Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30


me say that one feature OF the new
primary law that has impressed me
very much with Its usefulness Is that
while a party is lighting as to who
shall carry its standard. II ID also
by discussion and controversy coming
to decision as to its platform, so
that both our platform and our can
didates are at least the product OF q
full and free party struggle. This Is
something like real democracy. Mr.
Goldsborough and the other Republic
can candidates at Cambridge last
week, however. in announcing them
selves as the progressive leaders of
the only party of progress were
emphatic in condemning this plat
form. They have also officially de-
clared me a machine made product
and my party party OF reaction.
Let Us See Who u the Machine Made
Candidate.
In our primaries 81 .000 voters par
ticipated. Mr.. Lee and toured the
whole State and fought II out like
men. There was not a political. or
party or personal question that was
not thrashed out in the open. Com
pare this with the listless. lifeless
utterly inane and farcical manner In
which Mr.. Goldsborough was nomi-
mated Now. | do not intend In this
campaign to be unnecessarily per-
sonal II Is not my purpose TO abuse
or misrepresent no matter how much
they try TO make me the issue in this
campaign. do not believe In mud
singing Still. | see no reason why
should not tell the people of Mary
land the facts as | see them This Is
a political campaign and real fight.
and | do not propose TO permit Mr.
Goldsborough to hide behind mask
of pretense and hypocrisy.
am ready TO stand on my record
and he must stand on his. | read
his speech of acceptance and ! want
20 say now that It comes with the
worst possible grace from him to
pirate about bosses. bossism. unfair
primaries and corruption in politics.
His party is tainted TO the very core
with these things and no man knows
Il better than Mr.. Goldsborough. be-
cause no man has been In n position
10 find out more of the truth than
Mr.. Goldsborough. Let him come
on out in the open and tell the people
where he stands and to whom he
owes his nomination. His glittering
generalities. his hollow high sound
ing promises and his lofty moraliza-
ton will not do in this campaign.
The people want something specific
and definite. | want them to know
The real German In this fight and
propose also. II can bring II about.
TAT they shall know the real Colds
borough.
The Real Goldsborough.
am not going to lot my opponents
erect a mythical Goldsborough with
which TO fool the people. II can
bring II about this is going TO be
campaign In which spade Is called
spade Personally Mr.. Colds
borough is a very nice gentleman and
an honorable man. Politically
think his record Is such as to make
his attitude of horror concerning my
self and the Democratic party. SUI
premely ridiculous. To read his
speech you would imagine he had
never held public Office and had no
connection with Republican politics.
| say frankly that | am Democrat
and a politician. He does not even
say he is Republican and never re-
motely hints that he has been In
politics. He would have you believe
that he Is and has been reformer.
lie wants Democratic votes and he Is
trying TO get them by obscuring his
own record and posing as an indie
pendent. | charge Mr.. Goldsborough
here and now with a lack of frank
ness, and | have not the slightest in
tention of allowing him to go through
this campaign attacking me and the
Democratic party without having the
mirror held up to himself and his
own party The truth is that Mr.
Goldsborough has been holding pub
lie Office practically since he was
twenty-one years OF age. This is no
crime. but we may as well be frank
lbout Il. When he was twenty-five
he was elected States Attorney of
Dorchester county. because he had
the solid support of the 1000 negro
gcters OF that county. He has been
state Comptroller and for the last
nine years. Collector OF Internal Reve-
Tue. He has been Chairman of the
state Central Committee of his
party and was Chairman of the Coun-
Central Committee until he was
fDtnlnatcu lot JONtEnOT, one ineln-
Der of which committee was and is
/ negro He Is the Republican Boss
# Dorchester County and has been
FOR long time The Office he is now
holding. he obtained because he was
md still is a close personal friend
md political protege of William II.
Jackson, and II was Mr.. Colds.
borough who was Chairman of the
district Committee in the Congress
.lonal campaign of 1906. after which
Mr.. Jackson openly boosted he had
pent $4,000 to be elected to Con-
gress and that this money had been
used TO buy votes. do not say that
MIR. Goldsborough handled this
money or that he bought the votes.
hut do say that | cannot see how he
could fail TO have known about Il.
In all OF Mr.. Goldsborough's poll
zeal record. which is a good deal
longer than my own. there Is no
Incident or instance that marks him
as Independent of his political spon
sOrs and party bosses.