Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-09-18
comuIier the Nominee.


enthusiasm by the Democratic Con-
| sention that assernbledat Mechanics
Exchange Ball, baltimore. Thurs
day. September 18th, instant.
DR.. W. B. Burch called the Con-
vention 70 order and Senator Joseph
| s. Wilson, Of Prince Georges coun-
w, was chosen chairman
| Dir. Camalier was placed In nomi-
nation by Col. George II. Henault.
of Prince Georges, himself an as
piranf for the honor. Col. Henault
made an eloquent speech. conclud-
ing by saying: y want 10 put in
nomination man who two years ago
failed TO be elected, but who Is held
dear today In the hearts Of our peo-
ple-the Hon. Benjamin Harris Cam
alier. [Applause.l
George r. Garner was the st. Ma
rvs representative on the Commit
tee on Resolutions, whose report
was unanimously adopted as fol-
lows:
We. the Democrats Of the Fifth
Congressional District, State Of Ma
ryland, in convention assembled,
reafiirm our allegiance TO the prin-
ciples Of democracy as set forth In
the Declaration OF Independence.
We extend our most profound
gratitude to the members of the last
General Assembly for returning to
the United States Senate that dis
tinguished statesman, Arthur p.
German.
We call particular attention 10 the
enormous growth Of many Of the
industries Of this country, common
ly called trusts, !" the commodities
of these combinations being sold in
foreign countries more cheaply than
at home, and therefore, demand the
passage of measure by Congress
which will place on the free list all
articles Of trade controlled By mo-
nopolies.
We are bitterly opposed 10 the
Fowler Banking Bill now pending
in Congress. as it tends to destroy
all small banks in the country.
We demand that the Attorney
General of the United States proceed
criminally as well as civilly against
the great meat combine.
And we condemn Ia unmeasured
terms the stupendous census frauds
committed in this congressional dis
trict, and we call upon all honest
voters Of the Fifth Congressional
District to aid US in hurting from
! power the perpetrators of this fla
grant and unblushing fraud.
We do unqualifiedly denounce the
Republican policy OF fostering the
evils, commonly called trusts, .
and we call upon the people of this
State to endeavor to throw of the
yoke now expressing us abby send
ing Representatives of the party
which stands for the people to the
House of Representatives.
Before adjournment Dir. Camalier
was brought before the Convention
and is reported by the Baltimore
ADlericaa to have spoken Us follows !:
When brought into the hall Mr..
Camalier was greeted with appluse.
He thanked the convention for the
distinguished honor and the un-
animity with which II had been con-
ferred upon him." Then he traced
Democratic principles back to 1884,
when the first seeds of the Democ-
racy were sown by the pilgrim
fathers who landed in st. Mary IS and
opened the doors to the downtrod-
demand oppressed of every creed and
every land. And, latter on, when
Thomas jefferson wrote the Decla-
ration OF Independence and the
fathers of the republic framed the
Constitution of the United States
the noblest declaration ever made OF
equal and exact justice to all and
special privileges to none-they
caught the spirit and aim of the pill
grims."
Now, after a century and quar-
ter we stand in the realization of all
their hopes, all their fears. The
Republican party has overruled the
basic principles of the founders of
the republic in its mad rush to i'm
perialism. It heeds not the voices
from the tombs Of the Revolution, or
that from the vaultat Mount Vernon,
thatit must not carry our flag where
our free institutions cannot 90.
fApplause.] The Republicans heed
not the warning OF their own vener-
able Senator Hoar. who tells them
that their ideals have cost them the
Declaration Of dependence.
Mr.. Camalier denounced the ''cru-
elites to the Filipinos" and the sly
ranny" exercised by this govern
ment over a struggling foreign peo-
pie amid applause. Asthestandard-
bearer Of the great principles of our