The Democratic advocate., 1902-05-10
How to win Success.

In suggesting last week, as the best way to
bring the Democratic party to the polls with
united front, the retiring of perennial can
ddates and applicants for Offices the ADvo-
CATE had no other purpose than to advance
the party's interest. We suggested yolnn-
tary retirement for season to avoid contests
within the party. OF course it is within the
power of the party to set up or take down.
But primary and convention contests do not
conduce to harmony. Personal antagenisms
are engendered, and contests are likely to end
in acrimony and leave deep scars. Besides,
contests cost money, and the sharper the
conflict the more prone to the use of money
do the champions become. We have known
more money to be used in party primaries
than could be raised for the legitimate expen-
ses of an election campaign. Money that
should have been spent for registration and
election purposes, and for the triumph OF
party, has been used by candidates in an en-
deavor to gain nominations. Weapons that
should have been reserved to fight the COM
mon enemy, have been turned against party
associates
To avoid all this, and to have united party,
we suggest that those Democrats who for
years have held Office or been aspirants. in
the approaching congressional campaign and
the State campaign Of next year, quietly FORE
90 their ambitions for preferment and let the
nominations go to new men-not especially
to young men. but to men of character and
capacity, who have won honor by devotion to
Democratic principles and conspicuous SER
vice to party.
In 1899 the Democratic party put up Smith,
Herring and Rayner, all new men as State
candidates, though two had won distinction in
the Maryland Senate and the other in Con-
gress. The result was sweeping victory. 1t
was a lasting victory, for two years later the
Democrats again carried the State In the
Congressionai elections this fall the first and
second Congressional districts, now repre-
sented by Republicans, can be easily carried
if new men are selected to lead the contests.
1t is probable other districts can be redeemed
by pursuing the same course, and surely Bal
timore and her great interests need men OF
higher capacity and standing than Wachter
and Schirm.
And the Democrats can easily carry the
State next year if new men be placed upon
the ticket, for Maryland is naturally Demo
cratic State. All that is needed is ticket to
inspire onfdence-nominees conspicuous for
devotion TO Democratic principles, capacity
for the positions to which they are nominated,
and with the avowed intention to administer
their Offices to the best interests of the peo-
pie. and not to nse them as stepping-stones to
further honors.
The ADVOCATE holds party above lndivid-
uals-party success above personal friendship.
1t believes the best government is that con-
ducted upon Democratic principles
greatest good to the greatest number-justiee
to all men-or as Andrew jackson put it,
nLet the blessings of government, like the
dews of Heaven, fall alike upon the rich and
the poor.'' To insure Democratic adminis-
tration of affairs we want winning candidates
presented, and this is the reason of our solici-
tsde--the note of warning that new men are
needed.
For the Democratic standard bearer in this
Congressional district for the fall elections
the ADVOCATE has suggested Charles 3. Fink,
Of Csrroll-a new man in the congressional
field. He is Democrat from principle,
lawyer of ability, man of large experience
in business affairs, and as Chairman of the
Comfy Central Committee has shown capacity
for party work and organization. He fulils
every requirement for winning candidate,
and no Democrat could find excuse for not
heartily supporting him at the polls.