The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-09-25
Hon. ]. F. c. Talbot Tells OF Tariff
IniquitieS.

SHOOK nanQS with a NUMBER or the
leading citizens of Carroll county who
had gathered at the hotel to meet him,
among whom were DR.. Joshua W.Her-
ing, Judge William H. Thomas, John
T. Lynch, Michael E. Walsh, Claude
Tilden Smith, Henry S. Musse1man,
Geo. E.. Sharrer, H. M. Hoffacker, c.
Gloyd Lynch, DR.. Frank T. Shaw, Geo.
w. Albaugh, Thomas X. Shaw, Joseph
L. Franklin, James T. Trayer, John L.
Reifsnider, DR.. Joseph T. Herring, DR..
Henry Fitzhugh, DIR. John S. Matthias,
Judge John E. Eckenrode, George A.
Bixler, Fred D. Miller, John M. Rob-
erts, David Stem, J. Edw. Stem, Morris
Mitten, George w. Matthews, Joseph
A. Waesche, Oscar H. Spurrier, VIM.
d. Reese, James Myers, Joseph Fouke,
A. T. Bacon, F. P. Roop, J. F. Briscoe,
Joseph B. Boyle, Frederick Harbaugh,
T. Herbert Shriver, Mark Shriver, E.
w. Shriver, Edward Leister, Charles
o. Clemson, Jacob Long, George M.
Parke, F. Neal Parke, George w.
Armacost, DR.. James II. Billingslea,
Nathan Herbert, Joseph w. Smith,
David P. Smelser, DR.. J. ]. Stewart, J.
e. Stoner
After dinner Mr.. Kern spent prob
ably half an hour in his room, where
he was visited by many Democrats who
had not met him upon his arrival. A
few minutes of o'clock the vice presi-
|dential candidate, escorted by Mr..
!Crouse, and followed by other local
Democrats, formed in line and march
ed to the hall. AS he come upon the
platform Mr.. Kern was greeted with
prolonged applause, which ended in
"a vigorous college yell, with Bryan
and Kern attachment, by number of
students from Western Maryland Col
lege.
Mr.. Grouse, as chairman of the
county committee, called the meeting
to order, and introduced DR.. J. w.
Herring as the presiding officer. The
latter made very brief speech and
presented Mr.. Kern.
The speaker said that, although this
was his first visit to Westminster, he
did not feel that he was among strang-
ers. He alluded to the fact that his
father had lived and was buried in
the neighboring state of Virginia, and
for that reason, If for no other, he
did not feel like one entering a strange
land. But, aside from personal ties,
he did not think any American citizen
should consider himself stranger in
any section of the country over which
the starry banner floats.
He deprecated bitterness in the cam
paign, and said that every man should
be willing to grant his neighbor the
same liberty of thought and express
sion as he demanded for himself.
While he advocated the greatest lib
erality in this respect, he wanted it
distinctly understood that he was an
uncompromising Democrat, an earnest
believer in the principles of Thomas
Jefferson and a relentless opponent
of the latter-day policies of the Re-
publican party. Among other things,
Mr.. Kern said:
Il bring you messages of victory
from the West. The Democratic party
Is united. I am gratified at the glad
tidings of united Democracy in the
East. I want to talk to you honest
you that your party is controlled by
Joe Cannon, by Senator Aldrich and
by the trust magnates. Theodore
Roosevelt has sent message after mes
sage to Congress demanding reforms.
What has been their fate? Speaker
Cannon, Burton, Aldrich and the trust
magnates demanded that these re-
forms should not be forthcoming, and
they were not. Take the Paper Trust,
which raised prices. The newspaper
proprietorG and other consumers Of
paper demanded abolition of the tariff
on paper. President Roosevelt sent a
special message to Congress recon-
mending the desired relief. A bill was
introduced with that object in view.
That bill was backed by all the great
editors of the country, by the adver
tisers, who spent millions of dollars
annually, by 100000 people, by
Theodore Roosevelt. What was the
fate of that bill? Cannon, Aldrich and
the trust magnates demanded that it
should not pass, and it did not.
"In heavens name, has it come to
pass that the people of this country
cannot get reformers? Is it not ap-
parent that you can find no relief?
You can get no reformers as long as
your party is controlled by Joe Can
non, Martin A1drich and the trust mag
mates. I appeal to you to rally to the
support of that candidate for president
who is controlled by no trust magnate,
by no corporation. He is his own mas
ter. Mr. Roosevelt has proclaimed
against swollen fortunes. Whence
come these swollen fortunes, these
monopolies? They have resulted from
the levying of taxes upon the masses
for the benefit of the few. When the
war was in progress large taxes were
necessary. When the war was over
and when high taxes were no longer
necessary there came reductions.
First, the tax on bankers was removed
because they were poor and could not
afford the tax. Next the income tax
ceased because the millionaires who
had made their fortunes out of war
contracts could not afford to pay the
tax. Then they took the tax off us
poor lawyers. But the tax has never
been removed from the masses of the
people. For them the tax is still here.
The Republican party from time to
time has promised reduction in the
tariff, but they have been empty prom
ises.
Have you any prospects Of relief?
Look at the managers of the Republic
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