Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-23

sonal and political advance
ments, that after appointing
the speaker of the House a Fire
Marshall he refused To Com
mission him because he would
not vote for a measure antag-
nostic To his own views, that he
had republicanized every school
board in the state, that he had
failed to prosecute tobacco in
spection who were squandering
and stealing the peoples money
that he must answer for his
readiness to help create mo-
noplies TO prey upon the peo-
pie of the State. that he was re.
sponsible for the great increase
of crime. In consequence of
these and other charges he
said | believe the best interest
of society, the peace and good
order of the state demand and
the intelligent manhood of the
state will accomplish his defeat.
In his acceptance of the nomi-
nation for Governor, John Wal
ter Smith, said in part:
AT this time our State affairs
are paramount, and il can scar
cely be doubted that the people
of Maryland, without regard to
national questions, will elect
the candidates who can best
serve them i'm the determination
of home issues. In regard To
these issues | shall treat them
as frankly and directly as has
been my want to meet all bust
ness questions with which |
have been confronted, for il is
my judgement that matters
which most deeply concern the
people of the State are purely
matters of business
IF elected Governor. | shall
see to it, to the best of my
ability, that the laws are faith
fully and impartially executed.
80 far as in me lies | shall
enforce strict economy in the
expenditures of the peoples
money, but while practicing
the greatest economy shall
not forget that economy and
parsimony are not Synonymous
terms. For public purposes and
for the public good there should
be reasonable expenditures for
improving and advancing the
public interest-by charging
the opportunities for education,
for the care of the INDECENT, for
the promotion of public enter
prises within the limits of the
Constitution.
Order and peace shall be
maintained with the whole
power of the State, to the end
that lawlessness shall be check
ed and the vicious kept under
control, so that every man, wo-
man and child may pursue his
or her lawful avocations with
on: fear or hinderance. and
without regard to race or color.
and when crime is, unhappily
committed, il should be swiftly
and justly punished by due pro-
cess of law. To this end the
first great requisite is that the
police forces in the cities of the
State should be organized and
maintained as constabulary
forces absolutely free from po-
litical control, in order to pre-
vent the use of such forces for
partisan purposes. Therefore,
in the selection of the three
Police Commissioners for the
city of Baltimore not more than
two of said Commissioners
should be selected from any one
party.
The public schools, fostered
and cared for by the State. and
always objects of great solici.
tude to me, should be taken
from the domain of party pol
tiles and their scope and eff
cheney enlarged and improved
all of which can be accom-
plished without increased tax
alton for State purposes. On
the contrary, by economy in
other expenditures, reduction
in the interest on the public
debt and "a careful outstanding
of the investments of the State.
taxes can be reduced.
Capital and labor must each
have the full and complete pro-
lection of the law. The rights
to organize in each instance is
already secured by acts passed
by Democratic Legislatures and
approved by Democratic Gov
errors. Legislation that would
retard progress in the develop
ment of enterprises or undulv
restrict the rights of our fellow
citizens to advance their own
interests would not meet with
my approval.
The agricultural interest
of the State is the foundation
stone of our prosperity and
should be relieved so far as can
be of its onerous burdens. To
this end | am in favor of "A bet
ter road system throughout the
State, the strictest economy in
the expenditure of the States
money. enabling us to decrease
the tax rate, and any and all
other proper legislation that
has tendency to lift the bur
dens and improve their con
dition.
las said in the beginning.
] repeat, that the questions at
issue in this election have moth
ing whatever To do with the
national problems, which in
another you will be called upon
to consider.
"Three-fourths of the tax
payers of the State, and very
large share of the intelligence
and character of our people. are
TO be found in the ranks of the
party which we represent today.
Shall it be said that they nave
supinely relinquished their hold
upon the control and mower