Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-04-26
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PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning..........April 26th, 1889.
The Watchword.

Friday Morning........."Aprll 26th, 1889
The Watchword.
With the early breath Of summer
will come of course the talk Of local
politics and the contest to be carried
on this fall for supremacy, While
perhaps it may bv some deemed rather
early to begin any discussion or agita-
ton of this matter, still in view of
the urgency of the case We think few
words of caution will not be inoppor-
tune now, as it would be we'll for the
people of our county to thoroughly
understand and appreciate the condi-
tion of affairs here in order that they
may be better able to act when the
time for action arrives.
We will be called upon this fall to
elect a full legislative ticket-one
senator and three delagates-a sheriff !;
full board of county commissioners
and county surveyor, thus giving the
almost entire control of our local
affairs to the party who is successful
in the contest. 1t should be borne in
mind that the Republicans will enter
into the contest flushed with their VIC
tory over US in the county at the last
election; though We cannot think that
that was fair test of what our party
is capable of, as, besides some other
causes that operated against us, there
was no local interest at stake. and it is
generally recognized that only at our
local contests can the full strength OF
the party be polled. Still apart from
the prestige of victory that is with
them our opponents have the Federal
government at their back, and that
they will use this to its fullest extent,
both in bestowing patronage and iu
promises of reward for good work
performed, no one doubts, and this
will perhaps have tendency to draw
to their standard any vacillating or
uncertain voters there may be in the
county, and also to cause all who are
now affiliated with them to work
strenuously for success in order to Sc
cure rich reward.
These things should be borne in
mind by all good Democrats and by
ell who desire to see their county re-
main under the same careful and good
government that has marked its man.
agement since the advent of our party
in power in 1885. We have an abid.
ing faith in the earnestness and zeal of
the Democratic sentiment here, and
we cannot think that there is q man
Of judgment aud intelligence, whose
interests are bound up in our future
welfare and prosperity, who would
wish to see those Interests and the
county's honor again jeopardized by
such loose and extravagant manage
ment of our public affairs as marked
our local government from 1877 to
1885. To avoid this therefore two
things are necessary, or at all events
desirable. One is the nomination of
ticket composed of gentlemen who are
representative of our interests and in
telligence, and the other an earnest and
untiring support of such ticket when
pominated.
To the first of these therefore, it is
now necessary to turn our attention.
Let every Democrat consider what
available material there is in his Sec
ton to Gil satisfactorily the several
Offices to be voted for this fall consult
with your neighbors as to the merits Of
the several gentlemen who seek uomi-
nations and their adaptability for the
Office they desire to filI, and when q
good man is found who is willing to
serve his party and county 60 to the
voting places on the day the primaries
will be called and secure delega-
ton to the convention favorable to
the selection of your several favorites
or other good and public spirited men
to compose the ticket. With repre-
sentative ticket of honest, capable men
We have no fear of the result, but with
a willy enemy flushed with victory to
fight vigllence and untiring efforts
will be required.
Consider now whatever you deem
necessary to win; do not wait until
the heat of the contest is on, for then
mistakes are more apt to occur, mis-.
takes that may be irretrievable. Look
over the field now and when the time
for action and work arrives you will
be able to perform your duty with
judgment and discretion.
The Knights of Labor, who have
figured so conspicuously throughout
the country during the past decade in
regulating strikes, manipulating poll
tics and exercising an influence in
national government, has now come
to the front in Maryland. The Knights