Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-30
SWANSON SPEAKS
IN BALTIMORE
Virginia Senator Appeals
to Marylanders to Re-
turn to Fold
PREDICTS A VICTORY
Says Wilson Needs States Support
and Speaker Recsunts Pa:ty's Bril-
liant Record.
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PREDICTS A VICTORY

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Baltimore, Oct. Ex-senator Swan
son, of Virginia, in his speech at the
Democratic massmeeting at the Ly-
rc last night, said, in part:
Baltimore and Maryland are more
allied commercially and otherwise
with Virginia and the South than any
other section of the country. Poll-
.ical conditions in Maryland are 81
.nilar to those in the other Southern
States. and if anything has been
clearly proved by experience it is that
the Republican party is unable to give
efficient. capable and honest state gov
ernments in the South. Whatever
nav be the record of the Republicans
party in Northern and Western
States, it's record in every Southern
State, even in recent years. is one OF
disgrace and disaster.
an recent years the Republican
party in Virginia has proved so dis
.,strous that this generation, who
remember its carnival of corruption
/! md failure will never return it again
20 power. In North Carolina, Ken
lucky and other Southern States the
pathway of Republican success made
political chaos, corruption and failure.
The elements constituting the Re-
! publican party in the Southern States,
including Maryland, are such that
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ess.
Democrats of Maryland, you must
bury all differences and achieve a
ereat success in pending election. Vic
sory in Maryland this year will make
Maryland as safely Democratic next
:ear as any Southern State. and every
hing looks most propitious for the
success of the Democratic party.
3 Senator Swanson then pointed out
now the Democratic party had kept
faith with the people and fulfilled all
If its pledges and promises.
"Thc tariff has been reformed and
e,luccd for the benefit of the masses,
without injury to business. Both the
Administration and Democratic Con-
yrcss have prepared to defend AmerI-
AN industries from unfair competi-
ton both at home and abroad, and
he President and the Democratic
party have steadily disclosed their
willingness to promptly and success
fully meet any emergency which may
arise.
"The Democratic party has given
the country in its currency measure
| piece of constructive Legislature un-
surpassed. Heretofore large cottor
md grain crops have produced money
famine and every fall we have witnes.
;ed financial disturbance in order tC
move and market our crops. These
wills are things of the past and to-
lay we witness. the largest gram
:rop we have ever had being movet
with the cheapest money and no fl
nancial disturbance or higher rate:
If interest. This is most phenome
nal and proves beyond doubt the eff
fectiveness of the Democratic cur
rency legislation. We in America wit
ness a worldwide war and our fnan
d cial and money conditions easy an'
undsturbed. But for this currenc,
legislation we would now be in the
jhroes of distress financially.
"All pledges of the Democrats
party have been fulfilled in regard t.
the prevention of monopoles and un
fair methods OF business indulged il
by large trusts and combines. Thi
Legislation benefits all the honest in
dustries of the nation.
"With regard to foreign affairs
which have been so magnificently han
, died by President Wilson, can onl:
say that the scholar of Princeton, il
, less than two years, by wisdom cour
, age, patience and assertion Of Ameri
, can and neutral rights, has becom
the foremost statesman and diplo
, mat of his generation.
"The splendid courage, amazing pa
! tience ard great capacity of Presiden
Wilson, in the midst of confusion an