at that. that any Democrat had anything
to do WITH but every director was a Repubh-
can. Mr.. Buchanan ihen proceeded to show
how Mckinley had violated the Constitution,
instancing the holding OF the Porto Ricans
and the FilipinoS rs subjects and not citlzeuS
of the United States; denied representation in
our government. aud taxed rs foreign peoples
HON. 5. FRANK TURNER'S SPEECH,
President Herring in some happy remarks
introduced Hon J. Frank Turner. and Mr.
Turner in return paid a high tribute 10 Car
roll, It's fair ladies aud sturdy and progressive
citizens Proceeding he said this Is no ordI
nary contest. Our opponents are led by men
who are coguizant OF every power and trick 10
carry elections. lou know how the election
of 1896 was carried But changes have taken
place since then Mckinley was an uniried
man. He had not trampled upon the Declar-
alton Of Independence and torn the Constitu
ton into shreds and cast 1t into the waste
basket We went to war with Spain to IIberaie
the people of Cuba. that they might be free;
but long after the objects Of that war had been
accomplished the increased army Is mani
tanned, people struggling 10 be free are held
in Subsection. contrary 10 our Declaration OF
Independence and the country marched to-
ward Imperialism IN defiance OF the ConstIiu-
ton.
The speaker then went on to depict the
evils of SuhHgauug people deserving liberty
aud self government, and being held 10y the
strong arm of the military aud ruled 10y aliens.
'Ali Of THIS, he said. 1--WE lay at the hands
Of William Mckinley. Republic Or Empire
j. the question before The people ia this cam
paign. 1t IS the greatest contest the country
has ever had.
Mr. Turner then told of the ri~e and grosih
OF The Roman republic: ~ is prosperity aud
power. Of It's gradual change % an empire aud
its conquest OF other peoples and uii.r i-sr--
gard Of their ights and privilege. lie showed
how nearly analogous Na- the r1-e and growth
Of the republic uf the United States. hna 'rru
confederation OF thirteen States bad rN
banded "a forty i've grand commonwealth;
how ve bad multiplied in population aud pro
crossed im all that makes as strong, pnwvrfai
and great. The similarity 1T the course "
Rome and the United States b. shoNrA % i.r
upon almost parallel lines. and b. asked b,
hearers Il We should coptuuc that paraicl aud
90 on to decay and rsin A. DID Rouse. The
United States, be- SAID, bad hreu the beacon
light of liberty .or ihc whole world. Fn.iow-
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