Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-10-15

candidacy and the causes which led up
to- his entering the primary contest,
said he was now present a. the demo.
cratic candidate To ask for the suffer-
age and support of the voters, he had
always been democrat and in his
small way had done his part for party
success, and il elected il would he his
endeavor to do for the district, in his
small way and render unto its people
service like Old Barnes Compton did,
when>he represented the district" MI.
Johnson made n good impression on
our people and will receive the united
and enthusiastic support of the Dem
ocracy of 1T. Mary's. Mr.. johnson
was also presented with bouquet by
the ladies.
Mr.. l.. Irving Handy, of Delaware,
followed Mr.. Johnson, in one of the
best and most pleasing speeches ever
heard i'm our county. He began his
address 10y saying that the speakers
who had preceded him had praised st.
Mary's, and he could onlyl say that
for four generations his people had
| lived and lay buried on the Eastern
shore, and IL there was any place near
SO good it was st. Mary's. He re-
viewed the Democratic Administra-
tons record of achievements, they
having the President, who was almost
unanimous president, for while in
the popular vote he was in minority
ii you took his second choices for the
Taft republicans and oven Taft HIM
self preferred Wilson to Roosevelt and
the Bull MooSers wanted none of Taft,
and everyone was satisfied. The peo-
pie wanted none of Taft for he prom
ised to revise the tariff and did not
do it: they want none of Roosevelt be-
cause they know that he would have
been ut war with Mexico and thus have
beat the Kaiser too 1t.
The Democratic administration had
passed tariff revision act and In that
act was Incorporated an income tax
law, which OF itself alone entities the
administration to the support of all
well thinking and patriotic citizens.
lie defined Democracy Democracy
indebted, as the love of man, the love
of the people and the art of helping the
people not of helping the rich people,
not of helping the poor people, not of
helping the financial people, but TO
love and help all the people. This
is Democracy pure and undefiled, and
such democrat is Woodrow VIII
son. He told of the trials that had
beset the path of the President and OF
the great men who were in his council:
of the great peace loving Secretary
of State. William Jennings Bryan, TO
whom in no small measure was due
the great ''watchful waiting policy in
Mexican embroglio and of the efforts
made to Keep peace with that unhappy
country. he said that, in his opinion,
1.-THE greatest Democrat who ever lived
was that jew, who lived for 81 years,
Jesus of Nazareth, whose coming
brought to earth Peace, and Good
Will to Men. Down in his heart Pres
dent Wilson had that Peace and was
endcavoring to live up to His teach
ings in the handling of this question
OF Peace.
He asked for the support of all for
John Walter Smith for the Senate and
Richard Johnson for Congress in the
Fifth Congressional District which
was one of the districts in Maryland
FROM which she republicans hoped 90
make a gain in order 10 tie the hands
OF the President. He said Mr.. john
son had written across his sweater, in