The Republican., 1899-10-19
Communicated.


In few more days the voices of
some of the affable candidates and
associates in politics of Garrett coun-
ty and the State of Maryland will
resound throughout the greater por-
tion of our county. And as we will
not all be present at any time, it does
not follow that we will not all be
heard. As each candidates accept
ance of the nomination for specified
Office is an implied promise to serve
the people, whose servant he is, with
the very best of his energy and abil-
ity, and conscience void of accusation,
hence, as the representatives of the
Republican ticket, then they speak
the sentiments, | believe, of every
candidate on the ticket. Now there
are few persons who entertain some
prejudice toward speakers and speak
ing. | did at one time but have long
since ruled it out, for while there are
sone things said that are not inter
esting much more of great impor-
tance is said that should be heard and
remembered, and | assume to say
that there are no more important
educators in matters directly concern
!. ~, every citizen of county or State,
than the majority of public political
speakers, and the gentlemen of the
legal profession, pleading and ex-
pounding the laws at the bar, which
to every citizen is means of acquir-
ing knowledge essential to everyone
without money and without price,
and no appreciative listener who will
attend such meetings and places will
go away empty, but in every case will
acquire knowledge that will better
qualify him for good citizenship. |
think we do not appreciate the privi-
lege as we ought.
Now as to settling political opinion,
see no formidable obstacle in the
way. Every person remembering
back about four years will note the
present favorable conditions over the
past, and if general prosperity does
not prevail here it is not because of
its absence elsewhere, and | impute
too much common sense to the Re-
publicans in Garrett county to believe
that one of them will allow prejudice
from any cause to change his vote or
cut Republican name from the
ticket on the 7th of November. No,
my friends, it does not pay, and if we
wish for general prosperity in our
midst we must invite it by our action
at the polls. Like chronic invalid,
whose recovery requires long course
of medical treatment, so is our once
emaciated, panic-eaten, ring-bound
State, which but four years ago by
one united effort of the voters, broke
the ring and bursted the bands that
previously stayed our progress, and
| that short space of time acknowledged
by all observant men ought to be a
sufficient guarantee that better
things and greater prosperity are in
store for us if we throw aside all our
former prejudices and go to a man to
| the polls and vote the full, clean, pure
and unadulterated Republican ticket.
Nothing else will bring the desired
results, and am fully persuaded that
at the proper time every Republican
will do his duty. Our county ticket
is unquestionable, and while there
are five of them from Numbers 7 and
IA, or two from and from IA, re-
member that five of the Democratic
candidates are from Oakland and two
| from No. Z, making seven from Dis
tricts Z and IA. AS for the State
ticket, it requires no recommendation
and everyone conversant with the
Republican State platform and prom
ises of four years ago who will con-
| trast them with the administration
of Governor Lowndes, who without
previous experimental knowledge of
state affairs, has so admirably and
ably conducted it's affairs so as to
bring it to place among the other
States of highest honor, can as surely
see, with his experience of four years
past that if elected again with Re-
publican senate and legislature, that
the next four years should bring for
the State of Maryland unprecedented
prosperity. 1t is worth repeating,
don't forget to come to the polls; be
true to your colors and country.
s.
Mt. Lake Park, Md.