Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
SPEECH DELIVERED :
BY MAYOR JACKSON
AT SNOW HILL


ers of the Democratic party of Wor-
cester County in indorsing my can
didacy for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of Maryland, has made
me very happy, and I welcome the op-
portunity to come here tonight to ex-
press my appreciation in person, and
to thank you for your good wishes
and support.
We are still almost year away
from the Democratic primaries, and
we do not yet know how many candi-
dates there may be. Your action,
therefore, is one that I treasure very
much, because you have decided in adj
vance to help me in my campaign,
without regard to who the other can
didates may be. You have given pub
lie expression of your confidence in me
to interpret fairly and properly the
wishes of the people of this county,
and of the rest Of the State, on such
issues as have already been discussed,
and especially on those which may be
developed in the course of the cam
paign. shall do my very best to
merit that confidence. I believe that
we shall be enabled to carry out NUT
ual understandings into the next Demo
cratic administration beginning after
the general election of November,
1888, so that we can work together to
promote the happiness, prosperity and
welfare of the people of this county,
and of all the people of the State of
Maryland.
Your decision to indorse my can
didacy is notice to the voters of the
State that the people of Worcester
County join those in other counties in
determining political questions on
their merits, and in repudiating all
appeals based on prejudice or pretend
ed issues which have no actual exis-
tence or substance. For instance, an
effort is being made to arouse senti-
ment throughout the counties in favor
of the nomination by the Democratic
party of any candidate for Governor
who happens to live and vote in one
of the twenty-three counties. The
strange idea is suggested that, in some
way not yet disclosed, the counties
will suffer if the next Governor of
Maryland has lived in Baltimore City,
instead of Prince Georges County, or
perhaps, Howard County. Now, every
body must agree that Prince Georges
County contains many fine Demo-
crats-as does Howard County and
the other counties-Democrats who
might, under certain circumstances,
make good candidates for Governor
or other State offices but these same
gentlemen would be just as available
if they happened to live and vote in
Worcester County-or even if they
happened, much against their wills
and inclinations, of course, to live and
vote in the city of Baltimore.
The people of Worcester and the
OIAAC1 COuAlL1CS are 4cI LOO
to be mislead or even to be interested
in any candidacy based on nothing
other than an ill-timed and ill-advised
effort to antagonize the counties a.
gainst the city. We have really SER
ious business before the people of
Maryland, questions of grave moment
to the future well-being of the State.
These questions are not matters of
geography. They do not involve diff
ferences between the counties and city,
pretended or actual. They are eco
nomic and social problems of magni-
tude and Importance never before
faced by the people of Maryland and
of the whole country. They reach
into all walks of life. They affect
the farmer and the oysterman no
less than the factory worker and those