The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-08-11
WESTMINSTER, MD.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUG. II, 1911
YE AIR 1912,

general election has many similari-
ties to the staging Of play for a
theatre. Both are attended
by groupings, noisy arrangements
and arrangements, placing and dis
placing Of actors and scenery.
But here the analogy stops. The
theatrical syndicate gets up and puts
its play on the stage simply for the
amusement and entertainment of the
people; the Party's design Cor it
should be- ID one simply to advance
the social and material welfare of
all. Friction and discomfort are the
incidents i'm both, and run through
all the stages, from the incipiency TO
the end. And this is to be looked
for, since human nature il not with
out constant exhibition and display
of vanities, ambitions and self-seek-
ing. Whether these qualities are %
bad as some think is not altogether
SO certain. But be it one way or the
other, we have no other tools to EN-
ploy than human ones; and the test
of strength of Democracy is in the
proper use of them, under restraint
Of sound, dispassionate judgmentand
the suppression of over-selfish ten
denotes i'm individual membership.
Unless this caution and safeguarding
be exercised and practised the great
vital object of party organization be
comes confused and lost
The Democratic party, after suffer-
ing long years of distrust and isola-
ton In national legislation, has re
Gently regained, apparently, the con-
fidence Of the whole country; and in
consequence a Democratic House of
Representatives all during these hot,
hampering months of summer has
been sitting and now Is, working on
and out great economic problems and
remodelling them to best suit the in
terests of the greater public,-the
country at large. And thus far no
mistakes have been made by it in this
difficult subject OF legislation. On the
contrary, universal concentrations
from both the Democratic and indie
pendent press of the country have
been fully awarded to it Let this
good work 60 on, in the noiseless
and business like way II il now pro
ceeding. Everywhere, over the coun-
try are present signs of an increas-
ed and returning confidence i'm the
Democratic party and its wisdom to
control and guide a great Nation in
the paths Of safety and sound econo-
mic laws. And so significant are they,
that the election of a Democratic
President il presaged for the year
1912 by almost certainty.
Let Carroll county show a proper
appreciation of the asituation,-laying
aside past differences and Indifferent
ces and unite to accomplish what ap-
pears to be SO nigh of accomplish
ment,-the success Of the present
Democratic programme and purposes
in national legislation, and the cleo
ton Of a Presidential candidate in
the year 1912.
When the camps of the American
soldiery at Yorktown resounded with
rejoicings over the final and crown
Ing victory Of the Revolution, discor-
dant cries were heard to enter from
the camp-follower and huekster of
beef,-crying for payment of beef sup
piled to the struggling and victorious
patriots.
In the midst of present Democratic
triumphs and the more important
ones to come in 1912, let no selfish
and mercenary cries be heard in Car
roll county to disturb the general
harmony and ascendency Of Demo-
cratic principles.