The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-07-28
COL. SMITHS CANVASS.

i Col. John Walter Smith, of Worcester
county, Monday night opened his CAM
paign for the Democratic nomination for
Governor at Broadway Institute, Balti-
more, where he made an address to a large
audience Mr. George r. Willis, of Balti-
more, also spoke. The meeting was con-
Quoted under the direction of Mr.. Frank A.
Furst, who presided over the assemblage
Colonel Smith was warmly welcomed
| and listened to with deep attention. his
remarks being frequently interrupted by
applause. He said he had entertained no
intention of entering the primary contest
in Baltimore city until he found there
would be no local candidate.
Had Mr. Warfield been a resident of
Baltimore | should no more have thought
of coming here than of going to Howard
county, where he resides, said the speaker
$50 long as Judge Fisher was in the field
refused to interfere in any way with the
canvass for the vote of his own city, feel
ing that it would be presumptuous for me
had withdrawn, or, rather, declined to
make a fight (for | understand he has said
that he has never been a candidate in the
sense of making a contest for the nomna-
tion) l saw no reason why | had not as
much right to solicit your suffragcs for
the nomination as Mr.. Warfield Like me-
he is n county man. His home is in How
ard county Mine is in Worcester
Colonel Smith spoke of the contest be-
tween himself and Mr.. Warfield rs being
friendly one, and said if Mr.. Warfield
was nominated he would have the hearty
support of the speaker and his friends.
He urged the necessity of nominating men
of high character, capacity and standing
for the Legislature. mo administration
can be successful unless such men comprise
the membership of the General Assembly,
he said. Let us see to it, both in the city
| and in the counties that men of that class
are nominated by the Democratic party,
| to the end that laws may be enacted for
| the best interests of the State
Colonel Smith then explained why he
| was candidate for the Governorship,
after having been elected to Congress last
year. He invited inspection of his public
record, and said his 10 years service as
State Senator had given him Il knowledge
of the public affairs of the State, its con-
dition and needs.
"An effort was made at the last session
of the Legislature to reorganize the police
force of this city said the Speaker. 81
have always been and am now favorable
to taking the police out of politics, as evil
denced by my course in the State Senate
A most important duty of the executive is
the appointment of competent men to
office In the discharge of this duty he
should be governed by the fitness of the
person to be chosen If l am elected
shall insist that all candidates for appoint
ment shall be competent, of good character
and reputation, and have Il clean record in
public and private life. The State is lib
eral in dealing with public education. II
| should continue to be so. The public
school system should not only be sustained
but elevated, even beyond its present higl
standard. Politics should be entirely
eliminated from our public schools.
II do not deem it necessary at this time
to speak of national politics. am Dem
ocrat; believe in the principles of Democ
racy as handed down to us by Jefferson
and Jackson. l have spent my poitica
life in advocating and advancing the cause
of Democracy. | am not, however, OIL
that account intolerant of the views o
persons who honestly entertain differen
opinions as to political policy. This is ;
country, thank heaven, where every one
has the right to the dictates of his owl
judgment and conscience, and respect
man who does this, however greatly hi
views may diverge from my own