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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
Present Prosperity.

'But when. my friends, we say anything on
the money question We are told that there Is
great prosperity now, and that you must not
discuss the money question for fear you viii
iniure the present conditions. want to tell
YOU that there can be no prosperity in this
country that does not start with the producers
of wealth Applause. Out il my State,
in 1897, wheat went up to 81 bushel, and all
the gold bugs talked about wheat rising IN
price, and appealed to the people to vote the
Republican ticket because wheat had gone up
under a Republican administration. Well.
this year wheat was down and cattle we're up,
aud the people we're appealed to TO vote the
Republican ticket because cattle went up.
But potatoes were down. The next year II
potatoes are up and cattle down, every Re
publican speaker has his pocket full of pota-
toes-( laughter aud applause and is urging
the rise in potatoes as the reason why You
should vote the Republican ticket and not
disturb the existing conditions.
''Whv, my friends, the Republican party
has no plan that is intended to bring good to
the great masses of the people, because if the
farmers prosperity is fundamental, | ask you
what plan the Republicans have to bring
prosperity to the farmer. Why, the farm RS
prosperity comes from two sOurces-an in-
creased crop and rise in price. Can the
Republican administration or any Republican
policies bring an increased crop? You would
imagine, to hear Republicans talk, that the
Republicans controlled the rain supply and
gave bounteous showers when the people
were good aud voted the Republican ticket
(laughter); and sent hot winds if they repu-
dated the Republican party; but any man
who will stop to think for moment will un-
derstand that the Republicans do not control
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
The Man and the Dollar.

In 1889 lincoln wrote = letter In which
he said THAI the Republican party believed ga
the man asd the dollar. but that in case Of
conflict II believed IN the man before the dol
Jar; and during the early years OF his admin
istrniion be sent message 70 Congress, and
ia that message be said that ae islt II to be
k's duty 10 warn has couHtrymen against the
approach Of monarchy. What scared him
lie said 1t vas the attempt 10 put capital upon
au equal footing, ii not above, the strength Of
government. Il frightened Lincoln What
would be think today il he were here 10 see
capital placed above labor, by those who have
been making the laws Of the United States
I want to assert that today the Republican
party, instead of putting the man FIRST ard the
dollar afterward, put the dollar first and the
man aferwaTd fiat all. lApplause.)
And on the subject of taxation, you can
see the extent TO which this vicious doctrine
has been applied. Why, in the dissenting
opinion Of Justice Brown Of the Supreme
Court speaking OF the income tax decision,
he said i fear that in some hour of ma
tional peril this decision will rise up to par
alyze the arm Of the government won.
dered why people didn't see it. But the hour
OF peril came, and when the government
needed more revenue. il couldn't collect It's
tax upon income because this decision did
rise up to paralyZe the arm Of government,
and then people saw what many didu't see
before, and that was that this nation is un-
limited when it deals with the citizen, but
limited when it deals with property.
In an hour ofperi this government can
take the son from his mother, the husband
from his wife, the father from his child, and
stand them up in front of an euemy's guns;
but in an hour of danger this government
cannot lay It's hands upon accumulated wealth
and make that wealth bear its share Of the
expenses. tGreat applause
''Why is il? 1t is because the Republican
party has made money more precious than
blood.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
Expansion and Imperialism.

Il want to distinguish between expansion
aud imperialism. Republicans try TO hide
behind the word expansion. Why, they say
we have expanded in the past. Yes, my
friends. this government has expanded. This
nation has secured contiguous territory, terri
tory suitable for settlement by the American
people and that new territory has been set
tied and built up into States, but when
we have expanded heretofore we have
extended the limits of republic. Now we
are asked not to expand the limits of repub-
lie, but 10 recognize the imperial destiny of
the American people and convert a republic
into an empire. (Applause.)
"Be not deceived. There is nothingin the
past like that which we now are asked to en-
bark upon. Heretofore We have had no ex-
pansion that separated citizens into two
classes Heretofore when people have come
in they haze come in to share in the destiny
of this nation. This is the first time; this is
the first time when we are told that we must
cross an ocean, conquer people, drag them
under our flag, and then tell them they are
never to be citizens, but are to be subjects
and to be treated with kindness by our peo-
pie. Applause 1t is the first time It has
ever been proposed. And what delences do
you hear made of it? Well, have heard
three defenses-hrst, there is the financial
argument, that there is money in 1t; then there
is the religious argument, that God is in it,
and then there is the political argument, that
we are in it-and can't get out. Laughter
and applause | have never heard any other
argument, and | will venture the assertion
that if you will take the speech of an imperial
ist and analyze it you will find that all his ar
gument will come under one of those three
heads-that there is money in it, that God is
in it, or that we are in it and can't get out
Take the money argument, that there is
money in it. II is the lowest argument ever
made in defense of public policy. The ar
gument of dollars and cents; the argument
that is blind to ethics and only alive to mon
ey Republicans, from what estate has your
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
Don't Tell Your Troubles.

