Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-06-10
paul WINCHESTER
FLAYS PROHIBITION
States That Craze Will Soon Die
Out Andl People Return To
Normal Temperance.


One of the odd features of the po-
litical situation here at the present
time is the fact that so many people
of both parties show decided dispo-
sition to forget the old-time honored
principles of Their parties, and go off
on tangents, either for or against
some issue which has really no con-
nection with party matters, which has
very little real connection with ques-
lions of craftsmanship, and, which
like the greenback craze of half CEN
fury ago, like the free silver craze of
more recent years, and like other al
most innumerable crazes which have
arisen from time to time in the his
tory of the republic. These crazes
have had their day, have divided peo-
pie into cliques and factions, and in
the cases of the old granger and pop
ullst crazes of some years ago, have
swept States, and sent all sorts of
freaks to the hall of State Legisla-
lures, and even TO Washington. They
do not last long, they usually die out
in few short years, and the people |
who have been deluded, and have gone
wild, have recovered their sanity, and
returned to their old-time party al !
legiance. The present Prohibition
and Authorization craze is of the |
same character as it's predecessors,
and, owing to its violence will prob |
ably die out sooner than the others, |
the people will resume their senses, i
conservative laws will be passed. and i
enforced, which will restore normal |
conditions on the subject of temper
ance, and the people generally will |
take up their old loyalty to the two
great political parties, and will laugh |
at the way they were beguiled by the |
fanatical leaders on both sides. 1t has
been the history of the world ever
since civilization dawned thousands of |
years ago. Some of the people have
been fooled, and rendered crazy, all |
the time. All the people in few in
stances, have been fooled for short
periods of time, not all the people
have never been rendered foolish for
any long period of time. In the end
the real governmental issues which
divide the people into parties will pre-
vail, and prohibition and Anti-prohi-
bition, wet and dry, will sink into OBJ
livion, like greenbackism, free silver,
know-nothingism, and like them will
be ranked among the political crazes
of the past.
The situation regarding the nomi-
nation of candidates in both parties
for the United States Senatorship, is
becoming more confused and chaotic
from day to day, Two candidates for
the democratic nominations, State
Senator Norris of Baltimore City and
EX-Congressman David J. Lewis of
Allegany, have formally entered their
names with the Secretary of State,
and have filed their nomination pa
pers.. This action on their part has
hewildered many of the old lead
ers of both the City and State organ
izations, for both Messrs. Norris and
Lewis took this action of their own
notion, for neither of them followed
the old rule which required the per-
mission of the head men of the party
prior to a candidacy. The truth is
they have gone into the contests in
free and Independent manner, without
asking the support of any boss either
State or City and are making their
fights in their own way. AS a result
the leaders are beginning to hustle
around, as they say, looking for
"big man." to go into the fight and
sweep Messrs. Norris and Lewis out
of the way, and, if they do find this
desirable "big man." the indications
are that he will have something of a
Job on his hands to clear his path to
the nomination, and, so far no "big
man., is in sight. The "big men"
are all shying off, for they realize
that the two men already in the field
are fighters of more than the usual
ability and skill. And of all the "bie
men" mentioned not one of them sizes
up greater than either Senator Nor
ris or Mr.. Lewis, except that they are
better off in this worlds goods, and
possibly have larger bank accounts.
Mr.. Norris especially while not open
ly backed by some of the leaders of
the City organization, has the backing
Of large proportion of the subordi-
mates in the wards, and he has secur- !
ed this backing with the tacit, if not
the outspoken consent of the men at
the top. No one who knows him,
doubts his ability and forcefulness,
and no one doubts but that he will
make his mark high should he be
sent to represent Maryland at Wash