The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-09-27

and is so safe IL at insurance COM
panies make no objection to its
storage.
While it is an open question
whether it can now compete with
gasoline as a source of combustion
it is plain that it may act as valua-
bic balance wheel to the cost of the |
latter and will ultimately become
cheaper since gasoline being a pro-
duct Of nature must become scarce,
but the supply of alcohol may be
kept up from its many sources as 1t
can be obtained from any substance
containing starch or sugar.
While our country has made a
brave struggle against the factories
of the world which turn out their
products unhampered by a protective
tariff, the signs are strong that atno
distant day the United States too
will throw off her chains and match
the world with the products of her
skilled artisans.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRACY.
The mass meeting called at the
Lyric last Thursday evening for the
purpose of formally notifying the
candidates on the Democratic state
ticket of their nomination briefly re-
ferred to in our last issue, was a sue
cess beyond the most sanguine hopes
of its promoters. Long before the
meeting was called to order by Ex-
Governor John Lee Carroll, the hall
was packed on floor and in gallery,
while standing room was at a pre-
MUM on the immense stage.
Senator Isidor Rayner was in his
best form, when, with glowing
tribute to the administration about
to close and in his brief review of the
character of the nominees and the
platform on which they stand, he
formally notified the candidates of
their nomination and called on the
Democratic host to rally to their
support. Probably his most effec-
tive hit was made when, in discus
sing the proposed nomination of
senator's by popular vote, he laughed
to scorn the specious dodge of this
question by the Republicans and
emphasized the fact that while our
candidates for the senatorship are
all in the open and subject to the
scrutiny of their fellow man, the
Republicans have never discussed
openly a single candidate for this
office. He then with effective oratory
named as the Democratic candidate
for the short term our present sena-
tor, William Pinkney White, "the
grand old man of America" and in
ringing tones, calling to the opposi-
ton said, "Name your man, and
match him if you can"
The friends of Judge Crothers were
especially regretful that his illness,
which has since developed into a
mild case of typhoid fever, precluded
him from presenting in his accus-
toned effective style his acceptance
of the nomination; but in language
which admits of no double construc-
ton and with a decision Of purpose
which none could doubt, he dis
cussed forcefully the issue of the day
laying down for himself the platform
on which a good Democrat may
proudly stand.
One of the greatest hits of the even
ing occurred when Governor Warfeld
entered the hall and walked to the
box assigned to his party. The
audience rose en- masse on to its feet
and engaged in spontaneous ap-
plause, while the band played "Hail
to the Chief"
The Democratic party has held
many mass meeting in the State of
Maryland, but we fail to recall any
occasion when with such unanimity
of spirit and aggressive enthusiasm
all branches and factions of the party
joined in hearty support of the ticket
which they will elect at the end of