Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-10-18
VICTORY AHEAD.

Tic election is now eighteen days
off and as the time draws near indi-
cations point to victory for the Re
publicans throughout the country.
Two rlonths ago it was thought that
the formation Of Progressive party
headed by one of the strongest men
in the country would play havoc with
the Republican party because OF the
fact that its head bad for seven years
held the highest office in tile country
and further because he had formerly
been allied with the Republican par
ty but as the election draws nearer
it becomes evident that the progress
sives ae loosing strength and dis
iniergating as we predicted it would
Republican admirers Of tbs former
President all over the country while
expressing their warm feelings for
him say they will not leave the moor
ings of the old party for the purpose
Of fostering personal ambitions and
attempting 10 hurt their old party.
While the Progressive party is dis
intergating and losing strength from
all possible indications it finds its
warmest supporters among the dem
ocrats. This is due TO the fact that
there are large number of Demo
Gratis who are afraid of Wilson and
the policies be advocates and at the
same time 40 not want to vote the
Republican ticket and as compro-
mise will vote for the progress We
candidates.
The voters Throughout the nation
have settled dow n now to the real
issues of this campaign and the con-
ditions that face them. The voter is
thinking for himself. The average
american voter who looks forward
knews that the real question that he
must face in the coming campaign
when he goes into the poll room to
cast his ballot is whether he desires
to continue the prosperous and
healthy condition Of affairs that now
exist in the country and have here
tofore existed under the various Re-
publican administrations or whether
he wants to 60 back to the conditions
that le faced under the Cleveland
administration from 1892 to 1896,
when the country was in the most
destitute and distressing condition
that it has ever been.
That the voter is thinking for him
self and will use bis better judg-
ment is beins demonstrated every
day 10 the Union where many thous-
ands Of voters who early in the cam
paign were disposed to be carried off
by a wild hurrah rather than reason
are now declaring that they will not
let passion and prejudice rule them
but will vote for the Republican can
didates whose election insuIes pros
perity an healthy condition Of
affairs for The next four years.
Everything points to the election
Of President Taft and the entire re-
publican ticket, by most comfor-
table majority
That Congressman Parran will be
returned to Congress is unquestion-
able. The voters all over the dis
trict say they want seasoned and
experienced representative in the
halls Of Congress as well as man
OF energy and push. We join the
large host of voters in the Fifth
Congressional District in urging
every voter to thin K of the interests
Of his district regardless of party
utilization. Thinking Of his district
By the voter means using their iudg-
ment in sending to Congress the
man best qualified BY experience and
in ability to represent them Mr..
Parran.
That Mr.. Parran is the most quail
fed man in the Fifth Congressional
district at the present time 10 repre-
sent the people is beyond any ques-
ton