The Democratic advocate., 1909-11-12
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV 70, 1905.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN
CARROLL.

a SUFFICIENT time has now elapsed
for persons to take calm view OF the
political situation IN cur county.
Carroll county hts been almost
Solidly Democratic for more than
forty years, never by large. but us
ually by a safe majority. Occasional
ly Republican would be elected. but
this only occurred few times In all
these years. The Democrats being in
charge of our county affairs, were re-
sponsible to the people for the man
ner in which they discharged their
trust.
That the government OF the county
was satisfactory, is shown by the
fact that the people so many times
gave our party their endorsement and
vote of confidence. And It is not too
much to say. that while mistakes may
have been made, and doubtless have
been made, the county, under Demo-
cratic control has been honestly, in
telligently and economically man
aged Our taxes have been lower
than in any other county in the state
and our people have enjoyed every
blessing of good government,
Now, the recent election lost 10 our
party, the principal Offices OF the coun-
ty, and one-half Of the House Of Dele
gates ticket II is impossible TO
know,or even conjecture all the causes
that led to this result. but II is un-
questionably true, that a great many
Democrats supposed they had sufii-
cient reason to forsake their party
for the time snd help to defeat its
candidates We do not propose 10
question the good faith of those Dem
ocrats who thought this was the prop
er thing to do We think II was a
grave mistake, and that IL would have
been better to correct within the party
lines any grievance they may have
had
1t Is always a dangerous thing to
get into the enemys camp and from
that point, take the chance OF firing
into friend and foe alike. Il often
occurs that In trying to chastise some
one who happens to be on the ticket
whom you do not like, you wound a
number Of friends. They are made
10 suffer to crafty your personal feel
tngs against soma individual. And
30 we repeat, 1t would have been bet
ter for every Democrat to stand with
his party at the recent election. which
would have elected our entire ticket
and then let the future be depended
upon to correct anything you may
suppose TO be wrong.
Our Republican friends are jubilant
over the inroad they made into our
party at the last election and are re-
ioicing that the Democrats helped
them to do II, but let them under
stand, and let them remember H. that
the Democrats who voted with them
and against us, and who supposed
they had reason for doing so, have
not turned to be Republicans. Not
bit of it. They have not deserted the
banners OF their own party nor turn
ed their backs upon Democratic prin-
ciples. They do not want to forsake
the Democratic party, the party that
has had their loyalty and support In
all these years, and have no idea Of
doing so.
So that, while part Of our ticket
was defeated, and this we most sin
cereIy deDlore, the county is just as
far from being Republican, as 1t has
been at any time in the past forty
years
If the Carroll Republicans want to
rejoice. we advise them to do II now
and quick, for they will not likely
have another chance for years 10
come Let them learn once and
for all, that they can't make Republl-
cans out of Carroll county Democrats.