Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-30
FRIDAY.
THE COUNTY PAPER AS a CAM
PAlCN WORKER

PAiCN WOhkEH.
We all know that the Democratic
campaign managers are sending out
tons Of literature from the New York
city headquarters. We know that the
Republicans are doing the same and
that they have somewhat the adyan-
tage of the Democrats in this respect.
But the truth must be told. Not more
than one man in ten who receives
this manufactured literature a
Democrat called threads IL. 1t lacks
the originality and individuality nec-
essary to make il captivating. Even
In the case Of a letter of acceptance
the letter has been previously read
aud digested. and is utterly stale
when published.
What's in name?" Lots in It'll
The ordinary Democrat Of a county,
who could write letter over his own
name for his county paper, would be
read more quickly in that county than
the most pretentious unknown or dis
tant writer. Everybody would want
10 see what the man they know says.
1t would be a sure way too catch the
eye of the other fellow, and it's he
that you especially want The good
Democrat who assigns himself TO this
species of valuable campaign work
does not have to be a professional
writer All he mas TO do is to put
down in black and white just what he
would say in his country store. Talk
is cheap. but when he gets it into
type it is hight becomes interesting.
1t is not borne away on the wind. but
is before the reader of the county
paper for week at least.
Every village of five hundred people
has at least six men or women flor
women can write) who can apply them
selves duringa campaign to this work.
Smaller places would have fewer and
larger places more, so that If each cit
izen wrote no more than one short
letter during n campaign, every issue
of the county paper could have at
least coloumn or two of such lively
matter every week There is more
sense among the people than they are
given credit for-all we need is to
get it out of them. Then the district
campaign managers should buy extra
lots of these county papers, boldly
mark the Democratic campaign letters
and send them to such persons as live
remote, or are not likely otherwise to
see them. This purchase of papers
would stimulate the publisher to pub
lish the letters. In fact, if some of
the campaign thousands were dis
tributed for this end it would not be
amiss. But local Democratic office
holders and aspirants for office should
feel natural inclination TO put their
hands in their pockets for the purpose,
nevertheless.
In the doubtful counties of the state
this campaign work by papers and
people should especially be undertaken
and rushed for all that there is in it.
Then every Democratic county paper
and every intelligent county Demo-
orat would be doing work that would
bring results, if results through liter
AIRY methods were at all attainable.
The sheaves from the many would be
more potent than the tons from the
few-the managers. Then, again. we
all know that previous to the last
Presidential election tons of Demo-
cratic literature were held back in
the mails until too late to be of ser
vice. BY this paper and people plan
no such loss can occur The county
paper must so its rounds. and, notwith-
standing the losses by mail, a better
part of the letters TO the papers will
reach them.