Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-26
EDITORIAL

Nothing has occurred during the
present political campaign to show the
flexibility Of the Berlin Times pol
icy-if it can be termed policy-than
it's somersault feat performed in con-
nection with the candidacy Of Samuel
E. Shockley
In the primary election, the Times
espoused the cause of Mr.. Shockley.
Everybody knows why; it was done to
defeat Mr.. Elliott; the Times was up
against everybody in office, there
fore anything or anybody to remove
the incumbents.
Mr.. Shockley wa nominated, not be-
cause he was backed by the Berlin
sheet; were that the case, then it's
influence would have been sufficient
to put across other aspiring politicians.
It opposed Mr.. Richie, but Mr.. Rit-
chic was nominated True he was de-
feated in the county. but that same
result was in evidence when Mr.. iRt-
chic ran for governor four years ago;
consequently the Times can take no
credit for the 1884 defeat. So in 9TH
err cases.
But here comes the flip-flops. When
Mr.. Shockley, the Times candidate,
was nominated, the paper immediate
ly dropped him, and attached itself
to the Republican candidate for Coun-
ty Commissioner, Frank B. Scarbor-
ough.
However, it is, we suppose after all,
consistent. It turned from Mr.. Con-
ley in the primaries to Mr.. Nice, for
the General Election; it shifted from
Mr.. Callahan in the primaries to Mr..
Wimbrow for the November contests;
Indeed, it shifted from a position,
"arf- 'n-'arf" to an outright Republic
can publication, and there it stands
today. It is subsidized by the Re-
publicans and disgruntled Democrats,
and it's policy is to substitute Repub-
lican rule for Democratic in this
county. ~
The situation in the county is,
then, 50 far as the Press is concerned,
two Denocratic papers and one Re-
publican. The two Democratic papers
are old established publications, edit
ed by those whose instincts as native
sons should all be toward upholding
welfare in civic relations as well as
in all other. The Republican sheet is
a newcomer and no sooner started than
he begins an attempt to tear down
all established government and sub
stitute another. And for no reason
that will bear argument. His only
point being publicity.
And we take it, that when the full
Democratic ticket is elected the Times
editor will again prove his elasticity,
spring back into the Democratic col
umn, declare he is a Democrat, al
ways has been, and always will be.
Indeed he has already prepared the
way for such retreat by making this
identical assertion. He is truly DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde magician.
But we believe the good Democrats
can recognize the wolf in sleeps
clothing, and not permit any ravish-
ment Of Democratic cotes. We fear
no comparison of candidates when a
review is taken of the two tickets.
We know that all the Democratic
nominees are citizens of the highest
type and will ever be concerned with
those things pertaining to the good
of the state and county. We know
that the rawlings of the opposition
are but propaganda, simply to get
somebody out and somebody else in.
Policies as old as the hills presented
by the Republican candidate for Sen
ator promise nothing but what has
already been put into execution. They
are simply prediction promises. And
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