Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-04-01
SNOW HILL, APRIL l, 1899.
DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK,

DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
Honest Tom Hayes has won
the Mayoralty nomination in
Baltimore hands down. 1t was
dead easy, a regular cinch, and
the reason for such a walkover
is that the people, and you can
spell it with a big p, wanted
him. The tax payers and the
laboring people alike are for
him. He will be elected, and
it looks now as if the Democrats
will nominate Hon. JohnWalter
Smith for Governor, just like
they did Hayes for Mayor.
They recognize in him a clean,
honest, fearless Democrat. COM
bining all the elements of sue
cess. Nowhere will YOU find
this sentiment stronger than in
Baltimore City. The Eastern
Shore has already made the
motion, and Baltimore City, if
the thinking people have their
way, will not only second the
motion, but do it in such way
as to insure his being the next
Governor of Maryland. 1t is
well known that Mr.. Smith
did not want to be the nominee
of his party for Congress, but
when he was made the stand
ard bearer, to lead the party
back to power and influence, he
accepted the responsibility,
p,ade the fight, and won the
victory. A prominent politician
of Baltimore, who is not a friend
of Col. Smiths, admits that he
has no superior as a campaign
er and that he would make an
ideal candidate for Governor
Just at this time, when we want
not only a fighter, but one who
has a clean record. Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Hayes are very much
alike as regards their political
records and it is fitting that the
people should have both of
these good men to look after
their interests.
Master certainly cannot ex-
pect to get the Independent
Republican and Independent
Democratic vote for this class
of politicians declared that
Hooper was their choice over
Malster, as Hooper represented
what was pure, clean and hon
est, while Master is in the
the hands of the tough element.
Even Mr.. Gather, who Topped
out of the Democratic party
into the Republican in '95, made
some such contrast before the
primaries, but declared after
ward that he intended to sup
port his Honor, the present
Mayor of Baltimore. When
Mr.. Gather was a Democrat
Ring methods were so disgust.
ing to him that he left the
party, but now that he is a
Republican he seems to swallow
ANYTHING without making a
face. That reminds us of the
fact that we haven't heard
anything lately from the Hon.
John vociferous Lightweight
Findlcy. Wonder il remorse
for being the arch political
traitor will cause him To do
better. FIX .Governor Brown
seems To be honest i'm his oft
asserted remark that he has no
axe TO grind in doing the work
he is now doing for the party
which honored him with the
governorship. lie says he
wants the party TO win, and
that's all there is in it, This is
the feeling which should be in
the heart Of every Democrat.
Selfish ambitions should be
shelved for the time being i'm
the interest Of nominating men
who are sure winners. We
cannot afford 10 try expert
ments and we believe this fact
il recognized by all Democrats.
There il no doubt but what the
Democratic party..is the major
ity party in Maryland, when
Democrats are satisfied with
the nominees of the party, and
every Democrat feels il in his
bones that we can and will win
the State back this Fall.