Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-18
fEDITORIALl
To the Voters of
Worcester
County


FUTURE as well as the present should buckle ON his
armor and help to fight the battle for the Democratic
candidates nominated by his party and not for the
didates nominated by the Republicans
An effort is being made by the enemy get you
vote their ticket on the grounds that they will do great
things if will elect their candidates. but you must
bear in mind that their real object is not the peo
pie but to get Offices for themselves They telling
many things that absolutely get your support
If YOU will investigate for yourself you will be able to
find out the fasehoods. You will realize that untred
men-men not been put to the very often
promise than they possibly do This the
with the opposition party in Worcester County 1t is
easy for them that elected they will do things
that have been done because they will not be elected
and they know they will in all probability not be called
upon to keep their promises Some of their candidates
would not now be condemning the Democratic party and
the Democratic leaders they had been selected as the
You know that there is Democratic Ring than
there is Republican Ring Are not the Republican
their selfish interests: Their cry against the Democ
racy made for the purpose of enabling them to get
well as do. You know that with few exceptions
they better at telling others what they should do than
in DOING GOOD THINGS THEMSELVES.
The Republicans had a chance running school
affairs during the Lowndes and they made
scandalous of it, We refrain out of charity from
giving the details of of their acts but do charge
that during their time in office they injected politics into
public schools and that they the office in
reckless and exravagant manner School teachers of
Democratic faith were put the anxious bench and at
empts were made to remove of them who held the
best schools. but the people raised such protest that
they were compelled to desist One OF the men teachers
deed the Board and challenged il to try him and show
cept he was Democrat and they were compelled to drop
the persecution of this teacher In important school
they appointed three trustees neither of whom could sign
the teachers report These We're appointed because they
were the Boards henchmen When this Board retired it
found that the affairs of the public schools of Wor
cester County had been placed by them in bad
way Under Democratic control of the Board the politics
of teacher not questioned Fitness the requisite
qurement and the roll of teachers of Worcester County
public schools today will show that politics has nothing
do with the teachers holding their places Our School
Board and School Superintendent all honest
and challenge anyone successfully to show otherwise
1t is impossible for them please every body and we have
no idea that they would attempt to do wrong to please
anyone.
The present Board of County Commissioners has
expended thousands of dollars for taxpayers, and
we challenge anyone to show where any of this
money has improperly gone into their own pockets 1t
is record to be proud of that have grafters in
these offices. They men whom you would implicitly
trust in your own business relations with them They
just as honest just clean. and just successful
business those who aspire to succeed and
we believe would rather trust them tried and
servants of the people than under Republican
label with the Republican influence and demands
Every time Democrat is defeated by candidate
who opposed to the Democracy is slap the Demo-
cratic President of the United States and it is heralded
all over the country loss for his party If you pro
VOTE THE sTRAiGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Stand by the party nominees to man. Do il this
who made the issue in the and because your
party will be in power when the direct primary cleo
ton law will go into force two years from Then
any man who has standing Democrat will be priv
legged to have his placed upon the Democratic Pr
mary ballot candidate for either Sheriff. Register of
Wills Member of the Legislature County Commissioners
etc. but CANNOT expect the support of the great rank
and file of the Democratic party THEN if he fails them
NOW and back upon his party nominees to be voted
for at the coming election. Play straight and oppor
tunty will come. Refuse to go down to defeat with the
enemies of party and take stand with the
grand old Democracy. which has more come into
its from the Presidency of the United States down
the control of many of the smallest offices in the gift of
the people thus forming solid barrier against the
of the Republican party, which long and badly
governed our country and ruled against the interests of
the poor and needy.
Democrats, be men Refuse act with those who
are trading and raickng with the leaders of the Repub
lican party of the State deliver to them with
knowledge and Ii is Republican money
that is financing the campaign of the opposition party in
this county and you being used pawn in the po-
litica game.
Democrats stand up like men
Stand firm and true, again;
Stand for the right
On with the fight
And WIN.