Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28
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JARBoEsvILLE, Nd, Oct. %, 1897.
Fellow Democrats Of ST. Mary's:-But
few days now remain In which to Ia
Dor for the interest of our county and
State. II, by apathy and neglect we al
low the election to go by default, who
are we to blame. Cannot each good
Democrat influence at least one cote; II
we do, there viii be no doubt as to the
result. Let us see and reason with our
wsvering neighbor. Show him that the
best interest Of himself and family IL adj
vanced by voting the Democratic ticket
IL we do this we will have the satisfact-
ion Of feeling we have acted right and at
the same time insure the success of the
ticket.
Suppose that the personele of our tick
ct does not meet the entire appreciation
of each one of our party; Suppose that
our State platform does not measure up
to our expectation or desire of what our
State platform should be; is that any
valid reason that we should again turn
over our county or State to Republican
rule! Speaking for myself land / am
personally acquainted with every candi-
date upon our State and county ticket
except the gentleman for Comptroller),
/ can say .ur ticket is made up of most
excellent men. Men who have the true
interest of our people and party at heart
and for whose deeds we will not have
cause to blush. Our candidate for Clerk
OF the Court of Appeals, our fellow
countian, j. Frank Ford, has made an
enviable record. This either friend or
foe must admit. and it is attested by the
fact that in our State convention he had
no competition. While he has held Of
fice for number of years, he is q com.
paritively poor man, and the money he
has earned has mostly been spent in the
county Of his birth. Many poor man,
without regard to party, can point to ].
Frank Ford as the one who lent him a
helping hand.
The candidates for Associate Judges,
c. G Magruder and John Fl. Mitchell. of
Prince Georges and Charles respectively
are learned and able men and will, il
elected, be an honor to the Bench.
At the head of our county ticket stands
DIR. Walter b. Dent, our candidate for
the State Senate. Can anything be said
against him. either as regards his ability,
his integrity or his love of party. Then
we have for the lower House, Messrs.
Geo. w. L. Buckler and VIM. s. Coppage.
The former have known from the DAYS
of my infancy. He is true, tried, hon.
orable and unflinching. The storms of
OF political adversely have swept around
and about him. His silvered hairs and
furrowed brow have been tora and
battered by the foe. but in all the years
that have passed, while others around
him have bartered their principles for
iucre, he has ever stood firm a. adamant,
battling ever for the benefit of his party
rather than his pocket and If. unfortu-
nateiy for his county, should he in the
present conflict go down, IL go down he
must, he will rise again as in the past.
with his face to the foe. II integrity.
consistency, honesty and courage go for
aught, then no Democrat or any other
citizen who really has our county's in
terest at heart can, as understand il,
Withhold his vote.
His colleague upon the ticket Mr.. Cop
page / have known for some years. He
Is gentleman several years his junior,
successful business man, interested in
the success of his county, man of push,
ability and good Democrat. So what
more do we wantf
For Clerk Of our Circuit Court we have
Mr.. James j. Greenwell. He is too well
and favorably known to need any eulogy
at my hand. So well and efficiently has
he managed the Office that his re-elect.
ion to the same Ii but just and merited
reward for duty well performed. Like
his predecessor he has generously and
considerably aided, to the best of his
ability, the needy without regard to par
ty and am persuaded that may poor
man at the polls will remember him for
his kindness.
Mr.. VIM. @. Mattingly for Sheriff is
. man of the people, good, honest and
will make an efficient officer. He n ia
vorably known and deservedly popular.
For Register of Wills, after an excit-
ing and well contested vote in the pri-
maries b, his worthy and popular CON-
petitor, the people by few votes decided
in favor of Philip II. Dorsey, the old
timid and life long Democrat. Without
any disparagement to the gentleman who
failed, il Is fitting that he Dorsey should
have an endorsement and believe that
his unsuccessful rival and his friends
will accord him the same generous sun
port that am sure Mr.. Dorsey and his
friends would have given Mr.. Greenwich
had he been the successful candidate.
Messrs. James r. Raley and Joseph
II. Jones. candidates for Commissioners
and Surveyor respectively are gentle
men well qualified for the positions 20
which they aspire.
So much then for the personss OF our
ticket. Now with regard to the plat