Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-08-26

But because he was not born
with a golden spoon in his mouth
he has never been a frothy
fanatic, seeking by abuse of
the rich TO curry favor with the
poor.
In the debates upon the labor
problems which perplexed the
Senate in the session of 1894.
upon questions of child labor
and the hours of labor his
speeches were sound. bold fear
less and thoughtful. and of "a
nature to endear him almost as
much To those who believe in
the greatest good To the great.
est numbers. were his speeches
and his acts in advocacy of his
famous free school book bill.
and of the general principles of
equal and exact taxation which
found their first recent express
sion in this State in the original
Hayes assessment bill.
There are some TAX DODGERS
in Maryland who have never
and who will never forgive Sen
ator Smith for his advocacy of
the principles that he who re-
ceives most from the Govern
ment should pay his proportion
for privileges he enjoys, but
there are few tax payers who
will forget il this fall.
One of the strongest attri-
butes of Senator Smith is his
sense of Justice. Conservatism
is his most marked character
istic. But il is not conserva-
tism which comes from coward
ice. He does not fear to es-
pouse the cause of the weak
when he finds them being de-
spoiled by the strong His form
er colleague in the Senate from
this county, Senator Sloan, can
bear testimony to his character
and to that other and further
characteristic which marks the
man-his gratitude for even the
smallest service rendered TO him
as the champion of a public
cause
In private life John Walter
Smith is modest man, an hon
est man. a God fearing man,
God serving man and a gentle
man. Like all men who have
ever become truly great his
love and veneration for his
mother have always been an
eminent attribute and the in
telligent cooperation he receiv-
ed in his campaigns for Con-
gress and State Senator from
his graceful and accomplished
wife, are alike assuring of
beautiful home life i'm the En-
ecutive mansion at Annapolis
for the next four years, and of
the strict adherence by Senator
Smith to old fashioned Mary
land ideas of matrimony its
beauties and duties.
Take him as whole: try him
by the square of his actions
done and refused to be done
weigh him in any balance. as
man, senator, son. husband or
citizen. and John Walter Smith
will always be found worthy
and well qualified. and never
when he has once been tried
will he ever thereafter be de-
MED any honor in the gift of
the people, even so great as the
next governorship of Maryland.
His favorite couplet-
In men whom men condemn as i'll
| find SO much of goodness still:
In men whom men pronounce divine
| find so much of sin and blot,
| hesitate to draw the line
Between the twain where God has not. /"
quoted by him to one to whom
the world has been unkind.
marks him as one who realizes.
not only To the full the dignity
of the fine old thought, CIvIs
AMERICANUM SUN, but as one
who does not require to gaze
upon 1.-The emptiness of ages"
written on the face of 1.-The man
with a hoe" TO teach him the
great lessons of Charity. Faith
Belief and True Benevolence.
for God, when He made John
Walter Smith. made him i'm
every sense n man. and the
people will make him Governor
of MARYLAND.
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