Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-05-19
A GREAT AUDIENCE
GREETS THE GOVERNOR
One OF The Largest Audiences That Ever AS
sembed in Snow Hill Listened to Cover
nor Harrington's Earnest Appeal.

Hon. Emerson c. Harrington. Cover
nor of Maryland. Professor Thomas Il.
Symons. Of the State College Of Agr-
culture, and Professor Charles $ Rich
ardson. of the same institution. spoke
TO an immense gathering of people here
last Tuesday afternoon
1t was given out that the meeting
was to be held in front Of the Court
House. and chairs had been placed in
the yard and on the sidewalk to accomo-
date the people. but the Governor. by
the advise of doctors dared not face the
wind and run the risk of making him
self sick talking an hour in the open air
He had message of deep import to
bring to our people and it was decided
to 20 to the Court Room In few
minutes after the announcement. the
room was packed to its utmost capacity,
the aisles and every vacant spot being
filled with standing people
Hon Robley d. Jones introduced
Governor Harrington in few well
chosen remarks, and "a the Governor
stepped to the front he was greeted
with hearty applause.
He Immediately plunged into his ad-
dress. which he said was most serious
talk to the people of Maryland to get
ready for war the magnitude Of which
we know not. He said this is no time
for "slackcrs' ii is work or fight
He said the people must raise all the
wheat. corn. potatoes. vegetables, etc.
they possibly could that in some sec
tions where he had been speaking the
ladies had given up bridge parties"
and gone TO work on bandages for
wounded soldiers. and were pre- pairing
to can more fruits and vegetables the
coming season than they had ever can
ned before He told 9f the patriotism
of Eastern Shoremer in the past and
thought not for moment but there was
just as much patriotism now as at any
time in the past. Governor Harrington
said his own boy had enlisted. and as he
talked he wiped away tear that trick
led down his cheek. He was very much
in earnest. and the people drank in his
words as draught from a well of pure
and refreshing water. The truth shone
out in every word. There was the force
and logic of one who reigiously believes
all he says and has more information Of
"a serious nature than he has told.
He said that the reason we did not go
to war with Mexico was because we
were unprepared even to fight that
country. let alone Germany or Japan
That We were the worst prepared coun-
try on the face of the earth, the rea
son being our faith in our ideals. We
do not want the territory of any other
country and we believe. in our innocency,
that no other country wants to inter
fere with us therefore our feeling of
security in the past. But said the
Governor lit is fact that we have
been on the verge of war with Japan
several times in the past three years
Every japanese boy Of twelve years Of
age is taught to be soldier and AT the
age of sixteen he has gun hanging on
the wall of his home ready to be taken
up at moments notice to respond to
the call of his country. Little Japan
has five million trained soldiers and the
great United States of America has
seventy-thousand.
The Governor said When the Pres-
dent called for the draft" to be made
that every man in Worcester County
between the ages Of twenty-one and
thirty years must come forward on