Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-09-06
ST PPORT THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEES.

before the people OF Worcester
County is one that should COM
mand the support OF every
Democrat and OF every voter
who believes in the rule of the
people That a majority OF the
people of Worcester County
wants these Democratic candi-
dates elected. not only because
OF the influence THEN election
would have on the welfare Of our
State. and of our Nation. we
have no doubt.
Mr.. John +. Stone, Republican.
prominent church worker. and
prominent banker. of Baltimore.
advised his Republican friends
to support the Republican candi-
date for Mayor Of Baltimore be
cause of the influence his cleo
ton would have on the future
success of his party. The Mes
,enger appeals to Democrats of
Worcester to give their undiVid-
ed support to the Democratic
nominees for the same reason
that il may 20 out that WorceS-
ter County can be depended
upon to give her support to the
Democratic State and National
nominees. and thus strengthen
the Democratic party and make
ii sure of success. The loss of
the smallest office is heralded 10y
the opposition as a Weakening
OF the Democratic party. No
candidate on the opposition
ticket has any claim to the sup
port of Democrats. Such candi-
dates have pledged themselves
to the defeat OF the nominees Of
the Democratic party. They
have entered into an alliance the
success Of which viii he hel'alded
abroad as the success of the
opponents OF the Democratic
party. and even rehuke to the
administration OF President
Wilson. The Democrats of Wor-
ceSter County have in convention
endorsed the President and his
administration. Every candi-
date on the Democratic ticket
stands on that platform. hence
the logic of our contention. that
the defeat of these candidates
is the defeat Of the President.
50 far as an election in WorceS-
ter County can bring il about.
We believe in party the Ameli-
can people believe in ii. We he
lieve the safety of our Republic
is dependent upon two strong
parties. and that parties should
hc held responsible for govern
ment instead of individuals
one is here today and gone to-
morrow The Democratic party
goe on forever. The success Of
a party at the polls means the
endorsement Of that party in the
conduct of the affairs of the
people The success Of an in
dividual may mean anything OF
nothing.
If a man is a Democrat he
cannot 90 before the people as a
Republican candidate and still
be a Democrat. He must he one
thing or another. In Worcester
County we have no such a thing
as an Independent ticket or In
dependent candidates. a mum
her OF men have formed com
bination against the Democratic
party and its candidates in
which there is no political princi-
pie at stake or considered: il is
simply their avowed purpose of
wanting the offices.
For any Democrat who has
entered into this unholy alliance
to ask for the support of true
Democrats is prepoSterouS, They
have left their party lust to ob-
tain Office and they must take
the consequence of THEN change.
Every faithful Democrat can
not do other than support the
candidates Of his party. The
evidences are that everyone on
the Democratic ticket will sweep
the county. Never. in our recol-
lection. has there been such
party unity.