Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-01-11
Extracts From The Governors
Message.
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tNefb WHfo On buD p4z E4itS 81 fue
two houses 1888 officers employees
and clerks. not including . laborers
and rs additional enQroaAing clerks.
The total pay 81 these employees
amounted 10 slls, 400 ID The com
pensatIon and Village paid II 1904 10
members and employees amounted to
4I85, b52 So. which il sfy much
greater amonhG than Fas ~ pended
for similar purposes By any prevI.
Gus Legislature. This scandalons
and reckless suuAnderina Of the peo-
Plies money cannot be justified.
Another Legislative custom which
is wrong and pernicious Is the pass
ing Of orders, 10 the rush and heed
lessness Of The closing hours Of the
session, giving extra pay tofavorite
officers and employees and eratuities
70 persons not employed BY either
house. This Is > apecies Of graft
which should not be tolerated.
The custom Of enrolling or recopy.
ing Of bills after their Ginal passage
subjects them 10 errors by incom.
petent clerks or 10 Interpretations
and fraudulent changes In their taxi
by designing persons.
! urge you not tocreate sinecures.
not 20 put men on the pay rolls 10
the middle or at sbe end % the SEES
sion and pay shem for the whole 80
days, not 70 vote the people 5 money
away as gifts 70 favoFitas. and not
70 appoint men who will not perform
the work Of she positions 70 which
they arc assigned.
Lobbying Is an evil and corrupt.
ing Influence that has justly aroused
the antaoonIsm Of al good citizens.
You should take prompt and drastic
steps 70 suppress this evil and 10
compel those engaged Ia the neiari.
Gus occupation 70 keep out o. The
Legislative halls.
What the public ID opposed 10 rand
what has brought dlacr0dls upon
Legislative bodies Ii shis State Ia the
past are political lobbyists. who
combine 70 sell aud control leglsla-
tion for their persona benefit aud
who trade upon their influence with
Legislators.
The trusted ruunsrs ossueh Iegis.
lation brokers have in The past been
bllleted upon the taxpayerseIn sine
cure positions rs employees ii the
Legislature. which positions yielded
not only per diem Of IS. but gave
them that which vas iar more yalu.
able the privileges ol the leglsla-
tive halls and uninterrupted access
70 the bill dies and Legislative re-.
cords, thus enabling them 10 tampcr
with bills On thelr passage and 10
the engrosslng rooms before they
reached the Governor for bis slgna.
ture.
This II q question Tho passing Of
o Corrupt Practices acsl TINT should
not DO viewed from party stand.
point Every man who favors puri.
~ In politics and eIean and decent
elections should rally 10 the support
Of bill that viii atop bride giving.
vote selling and coFrupt methods ia
both primary and general elections.
/ do not favor return 70 emblem
voting. II Is natural for those who
seek 70 increase tbe power and In
iiuence Of tho ignorant and venal
voter % advocate : return to the
emblem, thus making 1t easy for
such persons 10 cast their vote.
The sentiment 81 The times however,
IA 10 favor Of hallot that viii TO-
qeire some degree ol intelligence
upon the part Of tho voter III mark
Ing his ticket.
The convention system Lof nomi.
mating candidates for otiicel Ii an.
satisfactory and unpopular II Is
the medium through which party