Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-30

Tariff and the trusts were the par
amount themes of the speeches de-
livered last night before a large and
enthusiastic mass-meetirg of Demo-
Gratis of Annapolis and Anne Arundel
county, held in the Court House, in
the interest of the election of Will
son and Marshall, and Frank o.
Smith, Of Calvert county, as the next
representative in Congress from the
Fifth Congressional district. There
was a number of ladies in the audi
ence, all of whom remained until the
meeting came to a close at 10 20
o'clock.
The principal speakers were Messrs.
Charles A. Douglas and Greed NJ.
Fulton, Washington lawyers, stanch
Democrats, but who, bg reason of
their residence in the District of To-
lumbia. are not entitled to the right
of franchise and will, therefore, be
unable to cast ballot for Governor
Wilson.
Candidate Smith closed the meet
ing with brief address, in the course
of which he asked the support of the
voters, not only in qualification of his
own ambition, but to aid the De-
mocracy of the State in sending a
solid delegation to the next Congress.
Messrs. Douglas and Fulton ex-
pounded the tariff issue in masterly
style and gave a comprehensive re-
view of conditions existing in the
country today. They assailed the
Republican party for its advocacy of
the Protective Tariff and charged
Taft and his following as directly re-
sponsible for the existence of the
multitude of trusts, and the conse-
quent high cost of living in the ma
tion.
The speakers held. the undivided at
tention IF their auditors throughout
the entire time they were speaking.
The Court chamber was well filled,
and some hundred or more voters
packed the corridor to listen to a
discussion of the issues. A few
"Bull Moosers" were noted among
| the audience and whenever an attack
was made upon Colonel Roosevelt the
standard-bearer of the Progressives,
quiet sneer as wan expression of
their attitude.
Wilson sentiment was rampant in
the throng. The mere mention of
the Governors name by the speakers.
and it came quite often, was the sig
nal for great outburst of applause.
Anne Arundel county Democrats al
ways have been great admirers of
William Jennings Bryan, and when,
in the course OF his address, Mr..
Douglas characterized the Nebraskan
as the fright bower" of Democracy,
and the greatest living private cit
izen of the country today" there
followed virtually stampede of ap-
plause.
Bryan was defeated by Mckinley
in 1896, the first time that he becam .
a candidate, Mr.. Douglas said, "but
this Incompatible champion of De-
mocracy lives to see the death of
the party and the interests that
brought about his defeat, aud when
the vote has been cast on next Tues
day, and the verdict recorded, we
will find that Woodrow Wilson has
been ele ected President by the vote of
at least two-thirds of these United
States" Great applause.l
The meeting was called to order
shortly after O'Clock by DR.. George
Wells, chairman of the Democratic {
State Central Committee, and State
Attorney Nicholas H. Green was
made permanent chairman. Mr..
Green, in brief address, thanked the
voters for the honor they had confer
red upon him.
1.-The probability of Democratic
success in this campaign" he said,
lis great: victory is so near it only
requires the reaching out to bring II
home. The Progressives, few years
ago, as we'll as the Republicans.
launched the prediction that the Dem.
ocratic party would soon be defunct.
but, on the contrary, the party
throughout the country, presents 4
solidly united front, and its candi.
dates represent the great masses OF
the people of the nation. W. were
told that the Democratic party would
be dead issue, but so long as right
and justice that was bestowed bv the
| Divine Creator exists within our
breasts, just so long will the Demo
cratic party live in this great anC
beautiful land of ours. The situa.
tion is such that we propose to roll
up for Woodrow Wilson a maiorit,
unpre reeedented in Ghe history Of the
nation.
Mr.. Green then introduced Mr.
Fulton as the first speaker Of tn.
eveaing. Mr.. Fulton made a compre
hensive argument Of the tariff. tn.
weight Of his remarks falling upor
that issue. He began his address 3,
reference TO the fact that resident,
Of the District Of Columbia are DE-
MED the right Of franchise. but ?
he said, "the Democratic voters q
the District help the Democrati,
party m various ways. but the onI,
thing they cannot contribute i "A.