IF, said man Of mature years, 81
was going to give word Of advice to a
young man, one of the things that | should
sag to him would be this: Don be sick
That Is, don be an aiing man, not feel
ing well, and all that sort Of thing Keep
your ills to yourself. To tell how bad we
feel does not. as rule, awaken sympathy.
As matter of fact-and its all right so,
too-we don't Gotten much to a man that
wants or expects to be coddled all the
time; we like better the chap made of
sterner stuff, who doesn't worry himself
over his little ills, nor very other people
about them
This does not mean that man wants
to say he's well, when really he is sick
That would be foolish, as it would be for
man to work in such condition. But
nobody likes to see man going around
with a woe-be gone expression on his coun-
tenance, aud the words 4 m way off to-
day on his lips, and if this is his habit
whenever he ism feeling just right, why,
he thereby just counts himself out of it.
There a large stock of sympathy on
hand in the world, and it's always plenti
fully offered where it is really needed, but
there's mighty little of it expended on
people suffering from snifles. The fact is
the world ism drawn much toward men
that are always ailng; but it just hollers
for joy over men who are fit and able.
Moral Don make it a point to tell
people how miserable you refeeling today"
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9nFtrp.
x -
When Minister Comes To Tea.

oh! they've swept the rarlor carpet. and they've
busted every chair,
And they've go. the tidies hangin jest exactly on
the square;
Aud the whatnots fixed up lovely, and the mats
have all been beat
And the rantry's brmmiu over with the bully
things to eat.
Sis has 90: her Sunday dress and she's frizzin'
up her bangs,
Mas got on her be>E alpacky, and she's askin how
it hangs.
Pa has shaved as slick as can be- aud I'm rigged
way up in @,
And irs all because were goin ier have the minis
ter ter tea
OH the tables axed up CANDY with the gilt-eiged
ehiny set
And wen use the silver teapot and the compny
spoons you bet;
Aud were going to have some fruii-cske nd some
thimbleberry jam
And oriz pusCutts" and some doughuuts, aud some
chicken ami some ham.
Ma she'll polereize ike fury and say everything
is bad
Aua "sich aw ill luck with cookiu'," she IS sure
she never had.
but or course shes only bluEn'. Tor is as prime
as IL ,an b.
And she's only ,aIkiR that way cause The minis
ser's 10 tea
EyeryhoIy'il b. a,smilt,' and sopd As ever
vug
Ia won't sToul about the yiples like be generally
dos,
Ana he u ask ma vouli like another piece cr pie:
bat sho.
That er course. IS oBiy manners, and I'm sposed
O. answer. "No."
sislI talk aboas the church work sud about the
sunday school.
Nall tel hos she liked sbat sgrmou that Was on
the Golden Rule.
I Aai Il urse, my ,uu'bIeT they won't sAy a word
ter me
Yes. boy caa eat in cumfort with the minister ter
tea
say minister. you'd reckon, ucvcr'd say what
wasn't true:
But that isn't so with our aui jest can prove 80,
Too.
,ssusc when SIS plays oa lhc organ 80 St makes ser
want tcF iIa
Why. he .c,. and ssys iis lovely. and that +essls
lgy mr. Sc ljo
T Bus llke aIla al the ssnsy sua only sish he'd
stay
Al car house fer sa,I sHi alysays anl o4i vi'h us
every dAy5
ooiy tsius of hAvIa' goodies every srsuln'' Jim'
ninre
/ snI "a never 81, ssosasa utsh the minister Ter
tra'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
The Gold Standard.

my friends, you hear people say that you
ought not to resurreet this question. | want
TO tell you that the American people never
adopted the gold standard. hear the peo-
pie talk about the wonderful victory for the
gold standard in 1895 Why, have you read
the history of that campaign? Six and half
millions Of voters voted for independent BIZ
metallism at the rate of l6 to /, without wait
ing for the aid of anybody, and 1000, 600
voted for ticket pledged TO international bi-
metalIistn, $500, 600 voted for the double
standard as against the gold standard, and
only 1872, 900 supported the only ticket that
ever stood for gold standard in the United
States. (Applause.) | want you to know
that the only party that ever went before this
nation with gold standard platform sprang
into existence just before the election and
sprang out of existence Immediately after
ward. (Applause.)
"Why, Mr.. Mckinley sent a commission
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
A War Of Conquest.

