Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-30
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MASS-MEETING OF
DEMOCRATS At THE COURT HOUSE.
Smith, Candidate For Congress- Given Great Ovation and
Campaign Are Ably Discussed by Prominent Speakers
BRYAN STYLED GREATEST LIVING PRIVATE CITIZEN IN U
The Republican Party Has Existed Under Shadow Of LncOn Nam
But VIII be Swept Out Of Power Next Tuesday, Says
Charles A. Douglas, Washington Lawyer.

ballot; if they could the vote of the
District would go to Governor Will
son. -
lover at Republican headquarters
in Washington, he resumed 1.-The
only thought of the workers seemed to
be the defeat of Colonel Roosevelt;
they do not want to see the Colonel
roll up larger vote than President
Taft. Our government is one of gov
ernment by two great parties-the
Democratic and Republican. This
time we have a third party in the
field, (meaning the Progressives, lbut,
after all, the fight is between the
great parties.
He charged the Republican party as
having used and abused the power of
government, rather than administer
il for the good of the whole peopie.
Then the speaker took up the tariff
question, and said that the Republi-
can party has always advocated the
high protective tariff, while the Dem
ocratic party has stood for and upon
the Constitution of the United States.
The power Of levying the tariff, the
Gus one, If abused; il carries much
oppression. The idea Of the Repub-
licans in fixing the tariff has been
but with one view-that of protect
ing a few, instead of guarding the in
teTests of the masses; while the Dem
ocratic party exercises that power
with restrictions.
He secuted the attempt of the Re-
publicans to charge the Democratic
party as advocating free trade, and
said that Democracy is opposed to the
tariff for a special class, but favors
tariff for revenue only. He said the
Republican party had misrepresented
itself all these years on the tariff
I question, and he laid great emphasis
upon the Democratic slogan of tar
iff for revenue only, following this
up by saying that the Democratic
party is not in favor of levying one
cent of taxes, except what is abso-
lutely necessary for the expenses of
the government.
The speaker detailed how the
home merchant and manufacturer has
wide margin in fixing the prices on
articles, and that the Republicans
have made the tariff rate so high as
/ to bring little revenue to the govern
/ ment, but enables the manufacture
4 here to reap enormous profits on his
! goods: It enables them to fix the
/ prices at whatever they please. We
want to put stop to any such dis
! elimination. There is no law for the
special protection Of the lawyer, farm
er, doctor or laboring man. so why
| should the manufacturer of clothes,
/ farming implements, or your goods
/ and chattels have such protection7
NO." he said, with emphasis, 1.-The
Democratic party wants no special
privileges, but equal opportunity to
all. Yet the Republican party be-
lieves in that one thing"
The speaker referred to the for
nation of the Init I'd States Steel Cor
poration, as we'll as other trusts how
they gobbled up all industrial con-
Germs at proffered prices, and event
ualiy crowding out those that refused
to sell, by che manufacture of the
same article and selling it at much
lower cost than the small plants could
afford to sell it. The trusts control
everything, he said. The situation
is such, he continued, that there is
little opportunity for the educated
young man of today to engage in bus
mess. The door is closed in his
face and he is forced to seek en-
ployment. 1t is fast reaching the
point where everything will be un-
der corporate control.
eve are face to face with the
question as to whether the corpora
tion shall take control of all indus
trial and mercantile business, as
well as the wealth of the country,
leaving US as mere vassils to serve
it," Mr.. Fulton pointed out that
President Tait's action on the wool
bill, and other tariff measures,
thwarted saving to the people Of
$743, 900, 600. II relief from the high
cost of living is tc be had, then it is
up to the people of the country to
vote for Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent. (Applause.) Then the speak
er put in good word for Candidate
Frank o. Smith, urging his election
to help swell the Democratic majority
in the next Congress. In conclusion
the speaker said: Wilson stands cut
not only as scholar, but a patriot
and statesman. He is no visionary
creature. but a simple. Intellectual
man, who believes in the people. nnd
believes IN the people ruling their
own government.
Mr. Douglas was the next speaker
He delivered q forceful address. he
did not dwell quite a. extensively %
the tariff as did Mr. Fuiton. huf In
terspersed his argument vita aomn
hot iings at both Taft and Roosevelt
He summed up bis tariff argument
bv asking the question. Car zen
believe IN any Democrat believing IN
abusing government powers that =
few may Be enriched and the masses
impoverished7