The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-08-17
The Duty of Democrats.
Communicated

The action of the County Central Commit
tee, supplemented and explained by your
editorials of last week, is most gratifying to
the mass of Democrats who have no interest
in politics except the desire to advance the
general welfare by carrying practice of Dem
ocratic principles into the administration OF
every part of our decentralization, state
and county.
It indicates new departure from the party
habits that have prevailed for some years past,
under which Democratic majorities have been
steadily declining.
The will of the majority, exercised under
constitutional limitations, constitutes the only
means by which popular government can be
maintained. We can have the will of the
majority expressed only by the participation
of the majority in all party movements, from
the primary meetings up. Your invocations
to the people to attend the primaries and
express their viii there appeal TO true patriot
ism. 1t cannot be doubted that the people
will respond if they are truly patriotic, and 1t
cannot be fairly doubted that the people are
patriotic-that they mean to protect their
government in all its branches, and their own
rights and interests, the protection Of which
is the very object of the formation of their
government.
In this view, and to this end, every nomi-
nation Of Democratic candidate should be
made. No personal favoritism ought to an
innate any delegate to a nominating conven-
ton. No man who is a Democrat at heart,
and in very truth, ought to desire a nomina-
ton. A nomination procured by his own
efforts, or by his personal friends, is no com
pliment to any man. So procured, it always
Injuries his party and its principles.
Let the people select their own agents
and servants, without interference, and the
principles Of jefferson aud jackson will re-
sumo their commanding sway in carrying on
this mighty government Of the people. Tax
alton everywhere will be brought back to the
actual needs of government
If the action of our Central Committee, and
your labors in the same direction, may result
in being a leaven which shall leaven the loaf.
what thrills of joyful pride viii swell the
bosoms of the Democrats Of Carroll county,
now and hereafter, when they shall witness
personalism in politics wiped out, and the
Democratic party Of this county, aud state as
well, conducted solely on the line Of public
welfare.
1t is plain that this Is The end aimed at by
I the Central Committee and by your editorial.
I Come up to the work, brother Democrats;
4 let every Democrat have his part in the good
work; let every one attend his primary, aud
4 do his part in sending TO county convention
good and true men, who viii listen to no
appeal except that Of the general good. Let
a ticket be nominated which shall command
the confidence Of all. and excite the pride OF
all Democrats. We have the men 6s for such
a ticket They viii not thrust themselves
I forward. They may not even wish to serve
Z But called on by their party, in behalf Of the
I pablo interest they will yield their personsl
/ preferences, as they ought, to the demand o.
the people for their services.
Come ou, to the primaries, frieads. Attend
the primaries. Speak out yOur real sen'i
ments and al will end Wel.
A DrNocRar.