The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-20
BIG OUTPOURING OF DEMOCRATS.
OPERA HOUSE PACKED TO ITS DOORSGRET ENTHUSIASM RARG-
TON AND CONGRESSMAN LEWIS MAKE SPLENDID ADDRESOTHER
SPEAKERS WERE SENATOR RANSDELL AND CONGRESSMAN
TALBOTT-TWO BANDS OF MUSIC


thusiastic meetings ever held in the
Opera House.
People from every part Of the coun-
ty were present, coming by automo-
biles and vehicles.
Before the meeting the Carroll
County Reed and Manchester Bands
paraded Main street and gave con-
certs at several places along the route.
The Opera House was crowded to the
doors and many could not gain admit
tdnce. From reports throughout the
county the usual Democratic vote will
be polled which means a Democratic
majority from 300 to 400.
The meeting was called to order by
J. Wesley Hoffacker, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
who introduced Charles E. Fink, a
member of the local bar. as the pre-
siding officer Governor Harrington
was tne first speaker, and was en-
Enthusiastically received. The other
speakers were Senator Joseph E.
Ransdell, of Louisiana, Congressman
David J. Lewis. candidate for United
States Senator, and Congressman J.
Fred. {. Talbot, of the Second Con-
gressional District. ALI received
orations as they were introduced.
Governor Harrington spoke in part
as follows:
Il come before you tonight as one
having no interest that is not common
to every citizen of our State to advo-
cate the reelection of Woodrow Will
son to the Presidency of the United
States.
-Four years ago in the City of Bal
timore in response to the plain mani
festations of popular demand we nom
mated Woodrow Wilson as our candi-
date for President upon a platform
conceded by almost every one to be
the strongest and most advanced and
progressive platform ever adopted by
any political party and upon that
platform he was overwhelmingly
elected. Four years have now passed
by. His administration is now one
of history of performances, not prom
ises. At that time we had nothing
to offer but promises. Now we have
the record of our achievements.
The Democratic Platform of 1917
pledged the party to an immediate
downward revision Of the tariff by
such legislation that would not in
jure or destroy legitimate business.
What a wonderful change has beer
wrought The business men Of the
country are readily adjusting them
selves to these conditions and they
themselves have come to look at these
matters from a different and a more
patriotic standpoint.
The Democratic administration
passed the Rural Credits Act in the in
terestS of the farmers of the country
All parties promised this relief, but
Wilson fulfilled the promise.
Under the present administration
for the year, 1917, the Government
has appropriated for agricultural
purposes the sum of $36, 6,129,0 900, an
increase of over so per cent. over the
appropriation for such purposes prior
to this administration assuming
charge of the Government
And in addition to this there was
placed on the statute books under
this administration what is known as
the Cooperative Agricultural Act ap-
proved May s. 1914, which Bill carries
an appropriation outright of $4S0,00O
from the Federal Treasury for the
first year, 100000, for the second
year and therefore annually $500,000
the object and purpose of the Act be-
ing to place farm demonstrators and
specialists in every one of the Rural
counties OF the Union.
likewise cur party under Wood
row Wilson has made good its plat
form pledge OF Good Roads Law, a
law having the endorsement Of State
Highway Commissioners Automobile
i
numerous expert authorities. In this
Bill $75,OGO,O00 has been appropriated
for the next five years.
Five times during the thirty years
preceding Mr.. Wilson's administration
had a financial panic occurred right
in the midst of apparent business
prosperity. You and | all remem-
ber before the passage Of this Act a
panic came upon us. We could not
even draw out our own money from
the Lanks and this in time of
abundant prosperity. But not so now.
Even when this the dreadful Euro
pean War broke out in all its fury
our Banking and Fiscal system was
so stable under this Act that a threat
ened panic was diSsipated as rapidly
as the mists before the noon days
sun.
Review if you will one by one the
administration Of every President since
the Civil War. both Democratic and
and in my humble judg-
ment. YOU will find that more real con-
structiVc measures of moment in the
interests of the great masses of the
people have been enacted
into law under Wilson's adminiStra-
ton than in all the other administra-
-ions since the Civil War combined
What conditions do we now find?
Our country was never so pros
porous, not one industry but all are
50.
The whole worlds prosperity rec
ord has been broken and the tide is
still rising. Our mills are busy, our
labor is we'll paid, our farms are
and profitable, our Bank
deposits are the greatest in the his
,orv of our Government. They have
gained S3,119,S11, 900 in four years..
about 80 per cent, and this prosperity,
his increase is not confined to muni-
ion centres,-it is nation wide.
Theodore Roosevelt had nominated
William H. Taft and after he had
nominated him because he could not
control him or because Of his vaulting
Imbition to be President again turn
d against President Taft and de-
lounced him and the Republican Par
W i'm unmeasured terms and hoping
gain to become the standard bearer
f the Republican Party he attacked
L. hot hn