The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-08
THE MARYLAND STATE CAMPAIGN.


addressed TO THE ENQUIRER
THE MARYLAND STATE CAMPAIGN.
The folowin" editorial from the Balti
more sun is timely: Three or four
months from now the dominant party in
this State will name its candidates for
State officers, and little later on the nom
nations for the General Assembly and
the county offices will he made The
State officers to he elected are Governor,
attorney general and comptroller of the
treasury. The election next fall is IA gen
eral election and nearly all the important
county officers are to be elected, including
an associate Judge in the fifth circuit,
States attorneys, Sheriff>, judges of the
Orphans Court and Il majority of the
county commissioners in eight Counties
Senators are to be elected in Anne Arun-
del two in Baltimore city, Baltimore
county, Calvert Carroll Frederick. How
ard Hartford, Kent, Queen Annc>. Som
crset. Washington and Wicomico. OF the
twelve hold-ovcr Senators three are re-
publicans In Baltimore city both branches
of the Council are to be elected. along
with other local officers.
The result of the election last fall thor
oughlv alarmed the democratic party, and
it is to be hoped the warning then received
will not be in vain Democrats stayed at
home on election dav last fall and let the
State 90 republican because they were dis
susted with the federal Senate. If they are
disguised with the nominations next fall
they will stay at home again and let the
State 90 republican. and this would be a
much more serious matter. By reason of
the negro majortv or great negro strength
in some of the counties it has been the
policy of the State to concentrate more
and more the government in the hands of
appointments, the entire election machin
erv of the city and counties. the schools in
the counties and the liquor licenses in the
city Once place all these in the hands of
Il republican Governor and the police de-
partment of Baltimore in the hands of a
republican Legislature. that party may be
trusted to keep them there The Legi>a
turc of 1896 will elect Il federal Senator
from the Eastern Shore. and thirteen of
the State Senators to be elected will also
vote at the election of the Senator from
the Western Shore in 1898 If the Selcc-
ton of candidates for the Senate and
House of Delegates is taken away from
the people and assumed by federal Sena-
tors, then the people will most probably
defeat them. This however, will not OPP
crate to deter the federal Senators from
attempting to control nominations. 1t
has been regarded as one of the incidents
of the office, and rule or ruin is the boss
method.
As far aS the State ticket is concerned
it has always been the policy of the party
mana gers to nominate men of character
and reputc and the party can 90 before
the State with good record Ever since
the debt-paying policy. in obedience to
the constitution. resumed. some
twelve wears ago. the financial affairs of
the State have been well administered
The rate of direct State taxation is low
among the lowest of any of the States
The investments owned by the State and
the indirect taxes. license fees and taxes
upon gross receipts of railroads supply
more than enough money to conduct the
State government. OF the 1a-ccnt tax
upon property 10! cents are for the free
- il"'lS anu inc Is lDT the Inter
est on the public debt and sinking fund
In other States with no debt and far great
cr resources, the rate of taxation is much
greater. Let the democratic party nomi-
nate men who will pursue this policy and
an honest cOura yeouS man for Governor.
sound upon all questions of good govern
ment there need he 10 fear of the result
But the man who wears the collar of a
boss is put before the people, he Will in
all likelihood be rejected.
The selection of United States senator
is Il matter in which every Maryland is
interested and in which the people of the
whole land are concerned And there are
other matters which will come before the |
next Legislature of equal or greater inn
portance All of which demand that on
" good men be sent to the General As
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