Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-16
"Chirps'' ~
from the
Democrats Pen

could see the use Of that sc" on the
word election; everybody leaves it
off. 90 what's the use? Reminds me
Of what a janitor said once, as he
was watching workmen attaching q
fire escape to the school building ne
attended to. He said. "You know, l
don't see the use of the county's go
ing to all that expense. Why, it
won't be used once a year!" So, I
don't see the use of that &c" on "elect-
ion, it isn't used once year.
How-some-ever, all that is what the
speakers and writer's call digres-
sion; in other words, getting away
from the subject. started to say
something about lection day. 1t was
called lection day, but for some peo-
pie could name, it was far from that
there was no electing done. Those
hopefuls who said they were going to
carry this, that and the other, office,
carried 'em-but in the wrong direct
ion. They were like crab; they ad-
vanced backwards. For some, it was
Just another Tuesday-that's all. But
I don't know that those who "also
ram" are any worse off. These poll
teal offices sometimes furnish more
pleasure in the pursuit than in the
possession. Of course, no one wants
to get licked, but those who win Of
ten take many darned good lickin',
after they get into office. People
lambaste 'em going and comm. They
damn you if you do, and they damn
you if you don't and pleasing the
populace is a whole heap harder, Of
ten, than getting their votes.
Well, this old column do2edeit out
pretty we'll on the Chuesday Of the
Choose-Day. I said the lightning
would strike every Democratic tree
standing in political field and so it
done except one. But, blest if that
one wasn't the best stick of timber
in the whole forest. Just why that
specimen didn't attract some of the
bolts of old Vulcan, can't see. 1t
was the biggest growth amongst 'em
all, and it would have gone farther
toward furnishing building material
for Maryland's governmental struct-
ure than any other picked from the
woods. But there it stands. and, be-
lieve it or not, it's most conspicuous
by it's lonliness, and predict the State
of Maryland will not leave it there
to wither and die. Just watch it.
I see by the Independento-R epubli-
cano-Democratico- Mugwumpo, light
ning-chango sheet which will now 60
into winter quarters in the northern
section of Worcester, that this good
old county now has a new boss-Mr.
Frank w. Truitt, chairman of the new
Republican State Central Committee
for Worcester. Before we can do any
thing now, we'll have to see Mr.. Truitt
first. Well, now, that's real nice.
He's a pretty good sort of fellow.
and I know he's going to be real in
dulgent. For instance, I was think
ing I'd like to attend the Navy--Pitt
football game next Saturday, and I'm
quite sure he wouldn't hesitate to place
his John Hancock to a wise allowing
me a passport from this flea-bitten,
God-forsaken Shore across the Chesa-
peake from Matapeake to Annapolis
in order to quaff the invigorating
ozone of the enlightened western Sec
ton of Maryland. Now, would he !?
I have been considering giving the in
terror of my office a coat of paint.
If I were to beg the liberty of him,
he wouldn't refuse, would he? No,
Sir! He'd say, "Clean up old boy"
and at the same time advise me to
use brand of paint he could recon-
mend. Some people say he's going
to name all the clerks in the Court
House, but don't believe he'll be that
hoggish, L know him too well for that.
! did hear bS7Would hold up the build
ing ora new bridge at Ocean City.
further up the Stnepuxent, but don't
think that possible. But there's one
one thing I'll give him free rein in
if he can get on the blind side of ev-
cry skeeter that wants to summer at
the Resort, and knock it for a loop
the-loop, he can retain his office for
length of time that would make a
century of years seem like mathe-
NAUTICAL dot of time. I mean that,
don't mistake it for a joke.
However, it's all over. If Mr.. Nice
don't look out Richie will still be gov
ernor of Maryland; because the de-