Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-10-22
BELIEVE IN STANDING PAT
Parran And His Speakers Defend
Administration And Payne
AIdrich Tariff Law
MUD STILL A FAVORITE
Ills Name Produces Greatest Enthusiasm
Manifested Al The Meeting To Open
Parran Campaign

Going on record as STAND Patters"
and defending Internationally the
PayneAldrich tariff law, which they
called protective measure, Thomas
Parran, Republican standard bearer
against James Enos Ray, Jr., Philips
Lee Goldsborough and Sydney E.
Mudd, Jr. last night opened in Anne
Arundel Mr.. Parran's campaign to
succeed Sydney E. Mudd as Congress.
man from the Fifth district.
The meeting which these gentlemen
addressed was neld in the Circuit
Court room, on account of the threat
ening weather. OF the two or three
hundred who attended, fully three
fourths were colored men. However,
there were a number of prominent
white sllepublicans present. These
included John X. GLADDEN., chairman
of the Republican County Central
Committee; Mr.. Daniel r. Randall,
Postmaster of Annapolis; Frank A.
Munroe, James H. Murdoch, Lawrence
Bailliere, DR.. James D. Feldmeyer,
DR.. Louis B. Henkel, and a number
of others.
The meeting was presided over by
Prof. Robert L. Werntz, who intro
duced the speakers. Mr.. Parran was
the first speaker. He is an old cam
paigner and for many years his jokes
and laughter-producing comparisons
which illustrate his thrusts at the
Democrats, have kept in good humor
those he meets on the hastings. Last
night was no exception to this rule,
but by far the greatest enthusiasm
manifest during the whole meeting
was called forth by the oft-mentioned
name of Congressman Mudd.
Mr.. Parran and Mr.. Goldsborough,
who followed him, made it as plain
as possible that they are not "Insur-
gent Republicans disposed to revise
the tariff downward. Mr.. Colds
borough was particularly emphatic
in his endorsement of the Payne-Al-
drich tariff law, and tariff of pro-
lection, rather than one for revenue
only. Il plant my feet on that plat
form, win or lose," was one of his
stirring periods. Mr.. Goldsborough
also made the statement that the Fed
eral Government, which he constantly
referred to as Republican govern
ment, and President Taft, were per-
sonaly interested in the election of
Mr.. Parran.
Mr.. Parran told the audience that
he had come to ask them for their
votes, and that no matter what else
he talked about he was not going to
forget this. To illustrate his point,
he told the story of the old-time COL
ored fiddler, who might start out to
play "In de Sweet Bye and Bye" or
any other old tune, but who, before
he was through, always managed to
ring in that old jig Jimmie git de
Cows Up"
Mr.. Parran too planted himself firm
ly on platform oppoed to any reduc-
tion in the tariff, claiming that the
high cost of living could not be re-
duced without reducing the cost of
labor, saying he would never vote for
this. He said also:
shall endeavor to represent the
whole people, irrespective of party
when | am member of Congress. l
shall favor legislation to develop this
section of the State. There are
needs of many additional appropria-
tions to continue the great works
already under operation in my con-
gressional district and great advanta-
ges would be to our district and state
could there be secured new legis-
lation to have government reorganiza-
tion for the undeveloped section of
our state. | shall endeavor to Sc
cure legislation of constructive
character and so conduct myself as
your representative that no man NAV
feel sorry for having cast his vote
for me, aud the man who does not vote
for me this time will want to dc sc
the next.