The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

will enable me to continue my work in such
manner that greater results will be accom-.
plished.
Our colOred people in Maryland are much
further advanced in morals and material
prosperity, in intelligence and education,
than members of the same race In many
other sections of the country. | desire to
aid in their further improvement. and to
that end favor the extension of State as
Si.tanc" to educational and manual train
Ing institutions, that will enable them to be-
come fitted FOR the struggle of life Money
spent by the State to instruct them in the
way to gain an honest livelihood, to teach
! them habits of morality, industry and
| thrttt, will in years to come return tenfold
in benefits to the whole people.
Es-GovernOr Brown answered.
The charge made by the Democrats that
| have used the public schools for partisan
purposes Is, in the light of their own rec.
ord simply ridiculous. The first public
school law in Maryland was passed by the
Union party in 1860. When the Democrats
came into power in 1861 the General As
Srmbiy of lSGS passed school law by
which the School commissioners were elect
ed by The people" At that time every county
III the state showed Il large Democratic mn
Jority. and the commissioners elected I'M
der this law were all Democrats As soon
as the Republicans had Il majority in Il
lew counties. tn" law WAS changed-the
right of selection taken from the people
and placed in the hands of the Judges
Again, when the people began to elect a
few Republican Judges throughout the
state, tn" General Assembly made cxccp-
lions in the appointing power, and gave it
To tn" Governor. In 1892, in the further
pursuit OF til" partisan policy this power
was wholly taken from the judges and
placed in the hands of the Governor
At once the whole public school system
was made Il part of the Democratic ma
chine. The Republican Commissioners were
turned out ana their places filled with
Democratic politicians. EX-Gov. Brown,
from This very platform on last Thursday
night. stated that he rcappointcd all eX-
ccpt l. or II commissioners. This may he
true, but all that he did turn out were Re-
publlcanS. Mr.. Brown also said that | had
removed nearly 100 commissioners The
TACT Is, that when ! assumed office in 1896
there were only 81 commissioners in the
State. OF these, but five were Republicans
| have not removed a single commissioner
AS the term of office of some expired | aD-
pointed Republicans, but never have | lost
sight Of tn" principle of minority repre-
sentaton. In proof of this, today there are
d Republican Commissioners and 81 Demo-
cratS-thcrc being Il representative of the
minority party in every board in the State
And further, in 1896, every school exam
lner IN the 23 counties was Democrat
Today Their" are II Republican examiners
and Democrats. In addition | wish TO
remind my Democratic friends that Prof
Il. H. Prcttyman, principal of the State
Normal School and secretary of the State
Board Of Education, has been retained in
Office as has also Prof. Il. W. Sylvester of
the Maryland Agricultural College. The
politics of both of these gentlemen is very
well known throughout the State. and while
am on this line, | want to emphasize the
fact that in the reforma tory. rlecmosynary
and all other institutions under the man
a@cment of the State, with but single ex-
ccption. has II change been made
Republicans Originated Free Rocks
Colonel smith claims the credit of having
introduced the first free school book bill
In this he is entirely wrong. In the Gen
"ral Assembly of 1856 Mr.. CAN'T, Il Rcpub-
lican member from Calvert county. intro
duccd bill ITO provide for frcrtcxt-books,
maps, etc, in the public schools of the
counties of the State" 70 him ana to the
Republican party is due the credit of origi-
nating this important measure.
Our opponents have much 10 say Just
now about Keeping the judiciary out of poll
tics. and their remarks would lead one
ignorant of their party'S record to believe
that this happy end could be reached only
by the election of the Democratic ticket
My position in this matter must he Judged
by my acts. and likewise, | take it, Colonel
Smiths attitude will furnish the key to his
course. Therefore, permit m" to remind
you that when, in 1890 chief Judge Stone
of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. the only
Republican member of the Court of Ap-
pcalS, was about to attain the legal age Of
retirement. Il resolution was introduced in
the Senate to extend the limit Colonel
Smith voted against it. and it was lost
through his act, the vote standing ~ for
and II against.