Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-26

as 10 parties. rather than as TO in
diyiduals, will be the controlling
one.
There are on both tickets can
didates who, considered individ-
ually. would be equally acceptable
to the discriminating voters, but
the point to be emphasized now
is that this election, and the
county government TO follow, is
TO be largely matter OF party re-
sponsibility.
We firmly believe that this re-
sponsibility can best be dis
charged by the Democratic party.
in whose hands the administra-
ton OF the county's affairs would
be no experiment This is nat
urally Democratic county, and
the membership of the party IS
made up OF those who are nat
urally better equipped to properly
administer its affairs Only when
there has been something akin to
revolution in the county has
there been Republican regime,
and only then to be followed by
hood-tide OF Democracy. There
is, of course. no occasion under
present conditions for anything
like revolution, and it is safe to
say that the decision at the polls
on November s will find ANNE
Arundel county at her naturally
appointed place in the Democratic
column.
This is as it should be. for
apart from the compelling reason
of party superiority. the individ-
uals on the Democratic ticket
measure up to every qualification
for support by the conscientious
voter They meet the test as &c
capability and character: and
moreover. every one of them re-
ceived his nomination in a pri-
mary election that Enthusiastically
expressed the choice of those who
went to the polls on September
.. Those who took part in that
election are in honor bound, OF
course. to abide by it. and those
who left the making OF the choice
TO others are none the less com
mitted TO the nomination.-which
means that the ticket is entitled
to united party support, and
which would. in turn. mean GER
tain victory in the general cleo
ton. fs4SS.essa
All this ought to go without
saying and no plea for party har-
mony made necessary. There
would be no occasion to empha-
size it now were it not for the
TACT that here and there within
the Democratic ranks are heard
rumors OF party disloyalty and
threats of knitting" this or that
candidate. These expressions, OF
course. are attributed to those
who arc more or less active III
politics and who are usually
found playing the game. Those
who play it that way atNonce
brand themselves as poor sports
and ''quitters.a with all tlicSop-
probrium attached thereto>+YheS
are individually bound to be the
losers in the long run, and by
keeping the party in a state OF
turmoil tend to reduce its eff
cheney, and end up in being about
the worst kind of enemies to pro
gressive government.
The Democratic party as the
dominant factor in local govern
ment has a most important mis-
sion to perform. and the present
campaign presents a rare oppor-
tunity for doing SO. All those
who seek Improvement III county
administration and i'll the several
Offices can advance toward that
end in the surest possible way by
strengthening that party which
carries the burden Efficiency
within the party is the forerun-
ner of efficiency i'll government
and loyalty and cooperation are
indispensable elements of both.