The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-19
A Letter from Mr.. S. w. Gambrill,
Son-in-Law of the Late Senator
A. P. German.
10, 1910

August 10, 1910
Chas. H. Stanley, Esq,
Attorney-at-law,
Laurel, Maryland.
Dear Mr.. Stanley
am taking the liberty of writing
you. expressing my sincere and earnest
hope that you may be the means OF
redeeming the 5th Congressional Dis
trict of this State for the Democratic
| Party.
My acquaintance with you, extending
over many years as members OF the
same community, justifies me in say
that in times past you have made per-
sonal sacrifices in the interest of party
harmony; that you have never failed
or faltered, whatever may have been
your likes or dislikes, to contribute
YOUR services and influence for the
common end, and 1 can only believe
it will be the pleasure of your political
associates and friends, among whom
you have spent years of a we'll rounded
life, to give you through a congression-
al nomination, the recognition of the
esteem and confidence in which you
are held.
Before the next Congress of the
United States, there will be presented
questions of great moment questions
the solution of which are big with
possibilities, and the opportunity of the
National democratic party to obtain
and retain a position of commanding
influence, absolutely demands that the
democracy of this State should put
forward as it's standard bearers in the
congressional compaign, men of known
ability and integrity-men with firmness
of character, and freedom from doubt
full influences.
That you posses these characteristics,
no one can gainsay, and combined with
these essentials your symathies have
ever been with the toiling masses
those who hew the wood and draw the
water.
1t requires only a r~udimentary
knowledge of human affairs to under
stand that the social unrest and dis
content, and the wearing away of the
letters of blind patty fealty are but the
manifestations of a protest, which as
yet has taken no concrete form, against
commerciaIism in politics and the cor
ruption of legislative bodies.
Co-extensive with this social discon-
tent, we have been forced to bear the
Ubiquitous burden of a high protective
tariff, a tax levied on the skill and in
dustry of the masses in order that the
favors of the Republican party may be
extended to particular interests, a
tariff which has fostered %monoplies
and crushed out individual initiative.
These are some of the pernicious and
destructive evils which must be eradi-
Gated, and the day is not afar distant
when the spirit of greed and avarice as
~personifed by Aldrich and Cannon and
written by them OF the statute books
will be rooted out of our political life.
But your wide experience and matur-
ed mind must tell you that popular
clamor and political agitation against
the evils which exist, that stops short
of effective, conservative and intelli-
gent actions, is as senseless as it is
useless.
To the correction of these things
you, as a member of Congress, would
be a potent factor through your long
service as one Of the leading men of
the bar of this State, and by reason of
your extensive business connections,
bringing you in touch with all con-
dititions of society.
AS a willing and Jealous worker in
the party ranks who has never sought
political preferment, who has valued
your friendship for many years, Ifeel
l have the right to make known,
through you, to my former neighbors
and associates in the 9Th Congressional
District, some of the reasons which
stamp you peculiarly as a democrat
worthy to uphold the high standard of
c~ancientious devotion to duty as set
by our last democratic representative
from Southern Maryland, the late
Barnes Compton, than whom no finer
type of the Southern gentleman and
civic manhood v er represented this
or any other State in the House of
Representatives.
From your long and intimate person
al, and political association with the
late Barnes Comaton and my distin-
guished father-in-law, the late
Senator A. P. German, whose regard
for you as a man and neighbor was
beyond cavil, it seems peculiarly appro-
pirate that you should seek from the
loyal friends and supporters of those
sterling democrats some recognition of
your lifeling devotion to the principles
of the democratic party, and some re-
cognition of your aid and support of
it's candidates and principles when
others faltered or turned aside.
Should the people of Southern Mary
land, in the unrestricted exercise of
their right, select you as their Con-
g%ressional nominee l will willingly con-
tribute whatever influence and energy
l can command towards your triumphant
election.
With assurances of my kindest re-
| CARDS, believe me,