The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-29
Correspondence Baltimore County Unaon.
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES COOL
PLATFORM.
Mr.. R. Grason George Comes Out In the
open and Tells the People What
They May Expect of Him If They
Elect Him to the House
of Delegates.


TO the Voters Of Baltimore County The CON
yention of the Republican party of Baltimore
county, held at Towson, August II, 1903, having
selected me, by a unanimous vote, as one of its
candidates for the House of Delegates at the
coming session of the Legislature of Maryland,
I feel It my duty to my fellow citizens to OUT
line to them. as briefly as possible, the course
which shall pursue in case majority of them
at the coming election on November Sd should
care, and determine thereby that | am worthy
of their confidence and support.
To my mind the cornerstone OF the free in
situations of a republic like ours is the yolun-
tary and satisfied acquiescence by the minority
in the will of the majority as expressed by the
ballot, the most valued right of an American
The Republican party, at the legislative ses-
sion of 1896 in pursuance of its ante eection
promise, gave to the people OF Maryland an
Election law which in every way secured this
most favorable result. Although nearly every
election held under that law resulted in vic
tory for the Democratic party, no word of pro-
test was ever heard from the opposition and the
citizens of Maryland, regardless of party afill-
atoms accepted the result without question as
a fair honest and final expression of the will OF
the majority of the voters of the State.
Then followed the extra session OF the Legis-
lature of 1900, entailing an enormous and I'M
necessary expenditure of the taxpayers money
and the emasculation of the election law solely
for the political advancement of a few time-worn
politicians whose political power was then on
or desires of the citizens at large, or the fair
ness and integrity of the elections.
The outrages of the trick ballots and other
schemes for the Acknowledgement of qualined
voters are too fresh in the minds of an indig..
nant people to require any REPETITION by me; u
is only necessary to state that by reason OF the
looseDess and unfairness OF such legislation q
cloud now rests upon the title of Mr.. German g
seat in the United States Senate and the right
of the present mayor of Baltimore city to per-
form the functions of his high office, hasibeen
vigorously attacked in the courts, to the great e
distrust and dissatisfaction of thousands on Inc
good citizens of Maryland. Therepre snall
people registration. primary elu gen N-aa
election law which will every degree preserve
to them the right to vote the mans OF noti ~
(by simplifying the ballot, not c,mpIlcatlng IT,
and an honest count of the vde aICer IL mas
been cast. .
Next to fair elections by far the most I'M
portant question before the people of Maryland
today and one which earnestly Wish tney Wou J!
take more seriously TO heart han they seem TO
do, is the rehabilitation of tie oyster INDUSTRY
a veritable gold mine in disguise, wasted and a
most ruined by the blightirg touch OF pQllIicai
expediency. My every effort Will be Dent on re,
moving the oyster from thu slough OF Po ~ .n
despond, and make it source OF wealth 70 the
State and boon to the Misguided Peopiec nv WY
earn their livelihood on TIE waters OF the Cnes-
apeake bay, and who, unconsclously, are ye a;l
after year destroying the very source OF tnelI
employment. We must aaXe a leaslng Jaw ~ Al I
from monopoly, which will replenlsn tne ue
pleted oyster beds and thus revive one OF tne
greatest Industries in the State now almost Oh
the verge of ruin.
Hand in hand with the upbulldlng OF Tue oy 5
ter industry will come the making OF go1u
modern roads. so necessary and valuable to the
farming interests of the State-the most I'm
portant and yet the most neglected by the law
am opposed, both in theory as well as prac
tice, to civil service reform, being a hrm pc
lever in the good old doctrine OF rotaton II
office. The onward march of this great country II
evidence enough that no man is indispensable
to the public welfare and convincing PROOF
that no matter how high or responsible nne Qnct
hor a
ceptaby. At the same time am absolutely II
favor of the merit system of appointment: Nc
man should be appointed to an ONCE OF any
character whatever unless he can give satisfac
tory evidence to the appointing power tnat nj
is morally, mentally and physically able K
properly perform the duties OF nS OcS ant
money he receives as salary.
The great evil of bribery at both primary ant
upon our political system as to call for the mos
stringent legislation. pledge myself TO vot'
for corrupt practices act which will put al
end to this pernicious practice. Twice has sucf
an act been defeated in the House of Delegates
controlled by the Democratic party, and once
in the Senate, when the same party was II
the ascendency, so that it is reasonably certain
that no relief on this line can be secured a
long as the Legislature is under Democratic
control.
Although resident of Baltimore county fee
the deepest interest in the metropolis of thu
State. Every citizen of Maryland, even though
he be resident of the most remote section
tnereOI, SnOulu take the gfeaCeSb pIluo III III
beautiful city of Baltimore, now just awaken
ing from the slumbers which for so long hav
dulled its industrial activity and retarded tn
progressive realization that with its great natur
al advantages it is destined to become one of tn
| greatest cities on the Atlantic seaboard. There
| fore / shall give to the representatives of tn
| city my untiring support in all that pertains II
Batimore's improvement and advancement
whenever legislative enactment is necessary
| chief of which, of course, is a sewerage system
| inaccordance with the most enlightened moder
| ideas.
| There are other subjects of legislation whcl
| if enacted into laws believe will prove of grea
haneft "a. tina, raoni e .Ge tho detalIs, DuS IT
| should be elected promise the citizens OF Bal
| timore county to stand for all that is meant b.
| good government" and to be faithful and at
| tentive to my duties, with deep sense of tn
| responsibilities which rest upon me, and t.
| serve them with dignity, fidelity and integrit.
| without regard to mere political consideration
except in purely political matters, and entirel.
| free from any influence save that of an earnes
| desire to carry out the conservative will of thu
| people. ITO serve ones State the best is t
| serve ones party the BEST is a sentiment il
| which heartily concur and rule of conduc
to which shall strictly adhere for firmly be
lieve that the man in public life who pursue
this course will seldom go wrong, neither will
the interests of his party suffer thereby.
RICHARD GRAsON GEORGE