Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-02
OUR FINAL APPEAL.
Reasons Why Every Democrat
Should Stand Firm and Vote
the Entire Ticket.
Read, Reflect and Vote Right.

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Read, Reflect and Vote Right.
For the last time, before the election,
which will decide the supremacy of
one of the old parties in this State, we
address our readers TO day upon the
issues involved in this campaign, and
in doing so we want to impress upon
each of you the significance OF
the contest which is now drawing to a
close, the result of which is of the most
vital Importance TO every man, woman
and child in the county and State.
We are glad to note the fact that our
people generally have awakened to
this Importance, and while our Repub-
lican friends have met with cool recep-
tions, and disappointments have been
administered to one another by Re-
publican speakers and hearers IL all
parts of the county, the Democrats
have gone forward, clubs have been
and the young Democracy
has buckled on its armor in
every district in the county preparatory
to a grand victory on next Tuesday.
Not only the young Democracy but
our people generally have awakened
to the real issues involved, and they
are determined to leave no stone un-
turned to keep this county and State
in line for the great battle of '96 when
many of them hope TO vote again for
that greatest of all leaders, GROVER
CLEVELAND. They recognize that the
fight is between the Democratic party
on the one side and the Republican
party on the other, and that the issues
between these two parties are the same
now as in years past. They recognize
in the Democratic party the party of
the masses and in the Republican, the
party oil the classes. That the former
legislates for the people at large, while
the latter makes laws for the few, the
classes, the corporations, the trusts and
the combines. The Democratic party
believes in the protection Of the people
against corporation schemes. trusts
and combine manipulation, while the
Republican party is pledged TO the
protection Of those corporations and
that are constantly sapping
the very life blood from the people in
order to enrich the Golfers of such
as Lloyd Lowndes. Are
the people of this county, knowing
these facts to be true, going to aid
their Republican allies in strengthen
ing the power and influence of these
trusts with their votes. or will they, by
their sufirages on Tuesday next, help
TO bury beyond resurrection these
common enemies of the people? We
answer in the affirmative and point
.sou TO the result on next Tuesday.
We know the Democratic party is the
party of the people, for the people and
with the people. We know the people
Of Worcester county, and they know
that the Democratic party is the only
one to which they can look for refuge
and strength, and We believe they will
our prediction that this
county will give not less than 600 and
the State not less than 1000 majority
for the Democratic party over the
party of Republican protectionists,
who would steal from US our good
for their own partizan
ends. We say good government, and
we say it advisedly, for there is no
State in the Union whose credit is
better than our own, none whose bonds
are more easily tioated than ours, or
whose loans can be negotiated at a
lower rate of interest. These facts are
those upon which we rest our claim of
good government. Compare our finan-
cial standing with that of any other
State and you will find every word we
say on this subject is true. Compare
it with itself under Republican admin
istration and you will find a contrast
that will make your blood run cold.
While we cannot go into details, for
want of space, we will state this fact
which is based upon record testimony.
When the Republican party came into
power the State was without debt
and the State tax was only ten cents
on the hundred dollars, it was raised
ut once from ten to twenty-five cents
by these Republicans, here it remained
Tor two years and was then raised to
80 cents on the hundred dollars.
Think of this, dear readers. The
State tax made three times rs large
under Republican administration in as
many years as it was formerly under
Democratic administration. Nor was
this all. Under that administration,
the Republican Comptroller borrowed
without right of law the sum of $780,
900. This, though unlawful, was nec-
essary, because the Republican author
ities could not float loan of $4,000