The Democratic advocate., 1907-08-16

ture, there shall exist in Maryland s5s-
tenn of public roads as good as that to be
found in any of our sister States.
sIn this campaign State issues are more
particularly involved. and We therefore re-
frain from formulating any full declaration
of Democratic principles aud policy apple
able to the Federal Government, believing
that this can be more appropriately done
by the national convention of 1908.
"But nevertheless we feel that the
present political situation upon national is
sues demands from us an emphatic reaffirm-
ance of the time honored article of Demo
cratic faith again and again declared in our
platform that our Federal Government is
a government of limited and carefully
enumerated powers derived solely from the
Constitution, and that the powers not
therein granted or necessarily implied are
reserved to the States, respectively, or to
the people, and we maintain that the sur
est means for the preservation OF the re-
serve rights of the States is the active ex-
ercise of the power of the States in the
protection of their citizens and business
interests from all forms of discrimination
and monopoly,
"We feel that it is incumbent on us
now to declare that no taxation can be JUS
tilted or excused which takes from the
pockets of the people more than is reason
ably required to defray the costs Of an
economical and frugal administration of the
government in all its departments, and we
therefore favor such revision of our ex-
isting tariff as will relieve the great masses
of the people from its oppressive inequall-
ties, determinations and burdens and put
an end to the intolerable wrong that ex-
torts from them an annual excess OF reve-
nue. of $50, 900, 900 withdrawn from cir
culation and piled up in the Treasury as
constant temptation to demoralizing ex-
| travagance.
ssThis Democratic convention, repre-
senting more than two-thirds of the white
people of the State, reaffrms the declara-
ton contained in our party platform OF
1903 upon the question of negro suffrage,
and proclaims anew that it is the resolute
purpose of the Democracy by all lawful
and constitutional means to maintain the
political supremacy of our race.
1.-The Democratic party stands steadfast
in its determination to eliminate the illlt-
crate negro voter and thereby insure white
manhood suffrage, and to this end we will
at the earliest possible time submit con-
stitutional amendment which, while en-
tirely within the provisions of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments Of the
Constitution of the United States, will
amply protect the right to vote Of oul
nativeborn and naturalized citizens and be
SO phrased as to meet all the objections
raised by Democrats who opposed the
amendment submitted in 904 and rejected
in 1905.
Upon this declaration Of our purposes
and policy we earnestly appeal to the
people to support our candidates, whose
election will insure continuance OF the
good, strong and clean government which
we now enjoy"
The following resolutions, proposed by
Governor Warfeld, were adopted in the
convention and in part of the platform
Whereas two United States Senators are
to be elected by the next Legislature OF
Maryland, one for the unexpired term OF
the late Senator German and the other fol
full term of six years from March 4,
900; and
Whereas in former elections of United
States Senators in this State much of the
important time of the Legislature has beer
taken up by Intellectual ballotings for Sen
ators, to the great prejudice of the public
welfare and business; therefore be it
| Resolced, That it is the sense of the
convention that the Democrats of Mary,
land should be given an opportunity Of
voting directly for. United States Senators
in the manner in which it has been done
recently in Mississippi, Alabama and Other
Southern States; and be it further
Resolced, That this convention, speaking
for the Democracy of Maryland, does
hereby instruct and command the State
Central Committee to be appointed by this
convention to take immediate steps for the
calling of primary elections in the city Of
Baltimore and the several counties at some
convenient time on or before November )
for the Democrats to assemble and by ballot
vote for their choice for the United States
Senators, and that this system be in vogue
in the future whenever United States
Senator is to be chosen; be it further
Resolged, That it is the sense of this
convention that it shall be binding upor
the Democrats elected in any county ol
district to the next Legislature to cast
their votes for the candidates for United
States Senator who shall have received the
greatest number of votes cast at such pri.
mary election in such county or district.
The following resolution, offered by Sen
ator Rayner, was adopted
| Resolved, That it is the sense of thi
convention that whoever may be nominated
for Governor shall faithfully serve the
State during his entire term Of Office ant
shall not be candidate for any other Office
during his term.