Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-15
False Economy.

this State has not received that con-
sideration it is entitled to, and we
are glad to see it is asserting It's
rights. Ii is a great power IN the
State and in the country, and does
more in moulding public sentiment
than all other influences combined;
and the politician who sets himself
up against this engine OF human
power, will soon find out his great
mistake. We quote from the Id
rocate as follows
every economy effected in this
state from the incumbency OF the
late Governor Hamilton as Chief
Executive to the present time, has
been in the matter of public print
ing. Not only has this been effect
ed in the matter Of state printing,
but the economists have, by act OF
the General Assembly, cut down the
price Of county printing. The press
is the greatest public educator, yet
IL is taxed, while some private edu-
cational institutions, very limited
in their influence, are not only ex-
empt from sharing the public bur
dens, but actually receive money to
sustain them out of the public
treasury. In his last Sunday ser
mou Rev. DR.. Rylance, of st.
Marks Episcopal Church, New
York, said
THE living world was the best school,
and into this the newspaper leads its
readers. II goes everywhere the art OF
reading being common. 1t Is largely
due TO this that the advanced and broad
minded views Of life prevail SO much
among the American people. II has
created feeling of brotherhood among
nations. The exchange of newspapers
the world over has promoted the cause
Of international peace. The newspaper
IN were generally liberal. DR.. Rylance
said. A rule they were far in advance
of The politicians in deserving the needs
ol the times. 1t was the newspaper
mainly that had rendered popular gov
eminent successful. The newspaper
went where speech could not. II kept
men informed upon the best literature
of the day II made known the researches
OF science; it advocated needed social re-
forms; II pleaded the cause OF the weak
and the oppressed; il was the best auNil-
larry of the courts of law.
s'Some of these economies are of
doubtful expediency, and others are
positively grinding to legitimate en-
terprise. While these economies
were being effected, money was be-
ing lavishly expended for al sorts
Of purposes many of which appro-
priations ought not to have beer
made.
"Bills are now before the legisla
ture for needless appropriations,
conspicuous among them being the
SEQ, 900 proposed for the Chicago
fair. 10 some of these bills little
or no protest is made in either
branch Of the legislature. but if a
bill were introduced to add $4,000
additional to the Governors contin-
gent fund to pay two papers in each
county for Publishing his proclama-
tons on Arbor and Thanksgiving
days, howl would so up against il
as extragance. The Governor has
just Issued probation on Arbor
day, and the people will have to
learn Of it through gratuitous an
nouneement by the county papers.
srhe press ask no gratuties, nor
even to be relieved of taxation, but
they DO want fair compensation for
work done, and they are tired of
doing gratnti ous work while money
is being uselessly expended.
1.-The act for letting to contract the
legislative printing is of the most
unusual character. 1t asks printers
to do an unlimited amount of work
for definite sun, INSTEAD of asking
proposals for work by the page, &c.
The ast ought to be repealed at once
and new one passed, providing
for bids from only responsible indi-
viduals or firms, who pay fair wages
to their employees and believe that
the laborer is worthy of his hire.
'sIf this is not done, no bids should
be made, and the system Of false
economy will have to be abandoned.
And further, the press of the state
will have to take mp the matter Of
public printing in general. Ii they
don't protest against the oppression
now being practiced, i will not be
surprising that the next move will
be al act requiring all public no
tices to be published gfatuitonsly Z