But my friends, how is he going to know
what 1t will cost us Who can tell the cost
of war of conquest? Who can tell how
much it viii cost to conquer and hold in sub
lection eight millions of Maays, 1000 miles
away from our shores, scattered over 1000
Islands, living under tropical sun and fight
ing from the protection of the Jungle, and
who can tell how often we will have to repeat
the chastisement? Who can tell how long it
g1ll be before they viii fall in love with our
idea OF a military government? All my
friends, the man who says it will pay has got to
show first how much money he will spend,
and then he has got to show you how many
lives 1t will cost and then he must tell YOU
how much life will cost. When he tells YOU
1t will pay. you have got to put money valve
upon each American life. Republicans /
dare YOU put money value upon an Ameri-
can life l1umultuous applause When
boy dies for liberty his mother thanks God
that she has borne a son for so noble q sacri-
ice. but where is a mother who will rear
boy to exchange for Oriental trade at so much
head? (Applause.) | want trade. | want
10 expand our trade by peaceful means, but
would not put one American boy on the aue-
ton block and sell him for all the trade of the
universe applause land yet the man who
says 1t will pay must be prepared to figure
with pencil how much the boy is worth.
Why, they say that these islands will far
nlSh homes for our surplus population. Think
oft? Sixty people TO the square mile over
there now, and 20 people to the square mile
here. Laughter, Furnish homes for our
surplus population? Why, my friends, when
II is possible for people TO pass freely from
the Philippine Islands to the United States
and from the United States TO the Philippine
/ Islands there VIII be more Malays coming to
/ tins country TO bring their Oriental habits aud
/ compete with American labor than there will
4 be Americans to 60 over and live in the trop-
/ les. Other nations have tried It. England
| has the Island of jamaica, southeast of here
/ There are 5000 black people alone there
1 and less than 1900 whites The Neither
/ lands haye controlled Java for 800 years, and
/ tAere are 35,000,000 brown people and less
than 10000 Of European blood Spain has
I controlled the Philippines for 300 years, and
/ yet there were less than 10000 Spanish resi-
/ deuts ont OF 10. 0.000, 600 Of people. England
/ has dominated lndia for a century and half.
( and there are only 100000 people of British
/ birth cut Of 800, geo, 600 there; and it takes a
! British army of 70.00O to take care of that
I loo, 900, and they have to have native army
/ Of 10000 people to help the British army of
/ 10000 TO take care of 100000 of European
I birth, who ride the 900, 900. 900 Of people
I there, and II you think that the people Of In
I dia love the Eagish government, Just remem-
4 Der that Nhen the war broke out in South
Africa England had to call for volunteers at
( home bscaUse she dared not take the soldiers
out o! lad;a. Applause.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
A Steamship Load .

Last week three freight steamers left
Baltimore, Nd, for Rotterdam, Hamburg
and London In order to show our read
ers what a steamer carries we give the bin
Of lading Of each:
For Roueriam-Steamer Patapsco car
ried 523 bundles, &c, steel, so boxes of
bacon, 81 barrels of taHow, S25 packages
lard, 670 tierces oleo, 50 hogsheads to-
hacco, 90 eco bushels corn, 250 barrels
Of cores and skins, 20 sacks Of oatmeal,
90 sacks Of oilcake, 2,70O sacks of flour,
200 barrels Of bungs, S, 900 slaves, 16S
bales Of cotton, II organs, g. 155 bars,
sc, copper, 80 barrels sulphate copper,
81, 600 feet Of lumber; value, S23S, 42S.
For Hamburg-Steamer Bengalia ear
ried 800 600 bushels Of corn, 80 tierces
castings, /, 400 packages lard 278 tierces
of taiiow, 200 boxes bacon, 59S sacks oil
cake, 6, 564 sacks Of feed, 3,S61 sacks of
aour, 465 barrels dried apples, 1876
hogsheads and { cases tobacco, IA bar
rels cottonseed oil, | 700 barrels rosin,
$50 bales cotton, $50 bales hnters and
sweepings, / 3 cases leather, barrels wax,
"A barrels sulphate copper, 20, 675 in
gots, &c, copper, 10000 feet lumber
value. 1892, 400.
For London-Steamer Montana carried
2, 100 cases canned meats, 3S4, 600 feet
lumber, ,, sol sacks -four, 500 sacks oat-
meal 1917 bags cloverseed, $50 bags tank
age, 10, 800 packages lard, 329 tierces
grease. 100 barrels pork, boxes bacon,
80 barrels red oil, 10 packages soap, 1S3
barrels wax, 800 cases catsup, IL pack
ages iron pipe and fittings, l1S packages
veneer and mouldings, $50 boxes iron
casters, I boxes mantles. boxes leather,
324 packages glassware, 3 desks, %, 900
bushels oats, l45 dozen washboards, PA
tierces and 50 cases tobacco, 500 cases
oysters. ,, 500 bags shells, l case silk,
20l bales hair, l ) boxes ointments, 792
bags chop, 51,304 plates, &c, copper;
value. S349. 437.
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KEEFER'S
Cash PRICES.

