The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-05
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


UPPER MARLBORO, July ).
MIR. EDIToR:-It seems to be the con-
census of opinion that the Democratic
county convention will nominate a strong
and acccptab bic ticket The sentiment of
the people have become settled, and every
indication points to a harmonious and
united party. We have good material in
each district from which to make select
ions, and as far aS can be ascertained, there
is little or no danger of antagonSims, or
heated contests over the nominations.
There is no scarcity of candidates, and the
convention is not at ali likely to make any
mistakes in its actions. OF course there
must be disappointments, but then those
who lose the ight must remember that it
becomes their duty as democrats to do all
in their power forthe success of the ticket.
| 1t is always in order to have contests in
| primary meetings for delegations to the
| county convention, indeed when properly
made these contests strengthen, rather
| than weaken the party. OF course these
| fights are to be avoided if possible because
| as Il rule they are waged with such bitter
| ness that trouble will surely follow on
| election day. The issue for our people to
| remember is first the assessment law, but
| to secure this we must have the success OF
our party. Democratic success will mean
everything to the people of the counties
and State. The party stands pledged to
| law for the reaSscSSment of property, and
we can only secure that boon in the event
of our party's success. The fight will be
an earnest one upon the part of the repub-
| licans. They are more than encouraged
at their victory of last fall, and will come
| into the present campa On with all the ad-
vantage that success implies. But we will
| be the better prepared for this reas iii, be-
cause our people will realize the danger
| that the loss of even one vote may bring,
and thus we can have a full poll upon
| election day. But there is much to be done
! to bring about this result In the first
place the registration is to be looked after
| This is most important feature of the
| work in hand, and must not be overlooked
| There is no question that we lost many IA
| vote last fall because this matter was neg
| lected, where on the other hand there was
most active zeal displayed on the part of
the republicans, and they gained by it in
| nearly all districts of the county. When
| the registration begins there should be one
or two men in each district appointed for
| the purpose of attending upon each day
| session. From them should be a complete
| canvass made of each district to find ont
what names shall be added to or stricken
| from the books. There are many young
men arriving at the age to vote every year,
and in many cases they will not register
| unless reminded of it. This is a most i'm
| portant matter, and the campaign cannot
| be commenced in a better or more effect
| i've way. If we get upon the books all the
votes we are entitled to, the next step is
| to secure its attendance upon election day.
| There is no fear of failure if we organize,
we can win easily and surely with good
| "a n .lt he
polls. This is democratic county, and
when we lose it, the fault is mainly our
| own. But loss of the county now and
| then does us a little good. We cannot af-
| ford to lose it too often, and the expert
| ment of doing good must not be tried,
| There is too much at stake to think of de-
| feat, and the more this chance is spoken
| of the better it is for us. 1t will arouse
our people to their duty, it will be the
| means of bringing them together, and unit
| ing them. There has been no more impor-
| tant election in the history of our county,
than the one to take place this fall. The
| offices are lucrative in point of pay, and
| responsible in the nature of their duties.
They are prizes worth contending for, and
| every effort will be put forth, by both
sides in the contest. Hence the duty that
devolves upon each member of the party,
| is to be earnest, and neglect no Opportun-
| ity to work in the interest of the success
of the ticket. There is little reason to sup
! pose that any outside influence will Oper-
ate upon the minds of our voters, such as
the fight that is being made against the
| leaders, and the only questions asked about
the candidates, will be are they democrats
are they honest, are they capable. This is
as it should be, and upon these lines we
can win. We believe our people are in
| earnest, and when this is the case there is
no trouble in carrying the county. But
| to do so we must organize and no time can
| be lost. The most effective way to begin
| is to form clubs and this should be done at
once This will bring the people together
| and make them effective There is no bet
ter way to organize, and whenever it is
done the vote is always good one II.