Let's Cast A Rousing Big Vote For
BONNER FOR CONGRESS
And Maintain the Great Prestige of the First District
TWO YEARS AGO Herbert Bonner was nominated
lor Congreu by a Committee of able citizens chosen from
each county, by all the Democrats of the First Congres
sional District. He was placed on the ticket and in the
General Election beat his Republican opponent by a ma
jority of 36.722 to 2.857.
This committee of Democratic citizens considered all
the facts in the case and decided that Herbert Bonner, by
reason of his 16 years' experience with Lindsay Warren,
had an insight into the needs of the First District, such as
no other man could possibly have. They knew also that
this Nation was entering into grave and perplexing limes
when Bonner's experience in Washington would be worth
more to the district than a new man could possibly be
worth. They also knew that Herbert Bonner was rated as
one of the smartest of all Congressional secretaries in the
Nation, had a vast circle of inuentlal friends; and. in short,
knew the ropes. And they knew. too. that he was the
close personal friend of the able Lindsay Warren, who had
been appointed to the powerful post of Comptroller Gen
eral of the United States. And. finally, they were well
aware that prestige of the First District in the National
Capital was not excelled by that of any other District, or
any other Congressman.
The committee well knew that this prestige had been
built up by the magnificent leadership of Lindsay War
ren. aided for 16 years by Herbert Bonner. They knew
that this prestige was. and still is. worth more to the Dis
trict than anything money can buy. They knew that the
things we must hope for from Congress must be measured
largely by the leadership and prestige of the office. Now.
more than ever, it is true, and we must maintain that pres
tige.
HOW DID THE FIRST DISTRICT get It* preetige In
Congreta ? First, we might say because of the leadership
and ability of the Incumbent Congressman. But back of
it all was the splendid spirit of the people of the First Dis
trict. who had kept their heads, and refused to encourage
any opposition to the Congressman. And year after year
he went back to Congress unopposed?elected by unani
mous vote of his people. And so we see that the good
iudgmenl. the common sense of the people of our First
District, has created something of value for us. that others
want to destroy, and that others are now spending money
to destroy if possible, but at any rale to impair, and ren
der less effective and lesa beneficial to all the people.
WHILE WE HAVE NO DOUBT OF THE RE-ELEC
TION OF HERBERT BONNER for Congresa. we do want
to retain that prestige unimpaired. We should return him
to Congress with a rousing majority. We should give him
the biggest majority ever given an opposed candidate for
Congress. We should ssy to Washington, and the other
members of Congress: "We send you back a true servant;
the man you ask us to send back, and we stand squarely
behind him."
LET'S GET OUT EVERY VOTE and keep up that
place held by the First District, and make Herbert Bonner
all the happier, by a big majority. Surely, he will feel
humble and grateful to us alL and he will be inspired and
encouraged and spurred on to do even greater things for
the First District.
IF THE PEOPLE OF THE FIRST DISTRICT FOR
GET their own best interests and give a large number of
votes to a new candidate, particularly one who has never
raised his voice in our behalf, before asking us for an of
fice. what will be our position in Washington? We would,
quite naturally, be looked upon as a people lacking In
stamina, in appreciation and in understanding.
Can we afford to say to Washington, we didn't send
our msn back with as big a majority as we might because
we listened to a lot of promises this other fellow made us.
and we thought we would give him some votes too. No.
our friends, this modern war has taught us a lot of things,
and one is we never win anything for ourselves unless we
go all the way. America and its people have never gain
ed anything by giving something to the enemy. We Just
don't win that way.
CAN WE AFFORD TO SLAP OUR FRIENDS IN
THE FACE? Nobody ever got far in life doing that. We
can't let Herbert Bonner down. His friends are our
friends and they will continue to be the beet friends the
First District has. They may not please everybody all
the time, but they do hold the power and the desire to
aid us. The only way to make a friend and to keep that
friend, is for us to first be a friend, and continue to be
a friend. There la no man who cannot understand iheee
simple truths.
BONNER is entitled to a big majority. We can give
it to him. We should not consider a single thought of doing
anything to Impair tha prastlge of tha First District. Wa
can show wa appraclata tha good work that Bonnar has
done for us for 18 years, first as Lindsay Warren's Secre
tary. and now as Congressman. Listen to This:
BONNER HAS CONSISTENTLY VOTED FOR ALL
FARM MATTERS and legislation of value and Inter
est to the agricultural needs of the people of the First
District.
BONNER HAS AIDED IN THE APPROVAL t)F MANY
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, such as
Schools. Armories. Courthouses. Community Centers.
Waterworks. Posloffice Buildings. Town Halls, and
many other useful things we might never have got
ten.
BONNER IS ONE OF THE BEST INFORMED MEN on
veterans affairs In Washington, and for veterans of
the World War. and of the preeent war. he has done
and can do many things a newcomer couldn't get
around to.
BONNER KNOWS ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE FIRST
DISTRICT. He spends his time with the people o<
his own district. He doesn't go to other states to en
joy the Seashore, when his own District has 150 miles
of Ocean Front.
BONNER SERVED AS A SOLDIER In the World War:
he didn't find an easy way out of the draft. What do
you think today of the boy who goes to war. as com
pared with the fellow who sneaks out of service to his
country?
BONNER KNOWS THE PROBLEMS of our waterways.
Nobody knowa how badly we are going to need theee
waterways. There Isn't a single county In the First
District whose rivers, creeks, or sounds, aren't Im
portant. They may become more so. The time may
come, when we will all be glad we are cloee to a riv
er. and we want a man close to Uncle Sam to help us
wifh their improvement.
BONNER KNOWS AND LOVES THE SERVICE MEN
and he keeps in touch with the various departments
of Army. Navy. Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Isn't
it more important to have a Congressman who knows
about theee things, and who can do things tor us. than
to take a chance that a rank stranger might do some
thing of value?
BONNER KNOWS THE PEOPLE. He never went to
college, but learned his lessons in the school of hard
knocks. He went to work early, and for many years
travelled over the First District, selling goods to mer
chants. He is a self made man. he had no fortune left
him when his father died. But he made a- wealth of
friends in the District, and learned their first
and something about their problems and their
HERBERT C. BONNER IS THE MAN we can all vote
for without prejudice. No matter how sincere an op
ponent might be, no matter what his abilities, he
cannot have the experience and knowledge of Wash
ington. that today is so essential to all of us. and which
Herbert Bonner has already acquired through years
of hard work.
A GREAT MAN HAS SAID: "HE WHO HAS ONE TRUE
FRIEND IS RICH INDEED." We all have a true
friend in Herbert Bonner.
In the Light of the Foregoing Can We Afford Not to Give Our Pre
sent and Able Influential Congressman A Huge Majority to Maintain
the Prestige of the First District " -
THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY FRIENDS OF HERBERT C. BONNER IN MARTIN COUNTY.