COFFEE, ?. 10, u, IL. IS, IS. 20, =, Is,
49e pound.
TEAS -. DO sOc paani.
BAKING POWDER 10. %. ~, 25S pound.
CRACKERS .. :. lde pound
SYRU Z ~. %. 40c Salloa
CHOCOLATE %, -, ~. 23c.
RAISTNS :. :. 10, 3 lc pUaad.
PEPPER Is. 21c pound.
GINGER SNAPS &C pound
BEST RICE &c poand
HAGERSTOWN ALMANCkS &c.
MUNYON'S REMEDIES 2Oc bottle,
HORSE, COW AND CHICKEN POWDER,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
FLOUR, SHORTS. BRAN. CORN. OATS,
SCREENINGS, BAiLEb HAY
AND STRAW.
WM. y. KEEFER.
Carroll County Telephone No. 50.
Opposite Wm. Il. Thomas Bank,
ian Westminster. Nd
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BENNETT u CO.,
NEAR THE DEPOT WESTMINSTER, MD.
SLATE.
LUMBER,

NEAR THE DEPOT,

All kinds Mil Work Diamond Wall CEMENT
plasing AGRICULTURAL Vulcan Chilled PLoWS
the Po sold their and
field The only Pow made that
Wills in Carroll for the ce
SCHUTTER WAGONS the best farm Wagon in the
BINDERS MOWERS, RAKES BINDER
TWINE DEERING IDEAL BINDER the ghtes running and
market today The only machine equipped with ball
roller ball and roller bearings axle shalt aud crank
shaft Deerng ioed platform Deerng attachment
balance double butt aju all of which make the most perfect
fcientBn in the
DRILLS Champion WAGONS Onehore WAGONS
and Ho CORN PLANTERS HAY FORKS
TEDDERS Field ROLLERS Riding and Walking C
andT Shovel POWS Agents for Fnek Co ;
ENGINES STACKERS SAW MILLS &c Satisfaction
every article Telephone Call No
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VOL. XXXV.--NO:4 IA.

party fallen that it will attempt to settle a
question of so great moment by the measure
OF dollars and cents? And, yet, the man who
attempts to settle this question in that way,
and who says that it will pay, has upon him
the burden Of proof to show, first, how much
we will spend, and, secondly, how much we
viii get. He has got to show that we will get
more than we will spend, or it won't pay, and
then he has got to show that the men who
spend the money we spend viii get the money
make. He can't show either He can't
show we will get back more than we spend,
and, if he could show that, he can'ts show that
the men who spend the money we spend will
get back the money that comes from imperial
policy. The expense will come from all the
peOple-the income will come to the syndi-
Gates that are organized to develop the Philip
pine Islands. applause
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WESTMINSTER WATER COM
w PANY NOTICE.

At meeting of the Westminster Water
Co., held Jan. 9th, 1900, the following or
ders we're passed:
ORDERED, That. hereafter all water rents
shall be charged against and collected from
the OWNERS Of properties, upon which water
privileges are used-and not from tenants as
heretofore. That discount of four per cent
shall be allowed on the payment of said rents
if made or or before May lst, of each year.
In case said payment is not made by June lst
the water shall be turned off, and not restored
unless costs of turning off as well as the
rental, is paid. A. Il. HUBER,
ian13.3t Sec. and Treas.
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Tallest Children Born In Summer.
From Public Opinion.

