Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-31
GREAT DEKOORATln RALLY

GREAT DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
With the thunderous cheering of Demo-
cratic host such as has rarely filled Music
Hall, Baltimore, ringing in their ears, with
the rain beating In torrents upon the roof
and against the windows, with the flower
of the party in the city and State gathered
upon the stage and in the boxes, two of the
greatest Democratic orators In Maryland
Attorney. General Isidor Rayner and ex.
Gov. William Pinkney White-on Monday
night thrilled the hearts and stirred the souls
Of as many thousands Of persons as could
get within the confines Of the great building.
There was no sign of apathy 10 the greet
ing given these two distinguished Demo
Gratis by the enormous crowd that filled
every seat, overlooked the stage, packed the
boxes, lined the walls, filled out the corners
and gorged the aisles and stairs with hu.
manity.
wake upp Numbered Attorney General
Rayner. wake up |" echoed Gov. Whyte,
land show the people Of these United States
that Maryland is still Democratic State
and true 10 the noble doctrines of that great
party"
And the thousands who had faced the
storm TO hear these two men speak wildly
cheered and waived their hats, handker-
chiefs and umbrellas.
As with eloquencc and force the Demo-
cratic principles were enunciated and Re-
publican practices and policies held up to
scorn and riddled with sarcasm, the enthu-
siasm OF the crowd mounted stage by stage,
until it eliminated in tremendous burst OF
cheering at the end of Ex-Governor Whyte's
peroration that seemed to shake the hall
and drowned out the sound of the wind and
the rain on the outside.
When Mr.. Rayner began his speech il
was with ajudicial aspect, but within five
minutes his voice grew 10 force and he was
in the full swing and vigor Of bis eloquence
Words poured in torrents, aud he empha
sized his arguments with the peculiar sweep
OF the left hand that is characteristic of him
as he walked from one end of the stage L
the other. His was terrific arraignmen
of the trusts and the Republican party, III
statesmen and its principles. With wither
ing sarcasm and the most csustic wit he helC
the acts aud personality of President Roose
welt up TO ridicule, and In a ringin voic
gave warning that he was but waiting TO
1904, when he proposed to relieve his mine
of some things 10 reference 10 Mr.. Roose
veil and his treatment of Admiral Schley.
al will tell my friend the Admiral" be
said, shat no longer am bound by thu
navy but in a political campaign will say
what please to say about Roosevelt ant
what he did. | will let it pass now, bu
there will come time"
Vigorously he denounced the protective
tariff as blight to the country and aroused
the utmost enthusiasm by speaking OF the
"adamantine chain Of protection, stretching
about this country, crushing and destroying
Its efforts at prosperity to death" "Open
your gates" he said, slower your tolls, an(
repeal your infamous laws. Down with th
walls and out to the sea"
During his remarks Mr.. 1ayner made tn,
following amusing reference to Mr.. Roose
welt:
There have been only two occasions /,
my knowledge when the President needed
aid, and on both occasions he has been res
cued from danger by the colored people,
The first time was when at San Juan Hill h,
fought all day single handed against the en-
tire Spanish army from early morn to dew,
eve Llaughterl, and just as the shades o
night were falling the colored troops cam
to his rescue and won the victory and tool
all the credit.
"The other occasion was when Senate
Cabot Lodge sent him pan of Boston baked
beans, which were so hard he was utterl,
unable TO maslicate them. On that occa
sion he called in Booker Washington to
help him." Loud laughter
Ex-Gov. William Pinkney Whyte spok,
as follows:
The issues involved in this Congressional
campaign are few and simple.
There is an irrepressible conflict between
the principles OF the Republican and tn
Dem ocratic parties.
The one is the advocate Of "protection fol
projections sake" of tariff which foster
favored industries and panders to the greeC
OF the few against the interests and welfar,
OF the many. Such tariff is the mother o
trusts. The Democratic party is opposed t,
a high. protective tariff. An tagonism h
trusts is the logical position of the Democ
racy and a cardinal tenet of Its creed.
Never was there such an opportunity fo
a great political party casting aside all the
issues which have divided It in the past and
uniting upon common purpose to resis
the existing oligarchy of greed" Trust
and protective tariffs are the twin sisters o
oppression. They cannot be overcome ex
cept by organized fort As Edmund Burk,
has said: "Party is a body Of men united
for promoting by their joint endeavors th,
national interest upon some particular prin
ciple in which they are all agreed
For my part, find it impossible to conceIv
that anyone believes in his own politics O.
thinks tn m Of any weight who refuses tc
adopt the means of having them put int,
practice"
The particular principle upon which al
conservative electors are agreed and ouVh
to be unit is hostility to trusts and tn,
tariff on which they latten aud in order h
put 1t into practice let us try, for begin
ming, TO elect Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives. Applause
Every man, be he Democrat, Republi
can or Prohibitlonist, who is dissatisfied
with the prevailing conditions In this coun
try, where trusts are riding rough shod owe
the FiUhto nj tho manila ..,k..a A.