The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-09
Democratic Platform.
LINES ON WHICH T H E
FIGHT WILL BE MADE
THIS FALL.
Oyster Law Appropriations
mission Recommended to
Examine Into Public
Schools.

i ~ l'CiiOtAaANl ADlitO Wi gu
ton which met in Ford Opera
House, Baltimore, on Thursday
last, the LIST inst, for the purpose
of nominating a State Comp
troller and Clerk to the Court of
Appeals, adopted the following
platform;
"Called together for the pur-
pose of nominating our State
ticket and declaring the princi-
pies and policy which should
be observed in the administration
OF our State affairs, we, the rep.
reSentatives Of the Democracy of
Maryland do not feel it to be
necessary at this time to do more
III regard to our national issues
than to reat1irm our Steadfast al
legiance to the cardinal doctrines
OF the Democratic party as ex.
pounded by its illustrious found
er, Thomas Jefferson, and our I'M
diminished belief that adherence
! to these doctrines will best pre-.
serve in its original integrity and
strength the constitutional gov
eminent established by the
Fathers of the Republic.
1--WE confidently ask the sup
port of the people at the election
i'll November next, for the State
and local candidates of our party.
because we believe that their
success is necessary to secure to
the State a continuance of the
good government which our citi-
zens now enjoy under Democratic
control
"Atter four years experience
of Republican rule the people
east it off, and since the begin.
ming of the year 1900, all branches
of our State government have
been administered by Democratic
officials.
"IheSe officers have performed
their duty with absolute fidelity
to the interests of the people.
They have guarded with care
the States investments, and have
so prudently and economically
managed the public institutions
owned by the State as to make
them equal to the very best in
the Union.
"Governor John Walter Smith
has strictly and impartially en-
forced the laws. The turbulence
and disorder which Republican
success encouraged and endan-
gered in class of ourinhabitants
have been largely repressed, so
that safety to persons and prop
erty is now assured.
1.-The record of the Democratic
party demonstrates that while it
has always favored and promoted
the development of the material
interests of the State and the
people by proper encouragement
OF corporate enterprise, it has at
the same time kept itself free
from obligations to corporate
wealth and power, steadily act
ing upon the sound Democratic
doctrine of equal advantages to
all, special privileges to none,
and we feel that we may safely
be trusted without explicit pledge
to adhere to this wise, just and
conservative policy.
OYSTER LEGISLATION.
"Confessedly difficult as is leg
islation affecting the develop,
ment and protection of the
oyster and other kindred products
OF the Chesapeake Bay and its
tributaries, we are especially
gratitied to be able to declare
that the act passed at the session
OF 1900 relating TO these impor.
tant Interests has thus far met
with the expectations of its
trainers.
"N lille it has not provided
revenues sufficient to put back
into the treasury the deficiency
OF $50, 600 left us by the Republi.
cans, it has nevertheless made
our State fishery force more than
self-supporting, and will IN.
doubtedly give us a handsome
surplus at the end of the fiscal
year
"Moreover, under its provis.
ions, encouraging progress has
been made in the development
and preservation of our oyster
beds, which constitute so vast
source of State wealth, and full
protection is given to the large
numbers of worthy and sturdy
men who are engaged in the
prosecution of this great and val.
liable industry.
"Objections to some of its de.
tails which experience has de.
veloped, as well as some defects
which have been noticed, can be
remedied and we favor such ap.
propriate amendments as will re-
| move all reasonable 0roun6s of