The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-19
Senator Rayner to be Heard
on the Hastings.

on UIS nus Oil1SO'
Senator Rayuer will enter upon
the campaign In Maryland next
week Tor the Democratic party.
He will speak at Centerville,
Queen Anue's County, on the
afternoon of October 23rd; from
there he will 60 to Easton and
sneak at night. He will then go
to Caroline County and speak
at Denton Oh the oath. Then he
proposes to go TO Belair, IN Har-
ford County, and will speak at
the large meeting to be held at
the Lyric in Baltimore, on Thurs
day, October 25th. After this
he will return to the Eastern
Shore and speak at one or two
additional meetings.
When asked what wOnld be the
principal theme Of discussion in
the campaign. Senator Rsyner
said, unhesitatiDgly, the tariff.
1--WE never were III the position
in the whole history Of our party
that we are in now to make the
subject of the tariff interesting
and attractive to the people," the
Senator continued.
The leading speakers of the
Republican party i'll the House
of Representatives ran away from
the debate, aud they were sig
nally tlOored whenever they took
the floor to defend it.
81 do not believe in breaking
up the schedules at one fell
swoop. We want the reciprocity
fraud, however, exposed before
the people of the country, and
/ the preference OF the foreign mar
kets laid bare.
1--WE must go into the facts and
tigu.es. | am armed with them,
and while the issue shall be treat.
ed in a conservative manner, |
I shall take mp the schedules and
! demonstrate to the consumer by
object lessons that took place
upon the floor of the Senate and
House Of Representatives, how
this iniquity works with 20 pei
cent. protection over and above
the highest figures that the most
extreme prOtectiOnists claimed
at the line that the Dingley Tar,
if Bill wac framed.
Senator Rayner was asked
whether there were any other
issues that be would discuss. He
answered:
at is claimed that the issue is
President Roosevelt. | do not
see how that comes in. | have
the greatest respect for the Pres
ldeht personally and officially
lie is a man OF charming and at
tractlve presence, and one of the
most wonderful men in the coun
TRY, but l am the mortal foe OF
the means and methods by which
he reaches his accomplishments
aud propose at the next session
OF the Senate if | live, to take
this subject up.
"It is q mistake to say that the
people do not care how he attain,
his purposes, provided that they
are beneficial and advantageou!
to the country. This is a consti
tutiOnal and not dictatoria
government, and when the ques
ton is fully discussed, not il
this campaign, but in the legis
latiVe halls, the people will de
mand, no matter " hat the re
suits may be, that the Executiv,
must keep within the functions
prescribed for him by the organi,
law of the land.
al would not say anything dis
tasteful to the President for any
thing in the world, but If Roose
welt was the issue | would tax,
up the gauntlet quickly withou
saying anything that would b,
In the slightest degree offensiv,
to anyone i'll the State. | am il
opposition to his entire foreign
policy from the beginning to tn,
end, as every one knows who ha
ever followed my record to an,
extent, and do not believe this i
the time, with the future oppor
tunltles which are opening befor
us, for the Democratic partv +,
skulk and cover behind the tipur,
OF President Roosevelt"
Charles May Anders O;o