Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
GOVERNOR SMITH AND THE
SENATORSHIP.

land in the United States Senate.
for his eminent worth and
ability are conceded by every
one. From a party and political
standpoint everyone must ad-
NIT, if they will speak with
= frankness and without preju-
dice, that, barring Senator Cor
man, no one in the State de-
serves more from his party and
the people than does Governor
Smith, for no one has served
them more faithfully or more
effectively than he. These two
points conceded, only one more
/, pertinent to the situation need
be considered. for while all
true Eastern Shore democrats
want the senator to come from
this section, we put our endorse
ment of Governor Smith on
higher grounds. His place in
the hearts of the people, in
their esteem, their confidence
and their cheerful recognition
of his services and ability to
further serve them, marks him
as pre-eminently their choice
for the post of honor and useful
ness to them.
Let anyone take the trouble
to go among the people, the
FAITHFUL HEART-AN D-SOU L
ssaDEMoCRATs of his county and
state, the kind who win cleo
1ns, support their ticket-THE
goPLE WHO WON THE LAST
ECTION AND MADE ANOTHER
sMOCRAT UNITED STATES SENA-
r FROM MARYLAND A POSI-
tLlTY-and you will find now,
as at every other time in the
/, past, that John Walter Smith
is 'sfar and away ahead of any,
one else on the ticket"
From Denton Journal.
In the campaign just past
The Sun maintained stole indif-
ference; it kept the even tenor
of it's way. Not single men,
Der of the Legislature, now the
object of it's deep solicitude, re-
ceived a word of encourage
ment or commentator. But
the hattie, which it watched
| with unused carelessness. was
, foughv and gloriously won.
Then the great luminary-so
Z long in total political eclipse
began to shine in the interest
of "the people," of course. 1t
wasn't there" when the con-
t was waged, but it craved
victor's meed-it demanded
1t the sword of the vanquish-
be surrendered to it. In it's
Forts to snatch the victory
n the victors. stalwart Mary
d Democrats, who bear the
tiles brunt, have little sym
thy. The Suns championing
is time, does not at all
rengthen the cause of the
+y's candidate for the United
ates Senate.
estminister Democratic Advocate.
N addition to the advocates
lief that Gov. Smith would
lake a stronger and safer man
for the Senate than Mr.. Rayner,
we believe that the Eastern
,hore is entitled to a Senator.
We also disapprove of Mr..
.ayner's abrupt entrance into
he campaign. AS we said two
eeks ago, it was a seizure of
the Democratic party by the
throat in the middle of short
campaign, and said make me
Senator. In the interest of
eace and harmony then pre-
falling the Legislative nomi-
ness pledged themselves to
him. We venture to assert
that not one-half were really
.or Rayner, and we do not
think we hazard much in
saying that Rayner would
y not have been so enthusiastic
COR the ticket, in certain sect
ions. had the pledges not been
given him. The Advocate likes
'traight Democrats-not that
| who are only straight
on the ticket or are ex-
INT. And it has the same
On of Republicans. "In-
ldence," is simply another
for crookedness. and the
tie is never for crooked
for Gov. Smith for Sena-
cause he is competent, is
Us true to the party, and
untrammeled man.