The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-12-18
UNION Of PARTY AND
HARMONY THE KEYNOTE
STRUCK AT THE BANQUET THURS
DAY NIGHT AT CUMBERLAND.

Here the mountains of Western Ma
ryland, where Republican principles
have thrived since their first enuncia-
ton, there was klndled spirit Thurs
day night last which may start the party
on the road to victory. The event was
the dinner rendered by Mr.. Andrew
Ramsey. of Mount Savage, to Governor
Goldsborough. and attended by Repub-
lican leaders and yeoman of Allegany
and Garrett counties, and Republican
leaders of the State.
The spirit which animated the gath
ering, the sanguine tone of the speeches,
the spontaneous applause and the vlgor-
orous handclapping with which the SEN
timents were received were the evil
dences that the Republicans of Western
Maryland have entered upon campaign
to place the party on victorious plane,
campaign sure to spread throughout
Maryland. 1t was at Ashtabula, Ohio,
that C. L. Vallandigham. in 1872, by the
action of his county convention, trans
formed the Democratic party from an
anti-war party, party of opposition,
into a live, aggressive party which in
1874, made itself dominant in the House
of Representatives, and which in 1876
swept Republican states from their
stanch mornings. Why should not this
dinner in Cumberland take its place
alongside that event in the Ohio town
that made history? Who can tell but
that the event of last Thursday night
may be the beginning of new era in
the history of the Republican party?
When the financial and industrial de-
preston already here and to be aug
mented shall have made itself telt, when
Democratic promises of lower cost of
living shall not have been fulfilled by a
reduced tariff, when the whole country
is turned topsy-turvy by impracticable
Democratic policies, the time indeed will
be propitious for the Inauguration of the
safe and sane policies of the Republican
| party under which the country blossom
ed and bloomed, under which the wheels
of industry went around
The redemption of Western Maryland
at the congressional election next year
is the task to which Republicans present
pledged their best efforts. Governor
Goldsborough in his speech eloquentIy
spurred them on this party duty. They
responded with alacrity and cheering
applause
The election of a Republican senator
next year to Join the band in the Senate
in Washington which is fighting tor the
sound principles underlying the govern
ment was urged with great enthusiasm
and received with door die spirit.
After 1914 there will be a state election
and then presidential election, in which
MARYLAND Republicans, as demonstrated
at this dinner, will devote their ener-
gies with enthusiasm.
The dinner was not conceived in poll
tics. 1t was designed to be compli-
ment to Governor Goldsborough, but
| Western Maryland Republicans would
not permit the occasion to slip without
injecting politics into it. Mr.. Ramsey
demurred. Even in his speech he said
the occasion possessed but little political
| significance. But how can politics be
eschewed when nearly 300 Republicans
gather under the same roof, in the same
room, elbow touching elbow, all breath
ing the same atmosphere?
To prove his assertion that politics
was subordinate to the good cheer and
good fellowship of the occasion, Mr..
Ramsey even invited score of Demo
Gratis, personal friends, who heartily
joined in the festivities of the dinner
and who heartily extended the GLAD
hand of welcome to Governor Colds.
borough.
Mr.. Ramsey's guests, not himself,
gave the tone to the gathering. The
speakers were Republicans who have
made their mark in Maryland history
They were. in addition to Governor
Goldsborough, Mr.. Ramsay, United
States Senator VIM. P. Jackson, Sena.
tor Harvey j. Speicher, of Garrett
county; Hon. Thomas Parran, of Cal
vert county; Thompson Brown, Wash.
ington county; John B. Hanna, chair.
man of the Republican State Contra
Committee, and Senator Fred N. Zihl
man, of Allegany county
In his speech Mr.. Ramsay welcomed
his guests to Allegany county. Cover
nor Goldsborough urged harmony as es
sential to restoration of prosperity il
the country.
The address of the evening was mad,
by Senator Jackson.
SENATOR JACKSoN'S ADDRESS.
If there is one thing that bring
delightful hospitality on this nv frs
visit to your city it is the thought tina
we are met in part to celebrate tn,
election of Republican Senator in
county which has so many victorie
for the grand old party to It's credit
We are also assembled to counsel to
gether for the future, to devise plan
whereby our cause may not only con
tinue to triumph in Allegany, but ma,
ultimately be successful through tn
State. And therefore without furthe
indirection and resisting the temptation
to spend all of my time IN congratulate