The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-01
DHmocRArIc MEETING IN WESTMINSTER
A Large Attendance Of the Sturdy Democ-
racy and Able Speeches.

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There was large attendance at the Demo-
cratic meeting at Odd Fellows Hall. this city.
on Thursday night, Democrats being present
from Taneytown, Uniontown, Myers, Wool
ery's, New Windsor, Franklin and Hampstead
districts, as well as from this city and vicinity.
B. F. Grouse called the meeting to order
and named the following officers-President,
Charles E. Fink; vice residents, Henry Calf,
of Taneytown district; James w. White,
Middleburg; Franklin P Roop, Woolery's;
D. P. Smelser, New Windsor; DR.. j. Rine-
hart, Uniontown, and John q. Eckenrode,
Westminster.
Speeches were made by Senator DIN Bryan
and G.. c. Rhodes, of Baltimore, and Hon. j..
Fred. G. Talbot.
In opening the meeting Mr. Fink ALLUDED to
his canvass for the nomination for congress,
of his efforts to secure it, and of his submission
to the will of the majority. He appealed to
all his friends and all Democrats to stand by
the nominee and give Mr.. Talbot good ma
speech said that Mr.. Fink was at a disadvant-
age in bis contest in the Baltimore city wards,
because they we're once part of his county,
and the people there loved him still, just as
you Democrats of Carroll love Mr.. Fink.
ssStill,n said Mr.. Talbot, II don't want to
have any more contests with Mr.. Flnk" Mr..
Talbot further said that he would not again
be candidate for Congress, and that he
made the statement without any reservation.
The burden of the speeches was the tariff
and the trusts Senator Bryan dwelt at some
length upon the coal strike in Pennsylvania,
and spoke of the arrogance of the coal trust
toward organized labor and the people, be-
cause they were protected by tariff of 81
cents ton. He asserted that the efforts of
Quay. Plat, Odell and Roosevelt to end the
strike were not the result of feelings of hu-
manity, but because of solicitude for the sue
cess of the Republican party, as the people
were threatening to take matters in their own
hands and take down the tariff wall that pro-
tects the coal and all other trusts.
Mr. Talbot was the second speaker and he
made a speech that soon got his audience to
shouting He discussed the tariff and gave
some illustrations to show how it operated.
He met friend in Washington shortly after
his nomination who had been living in Cuba,
holding some official position. While there
his wife needed sewing machine, and pur-
chased one of American make, for which she
paid $27.50. When they were about to leave
Havana they sold out their household effects,
and got almost as much as they paid for the
sewing machine. Coming home again his
friends wife needed sewing machine again,
and had to pay sos. 90 for identically the same
machine that cost but ST. so i'll Havana.
ssNow," said Mr.. Talbot, sewing machines
are not mentioned in the Dingley tariff bill,
but they are there Just the same, covered in
the iron and steel schedules. Because of a
tax on sewing machines, adding largely to the
price of importations, the American manufac-
turers made the people of this country pay ex-
orbitant prices for them, and sold them to
foreigners at fair profits. This is how the
tariff effects one article of household neces-
sity.n
Mr.. Talbot gave several other illustrations
of how the tariff aids the trusts without bring
ing revenue into the treasury, because the
tariff is so high the articles are not imported.
Mr.. C. C. Rhodes was the last speaker.
He spoke of the number of years he had been
coming to Carroll to speak and of the predic-
tons he had made years ago, should Repub-
lican rule continue, and of how his predictions
had been verified. He went into history and
told of how public lands had been held as a
safety valve against revolution and protec
ton in time of business depression. Then he
spoke of our vast domain which had been
given away to railroads and cattle combines
by the Republican party. The lands could
have been held open to bona hde settlers In
case of congestion of manufacturing and min
ing, and the unrest of the people avoided
Mr.. Rhodes also spoke of the tariff and trusts.
The meeting was good one. The audi
ence was attentive, occasionally bursting out
into applause, and the speeches did much
toward infnsng enthusiasm into the party.
Mr. Talbott's reception was a warm welcome
and his speech was enthusiastically received.
MEETINGS AT MANCHESTER.
Last Saturday was field day for the De-
mocracy of Manchester district, the Gibralter
of Democracy in Carroll. The attendance at
the afternoon meeting was estimated at 8, 1000
and the night audience was very large also.
Odd Fellows Hall, where the meetings were
held could not hold half the throng. Jacob
Fredericks presided. The afternoon meeting
was addressed by Geo. o. Brilliant, who has
Just come to the Westminster bar, and he won
much praise for the ease and huency with
which he spoke. Next Congressman Tai
bolt spoke both in the afternoon and night,
aud the other speakers at the meetings were
C. c.. Rhodes, of Baltimore; Mr.. Isaacs, Of
Towson; Charles E. Fink and Guy w. Steele.