The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-10-11
BONE SHELL EXPLOSION.
G. S. Haanill Placed the Cap, Major Little
Trained the Gun and Col. Baughman
Exploded 1t.


Trained the Gun and Col. Baughman
Exploded 1t.
The much talked of and extensive
ly advertised Democratic meeting at
Deer Park came off last Saturday
night and was as usual a fake and
one of the worst type. The meeting
was, called for 730 but the faith
full few did not begin to arrive until
about SIS when about 70 people
men, women and children-all told,
with fully one-half Republicans,
! gathered in to hear the Republican
party ridiculed, but not to hear any
of the Democratic argument verified.
Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill, of Oakland,
a man who usually every two years
asks for the suffrages of the good peo-
pie of Garrett county, was the first
speaker and made some most con-
temtible, insulting statements about
the voters of this county, which |
ask Mr.. Hamill to either retract or
show his authority, which he says he
is able to give. In the first place he
said the Republicans bought their
votes and he had seen as many as
forty men being driven to the polls at
Oakland and voted and would be
given their dinner for their service.
Further he said that the Republican
majority in this county would not be
over two hundred if they were not
bought, and he could prove it. Now,
Mr.. Hamill, | ask you to produce your
proof or else the public will and must
put your statement down as malic-
ious, barefaced and uncalled for false
hood.
Voters, this may mean you he has
reference to. You may be one to
make up the grand majority in our
county. How do you feel to have
Mr.. Hamill say you are bought at the
rate of dinner per vote and marched
and voted as cattle are driven to the
slaughter penn
We must rise in our might and stop
these fraudulent statements and call
Mr.. Hamill to time and ask and insist
upon an explanation and not rest
with such an insult hanging over the
intelligent voters of Garrett county.
Then came Major Little's turn and
he entertained his hearers by relating
amusing stories and occasionally SYM
pathizing with the poor American
creatures who are about to be put in
bondage or slavery and be ruled over
by king or emperor or some kind of
monster, but he failed in all his eff
forts to even put ray of light upon
the subject he was discussing. He
was unable to get around the present
prosperity the people are now enjoy
ing and will show their. appreciation
on the sixth of November. The full
dinner pail seemed to worry his mind
and he put in nearly one-fourth of his
time telling of the long drawn out
shape it is pictured in some of the
Democratic papers and he made very
light of it and the cold dinner it con-
TONED. He probably forgot he was
talking to large majority who had
to carry their dinner in just such YES
sells as he was making fun of. Thanks
to the Republican administration,
they can carry it full and don't have
to go to soup houses to get something
to eat, as they did in Democratic
times. He failed to impress on the
minds of the people that this coun-
try was about to be devoured by the
monsters he called TRUSTS" His ar
gument was as thin as anything that
ever struck this place.
Col. Baughman wound up by a
farce entitled, Public Abuse of Good
Times which did not bring much
applause except when Mr.. Hamill
would stamp his foot when the faith
full few took that for a token that
something smart had heen said and
would clap their hands but could not
make enough noise to drown the voice
of katydid.
With prosperity our watchword we
will march on and on the sixth of
November we will send Mckinley to
the White House and Col. Pearre
will be back in Congress, where he
can continue to do his good work for
the people who has entrusted him
with their suffrage. The whole coun-
try can carry the full dinner pail and
have plenty of work and good wages.
w. BEE.