The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-09-04

may be given IT, the individual voter
- Maryland. wherever lie may live.
without any reservation. we solcmnly
declare that We will do all in our power
To have passed by the next legislature.
and thereafter adopted by the people
of the State. a constitutional amend
mcnt whereby baltimore city shall
have 81 members 81 the House OF Ne
legaics-thal is Ia say. one member
Tor every 10000 ot population: and 10
Senators that j. To say, one Senator
ior every 10000 Of population: this
without decreasing the representation
al any county. Believing as we do in
representation according To popula-
ton. we adopt aS our own carefully
prepared bill of the Just Representa-
ton League Of Maryland. which is
based upon this principle. and which
provides not orly for an increase OF
the representation 81 Baltimore city.
but also for all parts 81 Maryland which
are represented. We especially
commend the conservative character OF
this bill. and call the attention Of the
counties Ia the provisions thereof.
whereby under ali circumstances, no
mater how phenomenal may he the
Growth 81 Bahimorc city in the future.
HE majority al the members Of the
l'opS" 81 Delegates and the majority
81 the r'vmktre ~ the Senate must be
from the counties.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
We advocate a just. impartial and
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a. public service corporations and pub.
tic utilities generally in this State
through incorruptihlc enlightened and
npu-partiSan agencies. and we condemn
any exemption from such supervision
and control or other snccial iavnrs TO
any particular cnicrRTiine KING in III;
ton. t.-a,--,. .nrnora.
.,'nG in the STU
'nr SUNDRN rLNNkS.
Since the special session OF 1901 to
rhc present time the masters OF the
Democratic organization have sought
iur IurlS partisan gain Ia defeat or
i'm, EIDE al expression 81 the people )
true ~ q; the polls, We ask all hon
est mru To- aid Us in choosing . Gen
yral Assembly which shall repeal the
IN 'duituu> Wilson" law and once more
assure ~ cycry constitutional voter
Tho rich, To- have his ballot east ac
cnrdu. To- hi, conscience and counted
"a, east
We believe IN - jr.t aud lair pr.
,mary election law The existing pri.
mary election law j. 'ui5ir. expensive
gard unsatisfactory To- honest candidate
and huucst voters. and urgently need
radical revision lay Gyucrfl \,.cm
Div which ,t,cli believe, ~ free ballot
aud fair court ~ election, Of ever,
Grade
", favor progressive. pr:ctica
ard cu'ight,ncd h"lic' 81 good road
construction l., the State
Ne demand the strict and impartia
enforcement ~ the CORRUPT practice
net
We favor rcvH'untiun and rcasscss
ricnt ~ uruurrtv ~ order Ia cquaIi2
,h burdens 81 taNrtiru
We favor State care ~ the ,uIi"rn
u.;nc ard 'cchlc-miud"i
We favor he ratification by tn
I legislature 81 m amendment 10 IN
Constitution ~ 'hc United States au
thori,in. Congress 10 levy tax NJ
incomes
We heartily indor,r tie passage q
q purc food AMI drug hill by the res
General assembly which shall con
form to- III, plra,cnl"cy end intent Il
the national ntrc foods and drugs. an
the rules ard regulations adopted u
the National Government for the en-
fnrccmcut ~ the same. hut cXmptin
doctors prcscrirtion> from the pro
visions 81 the act.
We dcnlurr the RECURRING a"itatin
al the suffrage question A. dctrimcnt'
tn the States HIGHEST interests and y
distraction IT, the commercial. indus
trial ard agrcu't lr; development {
the State. aad c>urcNs our c"nlidcr
belief that the rc""lc 81 the Stat,
wcarid 81 this notation. viii rcnud'a'
II forever IT the auuroachinu c'cctioi