Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-09-28
Henry +. Cooks
Letter OF Arccptanre

Letter O' Acceptance
NICI:-CHNIRMAN ANp MEMBERS or
THG ALI.EGN>N touNTN PRoHIBI-
rIoN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Your Secretary has officially notified
me of my nomination as one of the five
Prohibition Representatives in the
Maryland House of Delegates.
1t almost goes without saying that
am happy to accept the nomination,
coming. as it does. from one of the
grandest, noblest and best political
organizations in the land.
Your friendship and association are
regarded by me as i'll every way Suf-
tiCicnt reCompense for years of hard
labor i'll our Cause and a privilege not
to be considered light or tritling.
To be esteemed worthy and capable
of representing you Creditably i'll our
State Legislature is a recognition of so
great magnitude as to engulf me COM
pletely and words fail to express my
sincere appreciation of the honor thus
conferred.
Gentlemen, you rightly expect me to
so into this fight to win. | go at your
command. The results l leave with
God and my countrymen.
Such work as ours merits the full
measure of all we may have to lay upon
the altar. My one regret is that | have
neither wealth nor time to make as
vigorous campaign as | otherwise
should or as the occasion requires.
The only things can offer, gentlemen,
are willing hands, true heart and an
unfaltering determination to press on
ward to victory and beg of you accept
of these as my reasonable sacrifice.
These hands will work unCea Singly,
this heart will beat a lively forward
march and this determination will add
strength to all efforts of attack. and
altogether there will be but one final
thought and word glorious success.
Further let me say that | stand fairly
and Squarely back of every declaration
made by the County and State Conven-
tons and if it is my privilege to repre-
sent the people of this county III the
Legislative halls of ''Maryland, My
Maryland" my greatest endeavor and
ambition shall be to serve them faith
fully and we'll.
| might with good grace stop here
and permit the voters with whom | am
acquainted to surmiSe my position on
other questions of more or less local
Importance, but to remain silent would
hardly be fair to the great number of
strangers whose suffrage | seek. Gen
orally those who know me are familiar
with my views on nearly all public
questions. | think it is right that the
public should know them. The man
who votes iutelligently wants to know
something more of a candidate than
that he is merely the party's nominee,
especially is this true of a candidate
for Legislative honors. The candidate
who has no strong convictions along
lines of public concern can hardly eX-
pect any great consideration from dis
eliminating voters. That's the rea son
| expect the unanimous vote of my
party, large percentage of the votes
from the other parties and altogether
enough to secure my election. Feeling
thus assured | am prompted to go on
record on any vital question of public
policy that might be honestly presented
for my consideration.
The mining interests of Western
Maryland, being paramount to all other
local industries, should be Sa feguarded
in every possible way and this may
require some further expression of my
personal attitude toward certain legis-
lation peculiar to Georges Creek.
Here are represented both capital and
labor, each, perhaps, the most eXem-
plary of its kind TO maintain this
high degree of excellence there should
be existing at all times the utmost
harmony and confidence between the
employer and the employee, and all
mining legislation should be aimed to
conserve the best interests of both be-
cause in the final analysis nearly if
not all benefits are mutual. We de-
clare for the principle of arbitration
between capital and labor as being the
best method to remedy grievances and
settle claims. While | am not now
and perhaps never will be unmindful
of the great benefits and manifold good
ness of capital rightfully used, l am
se,.,,a ~ ;,,ta.at 0p,l. .et,, IN
former years of experience in mining