According to Combe, boys born in the
months of September, October, Novem
Der, December, January and February are
not so tall as those born in other months.
Those born in November are the shortest;
those born in July are the tallest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
RRYhITS GREAT SPERCH.
Delivered at Music Hall, Bal
timore, Jan. 90, 1900,
Immense Audience and Great
Enthusiasm

Hon. William JeaninEs Rryaa sp0se az
Music Hail. Baltimore. issi Saturday nisht,
60 an immense aadaeace and his loE'c and
f1rciblr presentation of bis yjess we're ~aFn d.
% app,aaIei aud created great cEihasl 2sai.
Belo1 are some extracts lsam hIs speech oi
....-r 80 h..nra
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HUBER'S PHARMACY,
JOHN j. ROSE, Proprietor,
1875 E Main street.
Dealer in

Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet
Articles, Soaps, Patent Medi-
cines, Perfumery, Shoulder
Braces and Trusses, Cigars,
Kodaks and Photo Supplies,
Stationery, Horse and Cattle
Powders,
and everything essential 90 an up TO date
drug store.
Physicians orders promptly filed.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Purity of drugs. reasonable rates and ac-
commodatiou to our patrons are our chief
aim Respectfully.
dec3O JOHN J. ROSE.
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The Cause of the American People.

Tell me that we are pleading the cause OF
the Filipinos? No, my friends, we are plead
ing the cause of the American people. II the
Elipinos were 10 die tomorrow the world
would 20 on, but if this nation ceases to be
republic the light of civilization goes out for
ever. (Applause To what nation, then,
does struggling humanity look for hope aud
inspiration? Oh my friends if you want TO
see the sad iuroads Of this doctrine upon the
conscience Of the American people, let me
point YOU tn what is going now down m
Southern Africa. A republic l. ightinE with
an empire In every contest heretofore be-
tween monarchy aud repuhhcaaism the
American people have expressed their sym
paihy. When Greece was struggling 10 be
free. Webster and Clay exer,ed their elo-
qu-uce in defense of resolution pledginE
sympathy When the Cubaus we're lighting
for their liberty, all parties declared tbs sym
paihy of the American people; but what do
Se fiud now? We ind that when the English
Government Is attempting tn take from the
people Of the Boer Itepuhlic the right
to govern themselves, the people who believe
IN imperialism in this country dare not SAY g
word 10 express their sympathy with the
people over there. This Is the paralysis that
Is already creeping over This nation.
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Suit, OvercoaJ and
Pants Department

We have some splendid things to show you;
and will sell them at half price, and, if desir-
ed. will make up to order in frst-class style,
fit guaranteed or no sale dollar saved is
dollar made. Call and examine our stock
and we are confident we can save you money
aud please you at the old stand, No. 81 West
Main street, Westminster, Nd.
ian29-d A. NJ. ANDERS.
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as can be found m our city.
CHOICE TEAS, C0FFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS M0LASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, TO
BACC0, &C.
The best grades of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures. viii pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT. CORN, RYE, OATS, and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin L Rand's Blasting Pow
der. and Judson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing &c. Farmers can be supplied with the
best quality of COTTON and FLAXSEED
MEAL. HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, &C.
at lowest prices. ,
mar 26 4. .. GRIMES.
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A NNUAL ELECTION.

4 NNUAL Ell LECTION.
Office Westminster Cemetery Company, !
Westminster. Nd, Jan. 10, 1900.
Notice is hereby given TO the Lotholders of
the Westminster Cemetery Company that the
annual election for President and Board of
Six Managers of said Company, to serve for
the ensuing year, will be held at the First
National Bank. on Tuesday evening Febru-
ary 9th. 1900. between the hours of and 8
O'Clock. JOHN J. REESE, Secretary.
p. S.-Notce is also given that the stated
monthly meeting of the present Board will be
held at 64 O'Clock, p. M, on the same day, at
which time full report Of the operations Of
the Company for the past year will be gwen
to the Lotholders.
JOHN J. REESE.
ianl3-3t Secretary.
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CLEAN SWEEP |

Balance OF our entire stock at prices you can
not afford to overlook.
Great bargains in Underwear, at prices that
will compel you to buy. Less than halt price
Also lot Of fine Wool Overshirts, former
price 81. 90 to 81. so, now Sl.00 Also large
line of Gloves at all prices, reduced TO less
than half price. In Neckwear We can open
your eyes in prices. Fifty cent goods from
lOc up-good goods and good styles. They
must be sold The balance of our stock OF
Hats at less than half price-some iirst-elass
styles. Our greatest offer is in our
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NEW AND IMPROVED
IN WOODEN PUMPS.

FRANK E. PALMER, UNIoSrowN, Nd,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in all kinds of
PUMPS. Special attention given to Repair
Work. Terms as reasonable as good work
will justify. iuly1-tf