The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-02

crat perpetuallY pleading for political
! preferment, and that he hadlived among
people, a farmer boy all day between
the handles of pillow, working hard for
his bread, In rejoinder the practiced
campaigner delivered a glowing tribute
to any boy with the spirit and determine
ton to rise through his own efforts to
positions of public usefulness, he merits
confidence and admiration. But"
said the whitening critic, eff the history
of my State is correct, and | assume it
is, this boastful boy has permitted his
pillow to cut rather too deep in the
financial soil of Maryland either for the
safety of his reputation or the interest
of the people. y And from that he broke
the walls of denunciation over the
victims head in retorts too burning to
be remembered. For cutting invective
his tongue was lash with scorpion
sting.
In rambles through the mountains
man old enough to be my father, was
asked if he knew Gov. Thomas, replied
Il knew him better than / will ever
know you" Then he was asked to tell
me something of him. and answered:
go, Mr.. Miller, | do not know what to
tell you; my work was with him MANY
years on surveys and in other work as
he would need" Did you ever hear
him make public speech?" "Oh, yes,
Sir, more than once" Where did YOU
last hear him." The reply was Grants
vile. Now please tell me what YOU
remember of that address; how did it
impress your" well, the Governor
was running for Congress, and the can
dldate opposing him spoke at Grants
vile only the day before and he said
hard things about the Governor: that
he held himself as gentleman ab3ve
those about him. had blue blood in his
veins, soft white hands; wore fine
clothes and when soliciting votes was
polite and cringing, but after the cleo
ton his head was up and his intimacy
vanished-all he wanted, declared the
opponent, was your votes. This orator
left that night, and the next day when
the Governor came he had liberal ex-
plantations of the charges lodged against
him. Too many people poured ia to
hear the Governor for the size of anv
hall in Grantsvlle, so the meeting was
held under the shade Of the trees in he
open The former life and spirit of the
hearers appeared to be strangely lack
ing at the beginning; not much clapping
of hands and stamping of feet when the
familiar form of the old charmer stepp-
ed upon the stand. The Governor pro-
ceeded IN quiet manner with a thought
fully constructed aud skillfuIly elaborat-
ed speech, warming up with the march
of his mind until many stirring passages
had fallen fiat and. seemingly, unac-
cepted by the large audience. Soon
the temper of the assemblage was
caught, with the memory of the arraign-
ment made the day before by his rival,
and then he rose in the full statute of
his powers: with flashing eyes over a
face of frowns, he moved to the edge
of the platform and vehemently declar-
ed: Il believe the day will vet dawn
in the history of these people. when
they will become so superstitious that
they will believe no man, unless it is
proven to their satisfaction he was
born in the dark of the moon, Graded in
a sugar trough and christened in stump
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