Something We Want Democratic Politicians to Understand.

New York, 1895

Democratic nominations for important offices in this county have frequently been notoriously bad. The making of a commendable nomination has been the exception. It is high time that the making of unfit nominations ceased. There are plenty of capable and conscientious Democrats to choose from. THE FARMER will never again support for any office a Democrat who is not wholly worthy of the office and of the public confidence. THE FARMER is and will be a Democratic newspaper on principle, and principle requires the election of the best men in the party, and the defeat of unworthy men who succeed in forcing themselves to the front. If Democratic conventions cannot make as good nominations as Republican conventions, the Republicans will deserve to succeed. The people are not voting as blind partisans any longer, but for the candidates who promise the best results to the public service, and THE FARMER will give its support to them.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4.