The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-31
MR.. LOWNDES' LETTER.

His Formal Acceptance of the Re-
publican Nomination for
Governor.
The Hon. Lloyd Lowndes was formally not
flied on Wednesday of his nomination for the
office of Governor of Maryland by the Repub-
lean party The committee waited upon him
at the Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore. and the
letter of notification was read by State Senu-
tor james NJ. Sloan.
Mr. Lowndes' letter of acceptance was as
follows:
GENTLEMEN: ~ thank you for the cour-
teous manner in which you have conveyed to
me the official notification of my nomination
for the Office of Governor of Maryland by
the Republican State Convention at Cam
bridge.
Il appreciate the unusual unanimity with
which this selection was made and the conf
dence thus shown inspires me with profound
qualification.
81 accept this nomination and pledge my
self, if elected, to carry out the promises of
the platform made by that convention.
II wish now to emphasize the declaration
| made before the convention assembled. that
in my judgment the contest ut this election
should be conducted not so much upon the
lines of national issues as upon the vital prin-
ciples of local self government and good cti
aenship. This campaign is II supreme move
ment for political liberty and progl essiye
government, and yet may be permitted to
say in this connection that | believe in the
well-recognized principles of our party.
which. upon the living issues Of the day. has
always been in the vanguard of public senti
ment and thought, and am in favor of such a
system Of finance as will give to the people of
our country sound national currency, re-
deemable ut the pleasure Of the holder in
that coin which is the standard of value Of
the great commercial nations of the world.
"a party that has thrice dtshonored its
explicit promises has no right to demand
the popular support than the drawer of IL
thrice dishonored bill of exchange has to eX-
poet its acceptance by II prudent business
man.
IMMEDIATE REAsSEssMENT.
The republican party makes promises not
to break. but to perform them; our platform
declares for the prompt passage OF II reassess-
mont law. If elected shall urge upon the
Legislature at the beginning Of its season the
enactment of law for the immediate reass-
essmcnt of all property in this State, real and
personal. Il law which will r, cognize the de-
probation in value of our farming lands and
the diminishing values of our farm products.
''ln Maryland we are trying to progress
encountered with an assessment Il generation
behind the age, and the burden is too heavy
for the people to carry. 1t is time for us to
recognize changed conditions and adopt
modern methods.
in the enforcement of such II law if the
duty were imposed upon me by the Legisla-
ture. | should use my best endeavors, ap-
pointing none but honest and intelligent
officials and considering only their personal
worth and fitness for the discharge of their
several duties: but in my opinion. the APP
pointment of such officers should be COM
mitted to the local authorities of the several
counties and the city of Baltimore, as being
in line with the policy of the republican
party favoring local sei-government
''INCREASE IN INDEBTEDNESS
1.-The large increase in the bonded and
floating Indebtedness of our municipalities
and the growing tendency to incur liabilities
for municipal and county improvements be-
You'd the ability of the present generation
to discharge renders it imperative, in my
judgment, that by an appropriate constitu,
tiona amendment the power thus to pledge
the public credit should be limited. and l
would favor such an amendment.
''BUI.wARK OF A FREE PEOPLE"
Fair elections are the bulwark of free
people. SO long rs they can exercise the
right of the ballot and are assured IL fair
count, they have self-government; when they
come short of this. self-government has ceased
ana the State passes into the hands of self
constituted rulers. Therefore the recon-
mcndations regarding the reform and i'm
provement of the election laws have my
heartiest commentator. Thanks to the re-
formers of all parties in the State, valuable
advances have been made toward electoral
purity, but there are loopholes which should
be closed, and the platform clearly points out
the ones that need the earliest attention.
''The right to vote and have his vote prop
erly counted should be secured to every citi-